Sunday 22nd April 2018
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ESSEX JUNIOR BANGER CHAMPIONSHIP
Thirty young Junior Banger drivers made their way to the cow shed today, for their very own Essex Championship. Not only were they here to chase for the glory, but their very own roof grade too! A few new faces graced the track, either making their debut at Brentwood, or their debut in RC's altogether! The atmosphere was full of excitement and anticipation amongst the youngsters, and even some expectation and competitivness amongst the grown-ups too!
The sun shone brightly, though thankfully it wasn't quiet as hot as it has been the last few days, and there were plenty of smiley faces as we lined up to start the first race. Divided into two heats, it was all to play for on this Junior special day! Lights out and away we go!
HEAT ONE
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ROUND ONE
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 35/ 2m 49.28
2nd - 639 Abby Strudwick - 30/ 2m 52.67
3rd - 734 Jimmy Farquhar - 27/ 2m 51.77
4th - 355 Haydon Wood - 26/ 2m 51.52
5th - 807 Luke Woolven - 26/ 2m 54.40
6th - 53 Harry Palmer - 24/ 2m 51.71
7th - 503 Jake Woolven - 23/ 3m 0.19
8th - 999 Peter Townsend - 22/ 2m 49.72
9th - 414 Marc Zanders - 22/ 2m 50.81
10th - 10 Oliver Whitby - 21/ 2m 50.97
11th - 331 Dinky Donovan - 19/ 2m 51.26
12th - 769 Crystal Messingham - 18/ 2m 54.65
13th - 222 Riley Burnham - 10/ 2m 50.88
14th - 12 Rhydan Okuoko - 10/ 2m 55.90
15th - 322 Oliver Newland - DNS
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ROUND TWO
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 35/ 2m 40.60
2nd - 807 Luke Woolven - 28/ 2m 44.25
3rd - 734 Jimmy Farquhar - 28/ 2m 44.54
4th - 639 Abby Strudwick - 27/ 2m 42.91
5th - 355 Haydon Wood - 25/ 2m 42.97
6th - 53 Harry Palmer - 24/ 2m 45.50
7th - 414 Marc Zanders - 21/ 2m 43.39
8th - 769 Crystal Messingham - 21/ 2m 48.73
9th - 331 Dinky Donovan - 20/ 2m 42.49
10th - 999 Peter Townsend - 20/ 2m 46.65
11th - 503 Jake Woolven - 20/ 2m 56.41
12th - 10 Oliver Whitby - 18/ 3m 0.76
13th - 222 Riley Burnham - 12/ 2m 59.61
14th - 12 Rhydan Okuoko - 10/ 2m 44.32
15th - 322 Oliver Newland - DNS
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ROUND THREE
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 35/ 2m 49.47
2nd - 734 Jimmy Farquhar - 28/ 2m 58.11
3rd - 807 Luke Woolven - 27/ 2m 55.04
4th - 999 Peter Townsend - 23/ 2m 51.36
5th - 53 Harry Palmer - 23/ 2m 58.78
6th - 769 Crystal Messingham - 22/ 2m 58.72
7th - 10 Oliver Whitby - 22/ 3m 3.26
8th - 414 Marc Zanders - 20/ 2m 51.87
9th - 503 Jake Woolven - 18/ 2m 52.41
10th - 331 Dinky Donovan - 16/ 2m 52.00
11th - 12 Rhydan Okuoko - 11/ 3m 8.65
12th - 355 Haydon Wood - 10/ 56.57
13th - 222 Riley Burnham - 8/ 3m 8.95
14th - 639 Abby Strudwick - DNS
15th - 322 Oliver Newland - DNS
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A great start there for 183 Shaye, with three straight win, as expected, but a great start also for 734 Jimmy, with two 3rd and a 2nd place finish! 639 Alley enforced the GIRL POWER by coming 2nd and 4th, but sadly was unable to make it to the track for the third round. Some close racing too for the remaining drivers, with some choosing to just wreck and play! And they all walked away at the end of their races with big smiles, each having had a good time no matter what the final results were! Well done kiddies!
