Quick report......
6 rounds completed, 2 to go;
In the 2wd Clubman class, Lee McGuire is currently at the top of the scoreboard. Lee is really getting the hang of the new Tamiya TRF 201 and is scoring consistantly around the back of the A-Final or top of the B-Final. He is not unchallenged however; Eoin Keating and Kevin White, both driving Team Associated B4 buggies are hot on his heals and we will not know who is the victor until all three have registered 6 scores after the last championship round of the season. Kevin and Eoin with only 4 rounds completed, must attend both of the remaining two rounds to catch McGuire who is rarely absent from racing. Another consistant scorer is Dave Bolger. Bolger is a regular front runner and winner of the Clubman class and is currently second on the leaderboard, however with all drivers yet to register 6 scores, he may find himself relegated to 4th at the end of the season. Peter Juramik, Graham Parkes and Rowan Walsh are all improving greatly having only taken up (returned to) the hobby lately.
In the 2wd modified class, yours truly has managed to take his mongral of a losi/atomic carbon/XXX/Street Weapon/BK2/MF2/XX4 to 5 maximum scores so far. I can testify that the pace is the hottest that I have ever experienced in the club and is testement to the fantastic facilities and organisation that we have in The Naul at the moment. The only other round winner is Mark Penny, but Micheal Bolger has been the closest championship challenger with 6 x 99 point scores. Mark will not affect the championship as he has not attended enough rounds to be able to secure 6 counting scores. Third position in the series is currently held by Michael O'Leary, also with a B4. However there are 3 competitors close on his trail. Derek McCloskey, Nigel Dungan and John Dungan will all finish close to O'Leary's point tally assuming that they attend the remaining rounds to allow for their best 6 to count. McCloskey returned to racing at Xmas after a sebatical racing touring cars and 1/8th Nitro and is now back on the pace that he showed when going to win the Irish National Championship on several occasions. His return has led to a strengthening of pace at the front of the field and everybody has to now push that little harder. Nigel and John Dungan have recently swapped to Atomic Carbon CR2 buggies and are showing great improvement in their pace and the fact thet they may challenge for third place in the championship is testement to this. Tony Kavanagh is the other contender for the coveted third place on the podium. The Tamiya TRF201 driver is getting to grips with the new car and is starting to build up his pace - 1 more points score could see him draw level or overtake O'Leary - so the battle will be tough!
In the 4wd modified class, Mick O'Leary is the current championship leader with 2 wins using his Team Associated B44. William White is in second having registered 6 scores, including 4 wins, however he failed to start the final (with a 4wd) in round 2 resulting in a score of 0. Again Nigel and John Dungan are showing a strong and similar pace and may challenge the top of the leaderboard at the end of the season - both have registered only 4 scores so far.
Remaining rounds are February 27th and March 13th - be there!
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