6-02-24 Winter League Round 10

A testing track design this week with James Hart the top qualifier, Karl Norris being second and having the fastest lap both drivers with 42 laps. Chelle Snowden was third, Simon Pole fourth, Benn Norris fifth, McKenzie Wallace sixth and Freddie Parker seventh completing the “A” Final line up.

Finals

Ian Craig was the winner of the “E” Final being three laps clear of Barry Thomas in second place with Eric Enion finishing third just under a second behind Barry.

The “D” final was won by Kevin Morris ahead of Joseph Norris in second place with Jacob Milne third.

A good win for Josh Freeman in the “C” Final, Louis Speight was just over four seconds behind in second place with Gaz de Roeck finishing third a lap adrift.

The “B” final was an extremely close race, at the finish Guy Rogers was the winner, Alfie Hart second and Sam Pope third, all with 38 laps.

James Hart won the “A” Final with an impressive 43 laps, Simon Pole was second on 41 laps, followed by Karl Norris, Chelle Snowden and Freddie Parker with 40 laps, Benn Norris was sixth on 38 and McKenzie Wallace seventh with 32 laps.

For the full race results follow the link below and select Burton Buggy Club. 

RC-Timing 

Next week, Tuesday 13th February is a Clubnight – booking in as usual by text message to the Club mobile.

Note that some of the Clubs more experienced drivers and mechanics have very kindly offered give advice and help setting up members cars during the evening. If you wish to be included please contact Bob Harley.

 

30-01-24 Winter League Round 9

A new track design this week with Karl Norris being top qualifier followed by Richard Norris, Chelle Snowden and Simon Pole in second, third and fourth places, all four drivers having 37 laps.

Finals

Rory Baggott won the “E” Final being three laps clear of second place driver Kevin Flamson, with Darren Thomas taking third place to be the top “Team Thomas” driver this week.

New member Louis Speight was the winner of the “D” Final with 31 laps, Kevin Morris took second place with Jacob Milne finishing third.

Ian Whiston won the “C” Final on 32 laps with Steven Myall in second place and Darren Holyland third, both on 31 laps.

The “B” Final was a very close race, the winner was Gavin Rice with 35 laps. There were five drivers on 34 laps, Alfie Hart was second, Lee Speight third, Adam Hancock fourth, Bob Harley fifth and Caleb Jones in sixth place. A great race to watch.

Just the “A” final remaining which was won by Karl Norris with 38 laps starting from pole position. Simon Pole was second and Benn Norris third, both on 37 laps. Mckenzie Wallace took fourth place, Chelle Snowden fifth and Guy Rogers sixth – all three drivers with 36 laps.

For the full race results follow the link below and select Burton Buggy Club. 

RC-Timing 

Next week is Round 10 of the winter league, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

23-01-24 Winter League Round 8

Prior to racing the Club Chairman Bob Harley presented the 2023 Superleague Trophies.

F1 Winner Adam Hancock, Second Simon Pole, Third Chelle Snowden

F2 Winner Mike Simpson, Second Ian Whiston, Third Alfie Hart

F3 Winner Gaz de Roeck, Second Caleb Jones, Third Will Lacey

Congratulations to all the trophy winners.

A very competitive evenings racing with several close results. Many thanks to Courtney Orme at race control and to everyone who helped to set up and pack away the track and equipment

For the full race results follow the link below and select Burton Buggy Club. 

RC-Timing 

The Winter League continues with Round 9 next week, Tuesday 30th January.

Booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs Mobile.

16-01-24 Winter League Round 7

Round 7 of the Winter League this week with the best 8 round scores from a possible 11 to count for the League Championship.

Louis Parker was top qualifier with 42 laps followed by Karl Norris, Freddie Parker and Chelle Snowden with 41 laps.

Finals

Clark Newcombe won the “E” Final with Ian Craig taking second place ahead of Junior Member Rory Baggott who finished third. Well done Rory.

The “D” Final was a great race, at the finish Brynn Hall was the winner , Will Lacey took second place and Kevin Morris third.

James Adkins had a fine win in the “C” Final, also setting the fastest lap, Junior member Caleb Jones finished in second place and Mike Simpson was third.

The “B” Final was won by Guy Rogers, Benn Norris was second and also having the fastest lap in the race, Junior member Alfie Hart finished third – all three drivers with 38 Laps.

Just the “A Final remaining which was won by Louis Parker with Karl Norris in second place – both drivers with 41 laps. Junior member Freddie Parker took third place on 40 laps, just 0.33 seconds ahead of Chelle Snowden who finished fourth. Gavin Rice was fifth, Adam Hancock sixth and Dan Stones seventh, all with 39 Laps.

