Thanks to Mark Witham for the excellent race control and all the volunteers who helped.  Special thanks to David Farrow for the catering, hot bacon rolls were much appreciated!







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National Centre - Corby

The final round of the 2023 Pro-Am championship was held at BSCRA’s National Centre on Saturday 25th November.  It was run as a double header with the Southern 32 final round the following day.
The 2023 Pro-Am rules are somewhat different to previous years.   The 1/32 sports class has been replaced by 1/32 saloon, new bodies on what are otherwise the same cars
Qualifying was by individual 1 minute runs with all laps to count followed by 8x3 minute finals.
Gavin Wills won from Barry Gilzean with Keith Gibson third.   


Gavin’s winning 1/32 Saloon

Gavin’s winning F2

Paul Harwood’s winning 1/24

Saloon  8x3min

1

Gavin Wills

198.78

2

Barry Gilzean

193.29

3

Keith Gibson

184.56

4

Steve Taylor

180.09

5

Paul Harwood

179.92

6

Mark Witham

178.91

7

KeithFishenden

175.15

8

Ricky Gowan

172.82

9

Nick Cunningham

170.71

10

Colin Wilkinson

169.57

11

Bill Jenner

166.25

12

Chris Frost

165.91

13

Mike Thompson

164.75

14

Roger Smart

161.42

15

Sandy Grant

159.96

16

David Farrow

137.77

Saloon top final

F2 Finals - 8x3min


Total

Best lap

Final

1

Gavin Wills

189.41

7.123

Orange

2

2

Mark Witham

181.91

7.435

Green

2

3

Barry Gilzean

177.15

7.440

Purple

2

4

Keith Gibson

176.83

7.464

Orange

2

5

Steve Taylor

173.27

7.766

Yellow

2

6

Keith Fishenden

169.06

7.943

Blue

2

7

Mike Thompson

164.54

8.038

Orange

1

8

Nick Cunningham

162.93

7.938

Blue

1

9

Chris Frost

157.54

8.305

Yellow

1

10

Sandy Grant

148.41

8.568

Blue

1

11

Colin Wilkinson

142.8

8.091

Purple

1

12

David Farrow

142.07

8.048

Green

1

13

Bill Jenner

140.69

8.739

White

1

14

Roger Smart

131.2

8.757

Black

1

15

Ricky Gowan

50

7.993

Black

2

16

Paul Harwood

32

7.423

Blue

2


How does the pace with saloon bodies compare to last years sports bodies?  Obvious track conditions aren’t identical to last year, but the pace in F2 is pretty similar to last year.     Barry was second in saloon / sports both years and what it’s worth his 2023 pace with a saloon body was a couple of laps quicker than last  year with a sports body.

 

F2

The F2 class rules were the same as last year, a free choice of chassis with a Hawk 7 or 7BB motor.

The first final was won by Mike Thomson from Nick Cunningham.

Six of top final runners finished ahead of Mike time, Gavin Wills won his second event of the day, with Mark Witham second and Barry Gilzean third

1/24

This class has changed quite significantly from last year with BSCRA approved pressed chassis with Hawk 7 or 7BB motors replacing the laser cut chasssis and more powerful FK 130 size motors allowed.

The first final was won by Keith Fishenden from  Mike Thomson.

Again six of top final runners finished ahead of the first final time.  Paul Hawood  ahead of Barry Gilzean with Gavin Wills  third.


1/24th - 8x3 min


Total

Best lap

Final

1

Paul Harwood

216.5

6.183

Orange

2

2

Barry Gilzean

215.12

6.446

Orange

2

3

Gavin Wills

213.06

6.571

Orange

2

4

Steve Taylor

210.08

6.442

Green

2

5

Colin Wilkinson

205.82

6.480

Green

2

6

Ricky Gowan

205.13

6.463

Green

2

7

Keith Fishenden

199.41

6.925

White

1

8

Mike Thompson

196.15

6.855

Green

1

9

Chris Frost

195.25

6.942

Orange

1

10

Nick Cunningham

194.45

7.020

Black

1

11

David Farrow

188.02

6.857

Blue

1

12

Sandy Grant

179.78

6.963

Blue

1

13

Bill Jenner

177.51

7.311

Orange

1

14

Roger Smart

173.56

7.255

Yellow

1

15

Keith Gibson

144

6.143

Green

2

16

Mark Witham

39

6.982

Orange

2

F2 top final

1/24 top final