2006 Race 1 - Pembrey April 16th

Pembrey 16 April 2006 - Race Results & Report

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2CVParts.com Championship
Pembrey 16th April 2006 - Qualifying Part 1

Pos	Car	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap	Mph
1	91	Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	1:25.072	15		61.61
2	90	Oliver Hall/Gary Byatt	1:25.146	14	0.074	61.56
3	7	Steve Panas	1:26.033	12	0.961	60.92
4	5	Shaun McLaughlin / Phil Myatt	1:26.041	11	0.969	60.92
5	2	Pete Cardell-Williams / Andy Smith	1:26.802	13	1.730	60.38
6	66	Paul Grant/Matthew Riley	1:27.609	13	2.537	59.82
7	15	Trevor Williams/Simon Turner	1:27.669	12	2.597	59.78
8	30	Neil Savage / Neil Thompson / Christine Thompson / Chris Yates	1:27.679	13	2.607	59.78
9	28	Pete Sparrow/Paul Robertson	1:27.700	13	2.628	59.76
10	9	Matthew Hollis / Richard Hollis	1:27.819	10	2.747	59.68
11	48	Christian Callander / Graham Harper	1:27.841	10	2.769	59.67
12	88	Geoff Turrall / Rob Wilkey	1:28.576	14	3.504	59.17
13	67	Jonathan Twidale	1:28.603	11	3.531	59.15
14	14	Zoë Cardell / Gilliam Doyle / Katrina Sparrow / Lynne Sparrow	1:28.635	13	3.563	59.13
15	76	Ben Allan / Jamie Lister / Craig Glass	1:32.086	11	7.014	56.92
16	40	Nick Roads / Simon Gue / Hugh McCurrich / Brian Doherty	1:32.339	13	7.267	56.76
17	68	Bob Rice / Steve Cowell / Keith Shoebridge	1 :33.804	11	8.132	55.87

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2CVParts.com Championship
Pembrey 16th April 2006 - Qualifying Part 2

Pos	Car	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap	Mph
1	91	Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	1:24.415	13		62.09
2	28	Pete Sparrow/Paul Robertson
3	15	Trevor Williams/Simon Turner	1:24.585	8	0.170	61.96
4	7	Steve Panas	1:25.392	12	0.977	61.38
5	2	Pete Cardell-Williams / Andy Smith	1:25.762	12	1.347	61.11
6	5	Shaun McLaughlin / Phil Myatt	1:25.812	12	1.397	61.08
7	30	Neil Savage / Neil Thompson / Christine Thompson / Chris Yates	1:25.832	12	1.417	61.06
8	9	Matthew Hollis / Richard Hollis	1:26.725	12	2.310	60.43
9	48	Christian Callander / Graham Harper	1:27.751	12	3.336	59.73
10	67	Jonathan Twidale	1:29.018	9	4.603	58.88
11	90	Oliver Hall/Gary Byatt	1:29.021	13	4.606	58.88
12	14	Zoë Cardell / Gilliam Doyle / Katrina Sparrow / Lynne Sparrow	1:29.341	5	4.926	58.67
13	40	Nick Roads / Simon Gue / Hugh McCurrich / Brian Doherty	1:30.510	11	6.095	57.91
14	66	Paul Grant/Matthew Riley	1:30.897	11	6.482	57.66
15	68	Bob Rice / Steve Cowell / Keith Shoebridge	1:31.538	12	7.123	57.26
16	76	Ben Allan / Jamie Lister / Craig Glass	1:32.204	9	7.789	56.84
17	88	Geoff Turrall / Rob Wilkey	1:32.297	8	7.882	56.79

