The penultimate round of the spring league with three drivers achieving 41 laps in qualifying. Josh Flanagan was quickest with Karl Norris just 0.33 seconds slower and Noah Bailey in third place only 0.31 seconds behind Karl

“D” Final

Ed Carter was the winner with 27 laps, being four laps clear of second place driver Darren Thomas. Ivan Lewty took third place being a further lap down.

“C” Final

A good race with Mike Simpson and Will Lacey battling for the lead. At the finish Will was the winner by 2.3 seconds from Mike in second place, both drivers having 35 laps. Carly took thord place on 31 laps.

“B” Final

Tim Bailey won the race with 38 laps followed by Richard Johnston on 36 laps. Kevin Morris took third place on 36 laps.

“A” Final

As usual a very competitive race with the top three drivers all getting 40 Laps. The winner by just under 1.5 seconds was Noah Bailey, Karl Norris was second ,and Josh Flanagan third. Benn Norris finished fourth on 39 Laps..

With just one round to go the leading positions are:-

F1 Karl Norris 698, Josh Flanagan 694, Chellle Snowden 682

F2 Noah Bailey 700, Tim Bailey 695, Mike Simpson 679

F3 Ian Wyatt 699, Will Lacey 692, Carly Hopper 676

For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing

Next week, Tuesday 1st July is the July Clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

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After the three rounds of qualifying there were three drivers with 40 laps. Karl Norris was quickest followed by Josh Flanagan and Noah Bailey. Richard Norris was fourth and Ben Norris fifth, both having 39 laps.

Finals
Darren Thomas won the “D” Final with 23 laps, Kevin Flamson was second on 22 laps with Eric Enion taking third place having 21 laps.

The “C” Final was won by George Hopper with 36 laps, Will Lacey took second place having 33 laps ahead of Steven Myall on 29 laps.

A great “B” Final with Tim Bailey winning with 39 laps, Ian Whiston was second on 38 laps and Bob Harley third with 36 laps.

A tremendous “A” Final to conclude the evenings racing. Karl Norris starting from pole position was the winner of the race with 40 laps. There were three drivers on 39 laps, Noah Bailey took second place by just 0.7 seconds ahead of Josh Flanagan with Simon Pole finishing in fourth place. Benn Norris finished fifth and Richard Norris sixth, both on 38 laps.

After three rounds the current league leaders are:-

F1 – Karl Norris with a maximum 300 points

F2 – Noah Bailey 289 points

F3 – Will Lacey 260 points

For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing

Next week, Tuesday 17th June is the Summer Trophy meeting, booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

An ordinary Clubnight this week with no League points at stake and the opportunity for drivers to experiment with their cars setup.

Qualifying

Freddie Parker was quickest in qualifying being three seconds quicker than Karl Norris, both having 40 laps. Justin Heath was third and Simon Pole fourth with 39 laps, followed by Benn Norris, Tim Bailey, Ian Whiston and Dan Stones on 38 laps.

Finals

Kevin Flamson won the “D” final, being three laps clear of second place driver Darren Thomas with Ivan Lewty third. Barry Thomas took fourth place and Benedict Enion was fifth.

“Chelle Snowden” took first place in the “C” Final ahead of Mike Simpson, both on 33 laps. Will Lacey finished in third place and Carly Hopper was fourth.

A very competitive “B” Final with the top three drivers all having 38 laps and separated by just over three seconds. Jacob Milne was the winner, Richard Johnston took second place being 0.37 seconds behind and Ian Whiston was third.

As usual we were treated to a great “A” Final with Freddie Parker winning from pole position by three seconds from Karl Norris in second place, both on 41 laps. Two drivers on 40 laps, Simon Pole was third and Justin Heath fourth. Benn Norris finished fifth having 39 laps and Tim Bailey was sixth on 37 laps. A superb race to watch!

For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing

Many thanks to Bob Harley for spending most of the evening helping other drivers with their cars, Courtney Orme at race control and everyone else who helped set up the track and store away the equipment at the end of the evening .

Next week, Tuesday 10th June is round 3 of the 2025 Superleague, booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

The second week of the same track design with Noah Bailey being quickest in qualifying and being the only driver to achieve 40 laps. It was very close for the next three places with Karl Norris, Josh Flanagan and Justin Heath all on 39 laps in second, third and fourth places respectively.

Finals

A win for Carly Hopper in the “D” Final with 27 laps, Ivan Lewty finished in second place with Kevin Flamson third, both on 27 laps.

Steven Myall won the “C” Final on 36 laps being two laps ahead of Ian Wyatt in second place. A good race for the next three places with three drivers finishing on 32 laps with just four seconds between them. Mike Simpson took third place, visiting driver Andy Hughes was fourth and Will Lacey fifth.

Chelle Snowden won the “B” final with 38 laps, Benn Norris was second also on 38 laps with Tim Bailey taking third place on 37 laps.

The “A” Final was a great race with all the drivers eventually finishing in their starting grid positions and the first four drivers all achieving 40 laps. The winner was Noah Bailey, Karl Norris was second, Josh Flanagan third and Justin Heath fourth. Richard Norris took fifth place and Ian Whiston was sixth. Well done Noah, a great performance.

For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing

Many thanks to Will Lacey at race control and everyone else who helped set up the track and store away the equipment at the end of the evening .

Next week, Tuesday 3rd June is an ordinary Clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

Three qualifying rounds and a final as usual on a new track design with Karl Norris being quickest closely followed by Justin Heath, both having 38 laps. Benn Norris was third, Ian Whiston fourth and Dan Stones fifth all with 37 laps Jacob Milne took the remaining “A” Final place with 36 laps, well done Jacob!

