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The final round of the 2011 championship took place at the Mendip circuit in Weston-Super-Mare. This was our second visit to the venue this year and if the weather could hold off we would surely be in for another excellent meeting.

The forecast for the weekends racing was not looking particularly good with low temperatures and rain predicted for both Saturday and Sunday. This could not have been any more different as just 7 days ago temperatures were nearly reaching 30 degrees due to the heat wave.

Glyn Beal wrapped up the Sports GT title last time out at Colchester; however the 200mm championship was still up for grabs. Adam Catchpole and Joe Kerry were fighting it out to be crowned this year’s winner. There was also a big battle for 3rd overall taking place as Adam and Joe were now out of reach. Alex Thurston, John Zottl, Simon Wood, Matthew Cook, and Johnathon Dobney were all still capable of achieving this. The 3rd spot in the championship was still up for grabs in the Sports GT class, as was 2nd place overall. Mark Christopher wouldn’t be attending so it was between Pete Hastings and Richard Boult for the runner up spot behind Glyn.

As Saturday morning came around it proved to be a slightly chilly start to the day but this soon changed as the sun began to find a way through the clouds. Despite the warnings of rain it turned out to be a decent day which you could hardly have guessed was in October.

It was around lunchtime when the grip really started to come up and a number of drivers were taking full advantage of this and putting in some really quick times early on. In the 200mm touring class Mark Green and Johnathon Dobney were looking very quick as was Joe Kerry and Adam Catchpole and all four ended the day with virtually identical best lap times. Adam could be seen practicing on rubber tyres for quite some time in the afternoon, so did he know something everyone else didn’t about tomorrow? To win the title Adam would have to take at least 2nd place on Sunday, whilst Joe would need to take 5th at most to secure it.

At the top of the timesheets in Sports GT were the usual suspects of Glyn Beal and Pete Hastings. Local racer Kevin Taylor was not too far behind in third, whilst Richard Boult and Adam Crossland were also putting in some very quick times. In order to finish 2nd overall in the championship, Pete Hastings would need to get at least 3rd but Richard still had a 5th place score to improve on so it was looking like being very close.

Saturday night was very noisy as the extreme wind was testing the tents had been pegged down properly. The dreaded sound of rain could then be heard once the wind had died down. As everyone got up on Sunday morning they were disappointed to face the horrible conditions of wind, rain, and cold. Nevertheless, the show must go on, so drivers briefing was called at around 8:30am.

As the first heat of the day went out the weather wasn’t showing any signs of improving and it looked like it was in for the day. Michael Syrett made the best of the tricky conditions to take the win in heat 1 of 200mm touring. Kevin Nash came in 2nd also on 10 laps, with Matt Chambers finishing 3rd on 9 laps.

Peter Hellawell 3rd after the opening round

Serpent 733 of Devendra Mahatme

The next heat to go out was the Sports GT, but only 3 cars decided to venture out on track. Devendra Mahatme made a good tyre choice and went with some damp foams which allowed him to set a quick 10 lap run. Tom Garnham finished runner up in this race but was 2 laps down on Devendra’s time.

It was a similar story in heat 3 as only 2 drivers attempted the difficult conditions on track. Mark Green chose to run the MS Aqua foam tyres which seemed to be working well. Mark was showing great driving skills as he threw the car into the corners and managed some fairly big drifts around the track. Mark completed his 5 minute run on 11 laps to go on provisional pole for 200mm touring. Tom Evans was the other car on track but was finding it rather more difficult on wet rubber tyres. Tom completed 8 laps to go into 5th overall but was 8.5 seconds slower per lap on the rubber tyre, so would damp foams be the way to go for the rest of qualifying?

Peter Hellawell took the win in the next qualifier with his Serpent 733, finishing a lap clear of 2nd placed Jim Beesley. Completing the top 3 was Phil Edwards also driving a Serpent 733 who just got ahead of Martin Trice both on 10 laps.

The battle for top spot in heat 5 was between Dave Gerard and Devendra Mahatme with Dave just coming out on top by around 4 seconds. David Brimley made it 3 Serpent’s at the front in this race but was a lap behind Devendra and Dave.

The top heat of Sports GT was up next. Just like in practice yesterday Glyn Beal and Pete Hastings were 1st and 2nd with hardly anything between them. At the end Glyn took the win just 0.77 seconds quicker than Pete’s time. Richard Boult did an excellent job joining the top 2 in this race on 11 laps to take 4th position overall at the end of round 1.