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HEAT TWO
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ROUND ONE
1st - 07 Finnley McNichol - 35/ 2m 53.31
2nd - 146 Jack Aylward - 33/ 2m 54.17
3rd - 947 Joe Dobbs - 33/ 2m 56.83
4th - 46 Charlie Aylward - 32/ 2m 55.93
5th - 115 Sonny Holtom - 25/ 2m 55.26
6th - 888 Robert Pinnell - 22/ 2m 55.16
7th - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 19/ 2m 53.37
8th - 339 Abbie Pullen - 19/ 2m 55.39
9th - 109 Steffan Kettley - 18/ 2m 59.42
10th - 636 Louisa Phillips - 17/ 2m 59.07
11th - 722 Riley Newland - 15/ 3m 1.79
12th - 158 Brandon Turner - 15/ 3m 6.84
13th - 912 Charlie Whitby - 5/ 2m 58.75
14th - 24 Thomas Meader - 2/ 10.04
15th - 66 Harley Donovan - 2/ 3m 2.47
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ROUND TWO
1st - 07 Finnley McNichol - 35/ 2m 47.16
2nd - 947 Joe Dobbs - 32/ 2m 47.20
3rd - 46 Charlie Aylward - 31/ 2m 51.93
4th - 146 Jack Aylward - 26/ 2m 47.90
5th - 339 Abbie Pullen - 23/ 2m 55.84
6th - 912 Charlie Whitby - 22/ 2m 53.98
7th - 888 Robert Pinnell - 22/ 2m 55.68
8th - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 20/ 2m 49.08
9th - 115 Sonny Holtom - 19/ 2m 11.68
10th - 24 Thomas Meader - 18/ 2m 56.12
11th - 66 Harley Donovan - 15/ 2m 53.88
12th - 636 Louisa Phillips - 14/ 3m 7.93
13th - 722 Riley Newland - 14/ 3m 8.25
14th - 158 Brandon Turner - 13/ 3m 7.68
15th - 109 Steffan Kettley - 10/ 3m 1.02
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ROUND THREE
1st - 07 Finnley McNichol - 35/ 2m 58.75
2nd - 947 Joe Dobbs - 35/ 3m 0.80
3rd - 46 Charlie Aylward - 35/ 3m 2.30
4th - 339 Abbie Pullen - 29/ 2m 59.00
5th - 115 Sonny Holtom - 26/ 3m 2.40
6th - 146 Jack Aylward - 24/ 3m 16.35
7th - 912 Charlie Whitby - 23/ 3m 1.60
8th - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 23/ 3m 2.17
9th - 888 Robert Pinnell - 21/ 3m 2.11
10th - 158 Brandon Turner - 14/ 3m 7.90
11th - 109 Steffan Kettley - 14/ 3m 21.54
12th - 24 Thomas Meader - 9/ 1m 44.70
13th - 722 Riley Newland - 9/ 2m 12.38
14th - 66 Harley Donovan - 4/ 48.32
15th - 636 Louisa Phillips - DNS
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A hat-trick there for 07 Finnley, a great feat with the Dobbs brother and Aylward twins hot on his heels! Well done Finn! Newbie, and making his debut at the club, 24 Thomas, fared well in his newly built Kamtec banger, and 109 Steffan also managed some good results in his second meeting. Some close racing once again from our regulars, and some great entertainment too.
