A fun Team event this week with four Qualifying rounds only, each drivers best score counting towards their team score.
The track design was similar to the previous two weeks with most drivers improving their personal best scores.
The final results were very close with Team 4 Darren Thomas, George Hopper, Kevin Morris, Paul Wallis and Chelle Snowden being the winners with 170 Laps.
Team 3 Carly Hopper, Jake Crawshaw, Will Lacey, Benn Norris and Simon Pole took second place just a single Lap adrift with 169 Laps.
Teams 1 and 2 both had 160 Laps and Team 5 took fifth place on 157 Laps
A great evenings racing, many thanks to Will Lacey and Courtney Orme for all the work they put in to ensure the evening ran smoothly.
Due to time constraints at the end of the evening, the Winning Team will be presented with their trophies next week
For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing
Next week Tuesday 29th April is Round 5 of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile
Round 2 of the 2025 Superleague this week which is run on alternate months throughout the year.
The same track design as last week with Karl Norris being quickest after the three qualifying rounds, Josh Flanagan was in second place and Freddie Parker third. Noah Bailey was fourth, Tim Bailey fifth, and Dan Stones sixth, these drivers making up the “A” Final.
The “E” Final produced a good race between Ivan Lewty and Darren Thomas with Ivan taking the win by just over five seconds in front of Darren who set the quickest lap in the race. Eric Enion finished third, being two laps behind the leaders.
Paul Carter won the “D” Final with 33 laps with visiting driver Mike Batte in second place just ahead of Tom Moon.
The “C” Final winner was Jacob Milne with 35 laps, also having the quickest lap time. Another very close finish for second and third places with Ian Wyatt just over two seconds ahead of Kevin Morris, both with 34 laps.
The “B” Final produced the closest finish of the evening between Ian Whiston and Bob Harley. After a great race it was a photo finish with Ian winning by just 0.64 seconds ahead of Bob in second place, both on 37 laps. Mike Simpson was third with 35 laps.
The “A” Final as usual was run at a very fast pace, Karl Norris was the winner having 41 laps, Josh Flanagan was second with 39 laps, also setting the quickest lap time. Tim Bailey had a great race to take third place with 38 laps, Freddie Parker was fourth and Noah Bailey fifth.
A great evenings racing, thanks to Courtney Orme at race control and everyone who helped setting up and storing away all the equipment at the end of the evening.
Looking at the “Personal Best” results most drivers improved on the number of laps they achieved last week. The same track design will be used for a third time next week.
For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing
Next Tuesday 22nd April is the Easter Clubnight Team event, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.
Drivers will be allocated into heats as normally done each week using their qualifying positions in their previous weeks racing.
There will be Four Qualifying Heats and no finals.
Each driver’s best qualifying round of the evening will count towards their team score.
Driver’s car numbers in the GT12 Top heat to be their Team Numbereg. Car 1 = Team 1 etc.
There will be random draws for each of the other heats to allocate each Driver to a team.
Non members allowed to race (subject to numbers) but cannot be part of a team.
Trophy awarded to each driver in the winning team.
The first week of a different track design, Karl Norris was again quickest in qualifying with 39 laps. Josh Flanagan and Simon Pole both had 28 laps, Noah Bailey, Adam Hancock, Freddie Parker and Chelle Snowden all were on 37 laps.
Finals
Carly Hopper had yet another win in the “D” Final, Darren Thomas took second place, also being the top “Team Thomas “driver this week. A good performance also from new member Ivan Lewty to take third place.
Mike Simpson was first across the finishing line in the “C” Final just 0.29 seconds ahead of Caleb Jones in second place. Will Lacey was third.
Chelle Snowden was the winner of the “B” Final with 37 laps followed by Benn Norris and Tim Bailey in second and third places, both having 36 laps.
Karl Norris won the “A” Final with 39 laps as in qualifying. It was close for the next three places with Josh Flanagan, Tim Bailey and Freddie Parker finishing second, third and fourth respectively all with 38 laps. Adam Hancock was fifth having 37 laps.
See RC Results website for the full results
Next week Tuesday 15th April is round 2 of the 2025 Superleague, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.
Another very competitive racing, the third week of using a similar track design, looking at the “Personal Best” results most drivers improved on their previous best performances.
Qualifying
For the third week running Karl Norris was quickest after the three qualifying rounds , having 42 laps. Noah Bailey, Josh Flanagan, Simon Pole and Chelle Snowden took the next four places, each on 41 laps with Benn Norris sixth on 40 laps.