It was Adam Catchpole who did exactly what he needed to in heat 7 by taking the win and moving ahead of Mark Green into 1st place after round 1. Alex Thurston finished just 1.2 seconds behind Adam to take the runner up spot. Joe Kerry completed the top 3 in this race after just managing to join Adam and Alex on 11 laps. John Zottl did well to take 4th place after deciding to try some rubber tyres for the run which didn’t seem to be giving anybody much grip. Simon Wood discovered this in the warm up and decided not to run and save the car for his next qualifier. While Johnathon Dobney opted not to go out hoping the track would soon start to dry a little.

Alex Thurston 2nd after opening round

Dave Gerard leads the way in heat 5

So after the opening round there were a few surprises making it into the top ten in both classes. In the Sports GT, Peter Hellawell definitely liked the damp conditions after finding himself up in 3rd place following a good performance in heat 4. Peter finished the round just 8 seconds off the FTD time set by this year’s champion Glyn Beal. In 9th and 10th were Martin Trice and Tom Garnham who were hoping to make their first A final appearances this season.

Michael Syrett was undoubtedly the surprise in 200mm touring as he comfortably held 5th position after a consistent drive in the awkward conditions. Kevin Nash and Matt Chambers also made it into the top ten at 7th and 8th following decent runs in the very first heat.

Onto round 2 of qualifying then and with no change in the weather it was Matt Chambers who took the win on the damp track. Matt drove an excellent race and had clearly found a good set up on his Serpent 733 to handle the conditions out on track. Finishing on 12 laps was more than good enough to move Matt into 1st position overall. Mark Owen made a big improvement on his first round time to finish with a time of 10/316.00 which propelled him up the order to 7th. Michael Syrett had another good run to take 3rd in this race but was unable to improve on his earlier time.

Devendra Mahatme moved onto provisional pole after a very quick and consistent drive on the damp circuit. Finishing with a time of 12/312.41, Devendra improved the FTD time by over a lap for the Sports GT cars. Ben Lungley would have set a new FTD time had it not been for Devendra after completing a fast 11 lap run. There were improvements for Kevin Taylor and Paul Bellinger in this heat as well and both moved into the A final positions after the run.

200mm touring were out next and the race was dominated by Serpent driver Mark Green. Setting a time of 13/308.92 put Mark back at the top of the time sheets and it looked like that result would be very hard to beat for FTD. Tom Evans went a lot quicker than in his opening round and just missed out on a 12 lap run by 0.5 seconds. Jon Withington put in a decent time with his Shepherd V10 to just creep into 10th after this heat.

The next qualifier turned out to be a very close affair as the top 5 cars all finished on 12 laps to improve their times. In the end it was Jim Beesley that finished in front of everyone else almost managing the first 13 lap run of the day for Sports GT. Nevertheless, Jim comfortably moved to the top of the qualifying list. Bob Harley took runner up in the race just 1 second clear of Martin Trice in 3rd. Mark Fagan took 4th, a couple of seconds ahead of Phil Edwards in 5th. Peter Hellawell bettered his first round time by around 16 seconds but it was looking like at least a 12 lap run would be required to make it into the A final positions.

It was Dave Gerard who came out on top after a race long battle with David Brimley, Neil Wallace, and Peter Spratley. Dave just got through to record a 12 lap run and move up to 3rd overall as he looked to secure his 2nd A final appearance this season. Peter Spratley brought his Xray NT1 home in 2nd place on a quick 11 lap run, with Neil Wallace not too far behind. David Brimley ended up 4th but after recording an 11/317.23, was inside the top ten after the heat.

Pete Hastings was flying round the circuit as he put in a new FTD time of 13/312.83 in heat 6. Pete’s average lap time was faster than just about everyone else’s best lap time so he had a comfortable gap to 2nd placed Jim Beesley at the end of the round. Glyn Beal bettered his previous time with a quick 12 lap run, as did Richard Boult who improved to maintain 4th overall. Andy Gregory had his best run so far after just making it through to record a 12 lap run. Elsewhere there were improvements for Adam Crossland, Steve Woodhams, and Joe Keaveney.

In the top heat of 200mm touring, Simon Wood again chose not to run while championship contender Adam Catchpole had slight radio problems before the warm up began and had to withdraw. Johnathon Dobney put in his first drive of the day with a time of 11/329.84. Joe Kerry, Alex Thurston, John Zottl, and Matthew Cook all completed their fastest runs of the day.

