Results from
F3/F4/F5 Finals -
7th/8th September 2002
Worcester Model Car Club
10th Electric Off Road
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Results from
F3/F4/F5 Finals -
7th/8th September 2002 |
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The North East Region
driver's handed both Regional Trophies back to Mid West at Worcester, but
4WD individual honours were taken by Tom Cockerill. Report by Brian Hopps. |
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This
event is held for drivers with formula grades of F5, F4 and F3, and for
many is an introduction to racing at a National event against the best
drivers in these classes, from most of the UK regions. This is the second
occasion that Worcester Model Car Club have held the event, and once again
we had two days of great racing. Saturday 2WD After the torrential rain on Friday night, Saturday started fine and with the weather men forecasting rain later in the day, the race director chose round by round qualifying. The track here doesn't seem to be affected by rain too much, and by the time practice was over most drivers had chosen Schumacher Minispikes in yellow compound for the first round. In qualifying Craig Mawson and Carl Hopps secured their eventual 3rd and 4th A final placings by the end of round 2, with the rest of the team having a variety of problems, most notable being Dave Grunhill whose performance was hindered by some bad luck, and poor driving from some other drivers in his heats. The rain never came, but the track held up quite well to provide some exciting racing in the finals. The A final favourite was always going to be pole man Simon Willetts, and after a 5th in round 1, confirmed his grid position by taking the next two legs fairly comfortably from Gavin Crolla. Craig finished 5th, and Carl 4th.
All drivers representing the region did
well and deserve mention, here is how they finished overall in the region
and at the finals.
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Most of the 2WD team pictured below.
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The North East teams are always guaranteed to make the most of their
weekends away, and this one was no exception. A 23HP scooter (and riders)
provided entertainment for most of Saturday evening, racing around the Perdiswell Centre car park on it. Although some of the parents had a go,
the remainder of the evening was spent by them pursuing a less dangerous
pastime down at the local pub.
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Sunday 4WD After Saturday Tom Cockerill had obviously woken up with a mission in mind. He was racing the usual Predator, boasting a new shell (white of course) and in round 2, set was to be TQ by .29 of a second from the previous day's winner Simon Willetts, they were also the only two drivers to post 14 laps. Round by round was employed, as again rain was forecast for later on in the day. This time it was well founded as heavy showers fell after leg 1 of the A final had been run. The A final first leg had been disappointing for Tom as he had been pushed out on the first corner, and ran steady in 4th until the last lap when he overtook fellow North East driver Craig Mawson for 3rd place. Leg 2 saw a determined drive from Tom, he stormed away in wet conditions to come in 1st, ahead of leg 1 winner Simon Willetts. With Simon and Tom with one win each, Tom needed a 1 in leg 3 to be assured of taking the meeting. Nerves occasionally got the better of him in the last couple of laps (not to mention his Dad's), but he came through for a fantastic win, well done Tom. |
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Team talk before the finals.
BEST OF LUCK TO OUR NORTH EAST TEAM ENTRANTS AT THE JUNIOR FINALS AT AYLESBURY ON THE 21ST / 22ND SEPTEMBER.
