Croft 29/04/2017

Preview:

It’s a mixture of sprint racing and endurance for the 2CV Championship at Croft this weekend. After two 15 minute qualifying session on Saturday morning, the first of the two 20 minute sprints takes place at 1.40pm, with the second at 1.45pm, followed by another qualifying session for Enduro at 5.40pm.

Defending Champion Lien Davies will be out to repeat his success at Oulton Park in the first race, but with a win under his belt at Oulton too, Matthew Hollis will be looking for more.

There are 18 cars taking part in the sprints, with that definite family feel about the weekend as usual with 2CV’s. Sandro and Luca Proietti proved their pace and were first on the road at Oulton, before a jump start penalty took the win away.

5974980212_731d9dbc57_oThe father and daughter team of Mick and Katy Storey are in action again, along with husband and wife Steve and Julie Walford and father and sons Nigel, Richard and Matthew Hollis.

Having watched from sidelines at Oulton, 2CV legend Pete Sparrow will be out in race one and the Enduro, while fellow stalwart David O’Keeffe will be joining in for the Enduro too, which runs on Sunday for two hours from 3.45pm. Also returning is former champion Alec Graham, adding to an already competitive field.

It may not be the fastest race of the day, but it’s likely to be closest.

 

18194790_1467457126663111_2097502396011721122_nRace report:

There were three different winners over the Croft weekend, with 2CV Racing legend Pete Sparrow taking the first, before Ash Carter celebrated his maiden success. The pair then joined up for the Enduro, but proved to be second best to Lien Davies and Ainslie Bousefield.

Sparrow was on pole for race one by a healthy 1.406s from defending Champion Davies, but there was little to separate Matthew Hollis and Jim Henshaw on the second row.

Sandro Proietti and Nick Crispin completed the top six qualifiers, with 18 cars ready for the early afternoon sprint.

As the lights went out Sparrow led into Clervaux, with Proietti edging out Davies for second. But the Champion quickly fought back, “Pete had a great start, but Sandro just had me for second. I soon got him back though and we stuck together and got away, “Davies explained.

With Proietti back in third from lap two, the chasing pack began to close, with Matthew Hollis, heading Crispin and Alec Graham.

18274730_1467636863311804_1392504964651959308_n“I was in the battle as we went into Tower but got forced out by Proietti and Crispin and had to take it too tightly, hitting the kerb. It bounced me back into Crispin and put the rear wing onto the tyre, then I spun at Tower a lap later and Mick Storey spun too to avoid me,” Hollis explained.

Proietti was still in third, but had Crispin in his wheeltracks, Graham closing and Jim Henshaw into the top six too.

It continued to be tight at the front as Sparrow and Davies shared a few exchanges. “I kept him on his toes, kept it clean and then thought second is better than nowhere,” said Davies after taking the flag 0.411s away from Sparrow and victory.

Proietti had continued to have the edge over Crispin for third until lap six, when they delayed each other, which handed the place to Graham, after initially splitting the duel a lap earlier. “I had a good start and made two places before Clervaux. I could see Sparrow and Davies getting away, but I was in the scrap for third down and had wanted to hang onto them. I had a few engine woes and definitely down on power on the straights,” said Graham.

Henshaw had also made it ahead of the Proietti and Crispin duel with a lap to go, “that was hard fought and I had some contact after not starting well, having taken fourth gear instead of second. I was on for fourth though until Sandro got me back on the last lap,” said Henshaw.

18268317_1467457956663028_416595236057965527_nCrispin eventually came in sixth, with Carter seventh. “I had a good start but was well down when I had my run into the first corner cut off. So I just picked off what I could,” added Carter.

Julie Walford, Brian Heerey and Mick Storey completed the top ten.

Only 0.6 secs covered the top five after qualifying for race two, with Carter on pole from Ainslie Bousfield, Mick Storey, Luca Proietti and Henshaw, while Matthew Hollis completed the top six.

Bousfield grabbed the lead as the race got underway, heading a three car break from Carter and Proietti.

There was barely a coat of paint between the lead trio and Proietti made it into second on lap three. “Our battle allowed Crispin to close on us too though,” Carter explained.

Crispin had gained from Hollis’ misfortune, “the engine had been pinking, then the note changed and I pulled off, before limping through the rest of the race,” he said.

But on lap eight there was a sort out at the head of the field. “I got a run from third into Tower and passed Luca with two wheels on the grass, leading on the exit as Ainslie and Luca delayed each other,” Carter explained.

Crispin had also gained in the sort out and he piled the pressure on Carter for the remaining two laps. But it was a first win for Carter, from Crispin, Proietti and Bousefield, all covered by only 0.787s.

18198626_1467634766645347_4604050478350396480_nStorey had started the last lap in fourth, but lost out to Proietti, while Steve Walford, Sparrow, Glenn Oswin, Henshaw and Paul Rowland completed the top ten. “I had lost fourth gear part way through the race, so struggled to keep up,” said Henshaw.

Davies and Bousfield had pole for the two hour enduro, but there was some confusion at the start. As the grid exited the Hairpin and approached the line, Bousfield rightly took control of the pace as poleman while fellow front row man Chris Hall hung back.

Bousfield was then given a 10 second penalty for being out of position!

Different strategies from different pairings made the race even more confusing at times. Bousfield had led the opening lap, but made the compulsory three stops on the next consecutive laps. “We had worked out barring safety cars, that was the most effective way to change, so I got in from lap three for the rest of the race,” Davies explained.

So Sparrow led for the majority of the race, making his stops midrace to hand to Carter, while his co-driver then got into Hall’s car for the remainder of the race.

“We had to check an oil leak before I got in and then I climbed back to second and was following Matthew Hollis,” said Carter. “I had started last as I didn’t qualify as I had changed engines. I stayed out as long as possible hoping for a safety car, so then had to make three late stops,” said Hollis.

When Hollis made his second stop Davies took over the lead. “They kept putting P2 out to me as we had to consider the 10 second penalty. So I didn’t know we were leading or that we had won until I was first into parc ferme,” Davies explained.

18194101_1467632486645575_8369406908997063677_nCarter was second for the last four laps after Henshaw made his last stop, but he still held onto third, “I had changed the gearbox, but had no idea what was going on really. But I joined Graham and Nick Clarke in a great battle, although I mainly sat behind them and watched,” said Henshaw, celebrating his first solo podium finish.

Crispin just held onto fourth from Hollis, with Clarke/Storey sixth. Roy Eastwood, Paul Rowland/Graham, Oswin/Heerey and Chris Yates completed the top ten.

The next round of the Championship is in 2 weeks at Cadwell Park, May 13/14th

Cadwell Park 13/05/2017

IMG_0064 It was back to a double header sprint format at Cadwell Park for the latest round of the 2CVparts.com Championship. While Lien Davies added another win to his tally, it was a first for Brian Heerey since joining the Championship at Oulton Park.

Sandro Proietti took pole position quite comfortably over Davies, while Matthew Hollis and Nick Clarke shared the second row on a 19 car grid.

As the first of the weekends races got underway it continued to be any one from eight for the first four laps, with Matthew Hollis, Davies and Nick Clarke all sharing the lead, while Ash Carter led the second group as his quarry continued to escape.

Davies led from lap four and made a brief escape with Proietti, leaving Clarke, Mick Storey, Martin Riman, Hollis, Jim Henshaw and Heerey to fight over third.

The chasers soon caught Proietti again and Clarke was back second by the end of lap six.

Davies’ break started to increase as the fight behind continued to intensify, but Hollis’ hopes of another win were dashed. “I hit the bollards at the Gooseneck and it bent the front wing in,” he explained. His solution was to stop and latch the offending wing against the Armco by the paddock exit gate, pull the offending wing off and continue with one open front wheel.

IMG_0063Storey was the next of the chasers to make a move, taking second on lap seven, as Proietti slipped to fifth behind Clarke and Riman.

Davies found his lead starting to reduce as the top four paired off though and at the flag Storey was only 0.258s adrift of the defending champion, “it didn’t shoot off the line at the start as I had hoped, so it was really hard work. It was door handles with Sandro on one lap through Hall Bends,” he said.