Pete Hastings FTD after round 2

Neil Wallace's Shepherd V10

Dave Gerard 6th after round 2

Mark Fagan 6th overall with 1 round to go

Straight into round 3 then and this time it was Kevin Nash who took the win in heat 1 of 200mm touring. Kevin drove well to achieve his best result of the day but finished with a time of 11/310.93, just 0.24 seconds away from making 10th position overall. With 4 rounds of qualifying in total there would still be one last chance to try to make the final though. Matt Chambers came 2nd, just edging ahead of Mark Owen in 3rd. Matt was unable to improve on his best time, but Mark went around a lap quicker with an 11/317.00. Malcolm Norwood finished 4th after his first run of qualifying, while Scott Hellawell also put in his fastest time so far.

At this moment in the day the rain had stopped and the sun was trying desperately to find a way through the clouds. All the wind now seemed a good thing as rather than blowing the rain at us it was now helping to dry the track up.

As heat 2 took to the circuit there were the slightest dry patches beginning to appear which everyone was paying very close attention to. Ben Lungley and Paul Bellinger joined Pete Hastings in the 13 lap club with a 1st and 2nd performance, both drivers separated by just 5 seconds at the end of the race. Kevin Taylor was close behind finishing on a fast 12/301.85 to record his best time so far. Improvements were also made by Dave Pittaway and Tom Garnham.

Mark Green hit problems early on so it left Jon Withington to fight it out with Tom Evans for the win in heat 3. At the finish Tom came out on top by just over 3 seconds, but both drivers did really well to improve their times by at least a lap.

Peter Hellawell was back on form as he led from start to finish and set a time of 14/324.95 which was the fastest of the meeting so far in either class. Mark Fagan, Martin Trice, and Jim Beesley all ended the race just 1 second apart. All 3 improved their times, as did Phil Edwards and Paul Dewsnap on quick 12 lap runs.

Dave Gerard was again in control of heat 5 with his Serpent 733 as he went so close to passing Mark Green’s FTD time with a run of 13/309.88. Runner up was the Shepherd V10 of Neil Wallace on a fast 12 lap run, making sure of a place in the top ten at the end of this race. David Brimley completed the top 3 also on 12 laps.

In the Sports GT top heat Richard Boult decided to try some rubber tyres which was a brave move considering how they performed for many earlier on in the day. The gamble definitely paid off as Richard set a new FTD time surpassing Peter Hellawell at the top of the charts. Adam Crossland also made a good tyre choice and got his Serpent 733 working very well as he was putting in the fastest laps of anyone. Adam finished just a second short of the 14 laps but still moved up into 3rd overall. There were improvements for Andy Gregory, Joe Keaveney, Simon Smith, and Steve Woodhams in this race. Unfortunately Pete Hastings was forced off after just one lap. Glyn Beal didn’t fare much better either as he had to withdraw on lap 4 after his car began twitching coming down the straight. This was later found to be water in the receiver so Glyn was lucky to get the car off with no real damage done.

Everyone decided to play it safe and stick with the damp foam tyres for 200mm touring heat 7, apart from Matthew Cook who made the call to go for slick rubbers. This turned out to be the perfect tyre choice as Matthew lapped the entire field several times on his way to destroying the previous FTD time by 2 clear laps. John Zottl went 2nd overall just managing to get through for a 14 lap run, while Alex Thurston, Adam Catchpole, Andrew Hastings, and Joe Kerry all improved their best times of qualifying.

With just one run for all drivers remaining there were most notably some big names missing from the top ten of both classes. In Sports GT newly crowned 2011 champion Glyn Beal was lying down in 12th place after being forced to replace his receiver. Also missing from the top ten is regular A finalist and podium finisher at the previous national, Joe Keaveney who was sitting 17th.

From 200mm touring, Johnathon Dobney was down at 18th with one last chance to make the final. Also missing was Simon Wood who had not even managed to record a time so far. Simon had been waiting and hoping the track would dry out and it looked like that was going to happen for the final lot of qualifiers.

After the round was completed at around 12:45pm it was decided to have a 30 minute lunch break. This could not have come at a better time, as the break allowed the track to dry out even more, so that by the time heat 1 was ready to go again there were only a few damp patches remaining on the circuit.

