March 21, 2017

Batley Winter Series finale – Report

Batley Buggy Club, in West Yorkshire, North of England hosted the concluding round of the Batley Winter Series at their indoor venue MB Raceway this past weekend. The race series saw 145 competitors race in five rounds across three 1/10th off road classes, 2WD, 4WD and Under 13 2WD Buggy, on the EOS carpet track. Batley club has a 25 year history of nurturing junior racing talent, and this series has proven to be one of the most successful in the region for young racers, with twenty five under 13’s entering the series in fierce competition for the top place trophies. 2WD Buggy was particular well contended with 15 year old Thomas Gill (Yokomo), taking the series win, from second place Ross Barras (Yokomo) and Jim Furniss (Team Associated) third.

2WD Buggy top 10 results:
1. Thomas Gill – 389
2. Ross Barras – 388
3. Jim Furniss – 382
4. Jon Price – 367
5. Chris Foster – 361
6. Philip Carrick – 356
7. Jeff Steele – 349
8. Neil Hamilton – 346
9. Jack Hirst – 340
10.Paul Crawford – 320

The 4WD Buggy series win was taken by Philip Carrick (Yokomo), from second place Phillip Allcroft (Xray) and Jim Dixon (Schumacher) third.

4WD Buggy top 10 results:
1. Philip Carrick – 394
2. Phillip Allcroft – 392
3. Jim Dixon – 386
4. Neal Lewis – 378
4. Chris Foster – 378
6. Ben Simpson – 361
7. Harry Brittain – 293
7. Jonathan Skidmore – 293
9. Charlie Edwards – 281
10.Dave Bell – 279

Under 13 2WD overall winner was Harry Brittain (Yokomo), from second place James Bellwood (Yokomo) and Isaac Mcfadyean (Schumacher) in third.

Under 13’s 2WD Buggy top 10 results:
1. Harry Brittain – 399
2. James Bellwood – 395
3. Isaac Mcfadyean – 390
4. Tyler Liddle – 387
5. Ben Simpson – 379
6. Hayden Steele – 374
7. Max Batty – 366
8. Oliver Peart – 360
9. Matt Simpson – 355
10.Ellis Crossley – 288

Source: Batley Buggy Club



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