The final round of the SRC Series was held Tuewsday 20th November at HSC.
The point score as at the end of Round 7 showed a few contenders however some of these ( highlighted) did not show.
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GT1 attracted 10 entries even with the SSME boys not making the trek and also regulars Casey, Shalin, Neil and Greg T not attending – a good field in the circumstances.
Race 1
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Similarly with Brad and John who contesting 3rd spot as although John led from the 2nd bracket Brad was never more than 3 laps behind and ultimately finished only 2 laps down.
Ben (Benno) was hanging in there until forced out in the 7th bracket.
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Joe and Darryl kept at each other and were never more than a lap apart for the whole race but Joe prevailed in the end holding down 2nd spot from the end of the 2nd bracket.
Wayne W had a great 1st bracket on purple to be on the same lap as Troy but then was relegated to 4th where he stayed and finished only 2 laps adrift of Darryl. An average drive saw me hold down 5th for the final 7 brackets 3 laps away from Wayne.
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The first 3 in the Race 2 took out the day but it was close with Darryl just pipping Adam on the Bell Lap.
Two observation here; the Clarke brothers are FAST and the new JK chassis seems to be the business.
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Only 6 starters and so with a few marshals from the previous race and our super volunteer marshal – Greg Erskine - we were able to have only the one race.
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A similar battle for the 3rd podium spot was taking place for 3rd between Troy and Darryl with Troy just taking Darryl in the final bracket on the Bell Lap.
Wayne W was always in the mix here and always lurking only a couple laps off until the 7th and 8th when he hit Purple and Black. A creditable performance on both these lanes was not enough however to take Troy and Darryl finishing on ‘good’ lanes’.
Ben had a good run and will only get better as he gets used to these cars and starts to drive his own equipment – watch this space.
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The final points for the series
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Thanks as always for James and Joe for the track prep and for HSC sponsoring the series along with SSME.
Cheers.
