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August 19, 2007, 10:06:00 PM +0100 - Mexico City (1962-1979) - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportCongrats to everyone on a good clean start and a reasonably clean first lap. I may have more spare time than I thought this season. Lap 1 T8 : Artur Le Marquand and Taj Fangio
Lap 1 T13 : Ed Harrison
Following on from Ed’s antics, Dave Lawrence manages to miss him but the sight of Ed’s spinning Lotus causes Tim Robey to lift his foot off the go pedal and he starts to spin. Once his wheels find the grass he has no way back and this launches him across the front of Burt, who is hot on his heels. This pair go careering off the track to the left, where they swiftly sort themselves out and rejoin. Ed, following his earlier misdemeanour, then completed a textbook rejoin as a seemingly endless stream of cars appeared alongside him without ever appearing in his mirrors. Lap 2 T5 (Hairpin) : Ed Harrison and Robert Burton
Lap 2 T13 : Ed Harrison and Tim Robey
Lap 3 T9 : Ian Docherty
Lap 6 T1 : Dave Lawrence and Taj Fangio Lap 6 T5 : Ian Docherty
Lap 6 T6 : Ian Stanley and Bernie Darwin
Lap 7 Esses : Artur Le Marquand and Taj Fangio Lap 10 Pit Stop : Will Tway
Lap 12 Pit Stop : Will Tway
Lap 13 T9 : Artur Le Marquand and Mike Ratcliffe
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September 09, 2007, 10:08:00 PM +0100 - Kyalami (1961-67) - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportLap 13 Clubhouse Bend : Ian Bassi and Chris Bull
Lap 14 Clubhouse Bend : Artur Le Marquand
Following this incident, Art then ignored blue flags for almost a lap as Ian Bassi tried to lap him, finally taking to the grass again but thankfully without taking Ian with him. It is vital in the Clubman’s races that the backmarkers do not hinder the cars that are attempting to lap them. The slower driver is often in a faster car making overtaking on the straights a problem and furthermore the faster driver is often not over keen to get too close in the corners, not knowing which way the car in front is likely to go. This was going to be a two place penalty but on the basis that Art did appear to get the message and allowed Ian Docherty and Ian Stanley through I have reduced it to just one place.
Lap 17 Pit Stop : Art Le Marquand
Whilst this race did not have the blistering pace of the front end of the Masters battles, as a race, it was just about the best that I have ever seen. It was more like MotoGP than car racing. The fight for the lead was still being contested by six cars at half distance and there were still five of them at it at the 75% mark. It was great stuff to watch so congratulations to all concerned. Particular congratulations to Burt on a fine win, pushed all the way to the flag by Bernie. Just what happened to Chris with two laps to go I can only guess at but I suspect some real life distraction may have had something to do with it. Lap 1 Barbeque Bend : Art Le Marquand and Ian Stanley Lap 2 Esses : Tim Robey, Bernie Darwin, Robert Burton and Ben Summers
As a result of their avoidance measures due to the above incident, Burt and Ben (Flowerpot Men?) find themselves side-by-side into the right-handed part of the Esses. There is contact but this seems to be down to warp rather than anything else. Lap 5 Esses : Artur Le Marquand, Ian Stanley and Graham Poole
Lap 9 Pits : Art Le Marquand
Lap 11 Crowthorne Corner : Ian Docherty, Ian Bassi and Ben Summers |
September 23, 2007, 10:17:00 PM +0100 - Monaco (1929-71) - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportFirstly I must say congratulations to the whole Clubman’s field for an exemplary first lap, much better than Div 1’s attempt. Only Bernie came to grief but then as you will see from the following “Book of Bernie” he was having one of those days. Lap 1 Mirabeau : Ian Stanley and Tim Robey
Lap 2 Mirabeau : Tim Robey and Graham Poole
Lap 2 Chicane : Robert Burton Lap 2 Tabac : Dave Lawrence and Bernie Darwin
As a result of this incident, Dave was thrown against the Armco and Bernie spun. Art then came along and ran into Dave, having rounded the corner before the marshals had put the flags out. Tim Robey appears to have reacted to the yellow flag and was rewarded by being able to stop and then drive past as Dave shuffled out of the way. Likewise Graham Poole, although he had longer to wait as Bernie initially tried to turn around and then resorted to a reset. I’m not over keen on spin turns in these situations but Monaco doesn’t give much away when it comes to run-off areas. I will call this lot a racing incident although Bernie omitted to do a Stop-n-Go.
