Round 6 - Devizes - March 2016
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Race report
March 20th was Four Lane Black Tops turn to host a THORL round.
Based usually in Marlborough, Wiltshire, FLBT is home to 1/32 racing as its 'normal' racing, but the club also boasts a dedicated group of enthusiastic HO racers.
This time, Devizes, a town a few miles down the road from Marlborough was the location for Round 6.
The FLBT club track was shipped to the unit in Devizes where it was used as a basis for the HO track to be laid atop. Extender pieces were added to give extra length to the track.
The mixture of AFX track and Brad Bowman BSTS, including banking made the track with a length of 90+ foot. The sweeping track made for some super fast corners for those who were brave enough to push hard enough.
Based usually in Marlborough, Wiltshire, FLBT is home to 1/32 racing as its 'normal' racing, but the club also boasts a dedicated group of enthusiastic HO racers.
This time, Devizes, a town a few miles down the road from Marlborough was the location for Round 6.
The FLBT club track was shipped to the unit in Devizes where it was used as a basis for the HO track to be laid atop. Extender pieces were added to give extra length to the track.
The mixture of AFX track and Brad Bowman BSTS, including banking made the track with a length of 90+ foot. The sweeping track made for some super fast corners for those who were brave enough to push hard enough.
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The Morning Open Wheel races commenced with the qualifying for the finals. 3 Minute heats with the 3 best lap scores arranging the grid positions. As the qualifying commenced Clive was showing that the previous version of the AFX Mega G (mk2) was still a contender, placing himself 2nd in qualifying. Dominant as ever, the racers from Larkfield are still quick, but they are being caught. Andy placing himself 4th and was right in the mix. It was a close battle for 4th to 10th, with only a lap between each racer over the counted 3 qualifying races. The Finals commenced, with the winner in each, taking a spot in the final above. Callum,quick over a flying lap was the first to win against Mum Carol, Joshua and Al Woods father Simon. Callum stepped up into the D Final. The D final was won by Al Wood, the C final by Nick, and the B was won by Andy. The A final was a FLBT vs Larkfield race with Mick qualifying on pole from Clive and Elliot. Andy Stepped up from the B Final. Clive was to take his first Open Wheel win of the THORL season, from Andy, Elliot and Mick. Clive won with just over a lap and a half from the others, with just over 2 laps covering Andy, Elliot and Mick. |
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Lunch was courtesy of Clive, taking advantage of the fine, if chilly spring weather, with Hot Dogs freshly cooked on the BBQ.
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Post lunch, it was time for the 2 afternoon classes. As per the Morning sessions, the 3 best heats qualify the racer into heats, this time the finals split into the 2 classes, Le Mans and Grand Touring. In GT, Callum again showed that he was blisteringly quick over the lap, when the Marchon was glued to the track. Callum was the only driver to get into the 5.0 second range. Clive was the top qualifier with his LifeLike, followed by Andy using a SG+ and an SRT. Joshua and Louis battled it out with their weapons of choice, a SG+ Nascar and a LifeLike Nascar. In Le Mans, Larkfield were in dominant form again, filling the top 4 qualifying spots. FLBTs Marc followed, with Alan T a further 3 laps back. Carol and a struggling Henry was at the rear of the grid. The GT finals were the first to start with another Junior battle between Louis and Joshua. Joshua emerged the Victor from Louis. The GT A final was Callums rocket Marchon against all the others, however, Clives consistent run gave him the win over Callum, followed by Andy using a SG+ and Joshua. Le Mans finals kicked off with Henry winning against Carol. Henry stepped up into the B final against Dad Marc, Ash and Al T. Ash won the B to join the rest of his fellow Larkfield racers in the A. The A final, an all Larkfield affair was won by Mick, who had driven brilliantly all day, and was his first THORL win. 2nd was Elliot, 3rd Nick, and 4th was Ash. |
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To Finish the day off, the PRO MOD race took place. A mixture of Vipers and Wizzards, all with Lexan bodies, saw the fastest laps of the day. The format was 1 Minute heats, with all 4 lanes counting, and the total lap count deciding the result. The quick fire race was won by Al T in his Viper running Pro 10 magnets. 2nd was Elliot again a Viper, but with Pro 4 magnets. 3rd and 4th were again Vipers, run by Andy and Marc. The final places were taken by Wizzard runners, Clive, Callum and Henry. |
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The Winners for the day were:
Open Wheel: Clive Harland
Grand Touring: Clive Harland
Le Mans: Mick Hobden
Pro Mod: Alan Twiddy
Top Junior: Joshua Whorton
Many Thanks to Four Lane Black Top for hosting Round 6.
Next race is on April 17th, hosted by SCHORC, in Yelling, Cambridgeshire.
Next race is on April 17th, hosted by SCHORC, in Yelling, Cambridgeshire.
RESULTS:
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Open Wheel
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Open Wheel race results. Click to get a bigger image. Excel Spreadsheet Below.
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Clive Harland - Open Wheel and Grand Touring Winner
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Le Mans and GT
PM Results. Click to get a bigger image. Excel Spreadsheet Below
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Mick Hobden - Le Mans Winner
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PRO MOD
PRO-MOD Results. Click to get a bigger image. Excel Spreadsheet Below.
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Downloads and Finals Charts
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