Finals
Carly Hopper won the “E” Final after a very close race with Eric Enion who finished in second place. Darren Thomas was the top “Team Thomas” driver this week taking third place in the race.
Jacob Milne had a convincing win in the “D” Final, being four laps clear of new club Member Ben Moon with visiting driver Joshua Hinks taking third place.
The “C” Final soon developed into a battle for the lead between Ian Wyatt, Will Lacey and Jason Thompson. Ian was the winner after lapping all the other drivers ahead of a photo finish for second and third places with Will Lacey finishing just 0.27 seconds ahead of Jason.
We were then treated to yet another great race in the “B” Final which was won by Tim Bailey with Ian Whiston being just 1.4 seconds adrift in second place. Bob Harley was third.
In the last race of the evening, the “A” Final Josh Flanagan set the fastest lap of the race but the winner was Noah Bailey, being just 0.67 seconds ahead of Karl Norris in second place. Josh took third place, all three drivers with 42 laps.
A great evenings racing, thanks to Courtney Orme at race control and everyone who helped setting up and storing away all the equipment at the end of the evening.
For the full results, click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.
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.
For more photographs see the website Gallery page.
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.
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.
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.
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
F1Winner 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.
Very close in the qualifying this week with three drivers on 41 laps, Freddie Parker was quickest followed by Karl Norris and Josh Flanagan. Four drivers were on 39 laps, Adam Hancock, Chelle Snowden, Simon Pole and Benn Norris.
Finals
“D” Final
A win good for Kevin Flamson with 28 laps, Carly Hopper finished in second place on 26 laps with Darren Thomas in third place another two laps adrift.
“C” Final
Another good result for Alex Forster winning the race with 35 laps with Kevin Morris taking second place a lap down. Jacob Milne set the quickest lap time of the race and finished third.
“B” Final
Noah Bailey won the race with 40 laps being just over two seconds ahead of Benn Norris in second place, Ian Whiton took third place with 39 laps.
“A” Final
Another great race with Karl Norris and Josh Flanagan setting equal fastest laps in the race. Karl was the winner on 42 laps, Josh finished second with 41 laps and Adam Hancock was third having 40 laps. Simon Pole was fourth, Chelle Snowden fifth and Freddie Parker sixth.
For the full results click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.
Twenty Eight drivers this week for the penultimate round of the 2024/25 Winter league.
After the three rounds of qualifying Karl Norris was quickest followed by Freddie Parker, Simon Pole, Chelle Snowden, Josh Flanagan and Noah Bailey all being closely matched for speed and making the “A” Final.
Finals
Carly Hopper won the “E” Final having 22 laps with Darren Thomas being the top “Team Thomas” driver taking second place on 21 laps and Eric Enion finished in third place on 19 laps.
The “D” Final was a good race with visiting driver George Hopper winning with 32 laps, a fine drive by Saul Theobold earned him second place, being two laps down on the leader. Will Lacey finished third a further lap down.
Kevin Morris won the “C” Final by just 0.42 seconds after a tremendous race with Ben Theobold, both having 34 laps. Visiting driver Philip Cooper was third with 32 laps.
Benn Norris was the winner of the “B” Final with 37 laps, another close race for second and third places with Adam Hancock finishing just over two seconds ahead of Ian Whiston both on 36 laps.
Just the “A” Final to go and it did not disappoint being a thrilling race with all six drivers finishing with 38 laps. Karl Norris started from pole position on the grid but it was Freddie Parker and Noah Bailey who set equal quickest lap times with Freddie winning the race, Noah taking second place and Karl Norris third. Chelle Snowden was fourth, Simon Pole fifth and Josh Flanagan sixth. Races don’t get much better to watch than this!
Just the final round of the Winter League remaining which will be held on Tuesday 4th March. It should provide an exciting finish especially in F1 where Karl Norris and Freddie Parker have equal scores at present and also F3 where Ian Wyatt is just a single point ahead of Jacob Milne.
For the full results click on the link below and select Burton Buggy Club.
Looking at the February “Personal Bests” there were very few improvements on the previous two weeks.
Many thanks to Chris Snowden for running race control and everyone who helped set up and store away all the equipment. Some extra people helping would be much appreciated especially when running five heats.
Next week Tuesday 25th February is round one of the 2025 Superleague., booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.
