Club 2000 | Round 5 & 6 | 1 & 2 May
Our double-header started and ended with perfect weather for racing. There was some superb driving from Club2000 regulars and newcomers. With 70 entries on Sunday and 59 on Monday, there was always action on track. The relatively open tyre choice for Rotax (due to the shortage of Mojos) mixed up the grid a bit and actually kept the racing really close.
Honda Cadet
It was a great couple of days for the Cadets. While we saw many new drivers still learning the technical challenges of our track, we had some tough competition towards the front of the grid. There were some brilliant battles especially between the top five. Teddie Cooper's (79) win-streak came to an end on Sunday after an unfortunate early retirement in qualifying. He didn't lose too many points though, with his impressive first heat - starting 15th and finishing 3rd.
In the second heat, Teddie (79) managed to take the lead within a couple of laps. It wasn't without a challenge though, as Max Wheatley (12) battled hard with him. It was raw, close and clean racing! Max (12) also had some good battles with Nathan Gange (89). The pair were very close all day. They set the bar In heat 1 when they were side-by-side around the last corner on the last lap. The young lads managed to keep all their battles clean, including Nathan's (89) impressively deep lunge onto Max (12) on the last lap of the AIM Race.
Hayden Gray (1) joined us for the Sunday and he brought a tough challenge to Teddie (79). From heat 1 to the last lap of the final, the battle for the lead was hard-fought. Teddie (79) looked set to win the final until the last lap when Hayden (1) made a move up the inside into 180, ran a bit deep but stayed ahead through the Warren. Theo Hamilton (30) made one of the best moves of the day in the final. On the first lap around Senna, he swooped around the outside and passed at least 2 drivers once he'd filtered back into the pack for the right-hander.
Round 5 results
1st – Teddie Cooper (79)
2nd – Nathan Gange (89)
3rd – Max Wheatley (12)
4th – Lewis Riley (90)
5th – Kevin Ivanov (50)
Clubman Results
1st – Lewis Riley (90)
2nd – Will Archer (66)
3rd – George Phillips (44)
4th - Jaxon Bugner (7)
Round 6 results
1st – Teddie Cooper (79)
2nd – Nathan Gange (89)
3rd – Max Wheatley (12)
4th – Lewis Riley (90)
5th – Kevin Ivanov (50)
Clubman Results
1st – George Phillips (44)
2nd – Harlie Cooper (82)
3rd – Archie Buchanan (5)
4th - Harvey Bugner (77)