Three Sisters MSA/ABkC Round 1: 7.3.04

NEWSLETTER

With the added support from motoring giant Renault for the three top classes, and legal services specialist BTE Lawline taking over from HHH, 2004 promises to be a cracker. A near-record 550+ registrations are logged for the three parallel series, with action kicking off at Wigan’s super-fast Three Sisters.

TV Schedules

The event will be on Sky Sports Race World programme on 1st April at 1900 with various repeats, headlining F.A, JICA and ICA.

BTE Lawline/Renault MSA British Kart Championship

Qualifying: Gary Catt 41.62, Alex Sims 41.63, Jeremy Metcalfe 41.66, Mark Litchfield 41.77.
Heat 1: Litchfield, David Gregory, Jason Edgar.
Heat 2: Metcalfe, Peter Rees, Gregory.
Heat 3: Litchfield, Jason Parrott, Rees.
Final 1: Litchfield was in top form with two heat victories behind him, but it was an ultra-quick Gregory who made the early running in the first final. However Litchfield charged back to the front, whilst Gregory held off Metcalfe & Rees.Results Final 1: Litchfield, Gregory, Metcalfe, Rees, Sims, Edgar.Final 2: A six kart pile up at the start eliminated Rees and Gregory, and let Litchfield away to a three second victory from Sims and Croxford. Catt worked his way to second, but a mystery gremlin intervened, slipping him right back.Results Final 2: Litchfield, Sims, Jamie Croxford, Sam Quinlan, James Bean, Benjy Russell.

BTE Lawline/Renault MSA British Junior Kart Champs

Qualifying: Adam Christodoulou 44.33, Daniel Rowbottom 44.34, Richard Singleton 44.42, Matthew Bell 44.42.
Heat 1: Christodoulou, Singleton, Craig Copeland
Heat 2: Singleton, Copeland, Christodoulou.
Final 1: Despite a small entry with only two 2003 seeds, the racing was close and exciting between eventual winner Copeland, Christo and newcomer Singleton. But Christodoulou lost places after a collision with Copeland, leaving Copeland to dead heat over the line with Singleton, although awarded the win.
Results Final 1: Copeland (pictured right by www.kartpix.net) , Singleton, Lee Bell, Christo, Garry Findlay, Rowbottom.
Final 2: Copeland was soon joined by Christo again, but another attempted pass did not come off and the latter spun back once again. This gifted Bell second place.
Results Final 2: Copeland, Bell, Findlay, Rowbottom, Singleton, Christo.

BTE Lawline/Renault ABkC ICA

Qualifying: Freddie Martin-Dye 42.38, Jason Moore 42.39, Riki Christodoulou 42.41, Chris Lamare 42.44.
Heat 1: Martin-Dye, Sam Hill, Moore.
Heat 2: Hill, Martin-Dye, Riki C
Final 1: Pace-setter Martin-Dye was well away in the lead when his axle moved over, dropping him right back and letting Bruce-White win from the consistent Lancaster.
Results Final 1: Charlie Bruce-White, Jon Lancaster, Hill, Simon Andrews, Christo, Chris Lamare.
Final 2: Martin-Dye carved through the field eventually forcing past Lamare to lead. But he thought it an unfair move and let Lamare win. Lancaster’s third puts him in the championship lead.
Results Final 2: Lamare, Martin-Dye, Lancaster, Tom Brown, Bruce-White, Chris Foster.

ABkC 100 National

Heat winners: Peter Vincent, Tiffany Chittenden, Mike Brinkworth, Alex Sharper.
B Final: Alex Jordan, Martin Smith, Matthew Smith, Angelo Christides.
A Final: Edgar fought hard with Atwill for the lead, until mid-race when a clash at the first corner put Edgar down the order, recovering to fifth. Atwill went on to win from Vincent and top lady Tiffany Chittenden.
Results: Tom Atwill, Vincent, Chittenden, Michael Meadows, Justin Edgar, Paul Munn.

ABkC Formula Cadet

Heat winners: Jimmy Galloway x 3, Oliver Rowland.
A Final: In a typical slip-streamer Galloway, Rowland and Boullen fought for supremacy. Eventually Galloway defended from Rowland round the last lap to win.
Results: Galloway, Rowland, Joe Boullen, Daniel Murphy, Jordan Lennox-Lamb, Thomas How.

Wigan Whispers

British champion Gary Catt endured a terrible weekend, with a heat seizure, then being put to the back of his second one, along with Metcalfe, for being too fast on the rolling lap. Eighth in the first final and looking good for second in the next, until bad luck struck again.Oliver Millroy in JICA and Stuart Jeffs in Formula A were both excluded from timed qualifying for a missing clutch guard and bodywork irregularities respectively.Provisional MSA Cadet Champion Anthony Moss was excluded from the meeting for an illegal engine. Officials were well aware of rumours of trick electrics in Formula A, and two races were stopped after the rolling laps for checks.A new regulation came into force at the weekend. When the registrations in F.A, ICA or JICA are under 30, the results of Heat 1 determines the grid for Heat 2.New sponsor Renault brought their impressive race centre along to the meeting.

Next MSA round is at PF International on 4th April.