Karl Norris was the top qualifier this week with Noah Bailey in second place, both with 41 laps. There were three drivers with 40 laps, Simon Pole, Benn Norris and Chelle Snowden taking third, fourth and fifth places.

Before finals Club Chairperson Chelle Snowden presented the winter league trophies.

Well done all the trophy winners, especially Freddie Parker in winning the F1 League after being tied for first place with Karl Norris with just the last round remaining.

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Finals

After having problems with his car in qualifying Ian Wyatt won the “D” Final being six laps ahead of second place Darren Thomas using his new car for the first time. Barry Thomas was third and Mick Moon fourth.

The “C” Final was won by Will Lacey with 33 laps, Paul Carter set the fastest lap of the race but had to settle for second place on 32 laps. Jason Thompson took third place with 31 laps, just ahead of Tom Moon.

Bob Harley won the “B” final for the third week running after a great race with Richard Johnston, both having with 37 laps. Steven Myall finished third a lap down.

Just the “A” Final left which was won by Karl Norris with 41 laps as in qualifying. Noah Bailey finished in second place on 40 laps followed by Chelle Snowden and Simon Pole on 39 laps. Benn Norris and Tim Bailey were both on 38 laps and Ian Whiston 37 laps.

For the full results, click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.

Next Tuesday 1st April is round 3 of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

A different track design this week which will also be used for the next two weeks.

After the three qualifying rounds Karl Norris was quickest being just over six seconds ahead of Noah Bailey. Josh Flanagan was in third place, Adam Hancock fourth, Ian Whiston fifth and Richard Johnston sixth, all making the “A” Final.

Carly Hopper was the winner of the “D” Final with a good performance from Darren Thomas earning him second place with Eric Enion finishing third.

In the “C” Final Alex Forster won with Paul Carter taking second place and Will Lacey third.

For the second week running Bob Harley won the “B” final with Tim Bailey in second place and George Hopper third.

The “A” Final was as usual a great race to watch with Karl Norris winning from pole position, Noah Bailey was second being 4.57 seconds behind Karl. A close finish for second and third places with Josh Flanagan finishing just 0.61 seconds ahead of Adam Hancock. Ian Whiston took fifth place and Richard Johnston was sixth.

A good evenings racing, thanks to everyone who helped set up and store away all the equipment at the end of the evening and also to Simon Pole and Courtney Orme who carried out repairs to the track markers.

For the full results, click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.

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Next week Tuesday 25th March is Round 2 of the Spring League booking in as usual by text message to the Club’s Mobile. 

The Winter League Trophies will also be presented between the Qualifying rounds and the start of the Finals. 

The first of ten rounds of the Spring League with Josh Flanagan being to top qualifier in GT12 with Club Chairperson Chelle Snowden in second place, Adam Hancock third and Benn Norris fourth, all a lap down on Josh.

Simon Pole was quickest in the LMP Class, closely followed by Louis Parker, with Karl Norris and Freddie Parker two laps adrift.

Finals

The “D” Final was won by Kevin Flamson, being five laps clear of Carly Hopper in second place with Darren Thomas finishing third to be the top “Team Thomas” driver this week.

George Hopper had a great win in the “C” Final, Will Lacey was second and new member Jason Thompson took third place in his first evenings racing at Burton.

It was good to see Bob Harley racing again, he was in good form winning the “B” Final from pole position on the start grid with Caleb Jones taking second place and Kevin Morris third just ahead of Ian Wyatt.

Adam Hancock won the “A” Final, it was extremely close for second and third places with Chelle Snowden finishing just 0.12 seconds ahead of Benn Norris. Tim Bailey was fourth, Ian Whiston fifth and Josh Flanagan sixth.

The last race of the evening was the LMP final. Simon Pole set the quickest lap time and won the race, lapping all of the other drivers. Karl Norris was took second place, Gavin Rice was third and Freddie Parker fourth.

For the full results, including the “Personal Best” times for all the drivers over the past three weeks track design, click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.

RC-Timing 

Next week Tuesday 18th March is an ordinary Clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the Club’s Mobile. 

The last round of Winter league this week with the scores after nine rounds in F1 and F3 in particular were extremely close. Karl Norris and Freddie Parker were tied on points in F1and in F3 Ian Wyatt was just a single point ahead of Jacob Milne.

After the three qualifying rounds Freddie Parker was the only driver to achieve 43 laps to take pole position in the “A” Final ahead of Karl Norris and Simon Pole, Benn Norris, Chelle Snowden and F2 League leader Ian Whiston. Jacob Milne was a lap quicker than Ian Wyatt in F3, both drivers making the “B” Final.

Finals

Carly Hopper won the “D” Final being six laps ahead of second place driver Darren Thomas, with Barry Thomas a further four laps adrift.

The “C” final winner was Mike Simpson, Will Lacey took second place and George Hopper finished third.

A great “B” Final, producing a very close finish between Tim Bailey and Richard Johnston with Tim taking second place, both with 40 laps. Junior member Jacob Milne was the highest placed F3 driver, having an impressive 39 laps, making him the overall winner in F3.

Freddie Parker starting in pole position won the “A” final and the F1 league with a tremendous drive, being a lap clear of Karl Norris in second place. Benn Norris was third, Simon Pole fourth , Ian Whiston fifth and also winning the F2 league. Chelle Snowden finished sixth. Well done Freddie!

Final Winter League 2024-25 results

F1 Winner Freddie Parker Second Karl Norris Third Benn Norris

F2 Winner Ian Whiston Second Steven Myall Third Mike Simpson

F3 Winner Ian Wyatt Second Will Lacey Third Kevin Flamson

F3(J) Winner Jacob Milne Second Benedict Enion Third Louis Speight

Congratulations to all the trophy winners.

Next week, Tuesday 11th March is Round 1 of the 2025 Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

For the full results click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.

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