February 7, 2017
The recent fifth round of the CWIC Xray Racing Series UK saw ever increasing entries with some top names either making their debut or a return to the series. Olly Jefferies continued his dominance in the Super Touring class taking TQ and back to back final wins. from Alex Thurston (Serpent) and Chris Grainger (Team Associated). Super Touring final results: 1. Olly Jefferies 2. Alex Thurston 3. Chris Grainger 4. Tom Green 5. Nick Waywell 6. Liam Hammond 7. Scott Booth 8. Phil Vickers 9. Alex Everett The CWIC XRS’s most successful class, Pro Stock, was once again dominated by…
October 21, 2016
The final round of the BRCA 1/10th IC National Series took place at Mendip. The Saturday practice day proved to be wet meaning that the majority of drivers would go into the race day with minimal practice time. In the 1/10th 200mm class, the championship was still up for grabs between Mark Green (Serpent/XRD F.T. Line) and Joe Kerry (Capricorn/O.S. Speed). Both drivers along with Alex Thurston (Serpent/XRD F.T. Line) set the pace in a very tight qualifying with Joe taking the TQ just 0.2 seconds ahead of Alex with Mark in 3rd a further 0.4 seconds back. In the…
October 4, 2016
…the final. Qualifying result: 1. Kyle Branson – Infinity/O.S. – 20 Laps 311s 2. Mark Green – Serpent/Novarossi – 20 Laps 313s 3. Andrew Hastings – Shepherd/O.S. – 19 laps 300s 4. Tim Wood – Serpent/O.S. – 19 Laps 302s 5. David Spashett – ARC/Picco – 19 Laps 304s 6. Richard Hicklin – Serpent/O.S. – 19 Laps 304s 7. Andrew North – ARC/Sirio – 19 Laps 308s 8. Neal King – Capricorn/Tesla – 19 Laps 308s 9. Sam Snell – Mugen/O.S. – 19 Laps 311s 10.Clive Connolly – Shepherd/Novarossi – 19 Laps 313s In the electric class, it was Alex…
September 27, 2016
…ahead of Joe Kerry (Capricorn/O.S. Speed) and Alex Thurston (Serpent/XRD). After a challenging final, Mark would take the win ahead of Alex with Joe coming home in third. In the 1/10th Sports GT class, British Open GP Champion Glyn Beal (Serpent/Picco) would take the TQ ahead of circuit local Richard Kozakiewicz (Xray/Novarossi) and Peter Hellawell (Serpent/O.S. Speed). Unfortunately for Glyn, the final would see retirement after contact with a back marker whilst holding a comfortable lead. This allowed Peter to come through to take the win ahead of Richard with veteran racer Jim Beesley completing the podium. In the 1/8th…
August 7, 2016
…Tim’s misfortune, with Neal King rounding off the podium followed by Andy Hastings who made the charge from the back of the grid to finish 0.7 seconds away from the podium. Final results: 1. Mark Green – Serpent/XRD/Runner Time/Protoform/Matrix 2. Andrew North – ARC/Sirio/Runner Time/Protoform/Contact 3. Neal King – Capricorn/Tesla/Runner Time/Protoform/Capricorn 4. Andrew Hastings – Shepherd/VS Racing/Meccamo/Protoform/Matrix 5. John Carr – Serpent/O.S./Elite Power/Protoform/Enetti 6. David Spashett – ARC/Picco/Energy Fuel/Blitz/Hot Race 7. Michael Walton – BMT/XRD/Runner Time/Xtreme Aerodynamics/Matrix 8. Tim Wood – Serpent/O.S./Elite Power/Protoform/Enetti 9. Karl Dransfield – Shepherd/Orcan/Meccamo/Protoform/Matrix 10.Richard Hicklin – Serpent/O.S./Elite Power/Protoform/Contact Thanks to James Healey for the report….
July 25, 2016
…of Scott Hellawell and Mark Owen. The final would see a thrilling battle between Glyn Beal and Scott Hellawell with Scott overhauling the top qualifier thanks to brilliant driving and pitstops. Mark Owen would complete the podium. GT final results: 1. Scott Hellawell – Serpent/Picco 2. Glyn Beal – Serpent/Picco 3. Mark Owen – Serpent/Picco 4. Paul Dewsnap – Serpent/Picco 5. Anthony Dorling – Serpent/Novarossi 6. Martin Thurston – Serpent/Novarossi RTR The next round of the championship will take place at the Adur circuit near Brighton on the 17th and 18th of September. Thanks to Peter Hellawell for the report….
June 2, 2016
…to change, but it wasn’t. Thurston’s car was still looking very good and Hagberg had dropped back after his pit stop which is where Mark would capitalise and manage to pass Hagberg. Kyle Branson (Capricorn) by this point had just eased a gap to Alex Thurston (Serpent) of around 1 lap with Mark Green (Serpent) a further 6 seconds back from Thurston. Final results: 1. Kyle Branson 2. Alex Thurston 3. Mark Green 4. Alexander Hagberg 5. John Zottl 6. Joe Kerry 7. Matthew Cook 8. Neil Wallace 9. Jon Withington 10.Peter Spratley Thanks to Alex Thurston for the report….
May 16, 2016
…day. After four rounds of qualifying Mark Green came out fastest on top of Andrew Hastings and Neal King. Qualifying top 10 result: 1. Mark Green – Serpent/XRD F.T Line – 22/310.771 2. Andrew Hastings – Shepherd/VS Racing – 22/310.962 3. Neal King – Capricorn/O.S. – 22/311.896 4. Tim Wood – Serpent/O.S. – 22/312.429 5. David Spashett – ARC/Picco – 21/302.352 6. Sam Snell – Mugen/O.S. – 21/306.399 7. Neil Diver – ARC/Reds M7 – 21/306.453 8. John Carr – Serpent/O.S. – 21/308.493 9. Richard Hicklin – Serpent/O.S. – 21/310.894 10.Clive Connolly – Shepherd/Ielasi Tuned – 21/312.659 As the final…
