Round 2 - Pontefract

The BSL seems to be going from strength to strength this year with 30 drivers from as far as Oaklands and Dudley in the south, and Highland in the north making the trip to Pontefract.

9 drivers contested Super Production, with Charlie Gooding and Paul Bucknell making their first appearances in this year’s championship. There were 10 Open Falcon entries with newly crowned BSCRA novice champion Glyn Taylor the only newcomer to this year’s series. Novice Falcon had 11 entries with John Gooding and local man Mickey Prout as the only new entrants. It was great to see 5 guys from north of the border at the event. Keith Charles travelled from Barnton and Roddy Morrison, Andrew Hogg, Stephen Smith and Richard Wallace came all the way from Dingwall! Now that’s what I call dedication!

Paul Shepherd shattered the previous lap record with a run of 30.79 on yellow. Charlie Gooding was his nearest challenger with 29.62 on blue and Chris Thomas over a lap further back with Martin Ellis. Glyn Taylor led open Falcon with 26.83 on green and Mickey Prout led the Novice Falcon runners with 25.50 on green.

In the H final, Christopher Green won by about half a lap from Sam Griffin with Alex Hackett-Evans in 3^rd.

The G final completed a “double” for the Green boys with Matthew holding off Andrew Hogg and a hard charging John Gooding. A lap covered all 3 of them after 5 minutes racing.

The F final was a win for Steve Smith from bouncing Czech Ernest Danyl, Dave Homer and Matthew Siddall.

The E final was won by Paul Hackett-Evans from Roddy Morrison, Keith Charles and Paul Bucknell who blew up his motor after just 8 laps.

David Sargent won the D final from Mike Ogden, Richard Wallace and Sandy Parker.

The C final saw Graham Thomas win from Mickey Prout who also won the Novice Falcon event. Chris Cowan was third with Ralph Parker fourth.

The B final was contested by two Super Production and two falcon drivers. Steve Sargent won with 47 laps from Chas Keeling on 44. Stephen Siddall just won the Open Falcon event with 41.14 with Glyn Taylor just 12 feet behind.

The A final was dominated by Paul Shepherd who won at a record breaking pace with 50 laps. Charlie Gooding was second on 47; Chris Thomas was third on 45 laps and Martin Ellis fourth on 41.

Driver	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Best	GAP TO 1st	BEHIND NEXT	RACE POSITION
Paul Shepherd	30.71	29.00	29.51	30.71	0.00	0.00	1st
Charlie Gooding	29.62	29.53	25.45	29.62	1.09	1.09	2nd
Chris Thomas	25.67	26.70	28.30	28.30	2.41	1.32	3rd
Martin Ellis	26.88	27.67	26.32	27.67	3.04	0.63	4th
Chas Keeling	26.46	27.02	26.79	27.02	3.69	0.65	5th
Steve Sargent	25.88	6.00	26.91	26.91	3.80	0.11	6th
Glyn Taylor	25.97	25.69	26.83	26.83	3.88	0.08	7th
Stephen Siddall	26.50	26.67	25.81	26.67	4.04	0.16	8th
Graham Thomas	25.97	21.00	26.41	26.41	4.30	0.26	9th
Chris Cowan	25.30	26.00	25.90	26.00	4.71	0.41	10th
Mickey Prout	25.48	24.44	25.50	25.50	5.21	0.50	11th
Ralph Parker	25.40	23.51	23.38	25.40	5.31	0.10	12th
David Sargent	24.65	22.28	25.37	25.37	5.34	0.03	13th
Richard Wallace	23.90	25.24	25.05	25.24	5.47	0.13	14th
Mike Ogden	23.92	24.93	23.27	24.93	5.78	0.31	15th
Sandy Parker	24.02	24.68	24.45	24.68	6.03	0.25	16th
Roddy Morrison	24.39	24.43	21.74	24.43	6.28	0.25	17th
Paul Bucknell	20.77	22.94	24.39	24.39	6.32	0.04	18th
Paul Hackett Evans	23.46	24.29	23.40	24.29	6.42	0.10	19th
Keith Charles	23.93	22.37	22.37	23.93	6.78	0.36	20th
Dave Homer	20.25	23.71	22.34	23.71	7.00	0.22	21st
Ernest Danyi	20.55	23.18	21.28	23.18	7.53	0.53	22nd
Steve Smith	22.81	21.24	15.00	22.81	7.90	0.37	23rd
Matthew Siddall	22.63	17.53	19.91	22.63	8.08	0.18	24th
Andrew Hogg	22.28	21.70	22.59	22.59	8.12	0.04	25th
John Gooding	19.72	22.27	20.34	22.27	8.44	0.32	26th
Matthew Green	18.29	21.96	21.68	21.96	8.75	0.31	27th
Christopher Green	17.92	17.29	21.46	21.46	9.25	0.50	28th
Alex Hackett Evans	19.29	14.85	14.40	19.29	11.42	2.17	29th
Sam Griffin	17.46	12.28	18.98	18.98	11.73	0.31	30th

