Bloomfield wins Rd4 CML Winter Champs
The fourth round of the CML winter series was held last weekend at Frankley and was once again a very wet affair. The UK weather really has not been to kind to the racers or organisers over the past few months. With the qualification to be decided on a TQ basis everyone had to be on top form in all rounds just in case the track went significantly faster. In round 1 of qualification David Crompton and his RB powered Crono took the top spot just in front of Losi driver Simon Willetts and Special agent Barton in 3rd. In round 2 the track didn’t really get any quicker with drivers knocking just a few seconds off their best times and Karl Jackson for Kyosho and Sirio now on top on the pile. Round 3 saw all the top drivers attack at full speed with nothing held back in reserve. Darren Bloomfield with his Losi 8ight powered Novarossi sorted out his minor problems from the start of the day to set TQ by just over five seconds in front of Lee Martin.
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After Qualification
1. Darren Bloomfield – Losi 8 / Novarossi
2. Lee Martin – AE8 / Sirio
3. Simon Willetts – Losi 8 / Sirio
4. Richard Barton – AE8 / RB
5. Karl Jackson – Kyosho / Sirio
6. David Crompton – Crono / RB
7. Bruce Thompson – Losi 8 / Novarossi
8. Matthew Lewis – Losi 8 / Novarossi
9. Steve Haynes – Hoboa / Picco
10. Jon Howells – Hoboa / Picco
11. Richard Taylor – Losi 8 / LRP
The main final was cut down to just 10 minutes so this opened up the opportunity for most to try and complete the run without stopping. Darren Bloomfield decided he would stop to be sure and he was able to build up a lead substantial enough to stop and still take the overall win.
Final Results
1. Darren Bloomfield – Losi 8 / Novarossi
2. Lee Martin – AE8 / Sirio
3. David Crompton – Crono / RB
4. Bruce Thompson – Losi 8 / Novarossi
5. Karl Jackson
6. Jamie Booth
7. Simon Willetts – Losi 8 / Sirio
8. Matthew Lewis – Losi 8 / Novarossi
9. Jon Howells – Hoboa / Picco
10. Richard Barton – AE8 / RB
11. Richard Taylor – Losi 8 / LRP
Source: Horizon Hobby UK [horizonhobby.co.uk] / CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]
