Round 2 was held at the long standing technical Wombwell circuit ,
South Yorkshire, on the 21st/22nd May. Another good entry with 46 drivers .
A promising forecast for a dry weekend allowed a full morning open practice and three rounds of timed practice heats on Saturday.
Due to local noise restrictions track time was limited each day so Sunday started with a 15 minute session for those drivers unable to attend on Saturday, followed by three rounds of qualifying heats.
The track seemed to improve each round with several drivers achieving their best time in the final round.
The final qualifying positions were as follows:
GT8 1/8 Nitro
TQ Greg Hill
2nd Mark Boothman
3rd. Steve White
1/10 IC 220mm GT
TQ Richard Boult
2nd Richard K
3rd Jamie Goodall
1/10 IC 200mm Touring
TQ Stefan Chodzynski
2nd Devendra Mahatme
3rd Stephen Brooke.
GT8 1/10 Electric
TQ Alex Thurston
2nd Glyn Beal
3rd Craig Woods
Finals:
B Final 1/10 Nitro
Dev Mahatme took an early lead before a flame out dropped him down the field .He managed to close the gap eventually taking the win ahead of Freddie and Adz , who had a close battle in second and third.
1st Dev Mahatme (Serpent) - 220mm GT
2nd Freddie Parker - 220mm GT
3rd Adz Mughal (Serpent) - 220mm GT
A Final GT8 Nitro
TQ Greg Hill led from start to finish eventually winning by 3 laps from second placed Ian McLarney. Steve White took the final podium place only one second ahead of Barry Thompson !
1st Greg Hill (X-ray)
2nd Ian McLarney
3rd.Steve White (Serpent)
B Final GT8 Electric
This was decided by the common electric racing format of three five minute finals with the best two to count for the overall result.
This allows each driver to drop their worst run.
Lee Chapman and Gareth Ramskill took the first two places just as the previous round at Halifax. Jim Griffith took the final podium place.
1st Lee Chapman
2nd Gareth Ramskill
3rd Jim Griffith
A Final 1/10 Nitro
Richard Boult and Richard K. continued their close battle as per qualifying.
Eventually Richard K took the win one lap ahead. Jamie Goodall was in close pursuit before a broken rear belt ended his race. Ian Arkell just came in 7 seconds ahead of Bob Harley, to take his first A Final podium
1st Ryszard Kozakiewicz (Serpent) 220mm GT
2nd Richard Boult (X-ray) 220mm GT
3rd Ian Arkell (Serpent) 220mm GT
200mm Touring
1st Stefan Chodzynski (Capricorn)
2nd Devendra Mahatme (Serpent)
3rd Matt Williams
A Final GT8 Electric
TQ Alex Thurston dominated all legs. Adam Griffith took second with Craig Woods claiming the final podium place.
1st Alex Thurston (Capricorn)
2nd Adam Griffith
3rd Craig Woods (Serpent)
Another enjoyable race weekend with some competitive close racing coupled with an inclusive friendly atmosphere. The next round is at the challenging Cotswolds circuit on the weekend of the 25th and 26th June.
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