Another track design giving the potential of some quick lap times this week.

Justin Heath was the top qualifier with 43 laps, just under half a second better than Simon Pole.
In the A Final the winner was Simon with Justin second a lap down and Richard Norris finishing in third place.

Bob Harley won the “battle of the Bobs” in the B Final with Bob Harris finishing in second place and Adam Hancock third.

Paul Carter drove to victory in the C Final after a close race with Neil Jackson, Roy Matthews had a good drive to take third place.

A fine performance from Freddie Parker won him the D Final being four laps ahead of second place driver Martyn Hartshorne with Saul Theobold finishing third.

A good evenings racing – next week is the penultimate round of the Spring League with the final round being held the following week. With several of the trophy positions not yet decided there should be some very competitive racing.

A fast track design for the first trophy meeting of the year produced a great evenings racing.

After three qualifying rounds it was time for the finals.

Phil Draycott had a convincing win in the C Final with Jack Walker finishing in second place, Saul Theobold third and Alfie Hart fourth.

In the B Final Jack Walsh improved on his qualifying time to take a well deserved victory over Mike Simpson in second place and Adam Hancock third.

Dan Sheppard won the A Final with Guy Rogers, Justin Heath and David Statham battling it out for the second and third place trophies. In the end they finished in that order, just a couple of seconds apart.

After all the equipment was stored away the trophies were presented by Courtney Orme.

It was good to see Junior members Jack Walsh, Jack Walker, Saul Theobold and Alfie Hart all putting in great performances, well done!

See the Gresley 2019 gallery for photos of some of the trophy winners.

Next week is a clubnight.

A Louis Parker design track layout this week to test the drivers skills in round seven of nine in the spring league.

Qualifying
Once again it was Karl Norris who was quickest in the qualifying with Dan Sheppard and Chelle Snowden a lap down in second and third places.
Kayleigh Knight was in fifth place overall being best in F2 and making the A final a lap clear of Simon Pole and Mike Simpson.
In F3 Paul Carter was tenth overall with Adam Hancock in second place and Jack Walsh third a lap down on Paul.
Ashley King was the fastest in LMP with Steve Donald in second place and Louis Parker third.

Finals
First up was the GT12 D final where Phil Draycott was the winner with Jack Walker taking second place and Kaelin Thompson third and Saul Theobold fourth.

Jack Walsh had a good drive with some fast laps to win the C final ahead of Neil Jackson in second place and James Walker third.

Simon Pole starting from pole position on the grid in the B final made a great start was in the lead throughout the race to win, Mike Simpson was second and Benn Norris was third improving a full two laps from his best qualifying round – well done Benn. Paul Carter finished in fifth place to once again be the top F3 driver.

The A final was run at a very fast pace and once again Karl Norris was the winner with Chelle Snowden winning a keen contest for second place with Dan Sheppard. Bob Harley finished fourth, Guy Rogers fifth and Kayleigh Knight sixth to take maximum points in F2.

In the last race of the evening Ashley King was the “King” of the LMP class with a fine win with an “in-form” Fred Hatfield chasing him right to the finishing line in a very exciting race to watch. Steve Donald took third place and Louis Parker fourth.

Just two rounds to go in the league things are very close in the different formulas.

In F1 Karl Norris is assured of the league title but can he win the remaining two rounds – no pressure Karl. Chelle Snowden is in second place just a single point ahead of Dan Sheppard

Kayleigh Knight leads F2 and has the chance of achieving a maximum 600 points score, however if David Statham wins the remaining two rounds he could tie with Kayleigh on points. Simon Pole, Justin Heath and Mike Simpson all have the chance of finishing in the top three.

In F3 Paul Carter leads by just five points from Adam Hancock, the last two round scores will decide who wins the league championship, Roy Matthews is at present in third place but will be under pressure from the other drivers including Freddie Parker and Phil Draycott.

Louis Parker is at the top of the LMP class league, however the things are very close and he will need good performances in the remaining two rounds to maintain his lead.

Looking forward to some very exciting racing in rounds 8 and 9.

Finally many thanks to Courtney Orme for running race control and ensuring the evening ran smoothly including starting and finishing on time.

After three rounds of qualifying Karl Norris was again the top GT12 qualifier, Chelle Snowden was second and Dan Sheppard third. Justin Heath was the best in F2 being fifth overall and making the A Final. David Statham was second in F2 and Kayleigh Knight third.

Paul Carter was again in good form and was the leading F3 driver, Neil Jackson was second and Roy Matthews third.

In the LMP12 class Ashley King took pole position for the final ahead of Fred Hatfield who was just 0.11 seconds quicker than Steve Donald in third place.

Finals

Phil Draycott won the GT12 D final with Freddie Parker close behind in second place followed by Jack Walker in third.

Benn Norris had a fine win in the C final being four laps clear of Paul Carter with Roy Matthews taking third place and Neil Jackson fourth, both being a lap down on Paul.

Bob Harley won the B Final with David Statham taking second place and Kayleigh Knight third. Simon Pole using his new car made a great start to the race but no rubber left on his tyres soon slowed his progress, watch out for him next week with a fresh set of tyres!!!!

The A final produced a close race but it was Karl Norris who recorded his sixth consecutive win in the league, Chelle Snowden was second just over six seconds adrift and Dan Sheppard finished third. The wheels came off for Justin Heaths race (just one wheel actually) forcing a retirement early on in the race.

