Results from
F3/F4 Finals - 23/24th
September 2000
10th Electric Off Road
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Results from
F3/F4 Finals - 23/24th
September 2000 |
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| BRCA NATIONAL F3 / F4 FINALS DUDLEY | ||
| Results 4WD (Sorry no results available for 2WD) | ||
| Saturday - 2WD | ||
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The F3/F4/F5 Finals were held again this year at Himley Park, near Dudley
in the West Midlands. The park provides an excellent setting for the event
and Dudley Model Car Club put on a first rate meeting. There were some
concerns initially about the track, but once racing got underway, those
fears were mostly forgotten about. The weather was very kind to us on Saturday for the 2 Wheel Drive event, the temperature hitting 28 degrees at one point, but oh dear, what a mess on Sunday. |
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Most of the team from the North East camped over the weekend, and we were
lucky to be able to pitch (& pit) close together. Friday night saw most of the team tackling some of the local cuisine at a place called The Pie Factory. The pies are MASSIVE, and Andy Mitton was the only one to finish his! Some people used this as an excuse for a poor result on Saturday, but it was a long day, eventually finishing in the dusk around 7.00pm. (See team picture below) |
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The racing was predictably close on Saturday, and it was generally felt
that if there was a prize for the most courteous team for the weekend, we
would have won it! (Read between the lines there, and draw your own conclusions). There were a few incidents at the bottom of the fast downhill straight, but most of the time was made up having a good tidy run through the twisty infield sections. Unfortunately some heats were very competitive, and there was plenty of opportunity for the occasional tap from the rear. |
The 2WD Team
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| Sunday - 4WD |
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The rain came just before driver's briefing and Brian Duggan had a job on to get everyone out of the shelter of their tents and in front of the rostrum. The rain didn't let up until mid afternoon, but the track remained fairly consistent throughout (i.e. an inch of thick sticky mud on the line), and held up quite well. |
| Everyone thought that the early rounds would see the fastest times, but nearly everyone improved . All the team did well, particular Andrew Fox who made the A on both days, Kevin Kitchen and David Crowther also went well in the wet on Sunday, making the B & C finals. Fastest man of the day though was Brian Wilkinson, who didn't get out of bed in Bradford until 6:45 and still made it in time for practice (Paul should have shown more appreciation for his dad's efforts though (he only did 1 lap, then pulled off declaring that the car was ok!) |
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The mud was so thick that most drivers at some stage had difficulties
making their cells last, but no-one reported any electrical problems due
to the rain.
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