Sorry I have not got a list of contenders for this year’s nationals, if you have a special mention for someone in your family who is attending or who attended and you want a mention for them on here just give me a call on 01948 666936 or email me at startlinem@talktalk.net

Class 8: Geoff Berrisford made history at this years nationals by being the first man to win the Nationals in class 9, 10 and now class 8, we all know how close the class 8′s are so well done Geoff from us all in the Club. 

Class 3: Martin Gould won class 3 again for the third time, also a hard close class ~ again well done Martin from us all in the Club.

We are all proud of you both for representing the club in the highest possible way.

As a club I think we did very well over the weekend as including Geoff and Martin we had a further 8 other finalists at the end of the weekend ~ Mike Compton in Class 4, John Wilde in Class 5, Ben Gould in Class 6, Andy Pipe in Class 7, Mike Holroyd and Mark Lawrence in Class 10, considering how many cars attends the nationals I think you should all be very proud of your achievements.

Mike Compton finished in 4th in the final, as did Mark Lawrence in Class 10. 

Liam Evans drove brilliantly in his Class 10 having being paired with Phil Rodgers who was behind him in both heats but 2 2nds and a 3rd was unfortunately not enough to make the final.

Jonny Williams in Class 9 also had a 1st ,2nd and a 7th but these were not enough to get to the final.

Sam Gould in Class 9 also had a 1st and 2 x 4ths but which were not enough to make the final.

Gareth Williams Class 5 had a 2 x 2nds and a 7th which unfortunately put him out of the final.

Josh Fowler in Class 1 had a 4th place finish, but unfortunately suffered with problems with car.

Neville Mower in Class 3 won his first heat but then he also suffered car problems.

Leon Dorsett in Class 3 had a 2nd and 2 x 6ths .

Paul Darlington in Class 5 did not have a very good time ~ he was winning heat one but then had a collision.

Ian Spencer in Class 8 had a credible 2nd 4th and a 6th.

Angie says finally ~ Well done to all those drivers they drove really well … she lost her voice shouting for you all

Class One : Josh Fowler NS697.

Class Three: Martin Gould NS334.

Class Three: Neville Mower NS20.

Class Three: Leon Dorsett NS293.

Class Four: Mike Compton NS952 ~ No Picture Available, Sorry Mike !

Class Four: Steve Preston NS72 ~ No Picture Available, Sorry Steve ! 

Class Five: John Wilde NS70 ~ No Picture Available, Sorry John !

Class Five: Gareth Williams NS83.

Class Five: Paul Darlington NS76.

Class Six: Ben Gould NS434.

Class Seven: Andy Pipe NS205.

Class Seven: John Gaffney NS1.

Class Eight: Geoff Berrisford NS55.

Class Eight: Ian Spencer NS818.

Class Nine: Sam Gould NS343.

Class Nine: John Williams NS4.

Class Ten: Liam Evans NS120.

Class Ten: Mike Holroyd NS29.

Class Ten: Mark Lawrence NS160.

Thanks to Virgil from S.T.A.R for the use of his photographs for the website ~ the photos marked Autograssphoto.com

Its clear for everyone to see that the quality of his pics to mine is no comparison ! Good Luck to All Drivers !

This year we are pleased to announce that the presentation evening is going to be held at

The Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel Golf & Spa,

in Whitchurch on

Saturday 27th November.

The cost of Tickets is: £25.00 Per Head.
For this you get:
Complimentary glass of Bubbly on arrival,
3 course choice menu,
Resident DJ,
Comedian.
The Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel Golf & Spa are also offering a 10% discount to anyone wanting to book one of their luxurious rooms for the Evening.

This venue has recently been fully refurbished, you will be impressed by the facilities that this Hotel has to offer and you are in for a Quality Evening !

As always “All Welcome” ~ Don’t miss out 

  If you require any further information regarding the evening or wish to reserve tickets please contact Ernie or Pat Ashley on 01948 663415      

Address Details for Venue :

Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel Golf & Spa, Tarporley Road, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 4JH

 (For SatNav please use postcode SY13 4HA) GB

Website: www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/hillvalley/

Angela Evans (NS219) has asked that any Ladies & Juniors hoping to go to this years Nationals who have not yet paid could they please pay their national money to Angela, she will be collecting tickets from the Mens Nationals which we be given out out soon as Angela see’s you, tickets cost £20.

Dan Owen (NS15 Junior Special) did particularly well winning his 1st & 3rd heat and coming 4th in the B Final for the weekend! Well Done Dan ! The future looks very bright for this keen and confident young racer keep it up !
Heat 1 – 1st/Heat 2 – 7th/Heat 3 – 1st/B Final – 4th

Also Angela Evans (NS219) has kindly emailed some other results:

Sam Gould (NS343 Class 9) has to have the main applause as he drove absolutely fantastic, he won all his heats then went out and won the final ~ Good Driving from Sam ~ a well deserved Win !

Leon Dorsett (NS293 Class 3) drove well but missed out on making the final, as did Andy Pipe (NS205 Class 7). Sams dad Martin Gould (NS334 Class 3) did well with two 1sts in the heats and then went on to get 4th in the final, unfortunately Ben Gould (NS434 Class 6)  did not have the same luck and he suffered mechanical problems which put him out of final, never mind Ben there’s always another race meeting

Josh Fowler (Ns697 Class 1), Class 8 Geoff Berrisford (NS55) and Tom Chadwick (NS151) all did us proud.

Liam Evans (NS120 Class 10) had bad luck after winning his 1st heat, he finished 6th in his 2nd heat due to his steering wheel coming off  Liam was in line for winning his 3rd heat but unfortunately he was given a black flag after the race had finished due to his exhaust coming off after a collision with another car

John Wilde (NS70 Class 5) had good heat’s throughout the weekend and made the final, which he was winning until the race was stopped, then after the restart John could only manage to finish in 3rd place.

Cary Evans (NS249 Class 2) also had good heats and made the final to finish a respectable 2nd behind Lee Evason (SR54 STAR).

All the junior drivers drove really well,  Joe Pipe (NS206 Junior Saloons) won all his heats and Will Henry (NS19 Junior Saloons) also drove well and made the B Final, but we don’t know how you both did in the final’s? So Joe & Will, if you are reading this and want your final result putting on this section please email me at startlinem@talktalk.net  

One final point is in relation to Gary Mertin (NS119 Class 2) we are pleased to announce that he managed to race all the heats this weekend, apparently at the 2nd BAS round he unfortunately missed his last heat, not down to a mechanical problem, just he was talking so much that he missed his heat (Angela says ”nothing unusual there”) Gary Gary Gary….

If you raced at the 3rd BAS round and would like to be included in the above report please just email me at startlinem@talktalk.net or call 01948 666936.