2CVParts.com Championship
Pembrey 16th April 2006 - Grid Positions

Row 1	91	POLE Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	7	Steve Panas
Row 2	5	Shaun McLaughlin / Phil Myatt	28	Pete Sparrow/Paul Robertson
Row 3	2	Pete Cardell-Williams / Andy Smith	15	Trevor Williams/Simon Turner
Row 4	30	Neil Savage / Neil Thompson / Christine Thompson / Chris Yates	90	Oliver Hall/Gary Byatt
Row 5	9	Matthew Hollis / Richard Hollis	48	Christian Callander / Graham Harper
Row 6	67	Jonathan Twidale	66	Paul Grant/Matthew Riley
Row7	88	Geoff Turrall / Rob Wilkey	40	Nick Roads / Simon Gue / Hugh McCurrich / Brian Doherty
Row 8	76	Ben Allan / Jamie Lister / Craig Glass	68	Bob Rice / Steve Cowell / Keith Shoebridge
Row 9	14	Zoë Cardell / Gilliam Doyle / Katrina Sparrow / Lynne Sparrow

2CVParts.com Championship
Pembrey 16th April 2006 - Interim Bulletin after 30 minutes

Pos	Car	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap	Mph	Best
1	5	Shaun McLaughlin / Phil Myatt	29:52.928	21		61.39	1:24.297
2	7	Steve Panas	29:53.210	21	0.282	61.38	1:24.298
3	90	Oliver Hall/Gary Byatt	28:41.807	20	1 LAP	60.88	1:25.017
4	30	Neil Savage / Neil Thompson / Christine Thompson / Chris Yates	28:57.915	20	1 LAP	60.32	1:25.437
5	9	Matthew Hollis / Richard Hollis	29:03.608	20	1 LAP	60.12	1:25.984
6	48	Christian Callander / Graham Harper	29:04.070	20	1 LAP	60.10	1:25.993
7	91	Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	29:08.141	20	1 LAP	59.96	1:24.341
8	14	Zoë Cardell / Gilliam Doyle / Katrina Sparrow / Lynne Sparrow	29:19.619	20	1 LAP	59.57	1:26.631
9	67	Jonathan Twidale	29:20.214	20	1 LAP	59.55	1:26.309
10	66	Paul Grant/Matthew Riley	29:25.475	20	1 LAP	59.37	1:26.161
11	2	Pete Cardell-Williams / Andy Smith	28:41.998	19	2 LAPS	57.83	1:24.953
12	40	Nick Roads / Simon Gue / Hugh McCurrich / Brian Doherty	29:08.734	19	2 LAPS	56.95	1:29.407
13	15	Trevor Williams/Simon Turner	29:19.828	19	2 LAPS	56.59	1:26.482
14	88	Geoff Turrall / Rob Wilkey	29:27.283	19	2 LAPS	56.35	1:28.390
15	68	Bob Rice / Steve Cowell / Keith Shoebridge	28:44.322	18	3 LAPS	54.71	1:31.005
16	28	Pete Sparrow/Paul Robertson	27:08.765	17	4 LAPS	54.70	1:25.971
		Not Classified
	76	Ben Allan / Jamie Lister / Craig Glass	11:29.199	7	D.N.F.	53.23	1:27.932
		Fastest Lap
	5	Shaun McLaughlin / Phil Myatt	1:24.297	19	62.18mph	100.06kph

2CVParts.com Championship
Pembrey 16th April 2006 - Interim Bulletin after 60 minutes

