Roy Matthews moves into the lead in the Mardave V12 league but only by a single point from Harvey Forster in second place.
Karl Norris increases his lead in GT12 F1, Chelle Snowden takes second place and Darren Ford third.
Jordan Leavis still leads GT12 F2 but Dan Sheppard trimmed his lead to just 2 points, Bob Harris is third.
Benn Norris reduced Courtney Ormes lead in GT12 F3 by a point, Jack Walsh is in third place.

Roy Matthews had a great drive in the mardave final, lapping everyone else to win, Alex Forster finished in second place and Harvey Forster third.

Courtney Orme had the quickest lap in the GT12 C final but the consistent driving from Benn Norris won him the race with Courtney finishing second and James Walker third.

Bob Harley went 2 laps clear to win the GT12 B final, a superb drive from Kayleigh Knight with a brand new bodyshell fitted to her car earned her second place, just holding off a challenge from Bob Harris who finished in third place.

Karl Norris was the winner of the GT12 A final, Chelle Snowden took second place just ahead of Darren Ford.

A very close race in the LMP final to finish off the evenings racing where Ashley King beat Steve Donald yet again, this time by just under 2 seconds, Richard Norris was third.

Chelle Snowden presented the spring league trophies to the drivers who were unable to make it to the main presentation a couple of weeks ago.

After the three rounds of qualifying James Hart was quickest in the GT12 class with 34 laps, Karl Norris was in second place a lap down followed by Dan Sheppard (best in F2), Chelle Snowden and Darren Ford all on 32 laps.
Bob Harris won the “Battle of the Bobs” being just a quarter of a second faster than Bob Harley to take pole position in the B final.
Ben Norris was the best placed F3 driver ahead of Jack Walsh and Courtney Orme but it was newly promoted Chris Metcalfe who took pole in the C final.

Things were very close in the Mardave class where Nathan Marshall eventually finished four seconds ahead of Roy Matthews.

In the LMP class Steve Donald snatched pole position from Ashley King in round three, these two being two laps ahead of the rest of the field.

Finals
A great drive from Roy Matthews won him the Mardave/GT12 D final, his nearest challenger Nathan Marshall not quite being able to match his pace. Dean Bostock finished third and Kyren Glover fourth.

The GT12 C final was close with pole position driver Chris Metcalfe retiring after thirteen laps, leaving the two fast improving junior members Jack Walsh and Benn Norris to fight it out for the win. A good race this with Jack getting the upper hand to take a well deserved win, Benn was second and Courtney Orme third.

In the B final Bob Harris starting from pole suffered a setback at the start of the race as Bob Harley shot into the lead like the flip of a coin and went on to win the race. Behind him there was some very close competition for the remaining places between Bob Harris, Mike Simpson and Kayleigh Knight. All three were very closely matched for speed, at the finish it was Mike who took second place, Bob was third and Kayleigh fourth.

James Hart won the A final with an impressive 35 laps, Karl Norris was second on 34 and Darren Ford took third less than a second ahead of Dan Sheppard.

In the LMP final pole position driver Steve Donald could not match the speed of Ashley King who won the race with 36 laps, Steve was second on 35 and visiting driver Fred Hatfield took third spot also on 35 laps.

A good evenings racing, next week is round three of the 2018 superleague, trophies will be also presented for the Spring League trophy winners who were unable to attend last weeks presentation.

After a break from racing as the venue was not available last week it was the start of the summer league and it was good welcome two new members Lucas Morgan and Kyren Glover.

Following the three qualifying rounds Nathan Marshall led the club Mardave class to take pole position in the final with Roy Matthews two seconds down in second place and the spring league winner Harvey Forster in third.
In the GT12 class Karl Norris was quickest, four seconds in front of Chelle Snowden with Dan Sheppard third, Darren Ford fourth and Bob Harley in fifth place.

With all the league points resting on the final result a good performance was required.

Nathan Marshall made a good start in the mardave final but it was Harvey Forster who steadily made his way up into the lead and went on to take a fine win just ahead of Nathan in second place and Roy Matthews in third. Well done to Lucas Morgan who finished fourth.

Courtney Orme won the GT12 C final to take maximum points in F3 ahead of Kyren Glover, Mike Yates finishing third.

Jordan Leavis had a convincing win in the B Final, Guy Rogers was second and an incredibly close finish saw Mike Simpson just take third place by just 0.31 seconds from Bob Harris.

