Category: Archive News
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THE WAY TO OPEN
An exciting first lap opens the first final of the event, and the season. That the class one final started at a few minutes past two underlined the timeliness of the event, and was a race which contained the kind of close action that typified both the heats and what was to come in the…
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REPEAT AFTER ME
Cooper does the double and takes ‘ten too. The second of Phil Cooper’s final victories was altogether more straightforward; an untroubled bungee-to-flag victory that belies the ultra-competitive nature of the class.The class seemingly continues to get a little tougher each year: the entry list may not be huge at each event – certainly nowhere near…
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ON THE WAY TO ELEVEN?
Cooper took his tenth title in ten years in 2014; will this be his 11th? This was one of the weekend’s more exciting finals in which a couple of drivers played a starring role. Ian Spencer put in a sensational drive in the first run of the final with a manoeuvre for the lead round the…
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BATTLES RECOMMENCE
The reigning champions make their mark. That there were several of the usual names out of the final here is hopefully an indication of what’s to come this season; the always competitive and exciting class could well be set to become even more interesting, with a few shake-ups in the order.Unsurprisingly Jabez Smith was top…
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THE GREAT GADSBY
After an exciting opening lap, Ben Gadsby steals the win. It wasn’t really a surprise to see Martyn James at the top of the table after the heats, but at the end of the final we had a first time winner.Gadsby was the last qualifier for the final with 128 points, which is a fairly…
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START AS YOU MEAN TO GO ON
Sam Gould get an almost perfect start to his title defense. At last year’s Stroud event Andrew Empson was arguably the star, and was denied the overall victories after a crash in the final. He was the only one to take a trio of heat wins this time which made him one of the favourites…
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JENKINS THE WINNER; BAGLEY THE STAR
A weekend of sensational action ends with a twist. It’s always an exciting prospect to have semi-finals. Though it’s been an issue much debated over the seasons since their introduction, for a spectator there’s no downside to two extra races for the top drivers in what is arguably the favourite class, and the racing this…
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CORBETT WOUNDED
Jones inherits the win as his sparring partner struggles. It’s little surprise that Rob Corbett was top qualifier, with Adam Henley, Huw Jones and Darren Grasby also a little way ahead of the other finalists, and herein lays one of the points of interest in the class this season.Henley has been undeniably quick for a…
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SETTING THE STANDARD
Stroud produce a sensational event to challenge the rest. If social media is the resource by which an event is measured, then round one of the Kent Cams/Simpson Race Exhausts British Autograss Series was an impeccable display of organisational skill.We’d built it up to potentially be an excellent event, but then when the time came…
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Round one is about to be staged by the perfect hosts. In the post-split era of the sport, the Kent Cams/Simpson Race Exhausts British Autograss Series goes from strength to strength. We felt last year had a healthy entry; a number of attendees that kept the quality of racing high but that could allow the…