Pos	Car	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap	Mph	Best
1	91	Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	58:47.041	41		60.93	1:23.602
2	5	Shaun McLaughlin / Phil Myatt	58:47.438	41	0.397	60.92	1:24.222
3	7	Steve Panas	58:52.046	41	5.005	60.84	1:24.298
4	2	Pete Cardell-Williams / Andy Smith	58:43.666	40	1 LAP	59.50	1:24.838
5	30	Neil Savage / Neil Thompson / Christine Thompson / Chris Yates	58:49.112	40	1 LAP	59.41	1:25.437
6	48	Christian Callander / Graham Harper	59:23.890	40	1 LAP	58.83	1:25.892
7	67	Jonathan Twidale	59:24.000	40	1 LAP	58.82	1:26.309
8	9	Matthew Hollis / Richard Hollis	59:25.220	40	1 LAP	58.80	1:25.379
9	90	Oliver Hall/Gary Byatt	56:00.237	39	2 LAPS	60.83	1:24.786
10	15	Trevor Williams/Simon Turner	59:16.433	39	2 LAPS	57.48	1:26.482
11	66	Paul Grant/Matthew Riley	59:20.500	39	2 LAPS	57.41	1:26.161
12	14	Zoë Cardell / Gilliam Doyle / Katrina Sparrow / Lynne Sparrow	59:28.078	39	2 LAPS	57.29	1:26.631
13	88	Geoff Turrall / Rob Wilkey	59:19.753	38	3 LAPS	55.95	1:28.390
14	40	Nick Roads / Simon Gue / Hugh McCurrich / Brian Doherty	59:29.172	37	4 LAPS	54.33	1:29.407
15	68	Bob Rice / Steve Cowell / Keith Shoebridge	59:45.519	37	4 LAPS	54.09	1:31.005
16	28	Pete Sparrow/Paul Robertson	59:06.330	36	5 LAPS	53.20	1:24.766
		Not Classified
	76	Ben Allan / Jamie Lister / Craig Glass	11:29.199	7	D.N.F.	53.23	1:27.932
		Fastest Lap
	91	Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	1:23.602	40	62.69mph	100.90kph

2CVParts.com Championship
Pembrey 16th April 2006 - Interim Bulletin after 90 minutes

Pos	Car	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap	Mph	Best
1	91	Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	1:29:05.762	62		60.79	1:23.602
2	5	Shaun McLaughlin / Phil Myatt	1:29:21.127	62	15.365	60.61	1:23.890
3	7	Steve Panas	1:29:21.310	62	15.548	60.61	1:24.298
4	9	Matthew Hollis / Richard Hollis	1:28:35.619	60	2 LAPS	59.16	1:25.379
5	2	Pete Cardell-Williams / Andy Smith	1:28:35.861	60	2 LAPS	59.16	1:24.838
6	30	Neil Savage / Neil Thompson / Christine Thompson / Chris Yates	1:28:37.029	60	2 LAPS	59.14	1:25.437
7	48	Christian Callander / Graham Harper	1:29:20.145	60	2 LAPS	58.67	1:25.228
8	67	Jonathan Twidale	1:29:42.388	60	2 LAPS	58.43	1:26.309
9	15	Trevor Williams/Simon Turner	1:28:36.364	59	3 LAPS	58.17	1:26.482
10	66	Paul Grant/Matthew Riley	1:28:32.413	58	4 LAPS	57.22	1:26.161
11	90	Oliver Hall/Gary Byatt	1:29:35.485	58	4 LAPS	56.55	1:24.786
12	28	Pete Sparrow/Paul Robertson	1:29:05.928	57	5 LAPS	55.88	1:24.766
13	88	Geoff Turrall / Rob Wilkey	1:29:50.767	57	5 LAPS	55.42	1:28.390
14	14	Zoë Cardell / Gilliam Doyle / Katrina Sparrow / Lynne Sparrow	1:27:04.365	56	6 LAPS	56.18	1:26.631
15	40	Nick Roads / Simon Gue / Hugh McCurrich / Brian Doherty	1:29:24.997	56	6 LAPS	54.71	1:29.407
16	68	Bob Rice / Steve Cowell / Keith Shoebridge	1:29:41.645	56	6 LAPS	54.54	1:29.487
		Not Classified
	76	Ben Allan / Jamie Lister / Craig Glass	11:29.199	7	D.N.F.	53.23	1:27.932
		Fastest Lap
	91	Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	1:23.602	40	62.69mph	100.90kph