The last race of the evening was the LMP12 final where Ashley King had a convincing win, Fred Hatfield set the fastest lap by the finest of margins 1/100th second and took second place in the race with Steve Donald finishing third.

Two thirds of the way though the league now after this evenings racing, many congratulations to Karl Norris on winning the F1 league with maximum points after just six rounds.

With three rounds remaining and six from a possible nine round scores to count drivers who race in seven or more rounds will have a chance to discount there worst scores.

Round 7 next week!

An ordinary evenings racing with no league points at stake this week.

Justin Heath was the top GT12 driver winning the A final, Guy Rogers took second place and Bob Harley third.

Simon Pole won a close B Final finishing ahead of Nick Wallace in second place with fast improving Jack Walsh finishing third followed by another good performance from Freddie Parker in fourth.

Kaelin Thompson racing for the first time at Burton was the winner of the C Final with Saul Theobold also in his first race finishing second. Well done to both drivers!

Louis Parker was again the driver to beat in the LMP12 class, Ashley King gave him a good run for his money but had to settle for second place in a very close finish, Steve Donald was third ahead of Fred Hatfield.

Next week is Round 6 of the Spring League.

Freddie Parker won the GT12 D Final with Roy Matthews taking second place and Caleb Jones third.

Benn Norris starting from third position on the grid had a great drive to win the C Final, Mike Simpson finished second and Simon Pole third.

The B Final was a very close race with the first three drivers finishing a few seconds apart. Chelle Snowden was the winner with new member Lee Venables taking second place being 0.4 seconds quicker than Guy Rogers who finished third.

Karl Norris maintained his unbeaten record in the league with win number five in five rounds, Dan Sheppard finished in second place and Kayleight Knight third also being the top F2 driver.

In the LMP12 final just over four seconds separated the first three drivers. Louis Parker won the race, Richard Norris was second and Gavin Maciver finished in third place.

An ordinary clubnight next week followed by round 6 of the Spring League on Tuesday 12th March.

A James Hart track design this week for round 4 of the current league with several visiting drivers with the schools being on half term holidays.

In the GT12 class Karl Norris won the A Final from pole position being two laps clear of the rest of the field to make it four wins in a row. It was close for second and third places though with Chelle Snowden taking second by just under a second ahead of Dan Sheppard.

Visiting driver Nick Wallace was the winner of the B Final, Justin Heath was second, Mike Simpson third and Benn Norris fourth.

McKensie Wallace won the C Final completing a great evenings results for “Team Wallace”, Adam Hancock took second place, Paul Carter third and Josh Young finished fourth.

In the D Final Phil Draycott had a comfortable win by two laps from Neil Jackson in second place, Jack Walker was third and well done to Alfie Hart who finished fourth in his first race at Burton.

Louis Parker won the LMP12 Final, Fred Hatfield took second place just ahead of Gavin Maciver – a very close finish!!!

Karl Norris, Kayleigh Knight, Adam Hancock and Louis Parker all extended their leads at the top of the leagues, Karl retaining his unbeaten record with maximum points from the four rounds raced.

Round Five next week!

An excellent start to the 2019 Superleague with a total of six rounds to be held during the year on alternate months, best five rounds to count.

2018 GT12 Superleague champion Karl Norris made an great start in F1 taking maximum points ahead of Dan Sheppard and Guy Rogers.
Justin Heath was the top placed F2 driver with Kayleigh Knight second and Mike Simpson third.
Adam Hancock leads F3, followed by Paul Carter and Anthony Dennis.
In the LMP12 class Jordan Leavis is the leader, Ashley King second and Steve Donald third.
Round 2 is planned for Tuesday 23rd April.

A great evenings racing which included a tie for first place in heat four of round two between Karl Norris and Steve Donald both on 37 Laps in 365.49 seconds, with Ashley King in third place three seconds behind.

A reminder to all drivers that booking in closes at 6-45pm, please book in at race control as soon as possible after it opens to ensure the racing can start on time.

Three qualifying rounds and a final this week as usual, the top GT12 qualifier being Karl Norris followed by Dan Sheppard and David Statham, all three drivers being on 40 laps with Chelle Snowden taking fourth place with 39 laps.

In the LMP12 class James Hart was quickest with Ashley King in second place both achieving 44 laps Steve Donald was third with 40 laps.

Finals
In the GT12 D Final Roy Matthews eventually got the better of Nathan Marshal to win the race, Nathan was second and Freddie Parker third.

Alan Forster won the C Final with Jack Walsh in his first race for some time at Burton taking a fine second place ahead of Paul Carter in third.

Kayleigh Knight continued her run of good form to win the B Final, Bob Harley was second and Mike Simpson third.

In the A Final Karl Norris continued his unbeaten run in the league with yet another win, a great drive from Dan Sheppard earned him second place with Guy Rogers taking third. A super race to watch this.

The last race of the evening was the LMP12 Final where James Hart was the winner with an incredible 47 laps, Louis Parker was second on 46 and Ashley King third on 45.

A third of the way through the league now and Karl Norris leads F1 with maximum points with Chelle Snowden second and Dan Sheppard third.
In F2 Kayleigh Knight and David Statham are tied for the lead with Mike Simpson in third place.
Adam Hancock leads F3 ahead of Roy Matthews in second place and Freddie Parker in third.

In LMP12 Louis Parker is the league leader, Ashley King is in second place and Steve Donald third.

Next week is an ordinary clubnight with no points at stake, this will provide the ideal opportunity for drivers to experiment with their car set-ups ready for the following week.