The last race of the evening the GT12 A Final was exciting to watch with the first four drivers finishing on the same lap. It was pole position driver Karl Norris who won, Chelle Snowden took second place and Dan Sheppard third (also being best in F2), Bob Harley was fourth with newly promoted F1 driver Darren Ford finishing fifth.

So after round one Harvey Forster, Karl Norris, Dan Sheppard and Courtney Orme all have maximum points in their formulas – can they retain their record next week. With the best six from a possible nine round scores to count there is a long way to go.

Following the racing the spring league trophies were presented by Chelle Snowden, see photograph of some of the trophy winners.

The second team relay of the year comprised of four 30 minute duration multi-leg finals with four teams taking part using team handout transponders.

Dan’s Dazzlers won a very close first leg with 128 laps, Bob’s Bashers were second on 127, Steve’s Wonders third with 126 and Chelle’s Gazelles last a further two laps down.

Things got even better for the Dazzlers in leg 2 where they recorded a second win being six laps clear of the rest of the field to take a commanding overall lead at the halfway stage of the event, the Wonders dropping down to last place.

The Bashers won leg 3 and with the Dazzlers finishing down in third place it meant their overall lead over the Bashers was reduced to just a single point with only the last leg to go. The Wonders were wondering what to do as another fourth place finish had left them no firmly rooted to last place.

So the winners would be decided on the final leg which was very competitive, a win for the Gazelles by just six seconds from the Bashers in second place, these two teams being six laps ahead of the Dazzlers in third place with the Wonders recording a hat trick of last places.

This resulted in the Dazzlers and Bashers being tied for the lead on eight points each meaning the tie break of total laps came into operation, Bob’s Bashers winning with 563 laps against Dan’s Dazzlers 557. An incredibly close result after two hours of track time. Chelle’s Gazelles were third with nine points and Steve’s Wonders fourth with 15.

Following the racing the winning team were presented with trophies by the club treasurer Steve Donald – so he did get his hands on a trophy if only briefly!

Congratulation to the winning captain Bob Harley together with his team Darren Ford, Courtney Orme and James Walker.

Thanks to all who took part including Chris Snowden on race control, a very enjoyable evening.

DO NOT FORGET THERE IS NO RACING NEXT TUESDAY 15th MAY AS THE VENUE IS NOT AVAILABLE.

The summer league will start the following week on 22nd May with the Spring League trophies also being presented

An ordinary clubnight this week following the completion of the Spring League gave everyone a chance to experiment with their cars setup.

Next week is a team relay – remember all drivers need to book in prior to the event.

A thrilling final round of the Spring League with some of the results deciding the trophy winners in each division.

Qualifying
Steve Donald qualified for pole position in the GT12 A final giving him an advantage over Ashley King in second place on the grid which could prove critical as both drivers were tied for second place in the league. Karl Norris, Dan Sheppard, Mark Deacon and Darren Ford took the remaining A final places with Mark in fifth place on the grid being “quietly confident” of a good result.

In the club mardave class Roy Matthews was quickest in qualifying by just under a second ahead of league leader Harvey Forster with Nathan Marshall in third place.

Finals
Things were looking good for Roy Matthews as he was in the lead at the halfway point in the mardave final until an electrical failure lost him over a minute leaving Harvey and Nathan to fight it out for the win. It was close but Nathan was first to the finish to win the race, Harvey was second with Roy six laps down in third place.

The GT12 C final saw a good standard of driving with the lead changing places several times during the race. Kayleigh Knight was the eventual winner after a hard fought race with Jack Walsh. Alex Forster took an excellent third place.

Jordan Leavis won the B final with Chelle Snowden second and Bob Harley third.

The final race of the evening, the GT12 A final would decide the second and third place league trophies and what a great race it turned out to be. Steve Donald lost his pole position advantage on lap one when Ashley took the lead and Mark Deacon also made a great start. A fantastic race this run at a very fast pace with Karl Norris setting the quickest lap-time . It was Ashley who was first to the finish taking a great win for the second week in succession, Steve finished in second place and Karl third, all three drivers on the same lap. Mark Deacon, Darren Ford and Dan Sheppard finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively, all being a lap down on the leader.

A great end to the Spring League.

Next Tuesday 1st May is an ordinary clubnight with a team relay on Tuesday 8th May.

Congratulations to the league trophy winners.

