MK2 Golf Championship Round 2: Brands Hatch 19th April

Pike · Post by **Pike** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:54 am

Hopefully Brands will be dry and we'll have a proper start to the season after the Snetterton washout. A full grid booked in with 1 reserve. Hopefully a trend that will stay for the rest of the season.
the closest I've been to brands is Toca 2 in a Volvo as we are a little time limted for testing due to other racing comitments
I'm looking forward to tackling paddock hill bend for real but there were one or two mishaps at the bottom of the hill last year

Chris Sanders who was involved in the accident races in the British GT Championship and recently hurt his neck in a testing shunt at Silverstone and has kindly loaned hig Golf to fellow GT Star Alex Bunscome.

VIDEO

4 1 Luke Wales
6 2 Alistair Sedwell
7 1 John Mawdsley
9 1 Susanna Kenniston
10 2 James Colbourne
11 2 Jake Johnson
13 2 Oliver Wilton
14 1 Jamie Butcher
15 2 Scott Gibbins
16 1 Steven Kaudeur
17 1 Adam Stevenson
19 2 Dave Lockhart
21 2 Martyn Brown
25 2 Gavin Drake
26 2 Michael Thurston
27 1 Craig Roberts
28 2 Adrian Ward
29 2 Adam Hance
30 2 Andy Stenning
31 1 Nick Porter
33 1 Gemma Hampshire
37 2 Jamie Packham
41 2 Ian Carvell
43 2 Christopher Petto
47 1 Andrew Walker
55 1 Karl Whitworth
58 2 Frank Arthur
64 1 Kevin Glover
65 1 Luke Schlewitz
68 2 Verity Young
70 2 Anthony Marlow
99 1 Pete Appleyard

R1 18 2 Ian Ward

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:10 am

That accident looks painful

Good luck at Brands. We expect a full report

BTW, the video link is a .jpg pic.

Pike · Post by **Pike** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:45 am

Thanks Gerry, the Video link is now fixed.

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:53 am

Works fine now mate. Good to see the driver walk away OK.

woody · Post by **woody** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:56 pm

Had a text from pike he is flying high! On pole and finshed second! All on a curcuit he has never driven on before! im sure he will be straight on when he gets home to tell us more 8)

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:05 pm

Got the same text

He's done brilliant. I bet he's buzzing right now.

Well done Luke :notworthy:

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:36 pm

Terrific result. Well done Pike :thumb:

Pike · Post by **Pike** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:57 pm

What a brilliant day at Brands. I still can't stop smilling.

I made a good start and managed to dive to the inside but one of the cars up the grid didn't get away so ended up behind another 8v going through Paddock Hill for the 1st time.

Nick Porter had a bit of a moment in front and during the recovery a 16V snuck between the class leader and myself.

I was using 2nd gear to get some drive out of Druids but developed a gear selection issue 5 laps in meaning I only had 3rd and 4th. Luckily all I needed but it was costing me a bit of time and I was slowly getting caught by #27 Craig Roberts in another 8v.

He was all over me through Druids as I was going in way too deep to keep momentum up for the exit. Craig had a dive up the inside so in true oval racing fasion I lent on him through the corner forcing his inside wheels on the grass (he wasn't too chuffed but hey).

After losing some ground his hands were full of two chasing 16v's for the remaining laps allowing me to keep chasing the 8v class leader but he was still pulling away.

I'm absolutly chuffed to bits with 2nd and would like to thank JC, Ian Hudson Graeme Cooper and Brian from BJ & C Carberry transport for all thier help over the weekend.

Roll on Cadwell!

rolty · Post by **rolty** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:02 pm

Brilliant news Pikey!

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:05 pm

Fantastic !!

What a star