In a bid to improve driver standards the Steward and his assistant were on the ball. With some drivers receiving a warning in round one for various misdemeanour's it was more than clear to all that bad driving would be punished. However most drivers were more than supportive of this.
After not starting round 1 Glyn Beal (Serpent 733) unseated Mark Christopher from top spot in Sport GT while in 200mm Touring Kyle improved on his already respectable time. In 200mm Rubber Neil Wallace (Kyosho) moved ahead of Joe with a blistering qualifying run.
200mm Rubber front runner Tristan Guest (Xray) was conspicuous by his absence after an incident seriously damaged his car. Knowing that he would have but a single round of qualifying there would be plenty of work to do in just rebuilding the car as the suspension and chassis damage was far more serious than expected.
With just a single round of qualifying remaining many drivers were determined to improve their time. However for some this over exuberance brought them to the attention of the steward , for one driver this was to lead to disqualification unfortunately.
Sports GT saw Glyn Beal take his fourth TQ of the year.


Kyle Branson took top spot in the 200 mm Touring Class while in 200mm Rubber Neil Wallace again showed why he is the driver to beat in the class. Top spot in the truck class went to Matthew Cook.

With threats of rain forecast for the afternoon the race director and his team were prompt in starting the finals , the fear for many being a change in the weather conditions would necessitate a total change of set up and strategy.


In the C final 200mm Touring Mark Fagan made up for all his problems in qualifying to take the lead on the first lap with Kevin Nash hot on his tail in second. With increasing pressure from Kevin , Mark made a small error on lap 10 which allowed Kevin through to take the lead. With Kevin's pace Mark was unable to close the gap and had to settle for a gallant second place with Gyan Mahatme in a distant third place.




Poleman Phil Edwards was away to a good start leading B final of the Sport GT class with Jim Beesley hot on his heels in second place. Close behind them in third was peter Lague waiting to take advantage of any misfortune. Over the first few laps Jim and Phil swapped the lead many times. At the first fuel stop a slower than normal stop for Jim allowed Bob Harley and John Russell to take advantage demoting Jim to fourth place. Sadly for John this would only last until lap 38 when mechanical problems sidelined him. While many may have settled for second Jim set about closing the gap to Phil and in the final laps the two swapped the lead on many occasions. At the flag and less than 3 seconds apart Jim was declared the winner.

In the combined 200mm Rubber B Final and Truck final Matthew Cook take the honours while in Rubber Class Tim King was to be victorious.
With a full grid the first few laps of the 200mm Touring were going to be a little hectic to say the least. With a clean start from pole Dave Forsythe lead with Neal King and Paul Bellinger close behind. Neal's qualifying had been a little fraught for him due to handling and steering issues so despite his lower than normal qualifying position he was more than happy with the now fixed car's performance. With a renewed confidence in his car Neal quickly closed the gap to Dave and with a neat move on lap 15 moved through into the lead. From this point on he was never to be challenged gradually stretching out his lead to over a lap. This left Dave and Paul to battle for the remaining podium positions. With the positions changing a few times in the closing stages Dave was relieved to finish second with Paul just a few seconds behind him.

In the 200mm Scale Rubber A final Neil Wallace again showed how well he has mastered the class. With yet another TQ under his belt he was off to a flying start again despite intense pressure from Joe Keaveney. However a spin from Neil on the first lap dropped him down to seventh , a position he would have to work hard to recover from. Joe made the most of his misfortune to eke out his slender lead from Tristan Guest. Neil was soon to recover and join them with a succession of fastest laps moving him up to them by lap 8. With a couple of swift moves Neil was soon back into the lead and settling down to his customary smooth rhythm. Sadly for Tristan his weekend which had been plagued by mechanical gremlins was not to get any better. As yet another problem dropped him back down the field this allowed Devandra Mahatme to move up into third place with Steve Woodhams closely following. At the flag Neil was more than happy to take his third win of the year from Joe in second and Devandra in third.

In the Sport GT A final Glyn Beal was away to a good start and soon to be enjoying his now customary initial lead. Close behind him were Mark Christopher and the ever improving Lee Chapman.

Unfortunately for Mark his gamble on the set up for the final was not to pay dividends as his car soon began to lose rear traction. Glyn meanwhile had settled down to a comfortable lead yet again looking as if to take an easy win. Unfortunately the kerbs at Mendip were to deal him a cruel blow. On lap 29 while lapping on of the backmarkers and uncharacteristic error saw his car ride the kerb slightly too much. With his first gear damaged Glyn's car soon came to a halt. A quick inspection back at the pits saw his pitman Kyle Branson pulling out all the stops to replace the entire gear cluster and refuel the car in less than a minute.

With Glyn's challenge all but over Lee Chapman inherited the lead with Mark Christopher bravely holding second. However it would seem Glyn had other ideas and set about recovering from his misfortune. By lap 50 he had moved back up to fourth and by lap 72 had moved into third place and set about catching Mark whose car was increasingly starting to struggle for grip. By lap 92 Mark was no longer able to hold Glyn back and a decisive move saw him move back into second. At the flag Lee Chapman was relieved to win his first ever Sport GT A final with Glyn relieved to have finished second and Mark in third place.
Despite threats of rain all day the 200mm Touring A final drivers were more than relieved to still be greeted with a dry track. From pole Kyle Branson was unfortunate on lap 2 to suffer wheel failure after contact with one of the kerbs.

This allowed Johnathan Dobney to take the lead with the hard charging John Zottl and Matthew Cook very close behind. For John his luck was not to last as his car started to handle increasingly strangely. However for many the sight of a drivebelt appearing on the track suggested this could well be the cause. Unnoticed by many but steadily moving up the order was young Alex Thurston. Despite qualifying in eighth he was soon up into third and set about catching Matthew Cook. By lap 42 he had moved up into second place. Simon Wood was next to put Matthew under pressure and demoting him to fourth on lap 53. At the flag it was an impressive run by Johnathan saw him lead the field by two laps from Alex Thurston and Simon in third place.

Ian Billett BRCA 1/10 IC PR Officer