Proietti had trailed Clarke for third as they started the last lap, but it was close. “I had never led before this race and I didn’t know it was the last lap either and Sandro got me at Hall Bends,” Clarke explained.

“My fan had broken in the assembly area and I had to take to grass once at Charlies to avoid hitting Martin Riman. I think I overtook everyone somewhere in that race,” Proietti replied after completing the podium.

Clarke retained fourth and Henshaw managed to escape from his batch to secure fifth, while Julie Walford snatched sixth on the last lap.

IMG_0067Heerey settled in seventh, “I decided to sit at the back of the group and behave,” he reckoned. Riman had been as high as fourth but took the flag eighth. “It was fantastic but I lost my brakes around halfway,” he said.

Nick Crispin hadn’t quite managed to stick with the initial break, but had enough in hand to keep Ash Carter at a safe distance for ninth, “it was all over the place and trying to kill me at the Gooseneck,” Carter added.

Mathew Hollis finally made it to the flag 11th, with Steve Walford escaping in 12th as James Dartiailh and Chris Yates took their 13th place duel to the line.

Chris Hall was next home, with John Widdowson, Nigel Hollis, Ron Mears and Richard Hollis all making it home too.

Storey had pole for race two in the car Clarke had taken to fourth, whilst alongside Ainslie Bousefield had taken over from Davies. Heerey and Henshaw shared the second row, with Luca Proietti and Steve Walford taking over from Julie, to complete the third.

Storey and Heerey were side by side from the start as they arrived at Charlies, with Bousefield in third. But as they charged down the Park Straight Storey was well down. “I had been punted off,” he explained.

IMG_0092The lead duo started to make a break as the rest of the field continued to change and change about. Henshaw was in third, from Walford, Proietti and Matthew Hollis. But Hollis made two places on lap three and began to threaten Henshaw for the final podium place.

Bousefield was continuing to shadow every move Heerey made without actually attacking for the lead. But it all went wrong for Henshaw. “I think I was celebrating too early, lost my straightline speed and they all came passed,” he explained.

Hollis, Walford and recovering Storey came by first, with Crispin and Proietti following a lap later, when third had suddenly become eighth.

Without warning the chequered flag suddenly appeared after 15 mins of racing and Heerey became a surprised maiden victor. “I felt under a lot of pressure and was permanently looking in my mirrors,” he explained.

“I was planning my race and the next thing I knew it was the chequered flag. There was no warning that the race was shortened and no last lap flag,” said an angry second placed Bousefield.

Storey’s magnificent fightback netted him third with a lap to go.” I didn’t like being punted off but enjoyed coming back through the field,” he admitted.

IMG_0093Hollis had been in third, but lost out to both Storey and Walford with a lap to go. “That was tough, I worked with Steve and actually got alongside Ainslie but there was no way through and then Luca got me at the Hairpin too on the last lap, “he said after coming home sixth.

Crispin was right behind Hollis as they took the flag, leaving Henshaw, Carter and Dartiailh to complete the top ten.

There was little to split Aubrey Brocklebank and Yates for 11th, while behind them Hall had plenty in hand over Nigel Hollis and Widdowson.

Katy Storey was 16th having been up in eighth earlier, while Mears and Marc Grasby completed the finishers.

The next round of the Championship is at Brands Hatch July 29/30th.

Full result PDF: http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BARC/2017/1719212cv.pdf

Brands Hatch 29/07/2017

Mick Storey‘s 22 year wait for a win in the 2CVParts.com Championship came to an end with a dominant victory at Brands Hatch.

He had qualified his Rose Rosie 2 car on pole for the first of the weekend’s races, with 0.400s in hand over Nick Crispin.

But the next five qualifiers could hardly be separated, with Nick Clarke, heading Julie Walford, Alec Graham, Matthew Hollis and Sandro Proietti.

Ash Carter was next up, with Chris Yates ninth, despite losing his rear wing. The top 10 was completed by Rebellion WEC mechanic Tom Burgess, usually found tending Nicolas Prost and Bruno Senna’s car, but at Brands Hatch for his seasonal debut.

RACE ONE
Storey made an excellent start but there was chaos behind, before Hollis took up the chase. “I went from sixth to second through Paddock, great start,” start Hollis.

He had Proietti chasing too but contact with Clarke and Alec Graham soon had him sidelined. “Alec was on my inside and Sandro on my left, there was contact and I ran over my own wing and didn’t realise,” said Clarke.

“I got hit at the back by Nick and it turned me round as Alec caught me. I tried to continue but went straight on at Druids as there was no air in one of my front tyres,” Proietti added.

With Storey’s lead growing the second place battle intensified. Graham briefly escaped in second, before being hauled back as Hollis slipped down the order. “I messed up through Cascades, but still managed to stay in the group,” said Hollis.

Crispin took charge of the chasing group on lap five, but Chris Yates, Graham, Clarke and Hollis were all covered by inches.

With Proietti’s car still parked at Druids, Clarke pulled off too and brought out the safety car. “I had a good start, it was brilliant and thought I was home and dry until my team mate brought the safety car out. Then I spent the rest of the race watching my mirrors. Fantastic, 22 years of trying and I finally get my first sprint race win,” said Storey.

From the green flag Crispin and Hollis worked together and were poised to challenge Storey’s lead when the flag came out. Crispin had dived into second at Druids ahead of Yates on lap 10, but it was still a five car scrap.

Graham ousted Yates from third, but Hollis’ fightback had brought him back into contention for a podium finish. “I got a great run and took two cars on the straight. I was back to second and then braked too late at Paddock, ran wide and gave Nick the run up to Druids where he got me back, on the last lap,” Hollis explained.

“We were four wide up to Surtees on one lap, but couldn’t get anywhere near Mick until the end as there were challengers on both sides of you. I lost out a bit after the safety car, but got it back at Druids on the last lap,” said Crispin.

Graham’s charge for the podium ended over the last three laps after contact, taking the flag fifth after losing out to the recovering Yates with a lap to go.

Defending Champion Lien Davies had started at the back after plug problems in qualifying, but had climbed to sixth, before contact with Graham. “It was going well but after the safety car I seemed to have a blocked injector, so just poodled around to the end,” he explained after taking the flag ninth.

Burgess completed the top six, with Julie Walford seventh with inches to spare over Ash Carter. “I started the race in fourth gear, not good but at least it was better than neutral,” said Julie.

Marc Grasby finally secured his first top 10 finish, “I had a worse start than Julie but better than James Dartiailh,” he said. Despite running as high as eighth, he was both delighted and relieved with 10th. “It may be just 10th but it was like a win for me,” he added.

After just losing outing in his duel with Grasby, Dartiailh was still full of praise. “That was a great scrap with Marc and I was almost alongside him at the flag,” he said after losing out by 0.107 secs.

Simon Crook was 12th, with Nigel Hollis 13th after being caught up in a first lap incident with team mate Jon Widdowson and Chris Hall, when the latter spun and was t-boned.

Christine Savage was 14th on her seasonal debut, with Hall next home and Widdowson completing the finishers, despite having broken the chassis in his first lap incident with Hall.

Luca Proietti was on pole for most of the wet session for race two, but was pipped in the closing minutes by both Ainslie Bousefield and Burgess. Less than 0.5 secs covered the top five, with Steve Walford fourth and Graham fifth.

There was little to split the next group too, with Carter just edging Matthew Hollis. Mick Storey had taken over from Clarke and was eighth best, with Dartiailh and Crispin completing the top 10.

RACE TWO
Having just missed out on pole, Proietti Jnr started his race in determined fashion and headed the charge through Paddock Hill Bend, after initially entering side by side with Bousefield.

As the lead began to grow Graham was through into second at Clearways on lap two and quickly reeled in Proietti, as Crispin then ousted Bousefield from third, to head the pursuing group. “I made a fabulous start but didn’t know Alec was getting that close.” Proietti admitted.

But exiting Graham Hill Bend for the fourth time Graham was on the grass, just holding on without a spin, but rejoining down in eighth. “After the damage in the first race we used an old wheel on that rear corner and it just didn’t like that corner, so maybe it was a mistake,” said Graham.

