Last Sunday saw the forth and final Chelmsford MC Gymkhana of the year - back again at MoD Woodbridge.
Going into this round I was tying for the CMC Gymkhana Championship lead with Tony Clements. So it was going to be a tight fight for the championship. Each of us had to win our class to try and ensure our chances.
I was back out again with Lizzie Pope on the maps.
The day started well on some very slippery tests due to overnight mist/rain, with a high seeding (No. 8) we were cleaning the way for later runners. But that's the way it goes. At the end of the first loop of test I had a 3 second class lead, nothing in reality and all to play for.
The second loop of tests were different from the first ones and this meant it was a real test of the navs and although we had a few minor moments of 'where do we go now', it went well and the Yoko's were working well now on the drier surface, it also allowed the greater power from the Emerald ECU to show through.
At lunch I had about a 25 second class lead over James Newbold in his Corsa, however Tony Clements was lying 3rd in class so it was important to keep the momentum going.....
The last three tests went really well and we got in to a very good rhythm and set some good times including one 2nd fastest test time overall :)
At the end of the day I finished 45 seconds clear of James for the class win and 6th overall. Tony finished 2nd in class to Mark Andrews who was very close to taking the event win. So this meant that I had won the CMC Gymkhana championship :)
Suze (my Wife) was out double driving with her Dad in his Rover 214 in Class A1 and Suze did an excellent job to take the class win by over a minute - well done :)
See here for the event results
See here for the Championship points table
And here are some proof photo's from Andy Manston who was there snapping away during the day.
Going into this round I was tying for the CMC Gymkhana Championship lead with Tony Clements. So it was going to be a tight fight for the championship. Each of us had to win our class to try and ensure our chances.
I was back out again with Lizzie Pope on the maps.
The day started well on some very slippery tests due to overnight mist/rain, with a high seeding (No. 8) we were cleaning the way for later runners. But that's the way it goes. At the end of the first loop of test I had a 3 second class lead, nothing in reality and all to play for.
The second loop of tests were different from the first ones and this meant it was a real test of the navs and although we had a few minor moments of 'where do we go now', it went well and the Yoko's were working well now on the drier surface, it also allowed the greater power from the Emerald ECU to show through.
At lunch I had about a 25 second class lead over James Newbold in his Corsa, however Tony Clements was lying 3rd in class so it was important to keep the momentum going.....
The last three tests went really well and we got in to a very good rhythm and set some good times including one 2nd fastest test time overall :)
At the end of the day I finished 45 seconds clear of James for the class win and 6th overall. Tony finished 2nd in class to Mark Andrews who was very close to taking the event win. So this meant that I had won the CMC Gymkhana championship :)
Suze (my Wife) was out double driving with her Dad in his Rover 214 in Class A1 and Suze did an excellent job to take the class win by over a minute - well done :)
See here for the event results
See here for the Championship points table
And here are some proof photo's from Andy Manston who was there snapping away during the day.
Coming out of the Buddleia
Having a cut on one of the final tests...
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