2CVParts.com Championship
Pembrey 16th April 2006 - Race Result

Pos	Car	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap	Mph	Best
1	91	Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	2:01:06.433	84		60.59	1:23.602
2	5	Shaun McLaughlin / Phil Myatt	2:01:10.301	84	3.868	60.56	1:23.890
3	7	Steve Panas	2:01:10.712	84	4.279	60.55	1:24.298
4	9	Matthew Hollis / Richard Hollis	2:02:18.324	83	1 LAP	59.28	1:25.379
5	30	Neil Savage / Neil Thompson / Christine Thompson / Chris Yates	2:01:20.408	82	2 LAPS	59.03	1:25.437
6	2	Pete Cardell-Williams / Andy Smith	2:01:22.775	82	2 LAPS	59.01	1:24.838
7	48	Christian Callander / Graham Harper	2:01:14.180	81	3 LAPS	58.36	1:25.228
8	67	Jonathan Twidale	2:01:14.270	81	3 LAPS	58.36	1:26.309
9	15	Trevor Williams/Simon Turner	2:01:30.915	81	3 LAPS	58.23	1:26.482
10	66	Paul Grant/Matthew Riley	2:01:26.322	80	4 LAPS	57.55	1:26.161
11	28	Pete Sparrow/Paul Robertson	2:02:05.572	80	4 LAPS	57.24	1:24.766
12	90	Oliver Hall/Gary Byatt	2:02:23.688	80	4 LAPS	57.10	1:24.786
13	14	Zoë Cardell / Gilliam Doyle / Katrina Sparrow / Lynne Sparrow	2:01:25.729	78	6 LAPS	56.11	1:26.631
14	88	Geoff Turrall / Rob Wilkey	2:01:21.512	77	7 LAPS	55.42	1:28.390
15	68	Bob Rice / Steve Cowell / Keith Shoebridge	2:02:31.081	77	7 LAPS	54.90	1:29.487
16	40	Nick Roads / Simon Gue / Hugh McCurrich / Brian Doherty	2:02:33.417	77	7 LAPS	54.88	1:29.407
		Not Classified
	76	Ben Allan / Jamie Lister / Craig Glass	11:29.199	7	D.N.F.	53.23	1:27.932
		Fastest Lap
	91	Simon Leith / Gary Adnitt	1:23.602	40	62.69mph	100.90kph
		Race Incidents
		14.34 RACE START
		14.37 Post 1 reported	No's 2 & 15 made contact, both continued
		15.50 Post 5 reported	No 90 spun and continued
		16.21 Post 5 reported	No 67 spun and continued
		16.22 Post 1 reported	No's 30 & 91 made contact, both continued
		16.35 CHEQUERED FLAG

ADNITT AND LEITH TRIUMPH IN SEASON OPENER - Matt Hollis

The 2006 2CVParts.com 2CV Racing Championship kicked off with a ‘special’ event at everyone’s favourite Welsh holiday destination, Pembrey. Much work had been done to the track over the winter, most notably a new pit lane entry would mean near misses on the exit of the final corner would (in theory) be a thing of the past. The Welsh must have also worked their magic on the weather, as rain was unusually absent despite the race being held in April. Much change had occurred in the 2CV racing world as well. Of the top 6 championship finishers in 2005, none were returning in either the same car or were planning to do a full season. Triple champion Pete Sparrow had sold his car to Shaun McLaughlin, who painted it a delightful shade of orange and gave it a tail. Sparrow would still be competing however, sharing a Tete Rouge machine with Paul Robertson. McLaughlin had in turn swapped his car for the temptation of cash, with Nick Roads and the rest of Crisis Racing having their wallets lightened. 2005 runner-up Pete Cardell-Williams was present, but his car had changed from being faster than a fast thing, to slower than a slow thing. Phil Myatt had sold his vehicle to rookie Simon Leith, who partnered by Gary Adnitt for the enduros, started as one of the favourites for the new multi-discipline series (the multi-discipline being sprints and enduros, not the ability to change engines, make tea etc.). Wayne Cowling had decided not to make the trip from the other side of the country, whilst Andy Smith was sharing driving duties with Cardell-Williams.

With up to 4 drivers competing, qualifying was going to be tough for some teams as all drivers had to complete 3 laps in the limited time. At the end of both sessions, it was Adnitt/Leith on pole, closely followed by Steve Panas. Steve had virtually rebuilt his entire car over the cold months, including a new British Racing green colour scheme, but he had nearly come unstuck during testing as soil mysteriously appeared in his fuel tank. Clearly Steve was taking the green concept a little too far, but all was well when it really mattered. 3rd on the grid was Shaun McLaughlin, partnered by Myatt, followed by Sparrow/Robertson, the blatantly not slow Cardell-Williams/Smith and Mr. Chairman Trevor Williams/Simon Turner. Lucky to be on the grid at all were Ben Allan’s crew, as a stripped spark plug just before the first session meant a very hasty engine change.

