HSCC Round 2 - Cadwell Park

[Mr.F]

Damp qualifying placed 240Zs side by side on the front row - Charles Barter with freshly refurbed car on pole and Matt Bannister just a few tenths behind alongside.
Nice dry race saw Matt out-drag Charles into the first turn and, hanging on around the outside, to eventually take the lead. Charles tried a bit too hard and made a mistake, leaving Matt to fend off the increasingly rapid trio of Lotus drivers to take his second win this season.

1. Matthew Bannister 240Z / 1st in Class B
2. Rory Stockbridge Lotus Europa
3. Chris Holland Lotus 7 S4
4. Howard Bentham Lotus Europa

Julian Barter TVR 3000M 7th overall, 2nd in Class B (from last on the grid following a major mechanical problem which kept him out of qualifying)
Tony Ellis Mazda RX7 8th overall, 3rd in Class B
Charles Barter 240Z 10th overall, 4th in Class B and fastest lap
Paul Stafford 13th overall, 5th in Class B

 

[Tony 260Z]

Nice. Well done Matt!

 

[SeanDezart]

Lotus Europas and not Elans ? Why is that ?

Well done the Zs for another public thrashing !

 

[zedhead260]

The Elan of Bill Braithwait came in 11th, but he too started at the back in someone elses Elan due to previous problems with his own car.

 

[datsun dave]

Nice one Matt

 

[ben240z]

well done to all Z drivers.

 

[SeanDezart]

Are Europas seen now because they are age eligible or just cheaper to buy/prepare than Elans ?

So Charles put his new DJR engined car on pole alongside Matt (another DJR set up) and the result means 2 outrightwins and 3 front rows out of 4 !

The drivers have to be good but so do the engines and set-ups !

Well done Dave Jarman as well !

 

[zedhead260]

Europas have been a 70's car since the .......er....70's, and eligable since the 70's road-sport series started.

You are probably right; they are cheaper to buy, but the prearation depends on how far you want to go.