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Westfield Sports Car Race Drivers Association
2008 BARC Westfield Sports Car Championship Race Results
Race 1 Class B Results
1 (1) Andrew Spencer
2 (2) Nick Flowers
3 (24) Simon Pryke
4 (71) Martin Gartside
5 (3) Brian Small
6 (14) Seamus Harding
7 (19) Chris Gould
8 (36) Jon Chapell
9 (25) Nic Grout
Race 1 Class A Results
1 (55) Roger Green
Fastest Laps
(1) Andrew Spencer, Class B - 1:05.234
(55) Roger Green, Class A - 1:05.811
DNF
(68) John Dolan, Class B
(23) Paul Taberner, Class B
(29) Will Chapell, Class B
1 (1) Andrew Spencer
2 (2) Nick Flowers
3 (24) Simon Pryke
4 (71) Martin Gartside
5 (3) Brian Small
6 (14) Seamus Harding
7 (19) Chris Gould
8 (36) Jon Chapell
9 (25) Nic Grout
Race 1 Class A Results
1 (55) Roger Green
Fastest Laps
(1) Andrew Spencer, Class B - 1:05.234
(55) Roger Green, Class A - 1:05.811
DNF
(68) John Dolan, Class B
(23) Paul Taberner, Class B
(29) Will Chapell, Class B
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Pembrey Rounds 2 and 3 - 10/11th May 2008
Race 2 Class B Results
1 (1) Andrew Spencer
2 (2) Nick Flowers
3 (24) Simon Pryke
4 (71) Martin Gartside
5 (3) Brian Small
6 (36) Jon Chapell
7 (14) Seamus Harding
8 (25) Nic Grout
Race 2 Class A Results
1 (55) Roger Green
Fastest Laps
(24) Simon Pryke, Class B - 1:04.912
(55) Roger Green, Class A - 1:05.945
DNF
(19) Chris Gould, Class B
1 (1) Andrew Spencer
2 (2) Nick Flowers
3 (24) Simon Pryke
4 (71) Martin Gartside
5 (3) Brian Small
6 (36) Jon Chapell
7 (14) Seamus Harding
8 (25) Nic Grout
Race 2 Class A Results
1 (55) Roger Green
Fastest Laps
(24) Simon Pryke, Class B - 1:04.912
(55) Roger Green, Class A - 1:05.945
DNF
(19) Chris Gould, Class B
Race 1
Andrew Spencer kept his title defence on course with another double win at Pembrey, making it three out three so far this season.
It wasn’t the best of starts for Spencer though in Saturday’s race having lost out to Simon Pryke from the start. Both managed to outbrake themselves at Hatchets and Nick Flowers gratefully accepted the early lead. Pryke chased hard but that was his undoing, when on lap four he spun at Hatchets again and dropped to ninth. “I had gone wide to avoid Andrew and then outbraked myself trying to challenge Nick,” Pryke admitted.
Roger Green’s class A car moved into third, but had Jon Chappell, Brian Small and Martin Gartside breathing down his neck. On lap five Spencer past the pits side by side with Flowers for the lead and darted ahead into Hatchets. Chappell also made it past Green for third, while the recovering Pryke started to reel in Small and Gartside.
But Chappell then spun at Spitfires and after battling past Small, Gartside fell behind his rival again through Hatchets. All the changes had allowed Green to go clear for a while in third, but once past the Gartside/Small duel, Pryke started to close once more.
The battles continued to rage with Pryke finally catching Green to reclaim third from lap 10, with Gartside having taken Small at Hatchets on lap 12, also claimed Green at the same spot a lap later. “I had got bogged down at the start and was just trying to hard to get the lead early on. It settled more after that,” said Spencer after win number two. “I just kept it on the black stuff and was pleased to come in second,” said Flowers.
Pryke managed to retain third for the rest of the race and Green retook Gartside again to secure fourth. “The car was much better than Snetterton, I lost out when I half spun as Simon got me, but I got Martin back into Brooklands,” he explained.
Small followed Gartside home in sixth, “I was watching the battle for fourth and fifth thinking it might gift me a place, but it didn’t,” said Small. “I was determined to finish and recovered from chucking it off after a good start,” said Gartside.
Seamus Harding was a solitary seventh and Chris Gould survived a late spin at Honda for eighth. The recovering Chappell and Nic Grout completed the finishes, after Paul Taberner and John Dolan had collided at the Esses. Will Chappell had retired earlier with a blown head gasket.
Race 2
With Paul Taberner, John Dolan and Will Chappell all victims of Saturday’s race, Sunday’s was reduced to a 10 car grid.
Pryke was slow away at the start and Jon Chappell took to the grass to avoid him, restarting last. Spencer had the lead from Green, Flowers, the recovering Pryke, Small and Gartside.
Into Hatchets for the second time Flowers arrived third and exited with the lead as both Spencer and Green ran wide. Pryke then latched on and took Green for third at Hatchets a lap later. Chappell’s recovery had taken him past Harding and had started to bring into range of the Small and Gartside duel for fifth.
Spencer was soon back to challenge Flowers for the lead again, going into Hatchets side by side before coming out with the lead again on lap four. Flowers briefly lost momentum and both Pryke and Green pounced on the same lap. Small and Gartside had also closed before the ex Champion started his own comeback.