Pembrey can often cause problems at the first corner, as whoever designed the track thought it would be funny to put a really tight hairpin at the end of the straight. Remarkably everyone got round, although the fast-starting Gary Byatt (driving with Oliver Hall in the Stingray car) managed to scratch a bit of paint on the way. Due to the relative lack of contact on the first lap, Pete Cardell-Williams made up for it on the 2nd, as he and Williams collided, which also delayed Neil Thompson. In fact, the contact spread the field out a bit (hence forth known as ‘fieldspread’ thanks to F1ITV’s James ‘state the obvious’ Allen), with the result being Myatt, Panas and Adnitt in the lead group, followed gallantly by Byatt, Robertson, Christian Callander and Matt Hollis. Adnitt was the first to make a compulsory pit-stop (a total of 3 would need to be made at any time during the race) as early as lap 4 in a bid to get some clear track. Ben Allan’s day didn’t get any better, as the engine went pop on lap 7 (not ideal at the best of times, even worse in a 2 hour race).

Robertson was another to make an early stop, handing over to Sparrow, who then returned to the pits on the next 2 laps to get all of their stops out of the way. Despite this meaning they dropped to last, they wouldn’t need to stop again. Except they did. A loose manifold resulted in a 5-lap deficit, and no hope of victory. Neil Thompson was making a storming recovery from his early delay, passing Hollis, Callander and Robertson (prior to the manifold issue) to lie 4th after 30 minutes. At roughly half-distance the pitlane became a real hive of activity as cars poured in and out. Matt Hollis stopped 3 times in quick succession, eventually handing over to Richard on the 3rd stop. Myatt and Panas, still racing as one, came in together and left the pits still close, but Adnitt, who had stopped earlier, passed them both. Byatt was now out in front having not stopped, but his race was ruined when at the first pitstop the oil filler cap had to be fixed, leaving Oliver Hall in 11th, 3 laps down.

Meanwhile, Rocket Dog were slowly catching up, having lost half a lap after the early contact. In fact, Andy Smith climbed as high as 4th, but they were out of sequence with the pitstops compared to most of the other teams. Adnitt and Myatt pitted together as Panas stayed out, handing over to Leith and McLaughlin. When Steve eventually pitted again, he dropped to second, between Leith (now with a reasonable, but not safe, lead) and McLaughlin. With Leith out on his own, Panas and McLaughlin were able to give each other a tow, meaning the gap gradually closed as the time ticked away. In fact, when Leith lost a considerable amount of time with a mistake, it was pretty clear the final pitstops would be crucial. Leith’s stop went well, and once the others had pitted he found himself with just a slender 7 second lead. McLaughlin and Panas were still locked together, but at the flag Leith managed to hold on to win by just 4 seconds, with McLaughlin finishing just ahead of Panas (who had driven the whole race by himself, as had Jon Twidale).

4th place went to the Hollis brothers thanks to some nifty pit work, followed by Team Stinky (Neil Thompson, Christine Thompson and Chris Yates). Cardell-Williams/Smith did well to salvage 6th place, ahead of Callander/Graham Harper, Twidale and the similarly delayed Williams/Turner. Nick Grant and Matt Riley, racing Paul Taylor’s car in preparation for the 24hr kept out of the trouble to complete the top 10. Sparrow/Robertson eventually finished 11th ahead of Hall/Byatt and the all-female team of Zoe Cardell, Katrina Sparrow, Gillian Doyle and Lyn Sparrow - a great effort considering 3 of them had never raced before! The final three positions were occupied by Geoff Turrall/Robert Wilkey, Bob Rice/Steve Cowell/Keith Shoebridge and Nick Roads/Simon Gue/Hugh McCurrich/Brian Doherty. Team Argent Provocateur (Ben Allan/Jamie Lister/Craig Glass) were the only non-finishers, their luck deserting them before they’d even had a real chance to get going.

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