	FINALS	FINAL LAPS	POSITIONS	POINTS	OPEN FALCON	NOVICE FALCON
A FINAL	Paul Shepherd	50.00	1st A.final	50
A FINAL	Charlie Gooding	47.00	2nd	47
A FINAL	Chris Thomas	45.00	3rd	45
A FINAL	Martin Ellis	41.00	4th	43
B FINAL	Steve Sargent	47.00	1st B.final	41
B FINAL	Chas Keeling	44.00	2nd	39
B FINAL	Stephen Siddall	41.14	3rd	37	50
B FINAL	Glyn Taylor	41.02	4th	35	47
C FINAL	Graham Thomas	44.00	1st C.final	33	45
C FINAL	Mickey Prout	42.53	2nd	31	43	50
C FINAL	Chris Cowan	42.49	3rd	30
C FINAL	Ralph Parker	37.00	4th	29	41
D FINAL	David Sargent	43.00	1st D.final	28	39
D FINAL	Mike Ogden	42.00	2nd	27	37
D FINAL	Richard Wallace	39.00	3rd	26	35
D FINAL	Sandy Parker	38.00	4th	25	33
E FINAL	Paul Hackett Evans	40.00	1st E.final	24	31
E FINAL	Roddy Morrison	39.00	2nd	23	30
E FINAL	Keith Charles	35.00	3rd	22
E FINAL	Paul Bucknell	8.00	4th	21
F FINAL	Steve Smith	38.00	1st F.final	20	29	47
F FINAL	Ernest Danyi	35.94	2nd	19	28	45
F FINAL	Dave Homer	35.53	3rd	18	27	43
F FINAL	Matthew Siddall	27.00	4th	17	26	41
G FINAL	Matthew Green	37.00	1st G.final	16	25	39
G FINAL	Andrew Hogg	36.34	2nd	15	24	37
G FINAL	John Gooding	36.30	3rd	14	23	35
H FINAL	Christopher Green	34.81	1st H.final	13	22	33
H FINAL	Sam Griffin	34.28	2nd	12	21	31
H FINAL	Alex Hackett Evans	28.00	3rd	11	20	30

Team Race.

There were 15 entries in the Team race with all the drivers getting a run this time. The time taken to run the individual event meant we had 10 minute segments

Changing driver combinations and new entrants in this round meant that there were 4 new teams entered – CMG Slots A team (John Gooding and Matthew Siddall), CMG Slots B Team (Charlie Gooding and Glyn Taylor (some B team!!)), Balterinas (Dave Balti Homer and Mike Ogden) using the Dark Side of the Force, Sith Lords (Paul Bucknell and Mickey Prout). Of the teams that had contested the first round, Ebee Gee Bees (Keith Charles and Chris Cowan), Laurel and Hardy (Ralph and Sandy Parker) and Oaklands 1 (Chris and Graham Thomas) had changes in line up.

After the first run, Oaklands 1 led on 100.17 from CMG Slots B on 94.84 and SDS on 93.82. Fourth to eleventh were covered by just 5 laps at this stage.

In the second segment, CMG Slots B took the lead with the fastest run of the day with 102.93, SCD Roadhogs hauled themselves up to 6^th while Sith Lords dropped to tenth after a stray piece of braid found its way into the controller. CMG Slots A dropped to eleventh with mechanical problems.