Crispin was the new second man but couldn’t break the tow. “I just had to draft and not fight,” he said, as Hollis, Bousefield and Storey were in there too.

The pressure then began to build on the leader. With Hollis taking charge and Crispin following, through Surtees while Proietti fought back from third.

While Bousefield and Storey were just holding on in fourth and fifth, Carter held onto sixth, while the recovering Graham ousted Walford. But Walford continued to have his hands full with Grasby and Burgess for eighth and Dartiailh ran wheel to wheel with Katy Storey for 12th, which allowed Crook to get away.

Proietti managed to wrest the lead back on lap 12th, but Crispin and Hollis wouldn’t surrender. They began to work together and edged away to continue their three way battle, but with four laps to go it was back to a five car train.

Crispin was looking for his first win of the year and Proietti for his first ever. “I had it all planned, Luca got by into Druids with a lap to go and I planned to sit behind and challenge on the last lap, but then Matthew got between us,” he explained.

“I was happier with Nick behind me as we seemed to work together. So when Matthew got through I had to be defensive over that last lap. Tremendous though,” said Proietti after heading Hollis to the flag by 0.226s.

Crispin retained a comfortable if disappointing third, while Bousefield fell away in the closing laps, taking sixth from the closing Carter, having lost out earlier to the Storey and the recovering Graham whose duel went right to the flag. “That was close enough, but I had been relying on others mistakes,” said Storey.

Walford kept Grasby at bay to take eighth, with Crook completing the top10 after Burgess lost power in the closing stages.
Katy Storey came out on top of her duel with Dartiailh for 12th, while Nigel Hollis, Hall, Savage and Argentinian guest Nestor Marcote completed the finishers.

Snetterton 24hr 18/08/2017

Patience, strategies, experience and little bit of luck once again proved the winning formula as Team Lion’s Peter Sparrow, David O’Keeffe and Alec Graham won the 28th 2CV 24hr race at Snetterton.

In the early laps the leading UK teams were caught up with the Mini’s, as Sandro Proietti tried to gain an advantage for Baycon Racing, but had Chris Bassett (Team Rebellion) and Pete Sparrow (Team Lion 1) following him through.

Bassett upped his pace still further and was a clear leader after 30 minutes, with Proietti, Simon Clarke (Team Gadget), Chris Yates (Blueberry Muffins) and Sparrow running line astern behind.
“We didn’t want him to be leading at this stage, it will use our fuel up quicker,” said the Rebellion crew.
But one hour down and Bassett was a still out front but only 2/10ths up on Sparrow, while Clarke and Proietti were still in their shadow, with Yates and Freddie Martin-Dye (Team ECAS) the early top six.

15 minutes later it was the first safety car, both Sparrow and Proietti took the opportunity for a quick fuel stop. “I was surprised we were staying with the Mini’s, but can only just stay with Rebellion’s pace, I think we will get better times in the tow and save fuel too of course,” said Sparrow.

Having started late the Steve Walford Racing entry had Mick Storey in for the first stint, but despite starting from the pitlane he was already up to seventh. “We had a loose wheel and only found it late on, so didn’t make the grid,” he said.

The GR Racing car of Mick Moore also had to make an scheduled stop from 18th place, “the exhaust came off and it was hanging as we pitted, so we had to use bigger springs,” said team leader Marc Grasby.

Keith Issatt also headed pitwards for the Vision/JPC/SRR/CSA Team from 16th. “The time goes quickly, but we seem to have got a misfire,” he said as Martin Wykes took over.

Bassett made his stop after 1 ¾ hrs, “I know they didn’t really want me to lead,” admitted the Rebellion driver.

It was a new leader though as the two hour distance was completed, with Chris Yates out in front for Blueberry Muffins, having a lap on Gadget Racing, Baycon and Rebellion, with Walford’s up to fifth and Glenn Burtenshaw sixth for Hollis Motorsport.

There were more driver changes into the third hour. But Blueberry Muffins still had a lap lead, with Christer Hallgren having taken over from Yates.

Baycon were back up to second with Philip Myatt having swapped with Proietti senior. “I did 2 ¼ hrs and that was such hard work,” Proietti admitted.

Walford’s climb continued as they rose to third, “it just went our way and we had a nice run through,” said second stinter Nick Clarke.

ECAS were fourth with Dan Willan taking the second stint. Jelly Snake Racing had swapped Ash Carter for Malcolm Best in fifth, with Tete Rouge rounding off the top six.

Going down the order however were Rebellion, into ninth while Team Gadget had dropped to 19th. “It had all been very good and working to plan, we refuelled at the first safety car and I stayed in as I intended doing three hours, then it just stopped on the Bentley Straight. It was probably electrical but we changed the engine,” said Clarke after handing the car to team boss Wayne Cowling.

Hollis Motorsport also lost extra times in the pits, “it was going well and then sounded awful, the manifold had split,” said Burtenshaw as he handed to Nigel Hollis.

Team Lion hadn’t escaped either, with the number 2 car having early problems, before the throttle car broke with their number 1 as O’Keeffe took over.

Into the darkness but still dry Blueberry Muffins continued to hold the advantage through the fourth and fifth hour, but Team ECAS had worked their way up to second.

The Walford crew were in trouble though and Julie had to pit with a broken exhaust, which after a temporary repair was welded.

Jelly Snake became the new third placed team, with Rebellion back up to fourth, from Tete Rouge, with Lion 1 back up to sixth too.

Blueberry Muffins hopes of glory came to an end however when their car was wiped out in a collision in the sixth hour, which gave the lead back to Rebellion once more. “James Dartiailh was having a problem with the throttle cable, stuck open and then stuck closed. We sent him out for another lap while we sourced a replacement. But it broke on the Bentley Straight and he pulled off, but was hit by Glen Oswin’s Tete Rouge car. The impact was about 60mph but both drivers were OK apart from being shaken, as the cars stood up remarkably well,” explained Blueberry Muffins team leader Chris Yates.

Into the eighth hour and Lion 1 took charge, having won for the last couple of years too, once again Sparrow, O’Keeffe and Graham had a plan that proved to be dominant once again.

With Paul Crosby and Philip Martin-Dye following Willan’s for ECAS they too became established at the head of the field.

5am and the halfway point arrived with Lion 1 six laps up on ECAS, Rebellion were a further three laps back in third and the Baycon trio of Myatt and the Proietti’s had once again clawed back to fourth and was on the same lap as MIM Racing’s Nick Crispin, Dave Watson and John Cutmore.

Jelly Snake had fallen back to eighth, which promoted the Scottish Rambo team and Pork Pie Racing, while Hollis Motorsport and GR Racing completed the top ten.

As dawn broke and the hours were gradually ticked off the Team Lion 1 trio of Sparrow/O’Keeffe and Graham reigned supreme, for Sparrow it was win number 10, with victory by seven laps over the ECAS quartet of Freddie and Philip Martin-Dye, Paul Crosby and Dan Willan. “Alec had a few problems with the brakes overheating, but we only used 2 litres of oil and the engine was perfect,” said Sparrow.

Graham also managed to collect one of the Liqui Moly cardboard promo girls on his last lap, taking the flag with her in the passenger seat.

Team Rebellion held third from the 10th hour, with Bassett, Tom Burgess and Phil Jose joined for the night stints by ex Legends Champion Oli Poyser, who had commuted to and from Cadwell Park and his duties at a British Superbike race engineer.

The Rambo Team of Derek Coghill, Ian Gibbon and John Paul Wilkinson stemmed the Jelly Snake recovery, taking third place away with three hours remaining.

The Ash Carter, Malcom Best, Alan Wiltshire car, finally taking sixth, after Gadget’s Clarke, Cowling, Ainslie Bousefield and Lien Davies pipped them two hours from home. It also crowned Davies as the overall Champion too for the second successive year.

The Pork Pie racing quartet of Chris and Don Hall with Colin Wilson and Jon Harmer held seventh over the last four hours, with Hollis Motorsport’s Matthew, Richard and Nigel Hollis joined by Burtenshaw eighth and Walford’s were ninth following two engine changes, which included putting the rebuilt original back in.

The Blueberry Tarts team also made it home 13th with Maria Cooke, Shirley Hennessy, Jess Owen and Katy Storey, having fuelled and done a driver change at every stop and only having replaced the gear linkage.

