Ipswich Southern 32 2009

Ipswich

Ipswich club welcomed us for the 4th round of the 2009 series at their clubroom in the small town of Wickham Market. Thanks to Nigel, Paul and all at the club for such a good meeting. Welcome Fleetwood and Tim Daniel to their first Southern 32

Clubman's Falcon

The B final was a Daniel family affair, Fleetwood was slightly quicker than his dad in the heats, but proved quite a bit quicker in the final.

The A final showed why this category changed it's name to clubmans - as every one of the drivers started slot racing in the 1960s this must be one of the most experienced finals line ups ever. Phil Hemsley took a comfortable win ahead of Stan Kirk, while Roland Hobden overtook John Goldsmith for third in the closing seconds of the race.

B final A final

Above - The complete clubman's field Fleetwood, Tim, Stan, Phil, Roland, and John. Below - Phil's winning car, this is the third win in 3 starts for this car. The A final consisted of 3 JK chassis and one CMG

Phil's car

Super Production and Falcon Masters

Roland Hobden won the C final, going a lap quicker than his clubmans run.
In the B final Phil Hemsley won, he was also a lap quicker than his clubmans run, with Nick Thrower second ahead of Stan Kirk who ran his super production in this event.
The A final was another group with plenty of years of experience, (possibly a few years less than the clubman's final?) Top qualifier Stan Alton won the A final by half a lap from Ian Barker, while Paul Austin took third from Ian Fisher. Interestingly, Paul was the only driver to manage anything better than last on blue lane, perhaps the disadvantage is smaller once you know the track?

The A finalists and their cars - Stan Alton (R) Ian Barker (Y) Ian Fisher (G) and Paul Austin (B).

Below a top view of Stan's winning car

Stan's car

Super Production and Falcon Masters						Clubman's Falcon
		Falcon Master	Qualifying	Final	Final laps			Qualifying	Final	Final laps
1	Stan Alton		31.76	A	53.56	1	Phil Hemsley	28.50	A	48.60
2	Ian Barker		31.42	A	53.04	2	Stan Kirk	27.38	A	45.52
3	Paul Austin		30.35	A	50.16	3	Roland Hobden	26.32	A	42.88
4	Ian Fisher		29.89	A	49.86	4	John Goldsmith	26.11	A	42.80
5	Phil Hemsley	FM 1	28.50	B	49.88	5	Fleetwood Daniel	21.89	B	36.04
6	Nick Thrower	FM 2	29.51	B	48.81	6	Tim Daniel	21.09	B	32.58
7	Stan Kirk		28.22	B	44.18
8	Chris Frost	FM 3	26.89	B	41.51
9	Roland Hobden	FM 4	26.32	C	43.80
10	John Goldsmith	FM 5	26.11	C	42.86
11	Fleetwood Daniel	FM 6	21.89	C	33.71
12	Tim Daniel	FM 7	21.09	C	30.99

Le Mans 32

With a small entry there was plenty of time for a full one hour team race - 15 minutes on each lane. The race started with Stan Alton turning the quickest time for Luton ahead of Paul for White Cliffs. The two Ians were quickest in the second segment, which moved them up to second, and quicker again in the third which reduced Luton's lead to 4 laps. Meanwhile the Brighton team had been extending their lead over the Funkey, then a crash on the main straight removed the chance of a close finish for 4th as Chris departed to try and bend the chassis straight. Daniel's Demons looked pretty much on the pace when running at full speed, but a succession of overheated controllers and minor car problems reduced their totals. In the final segment, the two leading cars were evenly matched, so Luton won by 4½ laps, White Cliffs were the fastest finishers, closing the 2nd-3rd gap to 5 laps.

Luton's car The winning Luton SCC car

	Team	Drivers	Seg 1	Seg 2	Seg 3	Seg 4	Total
1	Luton SCC	Stan Alton, Nick Thrower	157	146	153	148.23	604.23
2	I Squared	Ian Barker, Ian Fisher	142	154	156	147.86	599.86
3	White Cliffs	Stan Kirk, Paul Austin	152	140	147	155.84	594.84
4	Brighton Beach Bums	Phil Hemsley, Roland Hobden	137	142	132	136.30	547.30
5	Funky Ice Men	Chris Frost, John Goldsmith	134	133	107	124.27	498.27
6	Daniel's Demons	Fleetwood and Tim Daniel	116	110	100	118.38	444.38

Don't forget the next round at Leicester after the Nats.

Chris Frost