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XJS CHAMPIONSHIP BRANDS HATCH 2006
PRACTICE/QUALIFYING
(updated 25th July)
Gordan Bobic in his V12 auto
only managed 3 laps due to a wiring problem to fuel pump, and qualified
17th. Simon Seath in his new bright green class D car had the most fun when
his brakes locked on, and subsequently caught fire! Despite only completing
8 laps, he managed to qualify 12th. As usual there were many people trying
to help and offering suggestions. It is always best to look at the simple
obvious things first. It transpired that the pedal was not releasing properly
due to a problem with the brake light switch bracket. The brakes seemed
to have survived the cooking, but I think I would change the caliper seals
before the next race!
Elsewhere Derek Pearce was
in his traditional top spot, and Gary Hastings was nearly .5 second faster
than Gail Hill qualifying 2nd. David Weaver was 4th quickest, but seemed
to have sustained some damage in the process.
.
Pic1 Gail encounters a sideways David
Weaver at Druids. Pic 2 Robert Macvicar and Bruce Cologne-Brookes follow
Gail Hill towards Graham Hill Bend.
Sam Clarke the lone class E
driver was a little off the pace in 6th. Robert Macvicar had his best qualifying
session this season, ahead of Bruce Cologne-Brooks in 10th.
THE RACE
David Weaver took off like
a rocket, and was up to second by the end of the first lap, less than 1.5
seconds behind Derek! John Lock and Gail had a bad start, losing out to
Sam Clarke who quickly made up for his poor qualifying position. Simon Seath
also had a cracking first lap, making up 3 places, as did Gordan Bobic.
.
Pic1 Patrick Felgenhauer makes a move
on Gordan Bobic shortly before a trip into the gravel relegates Patrick
to the back of the pack! Pic2 With Sam disapearing into the sunset, Gary
puts the pressure on David.
Lap5 Sam made it past David Weaver
and starts hunting down Derek Pearce.
Patrick Felgenhauer had a trip
into the gravel trap on lap 2 following a failed overtaking manouvre, which
put him at the back of the pack! Gordan Bobic had a bad race due to a problem
with the throttle linkage, and was seriously off the pace by mid session.
This was good news for Paul Reynolds who went on to pick up another class
F win!
Simon Seath had a good battle
with Dexter Dimblebee, which resulted in a bit of contact and another place
further up the field for Simon.
.
Pic 1 Robert Macvicar doing a fine job of keeping
Matt Skelton firmly behind. Pic 2 Simon Seath had a fine and lengthy battle
with Dexter Dimblebee, well deserving of driver of the day!
Up the sharp end there was
was a close battle between Gail Hill, John Lock, and Gary Hastings for most
of the race. Gail and Gary touched at Druids on lap 6, and Gail managed
to gain a place. It was now John's turn to put the pressure on Gary. By
lap 13 John Lock had also made it past.
Things were about to get a
lot worse however for Gary when he lost it on the exit from Druids on the
last lap, sliding into the tyres on the left hand side followed by a spin
across the track, coming to rest at the entrance to Graham Hill bend on
the opposite side. The car was not badly damaged, but would not start, otherwise
Gary may have been able to salvage some points.
The last two paragraphs have
been changed, as I incorrectly reported that Gary Hastings retirement on
the last lap followed a collision with Gail Hill. Sorry!
.
Pic1 Gary Hastings failed to finish
after running wide on the exit from Druids . Pic2 As hard as he tried, Matt
Skelton could not find a way past Robert Macvicar.
By lap 5 Sam Clarke was up
to 2nd, having made it past David Weaver. As the laps went by Sam got closer
with often less than a second seperating them. Not bad for a humble 3.6
litre V a 6 litre V12!
.
Pic 1 Gail Hill leading John Lock and Gary Hastings,
displaying a battle scar from the earlier encounter with Gary. Pic2 Derek
Pearce with a fast closing Sam Clarke.
Driver of the day was Simon
Seath!
.
PPic1 Simon Seath receives his trophy
for Driver of the day. Pic2 Sam Clarke receives his class E award.
Any pictures & stories
relevent to this meeting would be most welcome.
|
POSS
|
NAME
|
CLASS |
BRANDS
HATCH
|
PICTURE / LINK
|
CAR No.
|
CC
|
QUAL
|
|
|
|
1
|
Derek Pearce
|
G
|
Another win!
|
|
58
|
6L.
|
1st
|
|
2
|
Sam Clarke
|
E
|
Brilliant drive from Sam,
giving Derek more & more to think about!
|
|
26
|
3.6L
|
6th
|
|
3
|
Gail Hill
|
D
|
Another
Class D win and a good battle! Click
on Pic for more info>>>
|
|
52
|
4L
|
3rd
|
|
4
|
John Lock
|
D
|
John
produced another brilliant drive with a 2 second gap to Gail at the
flag
|
|
67
|
3.6L
|
5th
|
|
5
|
Lawrence Coppock
|
D
|
Competition is getting
tough at the front end!
|
|
27
|
4L
|
7th
|
|
6
|
Simon Seath
|
D
|
Despite the front
brakes catching fire during practice, this was a very good day! |
|
17
|
4L
|
12th
|
|
7
|
Dexter Dimblebee
|
D
|
.Lost out to Simon on lap 12!
|
|
80
|
4L
|
8th
|
|
8
|
Robert Mac Vicar
|
D
|
.Big improvement from Robert!
|
|
66
|
4L
|
10th
|
|
9
|
Matt Skelton
|
D
|
Good
race
|
|
25
|
3.6L
|
9th
|
|
10
|
Bruce Colgne-Brookes
|
D
|
A rather lonely race after
being passed by Matt on lap 7
|
|
41
|
3.6L
|
11th
|
|
11
|
Stephen Bantleman
|
D
|
.Good race
|
.
|
65
|
4L
|
14th
|
|
12
|
Simon Isherwood
|
D
|
Made up three places |
|
19
|
3.6L.
|
15th
|
|
13
|
Patrick Felgenhauer
|
D
|
A problem on lap
2 relegated Patrick to the back!
Click on pic for more info>>>> |
|
32
|
3.6L
|
13th
|
|
14
|
Paul Reynolds
|
F
|
Class F still in sight!.
|
|
47
|
5.3L |
16th
|
|
15
|
Brian McMahon
|
D
|
..Someone
has to be last! I've been there! |
|
30
|
3.6L
|
18th
|
|
16
|
Gordan Bobic
|
F
|
.Not
on form today!
|
|
24
|
5.3L
|
17th
|
|
DNF
|
Gary Hastings
|
D
|
A last lap spin ended
Gary's chances of a 3rd in class!
|
|
2
|
4L
|
2nd
|
|
DNF
|
David Weaver
|
G
|
Things are not entirely going
to plan for David so far this season!
|
|
11
|
6L
|
4th
|