Vision/JPC/SRR/CSA completed the top 10 with Kev Fulbrook, Keith Issatt, Martin Wykes, Rob Rees and James Poulton, as the Baycon trio lost out on a probable eighth with a late engine change.

Away from the UK Championship the BNLL trio of Thierry de Bonhomme, Laurent Joussiaux and Rudy Coppetiers took the overall win in their Dyane Hybrid and the Mini class went to Ade and Simon Tuckley with Alan Eason and Ashley Shelswell.

Oulton Park 2016

Here are the entry lists for Oulton Park, the first round of the 2016 championship, on March 19th 2016.

Please note that BARC are no longer sending final instructions by post. You can download all relevant information here:

Entry list: Oulton Park race 1 (2016-03-19)

Car # Driver Name Team name
7 Nick Clarke Rosie Racing
23 Ash Carter Jelly Snake Racing
24 Tom Perry Gadget Racing
30 Sandro Proietti Team Sandro
36 Caryl Wills Crisis Too Racing
40 Chris Yates Blueberry Muffins
45 Michael Fox Team Asquith
55 Steve Walford Steve Walford Motorsport
57 Peter Rundle Franglais Racing
58 Simon Crook Lumaca Racing
66 Louis Tyson MRB Racing
70 Nigel Hollis Hollis Motorsport 3
71 John Widdowson Hollis Motorsport 2
72 Matthew Hollis Hollis Motorsport
81 Adam Bollons Hallmark
89 Nick Crispin MiM Racing
96 Colin Wilson March Hare Racing
97 Pete Sparrow 2CV Team LION

Entry list: Oulton Park race 2 (2016-03-19)

Car # Driver Name Team name
7 Mick Storey Rosie Racing
23 Ash Carter Jelly Snake Racing
24 Lien Davies Gadget Racing
30 Luca Proietti Team Sandro
36 Kris Tovey Crisis Too Racing
40 Chris Yates Blueberry Muffins
45 Michael Fox Team Asquith
55 Julie Walford Steve Walford Motorsport
57 Richard Gardiner Franglais Racing
58 Simon Crook Lumaca Racing
66 Paul Taylor MRB Racing
70 Nigel Hollis Hollis Motorsport 3
71 John Widdowson Hollis Motorsport 2
72 Matthew Hollis Hollis Motorsport
81 Chris Hall Hallmark
89 Nick Crispin MiM Racing
96 Colin Wilson March Hare Racing
97 Jim Henshaw 2CV Team LION

Race 1 result:

Pos Qual No. Name  Laps  Time On
1  1 97 Pete Sparrow 10 2:07.500  5
2  8 72 Matthew Hollis 10 2:07.973 10
3  2 24 Tom Perry 10 2:07.385 5
4  4 89 Nick Crispin 10 2:08.107 2
5  3 57 Peter Rundle 10 2:08.282 2
6  5 30 Sandro Proietti 10 2:06.823 9
7  6 55 Steve Walford 10 2:08.048 5
8  16 36 Caryl Wills 10 2:08.399 3
9  11 40 Chris Yates 10 2:10.073 4
10  10 7 Nick Clarke 10 2:10.046 8
11  17 58 Simon Crook 10 2:13.879 2
12  12 71 John Widdowson 10 2:16.331 9
13  14 70 Nigel Hollis 10 2:16.419 9
14  13 45 Mike Fox 10 2:15.121 3
15  15 96 Colin Wilson 9 2:23.620 9
DNF  9 66 Louis Tyson 9 2:11.727 2
DNF  7 23 Ash Carter 3 2:08.600 3

Race 2 result:

Pos Qual No. Name Laps Time On
1 2 36 Kris Tovey 8 2:07.605 3
2 1 24 Lien Davies 8 2:07.396 3
3 5 7 Mick Storey 8 2:07.924 4
4 15 66 Paul Taylor 8 2:08.978 5
5 12 58 Simon Crook 8 2:09.386 5
6 9 97 Jim Henshaw 8 2:09.169 2
7 11 23 Ash Carter 8 2:09.280 5
8 10 71 John Widdowson 8 2:09.638 5
9 6 55 Julie Walford 8 2:09.332 5
10 4 89 Nick Crispin 8 2:07.764 5
11 7 40 Chris Yates 8 2:10.054 3
12 13 45 Mike Fox 8 2:12.394 4
13 14 57 Richard Gardiner 8 2:17.716 2
14 17 96 Colin Wilson 8 2:22.090 2
DNF 3 72 Matthew Hollis 6 2:07.618 3
DNF 8 30 Luca Proietti 6 2:08.044 6
DNF 16 70 Nigel Hollis 0

Full results sheet:

http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BARC/2016/1611272cv.pdf

Gallery:

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Croft 2016

Entry list: Croft race 1 (2016-04-23)

Car # Driver Name Team name
5 Alec Graham Deux Chevaux
7 Nick Clarke Rosie Racing
23 Ash Carter Jelly Snake Racing
24 Lien Davies Gadget Racing
30 Sandro Proietti Team Sandro
33 Glenn Oswin Team ECAS
36 Caryl Wills Crisis Too Racing
40 Chris Yates Blueberry Muffins
45 Michael Fox Team Asquith
51 Christine Savage Team Stinky
55 Steve Walford Steve Walford Motorsport
57 Simon Crook Franglais Racing
62 David Beatty Red Nose Races Again
66 Louis Tyson MRB Racing
69 James Dartiailh Starfish Racing
70 Nigel Hollis Hollis Motorsport 3
71 John Widdowson Hollis Motorsport 2
72 Matthew Hollis Hollis Motorsport
81 Adam Bollons Hallmark
89 Nick Crispin MiM Racing
96 Colin Wilson March Hare Racing
97 Pete Sparrow 2CV Team LION

Entry list: Croft race 2 (2016-04-24)

Car # Driver Name Team name
5 Alec Graham Deux Chevaux
7 Mick Storey Rosie Racing
23 Ash Carter Jelly Snake Racing
24 Tom Perry Gadget Racing
30 Luca Proietti Team Sandro
33 Glenn Oswin Team ECAS
36 Kris Tovey Crisis Too Racing
40 Chris Yates Blueberry Muffins
45 Michael Fox Team Asquith
51 Christine Savage Team Stinky
55 Julie Walford Steve Walford Motorsport
57 Peter Rundle Franglais Racing
62 Sarah Beatty Red Nose Races Again
66 Paul Taylor MRB Racing
69 James Dartiailh Starfish Racing
70 Nigel Hollis Hollis Motorsport 3
71 John Widdowson Hollis Motorsport 2
72 Matthew Hollis Hollis Motorsport
81 Chris Hall Hallmark
89 Nick Crispin MiM Racing
96 Colin Wilson March Hare Racing
97 Jim Henshaw 2CV Team LION

Entry list: Croft race 3 (2hr enduro) (2016-04-24):

Car # Driver Name Team name
5 Alec Graham Deux Chevaux
7 Mick Storey / Nick Clarke Rosie Racing
23 Ash Carter Jelly Snake Racing
24 Lien Davies / Tom Perry Gadget Racing
30 Sandro Proietti / Luca Proietti Team Sandro
33 Glenn Oswin Team ECAS
36 Caryl Wills / Kris Tovey Crisis Too Racing
40 Chris Yates / Marc Grasby Blueberry Muffins
45 Michael Fox Team Asquith
55 Julie Walford / Steve Walford Steve Walford Motorsport
57 Peter Rundle / Simon Crook Franglais Racing
62 David Beatty / Sarah Beatty Red Nose Races Again
66 Louis Tyson / Paul Taylor MRB Racing
69 James Dartiailh Starfish Racing
70 Nigel Hollis / Richard Hollis Hollis Motorsport 3
71 John Widdowson / Richard Hollis Hollis Motorsport 2
72 Matthew Hollis Hollis Motorsport
81 Adam Bollons / Chris Hall Hallmark
89 Nick Crispin MiM Racing
96 Colin Wilson / Pete Sparrow March Hare Racing
97 Jim Henshaw / Pete Sparrow 2CV Team LION