Many thanks to Chris Snowden at race control and everyone who helped set up and store away the equipment.

For the full race results follow the link and select Burton Buggy Club. RC-Timing 

Round 8 of the Winter League is next week Tuesday the 23rd January, the 2023 Superleague Trophies will also be presented. Booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs Mobile.

09-01-24 January Clubnight

An enjoyable evenings racing on a great track layout.

The qualifying was close, Karl Norris being quickest in GT12 with Justin Heath in second place, both with 39 Laps. There were four drivers having 38 Laps – Kayleigh Knight, Benn Norris, Simon Pole and Adam Hancock. An excellent result for “Team Norris” in taking three of the top four places.

Louis Parker was quickest in LMP12 with Freddie Parker second and Dan Stones third.

Finals

New Members Nick Newcombe and Clark Newcombe took first and third places in the “D” Final with Ian Craig finishing in second place.

Darren Holyland won the “C” Final with Alex Forster having the fastest lap of the race and taking second place just over four seconds behind. Will Lacey was third.

Guy Rogers was the winner in the “B” final after a very close contest with Sam Pope and Richard Johnston, all finishing with 36 Laps.

Karl Norris won an exciting “A” Final with 39 Laps, Justin Heath took second place and set the fastest lap, Simon pole was third and Adam Hancock fourth, all with 38 Laps.

The last race of the evening was the LMP12 Final and was won by Freddie Parker, Dan Stones finished in second place and Louis Parker third.

Many thanks to Courtney Orme at race control and everyone who helped set up and store away the equipment.

For the full race results follow the link and select Burton Buggy Club. RC-Timing 

It is Round 7 of the Winter League next week, Tuesday the 16th January, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs Mobile.

02-01-24 Winter League Round 6

Twenty six drivers braved the inclement road conditions for the first race meeting of 2024.

Karl Norris was the top qualifier with Freddie Parker and Simon Pole being second and third, all three with 41 laps. Chelle Snowden was fourth and Kayleigh Knight fifth both on 40 laps.

Finals

Ian Craig had a runaway victory in the “D” Final being five laps clear of second place driver Clark Newcombe with Barry Thomas taking third place a lap ahead of Darren Thomas to be the top “Team Thomas” driver of the evening.

Visiting driver Peter Lax won a closely contested “C” Final with Steven Myall finishing in second place and Alex Forster third.

The “B” final was a close race with Benn Norris winning from Bob Harley in second place with Gavin Rice finishing a lap down in third.

Karl Norris was the winner of the “A” Final starting from pole position, it was close though with Simon Pole taking second place less than two seconds behind. Chelle Snowden finished in third place and Alfie Hart fourth, also being the best Junior Member.

For the full race results follow the link and select Burton Buggy Club. RC-Timing 

Next week is the January Clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the Club Mobile.

19-12-23 XMAS Trophy Meeting

The final race meeting of 2023 with the usual format of three qualifying rounds and a final.

Kevin Flamson won the “E” Final with visiting driver Clark Newcombe taking second place, Darren Thomas third and Eric Enion fourth.

The “D” Final was a close result with Will Lacey winning, new member Brynn Hall finishing in second place and Joseph Norris third.

Caleb Jones was first across the finishing line in the “C” Final after a close race with Mike Simpson, with Joseph Norris taking third place.

The “B” Final was won by Kayleigh Knight with Dan Stones in second place just over two seconds ahead of Gavin Rice who was third.

Karl Norris won the “A” Final from pole position on the starting grid. There were tremendous performances from junior members Freddie Parker and Alfie Hart who battled it out for second and third places. Freddie finishing second and Alfie third. A great race to conclude the evenings racing.

The Trophies were presented at the end of the evening by Chelle Snowden, congratulations to all the trophy winners.

For the full race results follow the link and select Burton Buggy Club. RC-Timing 

Note that there in no racing on Boxing Day, the next race meeting will be the Winter League Round 6 on Tuesday 2nd January 2024, booking in as usual by text message to the clubs mobile.

Club Membership for 2024 will be available at Race Control, a reminder also not to forget your BRCA membership.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone.

12-12-23 December Clubnight

Three qualifying rounds and a final for the December Clubnight.

James Hart was the top qualifier followed by Karl Norris, Simon Pole, Richard Norris, Freddie Parker and Josh Flanagan, these making up the “A” Final.

Finals

Ian Craig set the fastest lap in the “E” Final and won the race, with Barry Thomas finishing second on the same lap and Kevin Flamson third being a lap down.

