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Win for Alvin Powell from Peter Challis Class wins for Ian Craig, Simon Taylor, Tim Morgan-Barrett and Simon Jackson John Hammersley's championship lead cut to 2 points
A bumper entry of 24 cars entered round 4 of the 2006 LMA Euro Saloons championship, with an amazing 11 car entry in Class A. Seven Super Touring cars promised a spectacle for those watching, while all down the field there were cars involved in close competition. Qualifying Problems with a jammed starter motor (Derek Hale) and non-functioning clutch (Alex Schooledge) saw two of the Super Tourers fall by the wayside, although they were both up and running for the race and started from the back. Peter Challis (Nissan Primera) threw down the gauntlet on lap 6 with a 1:03.490 lap, but by lap 8 Alvin Powell (Ford Mondeo) was down in the 1:02s, with a 1:02.665 on lap 9. Challis retook pole on his last lap with a 1:02.293. Simon Blanckley (Honda Accord) also got into the 1:02s to take 3rd on the grid. Tony Soper's Alfa Romeo GTV6 had been a later starter, but just shaded Martin Byford's Renault Clio Cup to take 6th, while an excellent performance from 2005 champion Simon Taylor resulted in 8th place (highest non Class A) in his first race in the Honda Civic Type R. Class B was led by Ian Craig (BMW M3) from Jason Holmes (Rover Tomcat), with Class C being led comfortably by Simon Taylor, the next three protagonists Stuart Jefcoate (Porsche 911), Richard Buckley (Honda Integra) and Jim Mepham (Renault Megane) lined up in 12th through 14th just 2/10ths apart. Race  A dry race, only the second one in four attempts this season. Challis and Powell were going hammer and tongs up front, trading places many times before Powell
finally took the flag by 4/10ths, after a brief spin on lap 3 dropped Powell back 7 seconds and into 4th place. Simon Blanckley had remained in touch with the lead pair a few
seconds back and took 3rd place from a charging Derek Hale who stormed through from the back of the 24 car grid to take 4th.Simon Taylor backed up his qualifying pace with 8th overall in the race and the Class C win, collecting double points having played his joker. Buckley and Mepham moved up to 2nd and 3rd in Class C overhauling Jefcoate who had started ahead of them. Ian Craig took Class B honours and 10th overall in his BMW M3 from class leader Jason Holmes. Tim Morgan -Barrett took the Class D win in his VW Golf GTI, up and running again after driveshaft problems at Snetterton. Simon Jackson (Vauxhall Nova) had an eventful race on the way to his 4th Class E win of the season. New LMA Euro Saloon lap records were set in Class B and C by Jason Holmes and Simon Taylor respectively. Results: Winner: Alvin Powell (Ford Mondeo), 2nd Peter Challis (Nissan Primera), 3rd Simon Blanckley (Honda Accord), 4th Derek Hale (Honda Accord), 5th John Hammersley (Vauxhall Cavalier), 6th Martin Byford (Renault Clio), 7th Tony Soper (Alfa Romeo GTV6), 8th Simon Taylor (Honda Civic) 9th Trevor Nicosia (Lancia kappa), 10th Ian Craig (BMW M3) Class Winners: Class A Powell, Class B Craig, Class C Taylor, Class D Tim Morgan-Barrett (VW Golf Gti), Class E Simon Jackson (Vauxhall Nova) Fastest lap: Powell 1:02.308 (94.69mph) Next race: Mallory Park 28th May With support from Mark Fish Motorsport and Alpha Composites Report by Trevor Nicosia, Car 10 ( www.nyssaracing.com ) Photos courtesy of Doug Woodward ( DouglasWoodward@aol.com ) |
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