It was won by Mark Owen who achieved his best result of the day on a 14/314.37. That time was enough to move Mark up to 2nd overall after the race. Malcolm Norwood finished runner up just under a lap behind Mark. Meanwhile Kevin Nash did enough to beat Scott Hellawell and Michael Syrett to 3rd position despite missing the last 24 seconds of the run.

Local racer Kevin Taylor went quickest of anybody in the Sports GT as he set a time of 15/300.34 with his 220mm Xray NT1. At the end of the heat Kevin finished well over 2 laps ahead of Devendra Mahatme and Tom S Garnham in 2nd and 3rd. Paul Bellinger and Ben Lungley were both unable to make the race and therefore missed out on the best opportunity of a quick run all day. Paul dropped down the overall standings and fell out of the A final positions, while Ben was hanging on in there at 8th.

Simon Wood yet to set a time with his Xray NT1

Serpent 733 of Adam Crossland

Heat 3 again saw Mark Green at the top as he knocked Matthew Cook off pole after just getting through to record a 17 lap run. Jon Withington moved into 3rd place overall after guiding his Shepherd V10 to a decent 15 lap run. Tom Evans also improved his best time during this qualifier but was unable to finish the race and missed the last 35 seconds.

In heat 4 Jim Beesley took an early lead but was unfortunately forced to retire at the 3 minute mark. This made way for Phil Edwards to come through and take the win with his Serpent 733. Phil set his best time of the day and finished just over a lap clear of 2nd placed Bob Harley who narrowly beat Mark Fagan.

David Brimley saved his best till last as he took victory in heat 5 and only just fell short of a 16 lapper. Moving up to 2nd place overall he was looking like having an excellent chance of making the main final. Neil Wallace was exactly 1 second behind David so also had a very good chance. Dave Gerard was hot on their tails, finishing just a couple of seconds behind Neil, while Peter Spratley managed to get 15 laps also. Devendra and Ian Coates put in their best performances of the day.

Onto the very last Sports GT heat of the day now then. Joe Keaveney was forced to withdraw after 2 minutes which ruined any chances he had of making the main final. Glyn Beal was not even in the top ten so needed a safe run to make sure he made it into the final. Glyn certainly went for it and took FTD for the meeting just a few seconds clear of Pete Hastings. Adam Crossland had the most consistent run of everyone in the race which helped him to keep hold of 3rd overall and join Glyn and Pete on 17 laps. Simon Smith and Steve Woodhams managed 16 lap runs while Richard Boult made it into the final on a quick 15 lapper.

Qualifying for the Sports GT A final has been largely dominated by Serpent as they make up 60% of the starting grid. There will be 2 Xray cars in the final, as well as 1 apiece from Shepherd and Mugen.

With the Sports GT sorted it was now time for the 200mm touring class and the very last qualifier of the season. Andrew Hastings was running very well in 3rd place before problems cut short his race after 1 ½ minutes. With everybody else going well also, this would mean that Andrew would probably not make the final. At the end of the 5 minute run, it was Kyosho driver Alex Thurston who took the win and with it his very first FTD at a national event. Alex set a time of 17/308.22 and finished around 3 seconds ahead of championship contender Joe Kerry. This was just what Alex needed as he looked to secure 3rd place in the championship for the 2nd successive year. Simon Wood got his first run in of the day and had a race long battle with John Zottl for 3rd. At the finish there was literally nothing to separate them with Simon just edging it by one hundredth of a second. The only other person who could stop Joe Kerry winning the title was Adam Catchpole who took 5th in the race and 6th place overall just 0.18 seconds behind Mark Green. Elsewhere in the heat, Johnathon Dobney pulled a result off when he needed it to move into the top ten at 7th. Pole sitter after round 3 Matthew Cook, managed to get a decent time to take 8th on the grid

Mark Green checks his engine and clutch for final

FTD Alex Thurston with his Kyosho R4

Adam and Max check the car over after a successful qualifying

Serpent was again the most represented car this time in the 200mmm touring A final. They took 5 of the starting 10 grid places, with 3 Shepherd cars, 1 Xray, and 1 Kyosho.

Dave Gerard ended up qualifying 11th overall after just being bumped out the top ten at the last moment. This is the 2nd time this has happened to Dave at Mendip this year, so on our next visit to the circuit hopefully it will be 3rd time lucky and Dave can make 10th place.

