05-05-15 Spring League Round 5

Jordan Galbraith wins all the V12 Mardave qualifying rounds and the Final
Louis Parker is the top GT12 driver being unbeaten all evening
A great performance from Chelle Snowden to score maximum points in division 2
Matt Popejoy continues his unbeaten run in division 3

Track
Some very tight sections this week

Qualifying
Jordan Galbraith was the top qualifier in the V12 Mardave class with some excellent driving, Mike Simpson was second and Paul Galbraith third all being on 22 laps.
Louis Parker was much quicker than the other drivers in the GT12 class with only Darren Ford making a serious challenge, Louis won all the heats and achieved 29 laps, Darren was second with 28 and Gavin Maciver third on 27.
In division 2 there was some close racing between Chelle Snowden and Dave Tomlinson, Dave won round 1 but Chelle won rounds 2 and 3 to have the better time by 4 seconds. Bob Harley was third with 25 laps.
Matt Popejoy was the quickest of the division 3 drivers once again and was best qualifier on 21 laps, Alister Hart was second a lap down.

Finals
In the Mardave final Jordan Galbraith starting from pole on the grid lead the race from start to finish to win, behind him there was a serious battle for second place between Mike Simpson and Paul Galbraith. Mike had a lead of 3 seconds mid-way through the race but then Paul started to gradually reel him in, with one and a half minutes to go he had caught up and for the remaining laps the cars were only inches apart, a slight error by Mike on the last bend gave Paul an opportunity to get past, the cars crossing the line together with Mike still having 0.27 seconds advantage. A great race!
Well done Jordan on being the top Mardave and “Team Galbraith” driver this week, beating his dad Paul – will there be team orders in the next round?

The GT12 C Final was yet another Matt Popejoy victory, making five maximum points out of five at the mid point of the league. Looks like almost certain promotion to division 2 for the summer league. Alister Hart took second place three laps down.

Ashley King got his car going well in the GT12 B Final to score an impressive 41 laps and win, Bob Harley just got the better of Nick Bruty to take second place with Nick third, both drivers on 39 laps.

A crash on the first bend dropped pole position driver Louis Parker down to second place in the GT12 A Final with Darren Ford taking the lead. Louis was soon right behind him and thrilling race ensued with Darren under constant pressure, the lead changed hands a couple of times near the middle of the race and Darren was still leading up to lap 31. A slight mistake by Darren gave Louis the opportunity he was waiting for and he went on to win by over 4 seconds. Darren was second and a tremendous drive by Chelle Snowden earned her third place and the best division 2 driver, Dave Tomlinson was fourth.
Good stuff Louis, a great race to watch!