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 FERRARI HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP This sprint venue is new to us, on MoD property a little north of the Humber Bridge. As is usual with flat airfield circuits it was bleak and windswept but at least the forecast of rain proved to be inaccurate and we saw plenty of sun. It was even quite warm if you could escape the constant wind. The course itself was laid out on smooth, reasonably grippy tarmac, marked
out by cones and straw bales. Quite confusing at first as you try to guess
on which side of the cones you should be when approaching corners at speed! Jon Goodwin headed up the Ferrari class with his 355. Chris Dixon, Richard Prior, and Peter Hayman fielded 348s (Peter's 512 still awaiting parts), while new recruit Nick Taylor brought along his Mondial t. John Dobson and Brian Jackson were in their familiar 308s, with Jackson's 308's being the only non-red car in the class. Practice saw Jon Goodwin, pushing hard, heading the times on 80.24secs ahead of Richard Prior, Chris Dixon and Brian Jackson. Peter Hayman, still unfamiliar with his 348, came next and then Nick Taylor and John Dobson bringing up the rear separated by 0.36 seconds. The first two competitive runs went off without incident. Jon Goodwin dipped below 80 seconds to remain out in front, while Chris Dixon went ahead of Richard Prior by just half a second. Jackson remained just ahead of Hayman, while Nick Taylor closed in to be just one second behind this pair. Then came the third runs.Goodwin was red flagged halfway round and came back for an immediate re-run He used his warm tyres to good effect taking another second off to stop the clock at 78.39. Dixon needed to find another two seconds or so for max points on PEP, but he tried a little too hard and spun off on the final bend. Richard Prior took advantage and slipped ahead to take second place on 82.30. Peter Hayman finally got the hang of the 348 with an 84.17, passing Jackson who lost time going wide at the first bend. An interesting venue then, best suited to the faster cars. Not so good
for spectators, though, as only the paddock and start straight are accessible.
In the Championship, Jon Goodwin now leads by a healthy margin but second
place is close between Prior who has just moved ahead of Dark. There's
still a long way to go......... RESULTS :
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