“D” Final

Ed Carter was the winner with 23 laps followed by Ivan Lewty on 21 laps and Barry Thomas taking third place with 19 laps.

“C” Final

The winner was Will Lacey having 31 laps, being was three laps ahead of Carly Hopper in second place. Kevin Flamson finished third being a further lap down.

“B” Final

A good win for Bob Harley having 36 laps with Steven Myall taking second place on 35 laps ahead of Mike Simpson on 34.

“A” Final

Karl Norris won the race from pole position on the start grid, being the only driver to achieve 39 laps. It was a great race for second place between Benn Norris and Justin Heath with Justin finishing ahead of Benn by just 0.71 Seconds. Ian Whiston was fourth on 37 laps and Jacob Milne fifth on 35.

For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing

Many thanks to Bob Harley, Chelle Snowden and all the other members who helped some of the less experienced drivers to set up their cars.

It was also good to see more members helping store away all the equipment at the end of the evenings racing.

Next week, Tuesday 27th May is round 8 of the spring league, booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

The third and final week of the the same track design with several drivers improving their personal best times.

Two drivers achieved 44 laps in qualifying. Josh Flanagan was quickest being 2.5 seconds ahead of Simon Pole in second place. Noah Bailey, Justin Heath and Chelle Snowden were third, fourth and fifth, all on 43 laps.

Finals

Kevin Flamson was the winner of the “D” Final having 32 laps, with Eric Enion and Ivan Lewty taking second and third places on 28 laps. New member Ed Carter was fourth.

Jacob Milne had a great drive to win the “C” Final on 40 laps. George Hopper finished second and Kevin Morris third, both drivers having 38 laps.

The “B” Final was a close race between Richard Johnston and Tim Bailey, at the finish Richard was the winner having 42 Laps with Tim on 41 Laps. Steven Myall was third with 40 Laps.

Another exciting “A” Final with Josh Flanagan winning on 43 Laps and setting the quickest lap of the evening. Noah Bailey was second, Chelle Snowden third and Justin Heath fourth, all on 42 Laps. Ian Whiston finished in fifth place and Simon Pole sixth.

For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing

Next Tuesday 20th May is the May Clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the Club Mobile.

Several of the Clubs most experienced drivers will be available to give advice and help to other members of the Club in setting up and maintaining their cars.

Twenty Eight drivers this week on a track design as per last week with Freddie Parker being quickest in qualifying by just over half a second from Karl Norris in second place. Josh Flanagan was third, all three drivers having 44 Laps.

“E” Final

“Team Thomas” took the top two places on the start grid with Darren car 1 and Barry car 2. A good race this with Darren winning with 28 laps and having the fastest lap, Barry finishing second on 26 laps and Benedict Enion third with 23 laps, all improving their personal bests. Well done all the drivers.

“D” Final

Steven Myall had a great drive to win by three laps from Tom Moon taking second place and Ben Moon finished third a further two laps down.

“C” Final

A very competitive race this with the first three drivers all finishing on 38 laps. Jacob Milne was the winner by six seconds from Kevin Morris and Ian Wyatt who had identical laps and race times ! Kevin had the faster best lap time and took second place.

“B” Final

A win for Chelle Snowden with 42 laps by just over two seconds from Justin Heath in second place and also had the quickest lap time, with Richard Johnston third, a lap adrift.

“A” Final

A tremendous race to conclude the evenings racing with the first four drivers all having 43 laps. Freddie Parker starting from pole position on the grid was the winner and also set the quickest lap time. It was very close for second and third places with Josh Flanagan taking second being a second ahead of Karl Norris in third place. Noah Bailey was fourth also having 43 Laps. Benn Norris finished fifth and Ian Whiston sixth.

For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing

Next Tuesday 13th May is Round 7 of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Club Mobile.

Note on the Clubight of May 20th, some of the Clubs most experienced drivers will be available to give advice and help other members of the Club in setting up their cars. Members wishing to take part should add their names to the list at Race Control on Tuesday 13th or text the Club Mobile.

A new track design by Simon Pole to be used for the next three weeks.

Qualifying

Karl Norris was quickest followed by Freddie Parker and Josh Flanagan, all with 43 Laps. There were four Drivers on 42 Laps. Chelle Snowden, Benn Norris, Simon Pole and Dan Stones.

Before the Finals the trophies were presented by Simon Pole to last weeks Easter Team Event winners Darren Thomas, George Hopper, Kevin Morris, Paul Wallis and Chelle Snowden.

Finals

Ivan Lewty was the winner of the “E” Final being two laps ahead of Darren Thomas in second place with Eric Enion taking third place a further two laps down.

The “D” Final winner was Jason Thompson with an impressive 37 laps, George Hopper was second and Tom Moon third.

The “C” Final was an extremely close race with the first four drivers all having 38 Laps. Ian Wyatt was the winner, Kevin Morris took second place, Alex Forster finished third and Paul Wallis fourth.

Ian Whiston won the “B” Final with 42 Laps, followed by Tim Bailey on 41, and Bob Harley 40.

The “A” Final was a tremendous race with Karl Norris winning by just under one and a half seconds ahead of Josh Flanagan in second place, both having 42 Laps. A very close race for the next two places also with Chelle Snowden taking third place with 41 Laps, just over two and a half seconds ahead of Benn Norris in fourth place.

For the full results, click on the link and select Burton Buggy Club RC-Timing

Next week Tuesday 6th May is Round 6 of the Spring League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

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 Number eg.  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.