Lap 2 Gasworks : Dave Lawrence, Graham Poole and Bernie Darwin Lap 6 Casino: Ian Docherty and Ben Summers Lap 7 Gasworks : Mike Radcliffe and Robert Burton Lap 11 Gasworks : Tim Robey and Bernie Darwin
After this collision Bernie appears to run out of fuel. He pulls in to the pits to do his Stop-n-Go on the next lap but doesn’t actually stop. (Note to Bernie: If you send me a clip that shows that you did stop then you can have the 5 seconds back.)
Lap 22 Tabac : Tim Robey and Bernie Darwin
After the above they both rush off to the Gasworks Hairpin and out brake themselves. (Sounds familiar!) Will Tway, the leader, who has been stalking them for some time but never pressing his demand to pass, also becomes embroiled. Bernie gets away first but obviously believed that his overtaking had been a bit on the rough side and as a result he pulls into the pit lane on the next lap and allows Tim back past. He also allows Will to lap him but when they reach the top of the hill at Massenet, Will pulls over and allows Bernie back through to renew his pursuit of Tim. For this reason I have not applied any penalty for ignoring blue flags in this group. Will started to follow Bernie from about lap 16 but seems to have been reluctant to make it clear that he wanted to pass. There were numerous opportunities for Bernie to have moved over after a flurry of blue flags but Will seemed happy where he was and Bernie seems to have picked up on this. I’m not happy about the situation but cannot penalise Bernie for not letting him through when Will made it clear that he wanted to follow. Lap 25 Gasworks(Again) : Bernie Darwin Will Tway and Tim Robey Lap 25 : Dave Lawrence
Lap 27 - 29 : Bernie Darwin and Ian Bassi
Lap 26 Portier : Bernie Darwin, Dave Lawrence and Ian Bassi Lap 30 Massenet : Robert Burton and Art Le Marquand
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October 07, 2007, 10:09:00 PM +0100 - Zandvoort (1948-72) - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportA great win for Ben Summers in his Cooper after a close battle with Chris Bull from flag to flag. Keeping his championship hopes alive, Robert Burton was third and Ian Bassi is promoted to fourth by virtue of Ian Docherty having, perhaps in a red mist moment, picked up a two place penalty for attempting to kill Burt. Lap 1 Hugenholtzbocht : Ed Harrison and Art Le Marquand Lap 2 Tarzanbocht : Ed Harrison, Graham Poole and Art Le Marquand
Lap 2 Tunnel Oost : Ian Stanley, Tim Robey and Dave Lawrence
Lap 6 Hondenvlak : Ian Docherty and Ian Bassi Lap 11 Somewhere in the dunes : Bernie Darwin
Lap 17 Panoramabocht : Dave Lawrence
Lap 17 Start/Finish Straight : Ian Docherty and Robert Burton
Lap 18 Pits : Bernie Darwin
Lap 24 Tarzanbocht : Ian Stanley, Art Le Marquand and Bernie Darwin |
October 21, 2007, 09:58:00 PM +0100 - Spa (GPL) - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportAnother great Clubman’s race and my shortest ever race report. I can see that I shall be redundant by the end of the season. As you would expect at Spa, the Eagles dominated the podium but the leading Championship contenders were not so far behind in their more modestly powered equipment. Art Le Marquand took his first win in his debut season and he was followed across the line by Ian Docherty and Andy Nevill. Bernie Darwin was looking good for fourth spot in his Brabham until he dropped it on lap eight and his subsequent Stop-n-Go dropped him behind Ian Bassi’s Ferrari. Burt, in a Cooper, had been giving Ian Bassi a hard time for the first five laps but then took to the air at L’Eau Rouge and then lost a place to Tim Robey in another Ferrari as he did his Stop-n-Go. Lap 2 Les Combes : Dave Lawrence, Ian Bassi and Robert Burton Lap 8 Pits : Robert Burton
Qualifying : Ed Harrison
