Fylde MCRC 19 July Club web site
It was great to see 26 racers, half of which being Clubman grade but also through the ranks to newly crowned BSCRA Super Production champion turn out for the Fylde BSL .
It was also very good to welcome Pete McKendrick to his 1st visit to the track & to welcome back Paul Evans & Anthony Jennings to BSL racing after taking breaks from racing.
!/32nd Production Racing
Paul Shepherd certainly flaunted his new status by top qualifying in 1/32nd by the best part of 3 laps to set a staggering new super production record of 38.75 which, to put in perspective exceeds Brian Saunders saloon record by well over a lap! Martin Ellis just won the battle for 2nd spot from Gordon Dickson after Steve Sargent missed taking 2nd when a gear slip in his last run allowed son David to take the 4th A final spot. Pete Clarkson headed the falcon runners while Pete McKendrick put in an impressive show to make the C final on his 1st visit to the track.
Paul Jennings dominated the F Final with Harry Shepherd a clear 2nd .
The E final saw a close battle throughout most of the race between the 2 North Wales drivers with Chris Rigby coming out on top ahead of Dave Gatton.
Local Barry Schofield put in one of his best displays with 54 laps to take the D final by 3 laps from the returning Anthony who in turn just narrowly beat Geoff Snaith to 2nd.
The C final saw the closest finish of the day with Area 2 veterans Ian Fitzpatrick & Norman Fawcett having a great battle & nobody sure of the victory until the feet were read – Norman shaded it by 2 feet!
The B final saw all 4 drivers very close at the start but Steve Sargent’s bad day at the office continued as a controller malfunction resulted in his car taking a big hit & locking up the car. Pete Clarkson ran out victor just ahead of Peter Donely who in turn was less than half a lap behind Barry James.
Paul Shepherd was given far more of a challenge in the A final with Gordon Dickson in close pursuit early on until car problems resulted in his retirement. Meanwhile Martin Ellis was posting the fastest laps mid race & was on course to overhaul Paul until a couple of ludicrously fast laps were followed by a couple of offs…leaving Paul winner by nearly a lap.
1/24th Team Racing
5 individual drivers posted 10 minute segment totals in the mid 120’s during the team race but with 2 of those drivers from one team, Little & Large, the winners were never in much doubt. Star performance however must go to Pete McKendrick who despite his lack of track experience drove very well to take Lucky 7 to 2nd place & top point earners partnering David Sargent. Track builder Norman Fawcett partnered local Pete Clarkson to 3rd as Team 129 just ahead of 3 other teams in very close proximity.
All in all a great days racing & away for 5.30 with hopefully 26 racers going home having enjoyed a fun day’s racing.
Many thanks from the Fylde club for your great support. See you all at Blackpool on 16th Aug for the next round!
Steve
Web editor C Frost
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BSL 2015 British Slotracing League
1/32nd Finals | |||
A Final |
Laps |
Points |
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Paul Shepherd |
62 |
50 |
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Martin Ellis |
61.11 |
47 |
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David Sargent |
58.51 |
45 |
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Gordon Dickson |
42 ret |
43 |
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B Final |
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Pete Clarkson |
54.64 |
41 |
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Peter Donely |
54 |
39 |
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Barry James |
53.54 |
37 |
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Steve Sargent |
33 ret |
35 |
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C Final |
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Clubman Points |
Norman Fawcett |
54.84 |
33 |
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Ian Fitzpatrick |
54.82 |
31 |
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Damon Rylands |
53.76 |
30 |
50 |
Pete McKendrick |
50.67 |
29 |
47 |
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D Final |
|
|
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Barry Schofield |
54.21 |
28 |
45 |
Anthony Jennings |
51.27 |
0 |
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Geoff Snaith |
51.11 |
27 |
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Chris Morton |
48.54 |
26 |
43 |
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E Final |
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Chris Rigby |
49.55 |
25 |
41 |
Dave Gatton |
48.75 |
24 |
39 |
Chas Keeling |
46.82 |
23 |
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Paul Evans |
39.87 |
22 |
37 |
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F Final |
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|
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Paul Jennings |
47.52 |
21 |
35 |
Harry Shepherd |
44.28 |
20 |
33 |
Kyle Andrews |
42.95 |
19 |
31 |
Jade Slater |
41.05 |
18 |
30 |
1/24th Team Race |
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| |
LITTLE & LARGE |
Martin Ellis & Gordon Dickson |
502.79 |
45 |
LUCKY 7 |
Pete McKendrick & David Sargent |
474.09 |
47 |
TEAM 129 |
Pete Clarkson & Norman Fawcett |
461.4 |
45 |
CURSED |
Damon Rylands & Barry Schofield |
458.02 |
43 |
TEAM BETTA |
Ian Fitzpatrick & Peter Donely |
457.12 |
41 |
FYLDE 1 |
Steve Sargent & Paul Evans |
454.23 |
39 |
TEAM SHEP |
Paul Shepherd & Harry Shepherd |
449.02 |
37 |
DAD & LAD |
Paul Jennings & Anthony Jennings |
444.25 |
28 |
SCD |
Barry James & Chas Keeling |
439.45 |
35 |
WOTEVA |
Geoff Snaith & Chris Morton |
429.5 |
33 |
CASTLE RACEWAY |
Chris Rigby & Dave Gatton |
412.64 |
31 |
LOVE BIRDS |
Jade Slater & Kyle Andrews |
391.23 |
30 |
EARNSHAWS |
John Earnshaw & Toby Earnshaw |
345.36 |
29 |
1/32nd Heats | ||
|
Laps |
|
Paul Shepherd |
38.75 |
Super |
Gordon Dickson |
36.18 |
Super |
Martin Ellis |
35.78 |
Super |
David Sargent |
34.11 |
Super |
Steve Sargent |
33.78 |
Super |
Pete Clarkson |
33.31 |
|
Peter Donely |
33.31 |
Super |
Barry James |
33.06 |
|
Norman Fawcett |
32.93 |
|
Damon Rylands |
32.26 |
|
Pete McKendrick |
30.96 |
|
Ian Fitzpatrick |
30.79 |
Super |
Barry Schofield |
30.21 |
|
Geoff Snaith |
30.13 |
|
Chris Morton |
29.95 |
|
Anthony Jennings |
29.93 |
|
Dave Gatton |
29.66 |
|
Chris Rigby |
29.64 |
|
Chas Keeling |
29.15 |
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Paul Evans |
29.02 |
|
Paul Jennings |
28.32 |
|
Jade Slater |
28.17 |
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Kyle Andrews |
26.76 |
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Harry Shepherd |
26.57 |
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