In the “D” Final Darren Holyland and new member James Adkins had a very close race with Darren winning with 32 laps, just over a second ahead of James in second place. Louis Speight finished third, Paul Galbraith fourth and Will Lacey fifth – all three drivers on 31 laps.

Dan Stones won the “C” Final by a lap but it a close result for the next three places with less than two seconds separating the drivers. Mike Simpson was second, Richard Johnston third and Daniel Lacey fourth.

A great “B” Final, the winner being Adam Hancock with Benn Norris taking second place less than a second adrift. Lee Speight was third being two laps behind the leaders.

James Hart won the “A” Final from pole position on the starting grid with 40 laps and also set the fastest lap. Karl Norris was second with 39 laps and Richard Norris third on 38 laps. Josh Flanagan was fourth with 38 laps, Simon Pole fifth on 37 laps and Freddie Parker sixth with 31 laps.

Many thanks to Chelle and Chris Snowden for running race control and all those who helped set up and pack away all the equipment.

For the full race results follow the link and select Burton Buggy Club. RC-Timing 

Next week Tuesday the 19th December will be the Christmas Trophy Meeting, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

Club membership for 2024 will be available at race control.

05-12-23 Superleague 2023 Round 6

Thirty-one drivers this week for the final round of the 2023 Superleague.

After the three qualifying rounds Karl Norris was the quickest being just 6/100th of a second ahead of Louis Parker, both drivers with 41 laps. Justin Heath was third and Simon Pole fourth on 40 laps, Benn Norris and Freddie Parker took fifth and sixth places with 39 laps and Gavin Rice took the remaining “A” Final place with 38 laps.

A Simon Pole track design this week having to avoid the Hall Christmas decorations.

Finals

First up was the “E” Final which was won by Joshua Hinks with 28 laps, racing at Burton for the first time. Kevin Flamson was second and Ian Craig third.

Caleb Jones had a great win in the “D” Final on 35 laps, Louis Speight took second place on 32 laps and Steven Myall was third on 31 laps.

The “C” Final developed into a very close race between Josh Freeman and Richard Johnston with Josh being the winner by just over a second, both driver having 36 laps. Alex Forster finished in third place with 35 laps.

Chelle Snowden and Adam Hancock had a great race in the “B” final with Chelle finishing in front by just 0.45 seconds to take the win with 39 laps, Adam fiishing second. Dan Stones was third on 38 laps.

Another very exciting final this week with Karl Norris starting from pole position and Louis Parker second on the grid both dropped down the race order after just over two minutes into the race. Justin Heath was quick to take advantage, taking the lead and with some great driving holding on to it to win the race with 41 laps. Karl Norris fought back up to second place just 0.72 seconds adrift. Simon Pole was third, Louis Parker fourth and Benn Norris fifth, all with 40 laps. Freddie Parker finished sixth and Gavin Rice seventh.

Superleague 2023 Final Results

F1 Winner Adam Hancock Second Simon Pole Third Chelle Snowden

F2 Winner Mike Simpson Second Ian Whiston Third Alfie Hart

F3 Winner Gaz de Roeck Second Caleb Jones Third Will Lacey

For the full race results follow the link and select Burton Buggy Club. RC-Timing 

NOTE BURTON BUGGY CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR 2024 IS AVAILABLE AT RACE CONTROL

Next week is the December Clubnight, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

28-11-23 Winter League Round 5

Karl Norris was top qualifier this week with Simon Pole in second place 5.4 seconds adrift, both drivers achieving 38 laps. There were three drivers with 37 laps, Freddie Parker was the quickest taking third place with some great driving, Gavin Rice was fourth and Benn Norris fifth.

Before the Finals Chelle Snowden presented Alex Forster the Summer League F3 Junior Winners trophy, well done Alex!

Finals

Brynn Hall won the “D” Final with Ian Craig taking second place and Kevin Flamson third.

The “C” Final winner was Mike Simpson, Ian Whiston finished second, also setting the quickest lap of the race and Darren Holyland was third.

A very close “B” Final with Chelle Snowden being the winner just 0.29 seconds ahead of Dan Stones, Bob Harley took third place.

A great “A” Final as usual, Karl Norris winning from pole position with 39 laps, Simon Pole was second ,Freddie Parker third and Benn Norris fourth, all three drivers with 38 laps and Gavin Rice was fifth on 37 laps.

Next week is the final round of the 2023 Super League, booking in as usual by text message to the Clubs mobile.

For the full race results follow the link and select Burton Buggy Club. RC-Timing 

NOTE BURTON BUGGY CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR 2024 WILL BE AVAILABLE AT RACE CONTROL FROM NEXT WEEK