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November 04, 2007, 11:19:00 PM +0000 - Rouen (1955-70) - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportAnother excellent Clubman’s race and congratulations to Andy Nevill on his first win in UKGPL. Andy’s Eagle was around twenty seconds ahead of Will Tway’s Ferrari at the finish and Ian Stanley managed to frighten Ben Summers into a spin on the last lap at Scierie, to take the last spot on the podium. Lap 2 Nouveau Monde : Ed Harrison and Tim Robey
Lap 2 Sanson : Chris Bull, Will Tway and Andy Nevill
Lap 2 Paradis : Ed Harrison and Art Le Marquand
Lap 7 Nouveau Monde : Robert Burton
Lap 18 Nouveau Monde : Ian Bassi and Tim Robey
Qualifying : Ian Docherty
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November 18, 2007, 11:09:00 PM +0000 - Silverstone (GP 1952-73) - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportIt has become a pleasure to mod these races in this vintage Clubman’s Season. Whilst driver of the day has to be Ian Stanley for his impressive win in the Honda, Ian Docherty’s recovery to second spot after a moment of madness at the start was also a good solid drive. Tim Robey brought his Ferrari home in third after fighting off the attentions of Burt in his Honda. But these are not the only drivers who have improved their racing of late. I was particularly impressed with Dave Lawrence’s trip around the outside of T1 at the start of the race. Once upon a time you were all hacking about from one side of the track to the other but thankfully not in this race. Dave may not have been entirely happy with his driving, as he found that even Silverstone wasn’t wide enough for him but his racing was spot on. Lap 3 Woodcote : Jack O’Ferrall
Lap 15/16 : Taj Fangio and Ian Stanley
Lap 23 : Taj Fangio
Lap 23 Copse : Robert Burton
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December 02, 2007, 11:11:00 PM +0000 - Snetterton (Long) - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportSnetterton saw another good win for Ben Summers in his customary Cooper. Will Tway gave him a good battle until lap fourteen, when his Ferrari expired, with Will eventually coming home second. Burt crossed the line in third spot but failed to carry out a Stop-n-Go for his new car on lap 22. I understand that Ian Docherty has had counselling by his team after another first corner march to the back of the grid. Lap 13 Hairpin : Ed Harrison and Bernie Darwin Lap 19 Esses/Bombhole : Ed Harrison, Jack O’Ferrall and Bernie Ian Stanley
Lap 21 Sear : Taj Fangio
Lap 22 T2: Robert Burton
Lap 23 Coram : Dave Lawrence
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December 16, 2007, 11:04:00 PM +0000 - Albi (1959-80) - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportCongratulations to Ben Summers, Ian Bassi and Ian Stanley. Start : William Tway, Bernie Darwin, Ian Stanley, et al.
Lap 1 T1 : Taj Fangio, Dave Lawrence and Ian Bassi
Lap 8 T1 : Dave Lawrence and Ian Docherty
Lap 16 T1 : Taj Fangio and Ian Bassi
Lap 21 T1 : Dave Lawrence and Taj Fangio
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January 13, 2008, 10:15:00 PM +0000 - Mosport - UKGPL Season 14 (2007) Clubman's Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderator's ReportTricky place Mosport, the grass seems so attractive. Congratulations to William Tway on a convincing win that never looked in any doubt once Art Le Marquand and Ben Summers had committed lap one seppuku. Art actually crossed the line in second spot but will not keep this position due to his having roughed-up Ian Stanley at the start. Thus Ben is promoted to second spot and Tim Robey to third. Jack O'Ferral drove an excellent race in the Honda and Ian Docherty eventually made his way through the pack after his customary first few laps. Start : Art Le Marquand and Ian Stanley
Start : Art Le Marquand
Lap 1 Moss1 : Ben Summers, Bernie Darwin, Ian Bassi and Jack O'Ferrall
Lap 3 T3 : Dave Lawrence, Tim Robey, Bernie Darwin, Ian Bassi and Ian Docherty
Lap 5 T2 Art Le Marquand and Ian Bassi
Lap 27 T2 : Art Le Marquand
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