Final instructions: click here

Race 1 result:

POS # Name Team Laps Diff Time Best MPH Gap
1 97 Pete SPARROW 2CV Team Lion 10 21:15.122 2:05.416 59.99
2 24 Lien DAVIES Gadget Racing 10 0.529 21:15.651 2:04.919 59.97 0.529
3 89 Nick CRISPIN MiM Racing 10 1.416 21:16.538 2:05.617 59.92 0.887
4 5 Alec GRAHAM Deux Chevaux 10 1.679 21:16.801 2:05.128 59.91 0.263
5 23 Ash CARTER Jelly Snake Racing 10 3.889 21:19.011 2:04.969 59.81 2.210
6 7 Nick CLARKE Rosie Racing 10 4.097 21:19.219 2:04.920 59.80 0.208
7 55 Steve WALFORD Steve Walford Motorsport 10 4.226 21:19.348 2:05.456 59.79 0.129
8 33 Glenn OSWIN Team ECAS 10 5.047 21:20.169 2:05.295 59.75 0.821
9 36 Caryl WILLS Crisis Too racing 10 5.084 21:20.206 2:06.054 59.75 0.037
10 72 Matthew HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 10 5.865 21:20.987 2:04.646 59.72 0.781
11 40 Chris YATES Blueberry Muffins 10 5.906 21:21.028 2:04.544 59.71 0.041
12 30 S PROIETTI/L PROIETTI Team Sandro 10 8.070 21:23.192 2:05.471 59.61 2.164
13 57 Simon CROOK Franglais Racing 10 21.935 21:37.057 2:05.688 58.98 13.865
14 69 James DARTIAILH Starfish Racing 10 58.952 22:14.074 2:11.028 57.34 37.017
15 70 Nigel HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 3 10 1:01.341 22:16.463 2:11.047 57.24 2.389
16 66 Louis TYSON MRB Racing 10 1:09.687 22:24.809 2:05.150 56.88 8.346
17 45 Michael FOX Team Asquith 10 1:12.423 22:27.545 2:11.609 56.77 2.736
18 71 John WIDDOWSON Hollis Motorsport 2 10 1:14.022 22:29.144 2:09.547 56.70 1.599
19 62 David BEATTY Red Nose Races Again 10 1:14.269 22:29.391 2:11.454 56.69 0.247
20 51 Christine SAVAGE Team Stinky 10 1:15.414 22:30.536 2:12.132 56.64 1.145
21 96 Colin WILSON March Hare Racing 10 1:17.446 22:32.568 2:12.647 56.55 2.032

 

Race 2 result:

POS # Name Team Laps Diff Time Best MPH Gap
1 5 Alec GRAHAM Deux Chevaux 10 20:47.067 2:02.993 61.34
2 66 Paul TAYLOR MRB Racing 10 1.596 20:48.663 2:03.058 61.26 1.596
3 24 Tom PERRY Gadget Racing 10 1.639 20:48.706 2:02.906 61.26 0.043
4 36 Kris TOVEY Crisis Too racing 10 1.655 20:48.722 2:03.176 61.26 0.016
5 89 Nick CRISPIN MiM Racing 10 2.036 20:49.103 2:03.081 61.24 0.381
6 7 Mick STOREY Rosie Racing 10 2.852 20:49.919 2:03.298 61.20 0.816
7 72 Matthew HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 10 5.472 20:52.539 2:02.725 61.07 2.620
8 40 Chris YATES Blueberry Muffins 10 12.883 20:59.950 2:03.754 60.71 7.411
9 97 Jim HENSHAW 2CV Team Lion 10 19.091 21:06.158 2:04.107 60.41 6.208
10 23 Ash CARTER Jelly Snake Racing 10 19.495 21:06.562 2:04.762 60.40 0.404
11 33 Glenn OSWIN Team ECAS 10 23.206 21:10.273 2:04.862 60.22 3.711
12 55 Julie WALFORD Steve Walford Motorsport 10 33.882 21:20.949 2:05.200 59.72 10.676
13 57 Simon CROOK Franglais Racing 10 37.099 21:24.166 2:06.058 59.57 3.217
14 30 S PROIETTI/L PROIETTI Team Sandro 10 45.249 21:32.316 2:07.225 59.19 8.150
15 69 James DARTIAILH Starfish Racing 10 1:01.906 21:48.973 2:07.833 58.44 16.657
16 96 Colin WILSON March Hare Racing 10 1:02.225 21:49.292 2:08.697 58.42 0.319
17 70 Nigel HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 3 10 1:03.451 21:50.518 2:08.721 58.37 1.226
18 71 John WIDDOWSON Hollis Motorsport 2 10 1:13.982 22:01.049 2:09.523 57.90 10.531
19 51 Christine SAVAGE Team Stinky 10 1:20.991 22:08.058 2:10.349 57.60 7.009
20 45 Michael FOX Team Asquith 10 1:21.780 22:08.847 2:10.263 57.56 0.789
21 62 Sarah BEATTY Red Nose Races Again 10 1:22.431 22:09.498 2:10.008 57.54 0.651

 

Enduro Race (2hr) result:

POS NO NAME ENTRY LAPS GAP TIME BEST MPH DIFF
1 97 HENSHAW/SPARROW 2CV Team Lion 56 2:00:07.292 2:02.321 59.44
2 5 Alec GRAHAM Deux Chevaux 56 13.536 2:00:20.828 2:02.553 59.32 13.536
3 24 PERRY/DAVIES Gadget Racing 56 35.241 2:00:42.533 2:02.868 59.15 21.705
4 89 Nick CRISPIN MiM Racing 56 41.131 2:00:48.423 2:03.410 59.10 5.890
5 36 WILLS/TOVEY Crisis Too racing 56 45.048 2:00:52.340 2:03.774 59.07 3.917
6 66 TAYLOR/TYSON MRB Racing 56 1:21.277 2:01:28.569 2:03.535 58.77 36.229
7 57 Peter RUNDLE Franglais Racing 56 1:23.188 2:01:30.480 2:03.876 58.76 1.911
8 23 Ash CARTER Jelly Snake Racing 55 1 Lap 2:00:19.736 2:04.670 58.27 1 Lap
9 96 WILSON/SPARROW March Hare Racing 55 1 Lap 2:01:06.882 2:02.713 57.90 47.146
10 33 Glenn OSWIN Team ECAS 55 1 Lap 2:02:10.372 2:04.707 57.39 1:03.490
11 55 J WALFORD/S WALFORD Steve Walford Motorsport 54 2 Laps 1:59:04.302 2:05.195 57.82 1 Lap
12 7 CLARKE/M STOREY/K STOREY Rosie Racing 54 2 Laps 2:00:07.357 2:03.095 57.31 1:03.055
13 30 S PROIETTI/L PROIETTI Team Sandro 54 2 Laps 2:00:47.691 2:05.133 56.99 40.334
14 62 D BEATTY/S BEATTY/BOLLONS Red Nose Races Again 54 2 Laps 2:01:32.137 2:05.174 56.65 44.446
15 40 GRASBY/YATES Blueberry Muffins 54 2 Laps 2:01:39.552 2:04.764 56.59 7.415
16 45 Michael FOX Team Asquith 52 4 Laps 2:00:37.098 2:11.736 54.96 2 Laps
17 69 James DARTIAILH Starfish Racing 51 5 Laps 2:00:54.568 2:05.859 53.78 1 Lap
18 70 N HOLLIS/R HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 3 48 8 Laps 2:00:55.056 2:05.921 50.61 3 Laps
19 72 Matthew HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 8 48 Laps 21:42.442 2:05.681 46.98 40 Laps
20 71 WIDDOWSON/R HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 2 0

Full results sheet:

http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BARC/2016/1616212cv.pdf

Gallery:

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Cadwell Park 2016

Entry list: Cadwell Park race 1 (2016-05-14)

Car # Driver Name Team name
5 Alec Graham Deux Chevaux
7 Nick Clarke Rosie Racing
23 Ash Carter Jelly Snake Racing
24 Tom Perry Gadget Racing
30 Sandro Proietti Team Sandro
33 Glenn Oswin Team ECAS
36 Caryl Wills Crisis Too Racing
40 Chris Yates Blueberry Muffins
45 Michael Fox Team Asquith
55 Steve Walford Steve Walford Motorsport
57 Richard Gardiner Franglais Racing
66 Louis Tyson MRB Racing
69 James Dartiailh Starfish Racing
70 Nigel Hollis Hollis Motorsport 3
71 John Widdowson Hollis Motorsport 2
72 Matthew Hollis Hollis Motorsport
81 Adam Bollons Hallmark
89 Nick Crispin MiM Racing
96 Colin Wilson March Hare Racing
97 Pete Sparrow 2CV Team LION

Entry list: Cadwell Park race 2 (2016-05-15)

Car # Driver Name Team name
5 Alec Graham Deux Chevaux
7 Mick Storey Rosie Racing
23 Ash Carter Jelly Snake Racing
24 Lien Davies Gadget Racing
30 Luca Proietti Team Sandro
33 Glenn Oswin Team ECAS
36 Kris Tovey Crisis Too Racing
40 Chris Yates Blueberry Muffins
45 Michael Fox Team Asquith
55 Julie Walford Steve Walford Motorsport
57 Richard Gardiner Franglais Racing
66 Paul Taylor MRB Racing
69 James Dartiailh Starfish Racing
70 Nigel Hollis Hollis Motorsport 3
71 John Widdowson Hollis Motorsport 2
72 Matthew Hollis Hollis Motorsport
81 Chris Hall Hallmark
89 Nick Crispin MiM Racing
96 Colin Wilson March Hare Racing
97 Jim Henshaw 2CV Team LION

Race 1 result:

POS NO NAME ENTRY LAPS GAP  TIME BEST MPH  DIFF
1 97 Peter SPARROW 2CV Team Lion 10 21:14.914 2:04.056 61.75
2 24 Thomas PERRY Gadget Racing 10 2.005 21:16.919 2:05.746 61.65 2.005
3 30 Sandro PROIETTI Team Sandro 10 4.103 21:19.017 2:04.977 61.55 2.098
4 55 Steve WALFORD Steve Walford Motorsport 10 22.957 21:37.871 2:06.355 60.66 18.854
5 72 Matthew HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 10 23.125 21:38.039 2:07.315 60.65 0.168
6 89 Nick CRISPIN MiM Racing 10 23.180 21:38.094 2:06.422 60.65 0.055
7 7 Nicholas CLARKE Rosie Racing 10 23.987 21:38.901 2:06.868 60.61 0.807
8 36 Caryl WILLIS Crisis Too racing 10 24.534 21:39.448 2:06.496 60.58 0.547
9 5 Alec GRAHAM Deux Chevaux 10 32.320 21:47.234 2:05.673 60.22 7.786
10 23 Ash CARTER Jelly Snake Racing 10 32.963 21:47.877 2:08.464 60.19 0.643
11 33 Glenn OSWIN Team ECAS 10 33.424 21:48.338 2:08.025 60.17 0.461
12 40 Chris YATES Blueberry Muffins 10 39.531 21:54.445 2:08.731 59.89 6.107
13 66 Louis TYSON MRB Racing 10 39.662 21:54.576 2:08.953 59.89 0.131
14 71 Richard HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 2 10 43.655 21:58.569 2:09.256 59.71 3.993
15 81 Adam BOLLONS Hallmark 10 55.649 22:10.563 2:10.588 59.17 11.994
16 69 James DARTIAILH Starfish Racing 10 1:00.865 22:15.779 2:11.179 58.94 5.216
17 45 Michael FOX Team Asquith 10 1:14.156 22:29.070 2:11.874 58.36 13.291
18 57 Richard GARDINER Franglais Racing 10 1:22.911 22:37.825 2:12.251 57.98 8.755
19 70 Nigel HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 3 10 1:26.909 22:41.823 2:12.087 57.81 3.998
20 96 Colin WILSON March Hare Racing 10 1:27.201 22:42.115 2:12.139 57.80 0.292

Race 2 result:

POS NO NAME ENTRY LAPS GAP  TIME  BEST MPH DIFF
1 89 Nick CRISPIN MiM Racing 10 21:26.265 2:06.172 61.20
2 7 Mick STOREY Rosie Racing 10 0.297 21:26.562 2:06.598 61.19 0.297
3 24 Lien DAVIES Gadget Racing 10 1.698 21:27.963 2:06.445 61.12 1.401
4 36 Kris TOVEY Crisis Too racing 10 1.975 21:28.240 2:05.818 61.11 0.277
5 5 Alec GRAHAM Deux Chevaux 10 4.392 21:30.657 2:06.666 61.00 2.417
6 97 Jim HENSHAW 2CV Team Lion 10 4.512 21:30.777 2:05.336 60.99 0.120
7 33 Glenn OSWIN Team ECAS 10 5.422 21:31.687 2:06.584 60.95 0.910
8 66 Paul TAYLOR MRB Racing 10 5.974 21:32.239 2:06.800 60.92 0.552
9 30 Luca PROIETTI Team Sandro 10 8.967 21:35.232 2:05.749 60.78 2.993
10 72 Matthew HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 10 9.149 21:35.414 2:06.298 60.77 0.182
11 23 Ash CARTER Jelly Snake Racing 10 9.509 21:35.774 2:06.553 60.76 0.360
12 40 Chris YATES Blueberry Muffins 10 10.714 21:36.979 2:06.762 60.70 1.205
13 55 Julie WALFORD Steve Walford Motorsport 10 23.885 21:50.150 2:07.583 60.09 13.171
14 69 James DARTIAILH Starfish Racing 10 51.870 22:18.135 2:10.288 58.83 27.985
15 96 Colin WILSON March Hare Racing 10 1:08.196 22:34.461 2:12.360 58.12 16.326
16 45 Michael FOX Team Asquith 10 1:11.902 22:38.167 2:12.291 57.96 3.706
17 71 John WIDDOWSON Hollis Motorsport 2 10 2:08.205 23:34.470 2:16.968 55.66 56.303
18 81 Chris HALL Hallmark 9 1 Lap 21:47.963 2:21.271 54.17 1 Lap
DNF 70 Nigel HOLLIS Hollis Motorsport 3 8 2 Laps 18:02.806 2:12.805 58.16 1 Lap
DNF 57 Richard GARDINER Franglais Racing 8 2 Laps 18:03.016 2:12.361 58.15 0.210

Full timing sheet:

http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BARC/2016/1619212cv.pdf

Gallery:

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Brands Hatch 2016

Final instructions: https://barc.blob.core.windows.net/barcnet/hq20-bh-252606-v2-yg1tb.pdf

Entry list: Brands Hatch race 1.

Car # Driver Name Team name
7 Nick Clarke Rosie Racing
21 Marc Grasby Rosie Racing
23 Ash Carter Jelly Snake Racing with Liqui-Moly
24 Tom Perry Gadget Racing
30 Sandro Proietti Baycon Racing
33 Glenn Oswin Team ECAS
36 Caryl Wills Crisis Too Racing
40 Chris Yates Liqui-Moly Racing
41 Martin Riman Twin Snails
45 Michael Fox Team Asquith
55 Steve Walford Steve Walford Motorsport
57 Peter Rundle Franglais Racing
66 Louis Tyson MRB Racing
67 Ronald Charles Mears Lucky Ron Racing
69 James Dartiailh Starfish Racing
70 Nigel Hollis Hollis Motorsport 3
71 John Widdowson Hollis Motorsport 2
72 Matthew Hollis Hollis Motorsport
81 Adam Bollons Hallmark
89 Nick Crispin MiM Racing
96 Colin Wilson March Hare Racing
97 Pete Sparrow 2CV Team LION

Entry list: Brands Hatch race 2.

Car # Driver Name Team name
7 Mick Storey Rosie Racing
21 Marc Grasby Rosie Racing
23 Ash Carter Jelly Snake Racing with Liqui-Moly
24 Lien Davies Gadget Racing
30 Luca Proietti Baycon Racing
33 Glenn Oswin Team ECAS
36 Kris Tovey Crisis Too Racing
40 Chris Yates Liqui-Moly Racing
41 Aubrey Brocklebank Twin Snails
45 Michael Fox Team Asquith
55 Julie Walford Steve Walford Motorsport
57 Richard Gardiner Franglais Racing
66 Paul Taylor MRB Racing
67 Ronald Charles Mears Lucky Ron Racing
69 James Dartiailh Starfish Racing
70 Nigel Hollis Hollis Motorsport 3
71 Richard Hollis Hollis Motorsport 2
72 Matthew Hollis Hollis Motorsport
81 Chris Hall Hallmark
89 Nick Crispin MiM Racing
96 Colin Wilson March Hare Racing
97 Jim Henshaw 2CV Team LION

Race 1 result:

Car # Driver Name Laps / Time / Diff
1 Tom Perry 18 / 21:00.353
2 Nick Clarke +0.551
3 Martin Riman +0.033

Race 2 result:

Car # Driver Name Laps / Time / Diff
1 Pete Sparrow 18 / 20:39.317
2 Kris Tovey +0.231
3 Lien Davies +15.980

Full results sheet:

http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BARC/2016/1625212cv.pdf

Gallery:

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Anglesey 24hr 2016

Entry sheet:

2CV Poster 2016

Race Result:

Full results sheet:http://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BARC/2016/1633212cv.pdf

Class H (Hybrid):

POS Car # Team Drivers Laps
1 17 Team Seventeen MCC C Tiggler/E Bonnan/G de Barbeyrac/J Dero 845
2 70 CGS by Comtoyou A Renaux/C Hooreman/J Baert/S Hoorema 828
3 42 BNLL 2 A Blaise/B Crispin/C Crespin/R Coppieters 810

Class UK (Citroen 2CV):

POS Car # Team Drivers Laps
1 97 2CV Team LION 1 A Graham/D O Keefe/P Sparrow 770
2  24 Team Gadget Racing A Bousefield/L Davies/S Clarke/T Perry 754
3  41 Twin Snails A Brocklebank/J Northfield/M Riman/P Ro 751

Class M (Mini Grand):

POS Car # Team Drivers Laps
1 28 Slarky Malarky I Slark/N Slark/P Tervet/S Miles 784
2 77 Team Toyshed A Slade/C Slade/D Furzeland/S Furzeland 782
3 171 Team Mini-uns A Tuckley/A Eason/A Shelswell/S Tuckley 774

Class P (Prototype):

POS Car # Team Drivers Laps
1 10 Piga Racing Team C Beckers/P Minne/P Gaspar 525

Class A (Ameliorée):

POS Car # Team Drivers Laps
1 47 2CVWDR Team B de Saeger/J Derder/S Mertens 722

Class C1 (Citroen C1):

POS Car # Team Drivers Laps
1 21 Rent Boys 1 M Cox/N Paton/P Myatt/C Wills 814
2 22 Rent Boys 2 G Thomas/J Barron/L Tyson/W Beaumont 644

 Gallery:

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Sealion take a double victory!

After a particularly wet 24 hour race at Anglesey circuit, 2014 winners Team Sealion have emerged as the winners of the UK Club class, completing 745 laps of the twisty Welsh track in the twenty-four hour period. It wasn’t all plain sailing for Sealion (Pete Sparrow, Jon Davis, David O’Keeffe and Alec Graham) who actually broke their chassis at one point in the race, and 2nd place finishers Porky Boys really looked like favourites for a time. Porky Boys (Richard Lambert, Matt Lambert, Francis Rottenburg, Steve Jacques) also had struggles with reliability – succumbing to a broken driveshaft which was fixed after a lengthy stop in the pits, but still managed 742 laps. 3rd in the UK Class was Rent Boys Racing 2 (Nick Paton, Philip Myatt, Meyrick Cox) who also had a strong charge but needed some pit repair time late on, finishing only one lap behind Porky Boys, and 4th was Franglais Racing (Peter Rundle, Ali Topley, Laurent Dallet) – their first time as a team – who completed 739 laps.

20882505346_09391028a5_oTaking top honours in the Euro class, and the winners overall were Seventeen by Speedeuch (de Roissart/de Barbeyrac/Bonnan/Tiggeler) completing 800 laps of the race and never really bested. 2nd place was the late-entered Van Gysegen team (Beaufort/Wathelet/Jamar/Wowk/Van Gysegen) and 3rd were regular competitors CGS Racing Team (C Hooreman/S Hooreman/A Renaux).

The Mini honours were taken this time by Team Toyshed (A Slade/C Slade/S Furzeland/D Furzeland), who completed 728 laps, only 17 seconds ahead of Lyford Racing (N Lyford/J Lyford/I Manners/M Burnett) at the chequered flag! Team Misfits (N Fearnley/S Tuckley/A Tuckley/T Moseley) came home 3rd in the Mini class with a steady drive, and an honourable mention to 4th placed Slarky Malarky (S Miles/I Slark/N Slark/P Tervet) who became the only Mini team so far to change engines during a 24 hour race, which they completed in about an hour and a half! 11921704_10153162127888763_2531825169243221620_nBaulk rings in the gearbox preventing them from selecting 3rd was the reason for the change.

And finally the Economy Class was won by its only entrant, Jelly Snake Racing (Ash Carter, Chris Hall, Ian Beale, Ian Arnold), who completed 659 laps and were still able to beat some of the regular Club Class cars despite having less engine power, and despite some incidents which resulted in bodywork damage.

There was a lot of action in the pits during the event as well as on the track as many of the cars suffered problems due to the wet weather, or suffered damage as a result of collisions or going off-track. The atmosphere remained very upbeat in spite of the damp however, and off-track activities included a fancy dress competition, with the proceeds going to the air ambulance charity.

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Revisit the commentary from Downforce Radio which was broadcast during the event: http://www.spreaker.com/show/2cv-24h-race-radio-with-elim-citroen

Photo Gallery: click here

Results/timing sheets: TSL

 

Croft race report, 2015

The fourth meeting of the 2015 2CVparts.com championship saw the racers head up to Croft Circuit near Darlington. With its medium-fast corners and bumps, it’s a challenging circuit, and the local supporters are vey knowledgable and love a good race. Fortunately the 2CVs were able to provide them with 2 great sprint races and an intriguing 2 hour enduro!

Qualifying for the 1st sprint race was relatively incident free, except for a blown engine for Nigel Hollis and a non-starting car for Adam Bollons. Pete Sparrow took pole position by 1 second, with Matt Hollis flying into second place. Nick Crispin was 3rd and Kris Tovey 4th, then Philip Myatt, Caryl Wills, Richard Lambert, Mick Storey, Glenn Oswin and Simon Turner making up the top 10.

“Incident free” is a phrase that definitely could NOT be applied to the first sprint race, held on the Saturday afternoon. After the start, the race order was the same as qualifying order, with the exception of the fast starting Phil Myatt squeezing up to 4th ahead of Nick Crispin and Kris Tovey moving up to 3rd. Matt Hollis, Myatt and Sparrow battled for the lead for the first few laps, but then a misjudged overtake move on the inside of Sunny corner by Nick Crispin saw him spin Myatt around, resulting in both of their cars suffering damage and not finishing. This promoted Tovey to 2nd and Lambert to 3rd. Caryl Wills pitted at the end of lap 2, as did Adam Bollons with more engine difficulties. A lap later, Steve Walford retired the #55 car with a flipped up bonnet – somehow he’d managed to lose the front left wing which left the bonnet insecure.

At the front, Sparrow and Tovey kept each other honest, and despite Tovey taking the lead on a couple of occasions towards the end, the race finished in Sparrow’s favour. Quite a long way behind at this point was the epic scrap for 3rd place, which had been going Matt Hollis’ way until he slipped back. In his place came Richard Lambert briefly, before he also slipped back to 5th. A delighted Paul Taylor was able to pick up the pieces and steal 3rd at the end from Sammie Fritchley 4th, Lambert in 5th, and then Simon Turner in 6th after an early spin at the Complex. 7th was Richard Hollis, then Mick Storey, Mike Fox, and Nick Clarke rounding out the top 10.

Qualifying for the second sprint race took place on the Sunday morning, and with the returning David O’Keefe taking over from Pete Sparrow only lining up 10th, the top of the timesheets was claimed by Kris Tovey. Nick Crispin qualified a season-best 2nd, Phil Myatt 3rd, Tom Perry 4th and Caryl Wills 5th. Louis Tyson’s car ended up parked at the back of the circuit afjust just 2 laps with a smoking engine, and David Beatty didn’t take part in the session due to engine problems.

Come the race, Tovey held the lead on the first lap, but O’Keefe made a great start and by the end of the first lap he was in 3rd, making it up to 2nd place on lap 2. O’Keefe and Tovey would scrap for the lead for most of the race. Behind them, Tom Perry and Nick Crispin battled it out for 3rd place, with Wills remaining in 5th, Mick Storey in 6th, and Matt Lambert in 7th, recovering from a poor start. The order remained the same for quite a few laps with the leading two swapping places occasionally, but on lap 8 the order got well and truly shook up! After managing to get past Tom Perry, Nick Crispin dropped back a few places in the fight for 3rd place, and Matt Lambert was able to capitalise on the chaos and move up to 4th. However, up at the front disaster struck Kris Tovey, who missed a gearshift and over-revved the engine. As his car coasted to a halt, an absolutely flying Matt Lambert took the lead, followed closely by O’Keefe, Perry and Wills, with Crispin and Storey hanging on to their coat-tails. A lap later and Wills was forced to park up and retire his car, and Crispin was passed by Storey, who’d managed to set the fastest lap of the race on lap 4! Meanwhile at the front it was a close battle and O’Keefe used all his experience to squeeze past Lambert in the complex on the last lap and snatch the victory by just 0.102 of a second! Perry took 3rd, Storey 4th, Crispin 5th, and then Glenn Oswin 6th, Julie Walford 7th, then Alec Graham, Louis Tyson with a new engine 9th, and Richard Hollis closed out the top 10.

Qualifying for the 2 hour enduro race took place just before lunch on the Saturday. The Gadget Racing entry of Simon Clarke, Sammie Fritchley and Tom Perry took the top spot, followed by Crisis Racing 3 (Kris Tovey), Axtron Limited (Richard and Matt Lambert) in 3rd, Myatt Racing in 4th (Phil Myatt) and Crisis Too Racing (Lien Davies/Caryl Wills) 5th.

At the start of the enduro race the usual suspects were up at the front battling – Phil Myatt took an early lead, with Rosie Racing (Mick Storey/Nick Clarke) in close attendance. The Sealion car of Pete Sparrow/David O’Keeffe/James Winstanley initially shot up the order from 7th but fell back into the mid-pack after the initial charge. After a very long pitstop in the middle of the race they managed to claw back some places to finish 6th. Despite qualifying 3rd and challenging for the lead early doors, the Axtron entry was stationary in the pits for several minutes during the middle part of the race, and slipped well down the order. Crisis 3 kept up a very steady pace the whole race long and came home 2nd, Phil Myatt similarly had no issues and took the last of the podium spots, and then MIM Racing (Nick Crispin) took 4th with a steady drive, and Tete Rouge 5th after a slightly lengthy mid-race pitstop. But the winners after 2 hours of superb driving and quick pitstops were Gadget Racing! Simon Clarke, Sammie Fritchley and Tom Perry rightly very happy with their result.

Photo gallery: Click here
TSL results PDF: www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BARC/2015/1528212cv.pdf

Youtube videos:

Kris Tovey’s onboard – race 1:
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Kris Tovey’s onboard – race 2:
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Peter Rundle’s onboard from the enduro race:
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Cadwell Park, 2015

Drivers’ favourite Cadwell Park was the destination for rounds 5 and 6 of the 2015 2CVPARTS.COM championship. Often described as the “Mini Nordschleife” because of its many hills and challenging corners, it’s always been a thrilling place for a 2CV race.

With the weather set very fair for the entire weekend, qualifying for race 1 got underway. There were a few spins as each driver pushed the envelope, including one spectacular one from Nick Clarke at Hall Bends, and some cars succumbed to mechanical gremlins – with Phil Myatt, Christine Savage and Simon Crook all experiencing carburettor problems. Previously this year Pete Sparrow would be topping the timesheets for qualifying, but for race 1 it would be Tom Perry starting on pole after setting a blistering time of 2:06:73. Sparrow was 2nd with 2:07.39, and the on-form Caryl “DEFINITELY NOT A WOMAN” Wills took 3rd on the grid. Mike Fox was disqualified from the results of first qualifying due to missing post-session scrutineering, after becoming stuck in 3rd gear.

Qualifying 2 was also held on the Saturday (both races being held on the Sunday), and just for a change, Pete Sparrow took over Nick Crispin’s car for this race. That didn’t stop him taking pole position though, despite later finding the car had variable toe-out on the rear. Phil Myatt was 2nd on the grid after fixing his earlier carburettor woes, and Caryl Wills was once again in 3rd. Sammie Fritchley qualified a creditable 8th place in an unfamiliar car – her first race since her large shunt at Oulton Park at the start of the season.

A club BBQ was staged on the Saturday night, and some teams took the opportunity to fettle or repair their cars. Or in the case of Adam Bollons and Ash Carter, almost completely rewire Adam’s car, and replace an engine valve. Such is the friendly spirit of the club, a number of other drivers and mechanics dived in to help!

Race 1 was held on the Sunday morning, and Matt Lambert got a great start and was able to defend the lead from the chasing pack for the initial part of the race. Tom Perry was bundled down in the pack to 3rd, and swapped places with Pete Sparrow for 2nd place for a few laps before dropping a little to 4th. Caryl Wills was back to 3rd. Also in the mix were Kris Tovey in 5th in the early stages, and the 77 car of Nick Clarke up into 6th from grid 9th.

By lap 5, Sparrow had nosed into a slender lead over Lambert, but a charging Wills was challenging for, and taking, the lead by lap 7. Wills would continue to swap places with Sparrow until the end, but it was Sparrow who took the flag first at the end of the race just just a shade over Wills. Perry recovered into 3rd, demoting Lambert to 4th. 5th was Kris Tovey, ahead of Paul Taylor, Nick Crispin, Phil Myatt (recovering well from grid 21st!), Nick Clarke in 9th, and Steve Walford rounding out the top 10.

Mick Storey completed only one lap after an early coming together with Alec Graham, and Matthew Hollis was somewhat lucky to finish after a monster spin coming down from Gooseneck chicane (See video links at the bottom), which is taken almost flat out in 4th gear!

Race 2 was held later on Sunday. With Pete Sparrow now in Nick Crispin’s car and sitting on pole, it would be interesting to see if he could keep the place. In the early part of the race the lead pack was somewhat shook up, and Kris Tovey emerged as the leader, storming to the front from grid 5th. Myatt and then Sparrow keeping Tovey honest, but by lap 4 Sparrow had edged ahead of Tovey, and the race would finish with those two in that order. Behind them Matthew Hollis was in 3rd for many laps, with Richard Lambert in 5th and Louis Tyson in 6th – up from grid 10th. Tyson was on a charge, and was up to 3rd place by lap 8, but then he went a little wide at the final corner (Barn), slid off onto the grass and into the tyre barrier! Fortunately Louis was uninjured, but the accident brought out the red flags and the race was declared at that point. Sparrow took the win in Crispin’s car, with Tovey in 2nd and Richard Lambert 3rd. 4th was Matthew Hollis, Sammie Fritchley took 5th, Mick Storey was 6th and Myatt, Alec Graham, Neil Savage (up from grid 22nd!) and Jon Davis (in Pete Sparrow’s usual mount) rounded out the top 10 places.

Apart from Louis Tyson not finishing, Simon Crook was also a retiree after a snapped accelerator pedal prevented him completing the first lap.

Maria’s pics from the weekend: click here
Full results:
TSL Timing

 

 

 

Footage of Louis’ last corner crash: [youtube youtubeurl=”qiP_7beHBgM” ][/youtube]
Race one from Matthew Hollis’ car: [youtube youtubeurl=”8MgwC90x-SM” ][/youtube]
Matthew Hollis’ monster spin down the Gooseneck: [youtube youtubeurl=”wgZUWIO1jXg” ][/youtube]