2021 Midland Indoor Carpet Championship Rd3 – Report

The team returned to Telford Tennis centre for the third round of the 2021/2022 MICC championship this past weekend. A nice mix of flowing corners and technical corners on the track created some great racing all through the field. The track is unchanged in size at a whopping 38 meter by 24 meter on the popular ETS Black carpet. There is lots of grip and plenty of space around the lap which makes it much easier to pass cars and let cars pass you during qualifying. The touring car classes all use the very popular Volante 28 MICC spec tyre (1 set per day) and the F1 class uses the Pit Shimizu (Schumacher versions) 571 and 575 tyres. Control additive is supplied for all racers free of charge and is the CS high grip variant.

Sunday started with 1, 3 minute practice round so all drivers can check the equipment is working (PT numbers etc) and have a quick familiarisation with the track and drivers stand positions. This run also allows you to have a quick check of who the faster cars in your heat could be so you know who to look out for. We then have 4 rounds of qualifying with 3 scores to count, followed by a single leg final for all.

Bittydesign Modified Touring class

The super fast mod cars looked awesome stretching their legs on this huge track. Alex Thurston took 2 round wins to line up in pole in front of Ben Cosgrove and Zak Smith with Ben and Zak both taking a round win, Ben had the fastest round.

The final was an intense epic battle between Alex and Ben all finishing within half a second of each other. Harley Eldridge managed to make the most of the race coming through from 5th to take the final podium step in 3rd. Great to see such super close respectful driving again.

A Final positions
1. Alex Thurston
2. Ben Cosgrove
3. Harley Eldridge
4. Kyle Branson
5. Stefan Chodzynski
6. Peter Eagles
7. Ben Moorey
8. Daniel Robins
9. Zak Smith
10. Shaun Ogden

Optipower 13.5T Blink class

The second best supported class saw Sam Law taking the class by storm with a very impressive pole position after he and Zak Finlay tied for the pole, Sam had the faster time. James Hart had a stronger day taking third place on the grid.

The final again was a little bit messy with some drivers making contact. Sam and Zak managed to get away from the field and had a huge gap at the end of the race. Zak ended up taking a deserved win from Sam in 2nd. James Hart finished where he started finishing in 3rd position 1 second ahead of Chris Gunter in 4th.

A Final positions
1. Zak Finlay
2. Sam Law
3. James Hart
4. Chris Gunter
5. Mark Giaquinto
6. Martyn Ross
7. Gabriel Henson
8. Scott Scholey
9. Joni Skidmore
10. Matthew Lax

Zombie 17.5T Blinky class

The most entered class saw Mark Trinder leading the way a tie for pole with Dan Moorey, Mark had the fastest time. Chris Parrott lined up in third tied with Andrew Robson on points in 4th..

The A final was a crazy race with a lot of action which saw the veteran Mark Trinder and Dan Moorey have a great race swapping positions and finishing on the extra lap in front of the field. Andrew Robson took the final podium position in a lonely 3rd with a notable mention to Michael Markham on his first race in 7 years with a touring car taking 4th place.

A Final positions
1. Dan Moorey
2. Mark Trinder
3. Andrew Robson
4. Michael Markham
5. Stephen Rogers
6. Alan Harrington
7. Michael Ball
8. Will Everett
9. James Egan
10. Chris Parrott

Carisma F1 21.5T Blinky class

It was Craig Nutting taking the pole from Michael Lee with Jams Greener lining up in third. Craig Nutting took all rounds of qualifying in dominant fashion.

The final was a great race with the top 4 drivers finishing very closely to each other. In the end Michael Lee took the victory followed by Craig Nutting with Ben Elliott and James Greener rounding out the top 4.

A Final positions
1. Michael Lee
2. Craig Nutting
3. Ben Elliott
4. James Greener
5. Mark Jewitt
6. Mark Fletcher
7. Nicky Taylor
8. Aidan Gale
9. Adam Southgate
10. Emily Robins
11. Tony Bishop
12. Michael Friebel

Source: Midland Indoor Carpet Championship [midlandchampionship.com]