The third run saw CMG Slots B consolidate their lead with a run of 99.31 giving them a lead of about 10 laps. SCD Roadhogs were now just over a lap down on Pink my Ride.

In the last segment, CMG Slots B put another 12 laps between themselves and second placed Oaklands 1, in spite of a mechanical drama right at the end of the segment. SDS overtook SCD Roadhogs and Pink my Ride to grab third, SCD Roadhogs passed Pink my ride for fourth, Pink My Ride finished 5^th, 5 laps up on A9 run who just held on to 6^th from a strongly finishing Mickey Prout for Sith Lords.

Team Name	Driver1	Driver2
CMG Slots A Team	John Gooding	Matthew Siddall
Balterina's	Dave Homer	Mike Ogden
Sith Lords	Paul Bucknell	Mickey Prout
CMG Slots B Team	Charlie Gooding	Glyn Taylor
Pink my Ride	Martin Ellis	Stephen Siddall
Tango Rats	Andrew Hogg	Steve Smith
Fast and Furious	Christopher Green	Matthew Green
Time Lords	Paul Hackett Evans	Alex Hackett Evans
FF Tokyo Drift	Ernest Danyi	Sam Griffin
A9 Run	Richard Wallace	Roddy Morrison
Oaklands 1	Chris Thomas	Graham Thomas
SCD Roadhogs	Paul Shepherd	Chas Keeling
Ebee Gee Bees	Keith Charles	Chris Cowan
Laurel and Hardy	Ralph Parker	Sandy Parker
SDS	Steve Sargent	David Sargent

Team Name	Heat1	Heat2	Heat3	Heat4	Total	To First	To Next	Points
CMG Slots B Team	94.84	102.93	99.31	97.37	394.45	0.00	0.00	50
Oaklands 1	100.17	93.81	93.84	84.51	372.33	22.12	22.12	47
SDS	93.82	83.56	92.07	94.53	363.98	30.47	8.35	45
SCD Roadhogs	86.30	91.93	95.24	88.33	361.80	32.65	2.18	43
Pink my Ride	91.28	88.53	94.71	84.04	358.56	35.89	3.24	41
A9 Run	91.88	91.07	87.86	82.94	353.75	40.70	4.81	39
Sith Lords	88.37	81.37	89.91	92.84	352.49	41.96	1.26	37
Ebee Gee Bees	89.28	89.63	77.05	87.84	343.80	50.65	8.69	35
Time Lords	87.64	87.27	77.65	81.72	334.28	60.17	9.52	33
Laurel and Hardy	87.30	86.75	76.92	82.86	333.83	60.62	0.45	31
Balterina's	77.90	87.77	74.92	82.35	322.94	71.51	10.89	30
Tango Rats	80.29	83.65	77.50	74.21	315.65	78.80	7.29	29
Fast and Furious	82.32	75.28	71.83	80.00	309.43	85.02	6.22	28
CMG Slots A Team	88.79	77.53	58.57	79.01	303.90	90.55	5.53	27
FF Tokyo Drift	70.48	71.53	75.32	55.37	272.70	121.75	31.20	26

All in all it was a great days racing and the meeting was enjoyed by all. I would particularly like to mention all the junior drivers who I think did a sterling job all day. If the rest of the rounds are supported as well as the first ones, it should be a heck of a series!

Name	Chassis	Motor	Gear Ratio	Body	Tyres	Builder
Paul Shepherd	Demon	Proslot	7/35	Parma Intrepid	BSP	P. Shepherd
Charlie Gooding	Demon	Koford	7/37	Parma Intrepid	CMG	C. Gooding
Chris Thomas	Demon	Proslot	7/35	Parma Intrepid	Piranha	C. Thomas
Martin Ellis	Demon	Proslot	7/35	Parma Intrepid	Roadhogs	M. Ellis

Name	Chassis	Motor	Gear Ratio	Body	Tyres	Builder
Stephen Siddall	Demon	Falcon 5	12/36	AAA Zytec	Roadhogs	S. Siddall


Paul's winning car	Up and coming star - John Gooding