Once again just six drivers competed in our 173rd event, this one for Group 5 Sports Cars (G5SC) and Formula 1 (F1) classes. We're definitely being affected by the summer holidays.
Luke B took pole in both classes, setting a new G5SC lap record in the process. For the first time in quite a while we saw FF-motored F1 cars being driven by all but one driver, Ramesh. We ran the F1 races first and from the onset there was chaos with race stoppages for multi-car crashes, the track being blocked on several occasions. This aside, the racing was close and competitive, especially between the cars of Ramesh, Luke B and myself. After the five races were over it was clear who the overall winner would be.
The G5SC races were just as competitive but without the crashes and race stoppages we saw in F1. The competition for first spot was fought out between Steve's and Luke B's Alfa 33/3 cars. Despite running similar machines, Ramesh and I were not quite up there with them because of their consistent pace. I had a braid wire break in the second race which demoted me to last place, but could not compete for top honours even without this happening. Luke's Ferrari had its best outing yet having improved the downforce and rear wheels and tyres but it was still just off the pace, causing him several de-slots in his efforts to push it to the limit.
The results
Congratulations to the winners.
2014 Overall Class Points Update
Next event's classes: Class grouping G: GT - 5 races @ 40 laps, LMP - 5 races @ 40 laps. As usual, don't forget to see the updated fastest times for the FRC classes to know what the benchmarks are for your cars, the updated class average qualifying times and the updated 2014 Class Points Standings.
See you on the circuit...
Gordon