ALL-IN FINAL
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 45/ 4m 15.26
2nd - 46 Charlie Aylward - 41/ 4m 17.02
3rd - 7 Finnley McNichol - 40/ 4m 18.91
4th - 146 Jack Aylward - 35/ 4m 16.92
5th - 947 Joe Dobbs - 35/ 4m 19.04
6th - 414 Marc Zanders - 31/ 4m 32.32
7th - 912 Charlie Whitby - 30/ 4m 15.80
8th - 53 Harry Palmer - 30/ 4m 25.44
9th - 807 Luke Woolven - 29/ 4m 16.16
10th - 734 Jimmy Farquhar - 29/ 4m 26.56
11th - 59 Caitlyn Howard - 27/ 4m 20.99
12th - 355 Haydon Wood - 24/ 4m 20.92
13th - 999 Peter Townsend - 23/ 4m 22.91
14th - 339 Abbie Pullen - 22/ 4m 23.87
15th - 769 Crystal Messingham - 22/ 4m 27.20
16th - 503 Jake Woolven - 20/ 4m 17.63
17th - 331 Dinky Donovan - 19/ 4m 20.38
18th - 115 Sonny Holtom - 19/ 4m 22.97
19th - 636 Louisa Phillips - 19/ 4m 26.49
20th - 722 Riley Newland - 18/ 4m 17.53
21st - 24 Thomas Meader - 18/ 4m 22.27
22nd - 10 Oliver Whitby - 17/ 4m 24.32
23rd - 158 Brandon Turner - 15/ 4m 23.04
24th - 66 Harley Donovan - 10/ 1m 42.97
25th - 888 Robert Pinnell - 9/ 3m 17.85
26th - 12 Rhydan Okuoko - 7/ 3m 57.92
27th - 109 Steffan Kettley - 4/ 3m 41.66
28th - 222 Riley Burnham - 3/ 2m 4.83
29th - 639 Abby Strudwick - 2/ 4m 8.03
30th - 322 Oliver Newland - DNS
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So CONGRATULATIONS to 183 Shaye, newly crowned ESSEX JUNIOR BANGER CHAMPION! A great run for Shaye, practically leading the race from start to finish. Congratulations too, for runner up 46 Charlie, and to 07 Finnley for finishing in 3rd place. Charlie's twin 146 Jack came home in 4th place, snatching the place on splits from 947 Joe. Crossing the line in 6th place was 414 Marc, the recent winner of the Junior Dutch Open, and 912 Charlie took 7th place on splits from 53 Harry with 807 Luke following across the line to take 9th. 10th place went to another Newbie, 734 Jimmy, who's rapidly proving his worth! Congratulations to all 30 drivers, who provided a great afternoon of excellent racing and great entertainment!
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SMART CAR AWARDS
Chosen by Wayne Mitchell, a new face to the club, many thanks Wayne. The winners were 331 Dinky Donovan and 947 Joe Dobbs, well done boys!
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DD
The DD was one of the most exciting and entertaining DD's we've seen here in the Cow Shed! The BEST ENTERTAINER award went to 322 Oliver Newland, who hit any car that came near, all complete with his own unique sound effects too! Congratulations Oliver! The BEST WRECKED award went to 769 Crystal Messingham, congratulations Crystal! But the overall win went to a youngster who, until this morning, had never driven an RC car before! Congratulations to 12 Rhydan Akuoko! It was a close finish between Rhydan and 331 Dinky Donovan, and although Dinky got the last hit in, Rhydan managed to continue moving whilst Dinky lay dead in the pile-up! A fantastic finish, well-done boys!
TODAY'S TROPHY WINNERS
As always, generous to a fault, Midge treated the kids to a huge tub of sweets and lollipops! Every child that attended today was treated to their sugar overload, here are some collecting their prize
2L SALOON STOCKS
Time for round two of the loons and 183 Shaye Hunter was back to defend his current lead, and with 383 Divvy and 403 Daniel Jordan racing away at KCO today (currently sitting in 2nd and 3rd places), Shaye was pretty confident of doing just that, and increasing it! Eight Saloon drivers in attendance today, so all out in the same heat for some pretty entertaining racing!
