DanSkin Posted July 13, 2014 Report Posted July 13, 2014 We're starting to move towards the more serious end of the season, and so we can announce qualifiers and grids for both the European Championship, and World Championship Semi-Finals. European Championship: For the 2014 season the European Championship will be contested over a single meeting only, dropping the usual last chance qualification opportunity at the previous meeting. The top 22 available (booked) drivers in the National Points will qualify. The grid is closed grades with highest National Points at the rear. The European Championship is a 22 car race, 25 laps, run before the meeting. The 2014 European Champion is entitled to the red and yellow chequered roof until the 2015 European Championship. Defending champion DanSkin #236 will be joined on the grid by previous holders of the title Dode #151 and LeeK #39. TomD #112 has the misfortune of being a European Championship second place finisher specialist, and having never clinched this title he will undoubtedly be looking to improve this year! Keeping the European aspect truly relevant, we have 5 of the 22 qualifiers from the Netherlands, and they will be looking to join the roll of honour alongside Marten #291 and JK #116 as European Champions. World Championship Semi-Finals: TomD #112 comfortably top scored in the World Championship Qualifying Points and has chosen the Stoke World Championship Semi-Final. TomD #112 contested all of the qualifying rounds and also took the single highest meeting score of 66 points, at the other end of the spectrum was Dave #488 attending just 1 meeting but taking the second highest single meeting score of 59 points on his way to taking the meeting final at Buxton in May. Final winners from the qualifying rounds include TomD #112 (x4), teamtickle #73, Tsjalle #229, CrashleyEngland #146, Dave #488, Liam Powell #380, Samwit #254. The two Semi-Finals grid up as follows... Semi Final #1: 112 238 527 229 90 39 246 249 146 165 254 525 180 47 244 48 297 204 73 62 Did not start: 254 244 297 73 62 Reserves used: 40 443 385 474 315 Result: 112 527 229 238 246 40 90 249 180 48 // 315 385 165 47 204 146 474 39 443 525 Semi Final #2: 236 184 380 262 43 151 221 691 167 300 122 237 356 384 488 89 276 394 155 233 Did not start: 43 167 237 356 384 155 Reserves used: 653 79 109 Result: 236 184 691 262 380 151 89 122 276 488 // 221 653 394 79 109 300 233 Reserves (in order): 64 (40) 515 (443) 560 342 338 (385) (474) 98 454 (653) 291 285 467 (315) 93 818 115 503 (79) 14 21 28 84 211 330 484 405 (109) 470 134 71 480 Consolation Semi Final: First priority, non qualifiers from Semi Finals (will start closed grades + point order) group: 315 385 165 47 204 146 474 39 443 525 221 653 394 79 109 300 233 Second priority group, did not start a Semi Final (will start at back in points order): 43 167 254 237 356 384 244 297 73 155 62 64 515 560 342 338 98 454 291 285 467 93 818 115 503 14 21 28 84 211 330 484 405 470 134 71 480 Semi Finals: Where a driver cannot race, a gap will be left on the grid and a reserve added at the back. Semi Finals are 20 car races, 20 laps, run before the meeting, with the top 10 qualifying for the World Final. Semi Final points: 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4. Consolation Semi Final: First priority to all members who did not qualify through the Semi Final. Second priority to the remaining members in qualifying points order. Not open to defending World Champion. Consolation Semi Final is 20 car race, 16 laps, run before the meeting, with the top 4 qualifying for the World Final. Consolation Semi Final is not point scoring. World Final: Grid order is Semi Finalists, followed by Consolation Semi Finalists and then defending champion (if seeded onto rear). Pole is decided by a coin toss between the Semi-Final winners (and then the grid alternatives inside/outside behind them). World Final is 24 (or 25) car race, 25 laps, run before the meeting. World Final points: 100, 25, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 The winner will retire from the meeting. The 2014 World Champion is entitled to the gold roof until the 2015 World Final. Good luck to all, please let us know if you will be unable to race your semi final. Also, thank you to Grasser #233 for the graphics.
Peewee Posted July 13, 2014 Report Posted July 13, 2014 Exciting times!! Cant wait for these but would have preferred Stoke lol
lloydy89 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Posted July 13, 2014 Ill second that paul. Alot of practice around skeg required between now and then.
Matty300 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Posted July 13, 2014 Nice work on the previews lads, especially like the wing side panel numbers Grass well done. Can i just ask is the Consi SF at Belle Vue or before the WF itself at Cov? Cheers
Peewee Posted July 14, 2014 Report Posted July 14, 2014 You should do fine Lloydy! Im just hoping for some carnage and to keep out of trouble whilst praying to the gods of uk dirt for a good finish lol
Toff244 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Posted July 14, 2014 You dont need to pray to me paul but it might help
Wardieee Posted July 14, 2014 Report Posted July 14, 2014 Hahaha Kris I thought Stumpy was the ukdirt god? Stumpy sees everything! I'm quite happy with my semifinal, I've found my self on a row full of experience so I'm hoping something will pay off in the early stages of the race. I'm happy with the shale car and I've been flying around Stoke in both the 1s and 2s so hopefully I should squeeze on the grid in a rather chaotic place.
lloydy89 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Posted July 15, 2014 Just realised I won't be able to race my semi final as I'm on holiday, unless I find a way of racing from America lol. Really gutted after hard work I put in to get as high up as 3rd row, just have to rely on doing well in the consolation semi.
