The last round of the Summer League and with the best six from a possible nine round scores to count several trophy winning positions were in the balance so the pressure was on to get a good result. In F2 it was possible for Dan Sheppard to take the league title but only if he was the top F2 driver of the evening as under the “countback” tie break system Jordan Leavis the leader after round 8 would win as his seventh best round score was greater.

A “James Hart” design track layout called for some accurate driving so the scene was set for some exciting racing.

Qualifying
After the three rounds of qualifying Alex Forster took pole position for the V12 Mardave final with Roy Matthews second and Harvey Forster third.

Ashley King was the quickest in the GT12 class followed by Karl Norris, Steve Donald, Chelle Snowden and Dan Sheppard – these five drivers making up the A Final.

Mark Deacon quietly took pole position for the B Final ahead of Bob Harley, Guy Rogers, Richard Norris and Kayleigh Knight.

Mike Simpson, Chris Metcalfe, Jordan Leavis and new member Martyn Hartshorne driving his new car for the first time completed the C Final line up.

Finals
Alex Forster was the winner of the V12 Mardave final, it was close for second place with Harvey Forster managing to get ahead of Roy Matthews to make it a “Team Forster” first and second.

In the GT12 C Final pole position driver Mike Simpson had a smashing time (YET ANOTHER Bodyshell required!), eventually retiring from the race. Chris Metcalfe, racing for the first time in several weeks was in top form and won the race with Martyn Hartshorne finishing in third place.

In the B Final Mark Deacon won from pole position, Bob Harley took second place 8 seconds adrift and Kayleigh Knight finished third with an exceptional drive pushing Guy Rogers and Richard Norris down to fourth and fifth places. Well done Kayleigh!

Just the A Final to go where Ashley was “King” of the track, Steve Donald was second, Karl Norris took third ahead of Chelle Snowden and Dan Sheppard.

A great finish to the league, congratulations to the winners and all the other trophy winners
Alex Forster – V12 Mardave
Karl Norris – GT12 F1
Dan Sheppard – GT12 F2
Benn Norris – GT12 F3

The penultimate round of the summer league this week.
Three rounds of qualifying set the scene for the single round of finals as usual to decide the points.

In the club Mardave class Alex Forster was on pole position followed by Nathan Marshall and Roy Matthews. It proved to be a very close contest between Nathan and Alex with Nathan leading near the end of the race when Alex got past him to take a well deserved win, Nathan finishing second and Harvey Forster in third place.

Benn Norris stormed to victory in the GT12 C final being four laps clear of second place driver James Walker with Jack Walker finishing third.

Mike Simpson took and early lead in the B final ahead of pole position driver Guy Rogers who was chasing him down, but a couple of racing incidents halted his progress and Mike went on to win, Guy was second and Kayleigh third. A very close race this!

Karl Norris continued his great run of form by winning the A final, Chelle Snowden took second place and Dan Sheppard third. An important result for Dan this giving him another 100 points in F2.

So everything is set for a very exciting final round of the summer league next week with several trophy winning positions still up for grabs, we look forward to some exciting racing.

Another good evenings racing, with the hot weather together with school summer holidays affecting the number of drivers racing and only two more rounds now remaining in the summer league after this week, the scene is set for some very close results.

In the V12 Mardave class Harvey and Alex Forster both have a chance of winning the league.

In the GT12 class Karl Norris only requires one more win in F1 to achieve a 100% record, leaving Darren Ford, Bob Harley and Chelle Snowden to fight it out for the second and third place trophies.

Dan Sheppard or Jordan Leavis both still have the opportunity to win the F2 league trophy with Mike Simpson, Kayleigh Knight, Guy Rogers and Bob Harris all in contention for third place.

In F2 Benn Norris is looking to get 100% similar to his dad Karl, Courtney Orme, James Walker and Jack Walsh need good performances in the remaining rounds to improve their chances of taking second and third places.

Remember it is the best six from a possible nine weeks to count.

An ordinary clubnight with no league points at stake this week gave the opportunity for drivers to experiment with different car set-up’s before next weeks round 7 of the summer league.

Some close results in the finals despite the low number of drivers.
James Hart finished ahead of Karl Norris in the A final, both drivers on 38 laps.
Kayleigh Knight won the B final from the back of the start grid with all three drivers on 33 laps.
Jack Walsh was the C final winner completing 28 laps.

Many thanks to everyone who helped set up and store away the track equipment.

Three rounds of qualifying and a final as usual this week.