GT12 F1
James Hart
Ashley King
Steve Donald

GT12 F2
Darren Ford
Dan Sheppard
Jordan Leavis

GT12 F3
Chris Metcalfe
Jack Walsh
Benn Norris

V12 Mardave
Harvey Forster
Roy Matthews
Nathan Marshall

Ashley is “King” of the track, winning the A final and drawing level with Steve Donald in the spring league. With both drivers having equal points and the same worst score it will be a head to head in next weeks final round to decide who takes the second and third place trophies!

In the GT12 F2 league Darren Ford took fourth place in the A Final ahead of Dan Sheppard and has the chance next week to achieve a maximum 600 points league score.

In GT12 F3 a fine drive by Peter Lax put a stop to League Leader Chris Metcalfe’s chances of winning every round he has raced in and he had to settle for second place. Just a single point separates Jack Walsh in second and Benn Norris in third place so expect some close competition next week.

The mardave class drivers came out on top in the combined Mardave A / GT D Final beating the three GT12 cars with a win for Nathan Marshall and second place to Harvey Forster, James Walker being the best placed GT12 in third place.

Looking forward to next weeks final round of the league which should see some exciting finishes.

A good evenings racing with several changes to league positions.

Ashley King is the new GT12 league leader, Steve Donald experiencing loss of power from his motor in the A final and dropping down into a tie for second place in the league with Karl Norris.

Jordan Leavis had a great run in the qualifying to make the A final and displaced Dan Sheppard as F2 league leader, Darren Ford remaining in third position.

Courtney Orme still leads F3.

In the club Mardave class positions remained unchanged with Mike Simpson the leader, Nathan Marshall second and Harvey Forster in third place.

Still four rounds to go during June, August, October and December so plenty of time for positions to change.

Don’t forget next week is the penultimate round of the Spring League.

A good evenings racing with Ashley King being fastest qualifier in the GT12 class followed by Steve Donald and Karl Norris. In the club Mardave class Lucas Morgan was quickest, Dean Bostock second and Jack Walker third.

Alan Forster had an excellent win in the GT12 C final being three laps clear of second place driver Jason Leavis with Courtney Orme finishing in third place.

Kayleigh Knight followed on from her win in last weeks trophy meeting to win the B final with Chris Metcalfe second and Benn Norris third.

In the A Final Ashley King had a poor first lap going from pole position on the grid to last place in the race, however he fought back well to eventually finish second behind the winner Karl Norris with Steve Donald in third place and also setting the fastest lap time.

Remember it is the second round of the Superleague next week.

James Hart wins the A Final with Steve Donald finishing in second place and Karl Norris third.
Darren Ford takes the B Final, Jordan Leavis was second just ahead of Dan Sheppard.
Kayleigh Knight wins the C Final, Mike Simpson was second and Chris Metcalfe third.
The V12 Mardave and GT12 D Final was run as a combined race, In the V12 Mardave class Harvey Forster was the winner with Roy Matthews second and Lucas Morgan third.
Alex Forster won the GT12 D Final, James Walker took second place and Courtney Orme third.

Harvey Forster finished ahead of Roy Matthews once again to win the club mardave class final, it was a good evening for “Team Forster” with Alex Forster having a runaway victory in the GT12 D final being nine laps ahead of second place driver James Walker who was driving a different car this week for the first time.

Mike Simpson looked to have the GT12 C final in the bag with two laps remaining when a driving error let Kayleigh Knight through into the lead and she went on to win, also setting the fastest lap time of the race. Mike was second and Chris Metcalfe third just three seconds behind.

A great drive by Darren Ford resulted in a win in the B Final, Jordan Leavis and Dan Sheppard was a great race for second place with Jordan being just 0.12 seconds in front at the finish.

The A Final was once again a cracking race, James Hart started on pole position with Ashley King for the second week running qualifying second and Steve Donald third.
James had a tremendous race to win by two laps, behind him things were very close between the other four drivers. They all finished on the same lap, Steve taking second place 0.33 seconds in front of third place driver Karl Norris. Chelle Snowden was a further 5.5 seconds adrift in fourth place with Ashley King fifth despite only James having a quicker best lap time. Good race to watch this!

The trophies were presented to the first three drivers in each final by Chelle Snowden.

Don’t forget next week is an ordinary clubnight with no league points at stake giving an opportunity to experiment with car setups.