Pryke was continuing to push as hard as he could and charged past Spencer on lap seven to lead into Hatchets. Flowers was poised to rechallenge Green again too, while Gartside finally made it past Small.
Spencer nosed back in front through Honda on lap nine and for the next few laps it was alternating as they circulated wheel to wheel. But on lap 13 Spencer had gone ahead at Hatchets and in his efforts to stay with him, Pryke spun at the Esses. “I was having a bit of a go, we had a light touch and I spun,” Pryke explained.
Having retaken Green on lap nine, Flowers was left to chase down Spencer and collect his second second place finish of the weekend. “I had lost out behind Simon at the start, but when they both went wide I found myself with the lead for a while,” said Flowers.
Pryke came back again and claimed third from Green with four laps to go, while Gartside and Small completed the top six again. Chappell had closed before backing off to accept seventh, Harding and Nic Grout completed the finishers. Gould was the only non finisher having pitted at the end of lap 11.
NEXT ROUND, CROFT JUNE 14/15.
Published by Peter Scherer, May 12th, 2008.
Andrew Spencer kept his title defence on course with another double win at Pembrey, making it three out three so far this season.
It wasn’t the best of starts for Spencer though in Saturday’s race having lost out to Simon Pryke from the start. Both managed to outbrake themselves at Hatchets and Nick Flowers gratefully accepted the early lead. Pryke chased hard but that was his undoing, when on lap four he spun at Hatchets again and dropped to ninth. “I had gone wide to avoid Andrew and then outbraked myself trying to challenge Nick,” Pryke admitted.
Roger Green’s class A car moved into third, but had Jon Chappell, Brian Small and Martin Gartside breathing down his neck. On lap five Spencer past the pits side by side with Flowers for the lead and darted ahead into Hatchets. Chappell also made it past Green for third, while the recovering Pryke started to reel in Small and Gartside.
But Chappell then spun at Spitfires and after battling past Small, Gartside fell behind his rival again through Hatchets. All the changes had allowed Green to go clear for a while in third, but once past the Gartside/Small duel, Pryke started to close once more.
The battles continued to rage with Pryke finally catching Green to reclaim third from lap 10, with Gartside having taken Small at Hatchets on lap 12, also claimed Green at the same spot a lap later. “I had got bogged down at the start and was just trying to hard to get the lead early on. It settled more after that,” said Spencer after win number two. “I just kept it on the black stuff and was pleased to come in second,” said Flowers.
Pryke managed to retain third for the rest of the race and Green retook Gartside again to secure fourth. “The car was much better than Snetterton, I lost out when I half spun as Simon got me, but I got Martin back into Brooklands,” he explained.
Small followed Gartside home in sixth, “I was watching the battle for fourth and fifth thinking it might gift me a place, but it didn’t,” said Small. “I was determined to finish and recovered from chucking it off after a good start,” said Gartside.
Seamus Harding was a solitary seventh and Chris Gould survived a late spin at Honda for eighth. The recovering Chappell and Nic Grout completed the finishes, after Paul Taberner and John Dolan had collided at the Esses. Will Chappell had retired earlier with a blown head gasket.
Race 2
With Paul Taberner, John Dolan and Will Chappell all victims of Saturday’s race, Sunday’s was reduced to a 10 car grid.
Pryke was slow away at the start and Jon Chappell took to the grass to avoid him, restarting last. Spencer had the lead from Green, Flowers, the recovering Pryke, Small and Gartside.
Into Hatchets for the second time Flowers arrived third and exited with the lead as both Spencer and Green ran wide. Pryke then latched on and took Green for third at Hatchets a lap later. Chappell’s recovery had taken him past Harding and had started to bring into range of the Small and Gartside duel for fifth.
Spencer was soon back to challenge Flowers for the lead again, going into Hatchets side by side before coming out with the lead again on lap four. Flowers briefly lost momentum and both Pryke and Green pounced on the same lap. Small and Gartside had also closed before the ex Champion started his own comeback.
Pryke was continuing to push as hard as he could and charged past Spencer on lap seven to lead into Hatchets. Flowers was poised to rechallenge Green again too, while Gartside finally made it past Small.
Spencer nosed back in front through Honda on lap nine and for the next few laps it was alternating as they circulated wheel to wheel. But on lap 13 Spencer had gone ahead at Hatchets and in his efforts to stay with him, Pryke spun at the Esses. “I was having a bit of a go, we had a light touch and I spun,” Pryke explained.
Having retaken Green on lap nine, Flowers was left to chase down Spencer and collect his second second place finish of the weekend. “I had lost out behind Simon at the start, but when they both went wide I found myself with the lead for a while,” said Flowers.
Pryke came back again and claimed third from Green with four laps to go, while Gartside and Small completed the top six again. Chappell had closed before backing off to accept seventh, Harding and Nic Grout completed the finishers. Gould was the only non finisher having pitted at the end of lap 11.
NEXT ROUND, CROFT JUNE 14/15.
Published by Peter Scherer, May 12th, 2008.
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"All photos courtesy of Dave Bruce, many thanks"