2023 Lexan Shootout at Seagulls

[Mark Fox]

Hi All

Just recently completed this series for Plafit Historic, Retro CanAm, Slotworx Group C and Limited Sedan Flexi at Kim Axton's track located in Seagulls Club Tweed Heads.

As usual it was a great event with many local and visiting racers converging to do battle for the 'Pro' and 'Am' Trophies on offer for the weekend events.

Kicking right off.

Saturday

Plafit Historic

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A great class run weekly by the club guys with only one outsider (Wayne Bramble) able to snare a podium.

Nick and Glyn took Concours for Pro and Am respectively.

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Qualifying

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Racing

Three Mains (heats) to sort out the 18 entries.

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Summary of the results.

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Retro CanAm

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Most popular class of the weekend with 22 entries run on a Repechage system with the top 4 in each 'Consie' moving up to the next heat. Unfortunately I did not get a sheet for the D Consie nor pictures or knowledge of the Concours winners .

Qualifying

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Racing

Darryl, Rick, Geoff and Dieter moved up from the missing D Consie for this one.

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Jack Couch, Wayne, Darryl T and Lof-T move up to the B Consie

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Darryl K, Qld Jack, Charles Rickards and Wayne move up to A Consie

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Nick, Darryl K, Qld Jack and Qld Jess move up to the Semi

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Rusty, Darryl K, Nick and Ian move up to the Main.

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Results Summary

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Sunday

Slotworx Group C

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Concours was taken by Darryl and Dieter for Pro and Am respectively.

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We had 11 entries for this so a semi of 8 in round robin format was used to get 4 move ups to join the main sit-outs.

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Limited Sedan Flexi

A great turn-out of 22 for the other 'regular' Seagulls weekly club event.

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Ian and Dieter won concours in Pro and Am respectfully.

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Qualifying

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Another repechage with top 4 places moving up.

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Ash, Darryl T, Qld Jess and Dave move up.

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Ash, Beaky, Darryl K and Darryl T move up.

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Beaky, Darryl K, Ash and Darryl T move up

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Phil, Darryl K, Beaky and Qld Jack move up.

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Rusty, Ian, Fox and Beaky move up

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Some Racing Action

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Time for Trophies

Here is a summary of the outcome of the 2 days of racing and some mug shots of the stars: -

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Noel wins the coveted Crown as the best performed racer along with the title of: -

LEXAN KING 2023

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4 TQ's
3 Pro Wins
1 Pro 2nd

Some great runs by local Ams: -
Darryl K moving from the Retro CanAmB Consie to the Main
Beaky moving from Sedan Flexi C Consie to the Main
Ash for his outright win in Slotworx Group C by 0.021 sec over Noel.

Some great runs by Visitors: -
Qld Jess for AM TQ and win in Retro CanAm
Qld Jack for AM TQ and 3rd in Flexi Sedan and Retro CanAm

Many great efforts from all and sundry made the Seagulls Club racers a bunch of hard nuts to crack and I hope to be there again soon (with a bigger hammer )

A special thanks to Kim and all the participants to make this a great weekend.

Cheers

[dtslot]

Thanks Mark .great report . Great week of very fast racing . and the Seagulls group are on fire . great stuff ... The racing was run at the highest level ..a credit to Kim and all involved ...thanks guys. Great bunch to be with...thanks to everyone who attended ....cheers Darryl

[stoo23]

Yeah,, thanks for the Report Mark.
Noel, pretty much 'Cleaned Up' eh !!??

Great to see Geoff Little & Jack Couch travelling up for a run, along with Charles etc
A good 'generous' field

Eric Broadley Would have LOVED the 'Historic' Grid
SO Many Lola's !!

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[Kieran]

Great report, thanks.

[Mark Fox]

Yeah,, thanks for the Report Mark.
Noel, pretty much 'Cleaned Up' eh !!??

Not by his standards - only won 2 out of four outright

Albeit by the merest of margins.

Cheers

[Mark Fox]

Great to see Geoff Little & Jack Couch travelling up for a run, along with Charles etc

Also Dave Swilks who travelled up with Jack and stayed in Kim's garage - Dave in a tent and Jack in a camper van - we all had some great memories to share.

[ozproducts]

Hi Mark, This is the best race report I have seen in my 59 years of racing around the world, GREAT job mate, also what body did Noel race in group C?

[stoo23]

Well Gee,.. ,.. thanks Wayne,.. LOL,.. obviously been Wasting all my time doing them in the Past !!

The body Noel used in Group C, isn't Strictly a "Group C" car/body, as the class was known or raced previously as such, and was in Fact an Early example of the forthcoming 'Prototype' Class utilising 3.5 litre Normally Apirated Engines, not the Allowed 'Turbo' Grp C engines, but was allowed to run with the Current (and soon to be Phased-out Group C cars), to sort of Usher in the new cars/class.

It is one of the Later 'Variants' of the Peugeot 905's. A Great looking car in Real life !!
See here; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_905

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[Mark Fox]

Hi Mark, This is the best race report I have seen in my 59 years of racing around the world, GREAT job mate

Thanks Wayne - there was a lot of ground to cover on that great weekend.

Cheers

[ozproducts]

I couldn’t find it in the list of bodies approved to race,so is this one we can race?

[stoo23]

Hi Wayne, it is 'Listed' under the "1/24th ACE Lexan Group C Body kits" , as 24838 Peugeot 905

See here; viewtopic.php?t=1707

As to whether you Can Run it,.. Hmmm,.. Well I guess Obviously you Can, but IMHO, it Isn't Really in the theoretical 'Spirit' of What Was the Original Group C Class.

To be honest, I am Very surprised it is even on the List of Group C bodies,.. (Because it ISN'T a Group C Car), whereas ALL the Other Bodies in the "ACE" List ARE

In My Mind, it is a bit like in Both the Retro CanAm Rules and Also the Plafit 'Historics', whereby Later Cars Like McLaren M20's and Porsche 917/10 & 30's are Not allowed although in Both those Examples, the Later Cars were Still CanAm/Group 7 cars, whereas the Peugeot 905 was Not Designed under the Previous Group C rules.

I Wouldn't Allow it, but hey,.. Not MY Rules,.. so Go Figure
Hope that helps

[ozproducts]

Thanks Stoo for clearing that up.

[stoo23]

Interestingly, there is a bit of a Story about the cars and the Team etc on Motorsport.com,.. see here;
https://au.motorsport.com/wec/news/the- ... /10454106/

[stoo23]

Was just looking at this again,.. and in regard to Noel 'Cleaning Up',.. and the suggestion of it not being that way by His standards,. gee I don't know,.. I actually make it 3 Wins and one damn close 2nd Plus TQ in All classes !!!,.. perhaps not a Clean Sweep, but I reckon Anyone would be pretty happy with that