BRCA 1/10th IC Circuit Nationals Rd5 – Report
Round 5 of the BRCA 1/10th IC Circuit Nationals was held at the long standing technical and challenging Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. Saturday unfortunately followed the poor forecast with heavy showers and torrential rain and of the few drivers who turned up on practice day most spent time securing their gazebos and tents and waterproofing their cars or preparing their “wet car “. However a few brave drivers ventured on to the circuit with minimal success. First thing Sunday morning was grey and cloudy with a damp circuit but not raining. With rain forecast later a decent time in the early heats would be the target. 200mm Touring saw Joe Kerry (Capricorn) keep up his reputation for performance in wet conditions easily taking the FTD. Neil Wallace (Serpent ) qualified in 2nd with Matthieu Dambrine a creditable 3rd.
1/8 GT was very interesting with the Electric car of Paul Bellinger seemingly on rails with the rest of the field chasing. Glyn Beal qualified 2nd with his Nitro 1/8 GT car and Craig Jeacock, another electric 1/8 GT, took 3rd. Mark Green (Serpent) and Glyn Beal (Capricorn) fought it out in the 220mm GT qualifying with Mark taking FTD, Glyn 2nd and Mark Newby (Xray) an impressive 3rd.
Just before the start of the finals the rain returned with constant drizzle. The 200mm Touring A-final say Joe Kerry (Capricorn) lead from the front eventually finishing seven laps in front of 2nd placed Stewart Mcleod (Xray) with Neil Wallace (Serpent) in 3rd , completing the podium.
Torrential rain started falling just as the A-final 1/8th GT final commenced making conditions treacherous. Just getting a car to run was hard enough. Just as in qualifying this proved no obstacle to Paul Bellinger (Serpent) who finished seven laps up on Glyn Beal (IGT8) in 2nd, with Barry Thompson in 3rd.
The A-final of 220mm GT was dominated by the top three qualifiers. Mark Green took the win with Glyn Beal runner-up and a hard earned and well deserved 3rd place for Mark Newby.
Round 6 takes place at the Halifax circuit on the August Bank Holiday as part of the combined British Open meeting with the electric and 1/8th drivers.
Source: BRCA [brca.org]