CrashleyEngland846 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Posted July 21, 2014 5th row inside at stoke perfect for me
DanSkin Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Posted July 29, 2014 Just a reminder folks! Semi Final 1 Stoke 31 July 2014 This Thursday takes us to Stoke for the first of our World Championship Semi-Final races. TomD #112 again top scored this year in the qualifying points, and again selected the shale venue, starting from the pole position. However in contrast to a relative 'slump' in form last year, TomD is very much the man to beat this year with a blistering 7 A-Finals to his name already and a 360 point lead in the national points! TomD is joined on the front row by the current F2 points leader, and 2014 F1 Irish Champion Kane_M #238. Kane_M came home 9th in the tarmac Semi-Final last year, undoubtedly the Stoxkart racer will be looking to improve on that performance this year en-route to another shot at becoming the youngest UKDirt world Champion. Kane_M's brother stoxjack #249 can be found back on row 4 alongside Stox #246. A-Final wins have eluded both drivers this season, however stoxjack has a respectable 5 heat wins to show for this troubles, while Stox has a single heat and grand national win to his name. Both drivers have faired better on the tarmac so far this season, so perhaps would of preferred the other Semi-Final. In a curious quirk of fate, all of the shale qualifying round A-Final winners this year find themselves scheduled to take to the track on Thursday night. Back in March teamtickle #73 took the Belle Vue A-Final and will be starting inside row 10, while two weeks later Tsjalle #229 took the Stoke A-Final - surely a big confidence boost ahead of starting up front on the outside of row 2... a threat to TomD? Real life F2 racer CrashleyEngland #146 took the April Coventry A-Final and starts inside of row 5. TomD cleaned up the remaining shale qualifier A-Finals at Kings Lynn and Scunthorpe. Samwit #254 took the A-Final at the last qualifying round at Cowdenbeath to line up on the inside of row 6, alongside UKDirt veteran Mav #525. Another yellow top to look out for will be Pieter G #165, coming home 11th in his Semi-Final last season he will be looking to improve and take a qualifying position from the outside of row of 5!
Peewee Posted July 30, 2014 Report Posted July 30, 2014 Great review Dan! Think this semi will throw up 1 or 2 shocks
Liam90 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Posted July 31, 2014 Tom d not doing his semi ? Not booked as of yet hope he does be a good race
Liam90 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Posted July 31, 2014 Ha yea maybe lol false sense if security thinking someone else could win !
DanSkin Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Posted August 6, 2014 Just a reminder folks! Semi Final 2 Skegness 07 August 2014 This Thursday takes us to Skegness for the second of our World Championship Semi-Final races. DanSkin #236 was the second top scorer from the qualifying rounds and so sits on the pole position at Skegness. DanSkin is experiencing a relative slump of form, having to wind back the clocks almost a full year to Hednesford last August to find his last final win. Completing the front row is Dutch contender Chevykiller #184, the 2013 Irish Champion also has to look to 2013 (and that Nutts Corner meeting) to find his last final win. Fellow Dutchman Harmen #262 will be backing up Chevykiller - starting directly behind him on the outside of row 2, while the lone Scotsman on the grid Dode #151 will start on the outside of row 3. Inside of row 2 we find the qualifying round final winner from Ipsiwch, Liam Powell #380 currently tops the 2014 Tarmac Masters points series and he will look to convert that tarmac form into a good result this Thursday. The only other driver to take a tarmac qualifying round win on the grid is Dave #488, starting way back on row 8 he has some work to do. Pinken #43 and Mitch #356 have already ruled themselves out of the race, and RickyJames #237 is currently banned - so there is potential for at least 3 reserve drivers to make the grid. Back on row 8 the Mildenhall final winner, Montangoo #89 was one of 3 drivers to qualify for Semi-Finals with just 2 qualifying round appearances (along with Dave #488 and teamtickle #73). Towards the back of the grid are quite a few infrequent racers, the highlight of which seems to be Grasser #233. The 2006 National Points Champion, more recently known for his streaming exploits, will undoubtedly be one to watch starting from the outside of row 10.
DanSkin Posted August 10, 2014 Author Report Posted August 10, 2014 Semi Final Results: Semi Final #1: 112 527 229 238 246 40 90 249 180 48 // 315 385 165 47 204 146 474 39 443 525 Semi Final #2: 236 184 691 262 380 151 89 122 276 488 // 221 653 394 79 109 300 233 At Skegness on 09 August 2014 (the F1 Semi Final meeting) the coin toss was made... UKDirt F2 Admin Wardieee was the master of proceedings ("tosser"...?), TomD called heads, the coin came up heads and TomD picked the inside pole position. World Final Grid: Consolation Semi Final: First priority, non qualifiers from Semi Finals (will start closed grades + point order) group: 315 385 165 47 204 146 474 39 443 525 221 653 394 79 109 300 233 Second priority group, did not start a Semi Final (will start at back in points order): 43 167 254 237 356 384 244 297 73 155 62 64 515 560 342 338 98 454 291 285 467 93 818 115 503 14 21 28 84 211 330 484 405 470 134 71 480 Consolation Semi Final Grid: 79 - 109 394 - 443 146 - 300 47 - 385 653 - gap 39 - 2 grade gaps 43 - 254 237 - 356 297 - 71 480 - Consolation Semi Final Result: 297 39 653 43 // 146 47 443 385 300 254 79 480 356 109 394 237 World Final Reserves (in order): 146 47 443 385 300 254 79 480 356 109 394 237 (Full preview of World Final to follow!)
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