Qualifying
In the GT12 class James Hart was top qualifier with 37 laps followed by Ashley King, Steve Donald, Karl Norris and visiting driver Leigh Dibble all on 36 laps.
Jordan Leavis was the best in F2 on 35 laps being a lap clear of Dan Sheppard in second place, Guy Rogers was third with 33 laps.
Benn Norris was quickest in F3 with 30 laps, Jack Walsh was second on the same lap and Courtney Orme third with 28 laps.

With only two cars in V12 Mardave class this week it was a “Team Forster” challenge, Alex Forster gaining the initial advantage by qualifying a lap ahead of Harvey. Come on you Mardave drivers – lets have more of you racing next week!

Finals
In the first race Courtney Orme starting from pole position on the grid built up an early lead and seemed to have the race in the bag until his car lost grip due to his tyres being worn out – James Walker quickly moved up into the lead to win the race. There was a great battle throughout the race for second place between the two Mardave drivers, Harvey Forster finishing just 1.53 seconds ahead of his brother Alex – well done Harvey.

Kayleigh Knight started from pole in the GT12 C final with Benn Norris moving up into second place on the first lap. A good race this with all the drivers evenly matched for speed, Mike Simpson moved back up into second place and eventually took the lead, overtaking Kayleigh after many laps of very close racing to take the win.

Jordan Leavis had a superb drive in the B Final to win , Darren Ford was second and Dan Sheppard took third place. Looking forward to an exciting remaining three rounds of the league to decide the F2 league winner.

James Hart won the A Final from pole at a very fast pace, Leigh Dibble was second , Ashley King third, league leader Karl Norris fourth with Steve Donald fifth.

The thirteen drivers present were rewarded with a great evenings racing whilst also keeping track of the England football teams progress on mobiles and tablets during their world cup match win on penalties.

Just four more rounds remaining in the current league with the best six from a possible nine rounds to count.

After racing anti-clockwise last week drivers had a chance to fully unwind, no corner dots this week either for a change.

Some keen competition in the qualifying with Karl Norris taking the top spot closely followed by Darren Ford and Chelle Snowden
Jordan Leavis was the highest placed F2 driver being fourth overall, Bob Harris was having a great evening being second F2 keeping Guy Rogers at bay by just 6/100th second.
Benn Norris was the top F3 driver, Jack Walsh was second and Courtney Orme third.
The mardave class was a head to head between Alex and Harvey Forster with Alex taking the number one spot.

The mardave final was first up, combined with the GT12 D Final. A real battle this to determine who would be the top “Team Forster” driver this week. The result was close – Alex being the winner and Harvey finishing two seconds behind and setting the quickest laptime. Freddie Parker took third place.

The GT12 C final saw some good driving, Benn Norris, Jack Walsh and Courtney Orme were all going well but at the finish Benn was the winner, Jack finishing just a couple of seconds behind and Courtney taking third place.

Bob Harris had the advantage of pole position in the B final but things all went awry, finding himself in third place by the end of the first lap with Guy Rogers leading and Mike Simpson in second place. Mike moved into the lead on lap 5 and with all four drivers lapping within a few hundredths of a second of one another who had the cleanest run would decide the result.
In the end Mike was the winner, Bob fought back into second place, Kayleigh Knight taking third.

Just the A final left and what a great race it was to watch, some superb driving and a very close finish, Karl Norris winning with Darren Ford just five seconds behind and Chelle Snowden in third place, all three drivers on the same lap. Jordan Leavis took fourth place just a lap down to take the lead in F2.

Burton Buggy Club is running the Burton 2018 GT12 GRAND PRIX at Gresley Old Hall on SUNDAY 2nd September.
Racing starts at 9AM.

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The Charity event held on the 19th June was a great success raising £130.
Thanks to all who took part for your generosity, racing in an anti-clockwise direction for a change
Congratulations to all the trophy winners and to Bob Harley for providing the trophies

Roy Matthews is now the outright leader in the mardave class after a fine win in the final with Dean Bostock moving up into second place.

Karl Norris clocked up his second maximum points in three rounds to extend his lead in GT12 F1, Darren Ford is now in second place and Bob Harley third.

In GT12 F2 Dan Sheppard took his third consecutive maximum points and now has a commanding lead over Mike Simpson and Jordan Leavis.

Courtney Orme still leads the GT12 F3 but watch out for Jack Walsh and Benn Norris who have both made impressive performances in the two rounds they have raced in.

In the LMP class Steve Donald got off to a flying start being quickest in the first round of qualifying, however Ashley King won the remaining two rounds, Steve being second and Fred Hatfield third overall. In the final Ashley won by 2 seconds (again!), Steve took a well earned second place and Richard Norris was third.

A good evenings racing, six rounds of the summer league still remain.