The first final up was the Sports GT C final. Dave Pittaway led from the start as Tom Garnham suffered numerous problems throughout the race. Dave even had time for a quick break at the halfway stage before eventually taking the win on 41 laps.

The 200mm touring C final was dominated by Tobie Manser and his Xray NT1 as he won by more than 2 laps. Also being around 0.5 seconds per lap quicker than any of his rivals, Tobie took over the lead very early on and never looked back as he controlled the race until the finish. Michael Syrett got 2nd place with his Serpent 733 after a long duel with the Xray NT1 of Nigel Philpott who ended up 3rd.

There were quite a few top drivers lining up in the Sports GT B final with the likes of Paul Bellinger, Ben Lungley, Joe Keaveney, and Andy Gregory all involved. It was Joe Keaveney who got to the front of the pack early on followed by Andy Gregory in 2nd, and Jim Beesley 3rd. At the first set of fuel stops Martin Trice moved ahead of Jim and into 3rd place. From this point on there was very little change to the racing order. At the end of the 20 minute final, Joe Keavaney crossed the line in first on 65 laps, Andy Gregory 2nd on 64 laps, and Martin Trice 3rd on 57 laps.

Andy Hastings gets his engine re-tuned

Joe Keaveney's Mugen MTX-4 winning the Sports GT B final

200mm touring A final

As the siren went to start the 200mm touring B final, pole sitter Dave Gerard kept hold of his lead on the opening lap but was facing some tough competition from Andrew Hastings. On the very next lap Andrew overtook Dave to move into the lead and began to pull out a decent lead on the rest of the chasing cars. At the same time, Peter Spratley regained 3rd place from Jon Withington and set about chasing down Dave Gerard. Just 9 laps in to the race and Andrew Hastings was forced to come in to the pits suffering with engine problems. After a quick re-tune he was about to go back on track when his engine cut and they were unable to get it started again. Dave was now back in first position and was fighting to keep Peter Spratley at bay. Eventually on lap 14 Peter found a way past and was able to make the move stick to keep hold of 1st. After a 2 minute delay Andrew finally rejoined the race but would have his work cut out to get a result from that position. By lap 34 Dave Gerard had managed to work his way back up to Peter and then got past to take over the lead. At this point Mark Owen had been working his way up the order and was now trying to get past Jon Withington for 3rd place. It was also at this moment that Devendra Mahatme started to mount a challenge for a podium spot. Mark Owen encountered problems later on which cost him a 55 second lap and all but ended his chances of a podium finish. As Mark was suffering with problems, Devendra overtook Jon to move up to 3rd. However, just seconds from the end Jon managed to get back past Devendra and just cross the line 0.33 seconds ahead of him to take the 3rd spot on the podium. Peter Spratley finished 2nd also on 59 laps, but it was Dave Gerard who took the win on 60 laps. Dave achieved the best result possible after narrowly missing out on a place in the A final.

It was the turn of the Sports GT A final next.

With Glyn having already secured the title this year, the main battle in the Sports GT A final was for 2nd place overall between Pete Hastings and Richard Boult. As the race started Glyn and Pete both shot off the line and were within touching distance round the first few corners. Kevin Taylor got an excellent start as he moved from 6th up to 3rd on the opening lap. Richard Boult also got a very good start as he went from 7th to 6th on the first lap, then up another place on lap 3, before taking 4th by lap 9. Unfortunately for Richard this good run was not to last as he was forced to retire from the race moments later.

This therefore promoted Adam Crossland back up to 4th and Simon Smith into 5th. With Richard out of the race, Pete Hastings only had to finish 3rd at the end of the final to secure the runner up spot in the 2011 championship. As the first fuel stops were approaching there was nothing between Glyn and Pete after some very close racing. Glyn came in first and thanks to an incredibly quick refuel from young Alex Thurston was straight back on track. Pete came in the next lap but thanks to Alex, Glyn now had a small lead after the first stops. After putting in some extremely quick laps, Pete managed to catch back up to Glyn and was again fighting with him for the lead. As they approached the 10 minute mark they touched coming down off the banking which resulted in both cars spinning off. However, they both recovered and resumed the battle before getting tangled up again a few laps later. At this point Kevin Taylor stormed through to unexpectedly take the lead. Holding off Glyn and Pete proved to be too difficult and Kevin dropped back down to 3rd shortly after. So on lap 49 the order was Pete Hastings 1st, Glyn Beal 2nd, Kevin Taylor 3rd, and Adam Crossland running in 4th. Disaster struck for Pete as he had a 30+ second lap which promoted Glyn into the lead. From this moment on Glyn never looked back as he raced to the finish to take another win in the Sports GT class 2011. Pete Hastings came 2nd just a lap behind and therefore secured 2nd place overall in the championship. Kevin Taylor got another good result on his home track as he always seems to do by taking the last podium spot. Elsewhere Adam Crossland achieved his best result of the season after guiding his Serpent 733 to 4th position. Simon Smith also managed his best result of the year after a long race with Devendra Mahatme for 5th which he eventually won.