ROUND ONE
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 50/ 3m 7.20
2nd - 547 Sam Dobbs - 43/ 3m 7.74
3rd - 166 Dougie Donovan - 42/ 3m 9.08
4th - 947 Joe Dobbs - 42/ 3m 12.09
5th - 662 Midge - 41/ 3m 11.16
6th - 7 Finnley McNichol - 39/ 3m 7.58
7th - 27 Jamie Townsend - 39/ 3m 8.00
8th - 186 Nige Palmer - 21/ 3m 16.61
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ROUND TWO
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 50/ 3m 17.98
2nd - 547 Sam Dobbs - 47/ 3m 21.40
3rd - 947 Joe Dobbs - 46/ 3m 21.66
4th - 27 Jamie Townsend - 45/ 3m 21.60
5th - 7 Finnley McNichol - 43/ 3m 19.74
6th - 166 Dougie Donovan - 41/ 3m 20.09
7th - 662 Midge - 12/ 1m 10.08
8th - 186 Nige Palmer - 1/ 3.48
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ROUND THREE
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 50/ 3m 7.20
2nd - 27 Jamie Townsend - 45/ 3m 8.73
3rd - 7 Finnley McNichol - 44/ 3m 9.63
4th - 547 Sam Dobbs - 43/ 3m 7.32
5th - 166 Dougie Donovan - 35/ 3m 7.36
6th - 244 Col Burnham - 34/ 3m 14.47
7th - 947 Joe Dobbs - 31/ 3m 9.50
8th - 186 Nige Palmer - 7/ 55.52
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ALL-IN FINAL
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 60/ 4m 0.41
2nd - 27 Jamie Townsend - 57/ 4m 4.48
3rd - 662 Midge - 52/ 4m 4.16
4th - 7 Finnley McNichol - 48/ 4m 3.13
5th - 166 Dougie Donovan - 44/ 4m 2.20
6th - 186 Nige Palmer - DNS
7th - 547 Sam Dobbs - DNS
8th - 947 Joe Dobbs - DNS
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So a full house of results there for 183 Shaye, ensuring his lead increased in the Club points. Having watched his brother fare well in the bangers, 547 Sam picked up a couple of 2nd's. Some great racing from 27 Jamie pushes him up into 2nd place, with 166 Dougie now sitting in 3rd place, just one point behind him! Well done guys, some great racing and some great results! Head over to the points page to see the full points listing to date.
F2 STOCK CARS
Round two also for the F2's club points, and current leader 676 Bob Beswick was absent today, leaving the leader board wide open! Six F2's in play today, so again, as with the 2L's, just a single heat.
ROUND ONE
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 50/ 3m 18.84
2nd - 166 Dougie Donovan - 36/ 3m 21.28
3rd - 731 Harvey Mitchell - 35/ 3m 22.49
4th - 888 Matthew Morris - 22/ 2m 23.64
5th - 217 Wayne Mitchell - DNS
6th - 58 Darren Howard - DNS
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ROUND TWO
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 50/ 3m 17.08
2nd - 888 Matthew Morris - 37/ 3m 17.15
3rd - 166 Dougie Donovan - 34/ 3m 22.04
4th - 731 Harvey Mitchell - 31/ 3m 23.77
5th - 217 Wayne Mitchell - 27/ 3m 19.51
​6th - 58 Darren Howard - DNS
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ROUND THREE
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 50/ 3m 24.19
2nd - 888 Matthew Morris - 42/ 3m 25.95
3rd - 166 Dougie Donovan - 42/ 3m 26.56
4th - 217 Wayne Mitchell - 41/ 3m 26.84
5th - 58 Darren Howard - 39/ 3m 31.93
6th - 731 Harvey Mitchell - 30/ 3m 26.42
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ALL-IN FINAL
1st - 183 Shaye Hunter - 60/ 4m 26.20
2nd - 166 Dougie Donovan - 53/ 4m 29.72
3rd - 217 Wayne Mitchell - 48/ 4m 27.77
4th - 731 Harvey Mitchell - 37/ 4m 26.94
5th - 888 Matthew Morris - 35/ 4m 29.24
6th - 58 Darren Howard - DNS
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Yet another full house from 183 Shaye, dominating each race from start to finish! (I think we'll have to kidnap him next meeting and find somewhere to lock him away, give someone else a chance! lol). 166 Dougie had a great meeting, with 2nd, 3rd, 3rd in the heats and 2nd in the final, great results! 731 Harvey fared well for his first meeting to the club, and his Dad, 217 Wayne did well too, once he'd got his transponder in the right place and started recording laps! Another newbie to the club, 888 Matthew, who apparently raced a few years ago and fancied making a return to the sport, fared well in the hire car, picking up a couple of 2nd places. 58 Darren had problems with his F2 and had to miss the first two rounds, managed to make it out for round three, and then failed again in the final, so not such a good afternoon for him. Shaye now leads the club points, with Dougie now sitting in 2nd place and Bob dropping down to 3rd.
Many thanks to everyone who took part today, and congratulations to all our winners. Many thanks to to everyone who supplied the photos, really appreciated. Yet another great meeting under our belt!
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We're back next week, Saturday 28th April, for the first round of the 4-man Team Challenge, and if the past two years are anything to go by, we're in for some more great racing!
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Take care!