Corny 391 Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) Scunthorpe (WCQR 9 of 15) - Thursday 19th May 2022 Nineteen of UK-Dirt's hardiest souls took up the considerable challenge of extracting pace and points from Scunthorpe's traction-limited undulations, and as the racing got underway in Heat One it was sole white top sharky (248) who led us off. As would become a familiar sight through the evening, ASHNFFC (125) was quick to bridge the gap, still quite clearly in the same flying form as in the previous weeks' Stoke and Skegness events... [As ever, you might need to click pictures to reveal them in full size and quality - I never quite know until after I've hit 'Post!'] The final lap of Heat One - with Ellis_Rogers (889) and BraderzzCooper (468) engaged in battle, out wide and losing time, Cammy (143) eyes the perfect racing line out of turn two. It was nip and tuck up the back straight but by the time 143 and 889 entered turn three it was Cammy who held that all important inside line, with his red top rival powerless to do anything in response between there and the drop of the chequered. The aftermath of a prang in Heat Two between Mav (525) and Biscuit (285). Mav put in a spirited effort throughout with unfortunately no points to show for it come the end of the night, whilst Biscuit's own zero tally likely came as no great surprise - he was by his own admission struggling badly to get to grips with the track's demands, but can hopefully log the occasion as 'character building' none the less. Roles are reversed in comparison to the first Heat as those same two red grade chargers head onto the last lap of Heat Two here - but whereas it was unmistakably the 889 front bumper that had denied 468 a winning opportunity last time, in this one it was the taking of just too tight a line into the bend that cost him - that infield marker tyre was in no mood for budging and after being flicked off line BraderzzCooper had to settle for third this time. For Ellis_Rogers this win came as part of his best scoring performance of the season by quite some distance, the 72 in total being a full twenty higher than he had previously managed. The SuperStars lined up and ready for Heat Three - Kane_M (238) was debuting a new shale paint job The roller for Heat Three is underway and much like Biscuit, Jack Ward (484) was finding the going tough - even being questioned as to the legitimacy of his identity by a fellow racer at one stage. Words were not minced in his reply as to exactly the reasons along with his verdict on the venue being, shall we say 'less than luxurious' in polite terms?! Fellow SuperStar BenChambers (800) meanwhile seemed to have quite the opposite experience and liking of the place, with a season to date's best score of 65pts - narrowly beating his previous high of 64 as achieved at the 31st March Nutts Corner Irish Open meeting. Trouble on the first bend of Heat Three! BenChambers (800) got through this to lead the SuperStar charge toward the front but despite his best efforts in the closing stages - shovelling back markers aside to clear his path - there remained insufficient laps for him to get on terms with ASHNFFC who took the 125 car to its first win of the night. BraderzzCooper made the podium for the second successive race and although those wins would continue to elude him it was a very solid night of scoring - much in the same vein as Stoke a fortnight previous, 50pts that time also without having visited 'the top step' and 49 more here. ASHNFFC (125) out in front - Heat Three Three different winners from three different grades thus far then. So as we moved onto the main event of the evening, would any of them be able to make it a Heat and Final double? Well despite seeming slightly less than enthusiastic after Heat Three - talk of packing up for the night at that stage (though he may well have been joking?!) - clearly McFerran (910) lacked none of the spark required to do the business in this one, as seen above deposing leader ASHNFFC (125). With three outings in the F1's since being eligible post-ban from meeting six of 2022, the reigning F2 World Champ now sits with an average of 57.67 from red grade - the sort of form which if continued will surely see his grades matching across the formulae before too long! With ASHNFFC holding onto second and Cammy overcoming BenChambers for the final podium spot, there was also fierce three-way competition for fifth place between Kane_M, Ellis_Rogers and BraderzzCooper in the closing stages! ASHNFFC (125) closed out the night with another success in the Grand National. Trez (259) led the red train through from behind and had his work cut out getting past yours truly (391) and into second as the race drew toward its conclusion. He got close but just not quite close enough to challenge the man in 125 before the laps ran out. ASHNFFC's 90-points haul smashed his own existing season's best and is still at the time of writing the third highest score achieved in F1 this season - only brian (192) with 102pts at week two's Arena Essex and (158) Walton's 91pt season-opening Belle Vue keeping it off the top of the charts. Full results and points from this meeting as originally posted can be found HERE! Cheers, Corny Edited June 9, 2022 by Corny 391 YouTube links! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardy515 Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 Great Work Corny What a God Awful track haha keep up the good work !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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