BRCA
NATIONAL INDOOR FINALS
WORCESTER 16/17 MARCH 2002
10th Electric Off Road Indoor Finals
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NATIONAL INDOOR FINALS 10th Electric Off Road Indoor Finals |
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| BRCA 1/10th Off-Road National Indoor Finals at
Worcester
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The Off-Road National Indoor Finals were held this weekend at Worcester, the culmination of Regional qualifying which took place over the winter. It was a two-day event as usual, with 2WD on Saturday and 4WD on Sunday. Both defending champions, Neil Cragg (2WD) and Luke Sanders (4WD) were there in a full turnout of 100 drivers each day, which included over 20 F1’s each day. The track was all carpet with various hidden minor bumps and two big showpiece jumps, so some fast and furious racing was in store.
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One of the advantages of a 100 driver maximum entry, is that it allows two rounds of controlled practice for everyone, which gives just that bit more opportunity to adjust the setup before proper qualifying begins. When that qualifying did commence, it was the Schumacher Fireblades of Luke Sanders and Simon Moss, also a previous championship winner, and the Associated B3 of Neil Cragg that dominated, with Simon taking TQ followed by Neil, then Luke.
There is also a parallel competition to find the best Region, with the Top six drivers from
each region counting. With four drivers in the A final, it was the Mid-West who took this title. The top five
regions in 2WD were:
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| Sunday – 4WD |
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The Worcester club had really gone to town overnight and completely changed the track around, even reversing the direction of travel for good measure! With high grip and 4 wheel drive, the debate in the pits was whether to go with “safe” mini-spike tyres, or go for a real wild ride on mini-pins. It was quickly shown that if you wanted a quick time you had to bite the bullet and go with the pins. Once again, round-by-round qualifying had been nominated and Luke set the early pace with his CAT 3000, winning the first two rounds. Neil came back to take the third with his Predator, but victory in the fourth and final round went to Luke to claim the pole, with Neil second and Richard Taylor’s Losi, which had really been picking up pace through the day, third. The finals were very much a battle between Luke and Richard, with Luke taking first blood and Richard winning the second leg. The final leg proved to be a fitting climax to the championships, with a nail-biting, five minute duel between these two, cheered on by the crowd, which saw Luke take the win by less than half a second, to clinch the 4WD crown and with it to lift a double championship title. Great stuff! |
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| NORTH-EAST TAKE 4WD TEAM PRIZE |
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The North East had six drivers in the top ten, and this ensured they won the 4WD Regional
title. The top five regions in 4WD were:
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These championships
feature three-leg A finals, with the first leg win going to Simon, but Luke taking the next two to clinch the
2WD title, with Simon second and Matthew Dodd finishing third. The full top ten in 2WD was: