1/10 IC & GT8 BRCA National Round 2 Wombwell 2026
The second National of the 2026 season was held at the technical and high speed
Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire on the 17th/18th May.
Again we were able to welcome some new drivers. Saturday started cloudy but dry. Rain arrived mid after-
noon curtailing any more practice. Sunday morning was bright with sunshine however some rain was forecast later in
the day. Drivers’ briefing was followed by the usual short practice session for those
unable to attend on the Saturday. Then it was straight in to 4 rounds of qualifying.
After 4 rounds of qualifying the positions were as follows :
GT8 Electric
TQ Mark Green
2nd Alfie Wadsworth
3rd Jack Brann
Saloon Touring
TQ Alex Thurston
2nd Mathew Cook
3rd Ollie Williams
220mm GT
TQ Glyn Beal
2nd Mark Boothman
3rd Daniel Leonard
Finals:B Final 220mm GT
TQ Neil Wallace led from the start until a flame out dropped him down the field.
Meanwhile Jim Beesley was driving a steady race. However young Jacob Hennell
was the fastest on the circuit , eventually taking the lead. Neil then started regaining
places but couldn’t catch Jacob who won by a lap. Neil did nick second off Jim by 1
second !
1st Jacob Hennell
2nd Neil Wallace (Serpent )
3rd Jim Beesley (Infinity)
A Final GT8
TQ Mark Green sealed the win by taking the first two legs . Young Alfie comfortably
took 2nd place in the same two legs. Third place was wide open in the third leg with
several drivers not starting or failing to finish. In the end Aiden Chevens took the last
podium place.
1st Mark Green (Serpent)
2nd Alfie Wadsworth (Serpent)
3rd Aiden Chevens
A Final Saloon Touring
Alex Thurston led off for the first few minutes building up a lead over a chasing Matt
Cook. It them started to rain and Alex and Dev came in to change tyres. Unfortunate-
ly the wrong strategy as the rain abated leaving the remainder of the race on a dry
track. Alex came in to change tyres again but was unable to catch Matt ending up half
a lap behind at the end. Craig drove consistently and stayed out the whole race taking
the final podium place.
1st Mathew Cook (Mugen)
2nd Alex Thurston (Mugen)
3rd Craig Nutting (Mugen)
A Final 220mm GT
TQ Glyn Beal stormed off in the lead with Bailey and Mark chasing hard. After
10mins Glyn lost a spur gear but stayed out but slowly dropped down the field.
Meanwhile Mark Boothman was very fast taking the lead with Paul Cook following
in second. Mark eventually won by 6 laps from Paul who ended up 1 lap ahead of
third place. Several DNFs left Matt Baker in third with Dev in 4th. These two were
on the same lap for the last couple of minutes . On the final lap they were jostling for
position and Dev got in front. On the final bend Matt managed to pass Dev . However
on the straight Dev managed to accelerate faster and overtook Matt on the line to take
the last podium spot. The margin between the two was 16/100 of a second !
1st Mark Boothman (Serpent)
2nd Paul Cook (X-Ray)
3rd Devendra Mahatme (Capricorn)
A good weekend and some great racing despite some inclement weather at times.
Thanks to Trevor and Babs for running the meeting so smoothly. There is a break un-
til the next round at Cotswolds on the weekend of 4th/5th July.