Quick fuel stop from Alex Thurston keeps Glyn in the lead

Martin races to get Alex back on the track

The last final to be run was of course the 200mm touring A final. It was a clean start to the race by everyone although there many changes in position. Joe Kerry took the lead after the first few corners when pole sitter Alex Thurston suffered clutch problems. Simon Wood suffered an engine cut on the line so missed the start as he rejoined from the pit lane. Mark Green moved up from 5th on the grid to 2nd just behind Joe, while Matthew Cook had done a brilliant job to get to 3rd after beginning 8th. Johnathon Dobney was up in 4th with John Zottl very close behind in 5th.

Neil Wallace was another driver to have made a good start moving from 10th to 6th on lap 1. Just 3 laps into the race and Mark was beginning to catch Joe out in front. As Mark was coming round to the long left hander before you cross the loop he made a rare mistake which cost him some time and dropped him down the field. With the pressure now off, Joe started to open up a big  lead over 2nd placed Johnathon Dobney. As Mark Green overtook Neil Wallace to move back into 5th, Adam Catchpole was beginning to progress through the field after a bad start. Adam found a way past Neil Wallace to take over 6th place. At the first lot of fuel stops Matthew Cook encountered some problems which cost him around a minute and he fell to 8th position. Alex Thurston rejoined the race after a lengthy delay while his Dad fixed the clutch problems he had earlier. Just after the 10 minute mark Mark Green managed to get past John Zottl and into 3rd. Johnathon was still running in 2nd at the halfway point, with Joe Kerry a lap clear at the front. After 23 minutes of racing Johnathon was forced to withdraw from the race after hitting some trouble whilst running in 2nd place. This therefore promoted Mark Green up into 2nd and John Zottl up to 3rd. Mark was now closing the gap on leader Joe Kerry as the last fuel stops came about. Just before the finish Simon Wood took 5th place to cap off a good recovery drive after missing the start. Following 30 minutes of solid racing, Joe took the win around

10 seconds clear of Mark Green to confirm the championship title for 2011. John Zottl continued his remarkable run of form by taking his third podium in 3 races with his Shepherd V10. Adam Catchpole finished 4th but was 2 laps behind John. Simon took 5th just ahead of Neil Wallace, while Matthew Cook came 7th. In 8th place was Alex Thurston who just got through over the loop by 1 hundredth of a second to get an extra lap and finish ahead of Johnathon Dobney. David Brimley was classified 10th after making the A final for the second national in a row.

Joe Kerry's Serpent 733 National Champion

John Zottl's Shepherd V10

At the end of another long but enjoyable seasons racing Glyn Beal and Joe Kerry have been crowned champions in their respective classes. Glyn finished the season with an almost perfect score of 603 points out of 606. Pete Hastings took runner up in the championship on 583 points just managing to finish ahead of Richard Boult in 3rd on 582 points.

Joe Kerry won the 200mm touring championship on 597 points, with Adam Catchpole finishing as runner up on 589 points. Alex Thurston and John Zottl ended the year level on 577 points but Alex got 3rd thanks to a best score of 99 compared to John’s best of 98. Interestingly, if Alex had been 1 hundredth of a second slower in the final at Mendip(2) then he wouldn’t have got an extra lap in, wouldn’t have beat Johnathon Dobney, and would have lost out to John Zottl overall. It doesn’t get much closer than that.

That’s that then, all over for the 2011 season. From the cold start to the year at Cotswolds, through to the last meeting at Mendip in October, there has been good, enjoyable, close racing all the way.

Thanks again go out to the Mendip club for putting on their second national of the year for us. Also a big thanks to Julie Thurston for all the time and effort spent throughout the year taking pictures.

Finally, I hope that everyone has enjoyed reading the reports this year.

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  Joe Kerry

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