Report - Round 6 - The Ferrari Hillclimb Championship - Club Racing Series'

The entry featured two 360's.

Goodwin took the win and a class record.

Cutting it close: Allen takes the tight line.

Rollason takes it a little wider.

FERRARI HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP
REPORT : ROUND 6 : SHELSLEY WALSH : 10/11 JUNE 2000

Judging from the entry list, this was going to be another exciting confrontation between the main Ferrari hillclimbers. A full class of eleven cars turned up for practice, with such luminaries as Geoff Rollason, Robin Ward, Jon Goodwin, Richard Allen and John Swift leading the pack.

Practice already produced a stunning time from Rollason in his 360 Modena, which at 34.55 secs, was below the existing class record held by Jon Goodwin. Richard Allen (360) had a troubled Saturday and blew two tyres when his car went over the kerbs at the "S"s. Goodwin (355) was in the 35s, with Ward (308GTB) and Marshall (328GTB) in the 36s.

Sunday dawned warm and fine and a fully-committed Goodwin set the quickest time on a 34.68, followed by Rollason who was nearly one second slower than his practice best. John Marshall drove extremely hard to record an excellent 36.26 to narrowly lead Ward and Geoff Dark (GT4), who had an enormous moment at Crossing but never blinked or lifted.

John Swift's 308 was decidedly off-colour during the first run but a plug change brought it back to life for the second runs, by which time we had all become used to the commentator calling the 360s "Madonnas"!

The second runs were eagerly awaited with a number of runners keen to knock Goodwin off his quickest time. It was not to be for his 355 charged up the hill in a time of 34.51, which set a new class record. Rollason's howling 360 was left trailing by over half a second but into a surprising but well-deserved third place came John Marshall in the 328 following a determined run.

A somewhat off-form Robin Ward took fourth place, ahead of Dark, Baker (GT4) and the 360 of FHC supremo Richard Allen. Following on from his emphatic Harewood victory over the cream of the FHC drivers, it will be difficult to bet against Jon Goodwin continuing his successful season for the remainder of the year.

Marshall's quick pace was enough to secure him the maximum FHC points, followed by Goodwin and Ward. In the Championship table, Ward still leads with 80 points but Marshall is edging closer with 73.

FERRARI HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP
RESULTS : ROUND 6 : SHELSLEY WALSH

Pos. Driver Tipo Run 1 Run 2 PEP % Points

1 Jon Goodwin F355GTS 34.68 34.51 +3.0 17

2 Geoffrey Rollason 360 Modena 35.37 35.08 +4.0 13

3 John Marshall 328GTB 36.26 35.48 - 20

4 Robin Ward 308GTB 36.62 36.11 -0.5 15

5 Geoff Dark 308GT4 36.77 36.70 -0.5 12

6 Richard Baker 308GT4 37.37 37.08 -0.5 10

7 Richard Allen 360 Modena 37.44 37.41 +4.0 7

8 Andrew Duncan 328GTS 37.81 37.57 - 9

9 John Swift 308GTB 41.96 37.81 - -

10 Robin Ashley 246GTS 38.87 38.29 -3.5 11

11 Mike Spicer 308GT4 39.77 38.50 -1.5 8

FERRARI HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP
POINTS STANDING AFTER ROUND 6

Pos. Driver Tipo Points

1 Robin Ward 308GTB 80

2 John Marshall 328GTB 73

3 Jon Goodwin 355GTS 49

4= Richard Allen 328GTB/360 M 33

4= Michael Spicer 308GT4 33

6 Richard Baker 308GT4 31

7= Peter Hayman 512TR 27

7= Brian Jackson 308GTB 27

9 Geoffrey Rollason 360 Modena 26

10 Robin Ashley 246GTS 24

11= Stuart Bailey 246GT 21

11= Nick Frost 348GTC 21

13 Simon Clark 328GTB 20

14 Terry Esom 328GTB 19

15 Andrew Duncan 328GTS 17

16 Geoff Dark 308GT4 12

17= Chris Hitchman 308GTS 11

17= Len Watson 328GTB 11

17= Keith Maddox 328GTS 11

17= John Dobson 308GT4 11

21 Peter Hitchman 308GTS 10

22 Nigel Stubbs 348 tb 9

23 Christopher England 308GTS 5

24 Jos van de Perre 308GTS 1

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