EPR National 11-12 June 2016

Saturday 2WD…

So last weekend saw the rollercoaster that is the 1/10th off-road National Series come to our region courtesy of Eden Park Raceway. First off, the EPR crew (Steve, Shareef, Charles and others) did a fantastic job in preping the venue. The new astro and lick of paint made the track look great. Unfortunately the weather would play its part and while it was all fine for the early part of Saturday, that would prove to be the only dry running we would see all weekend.

EPR National Track
EPR National Track

The thunder, lightening and rain came in towards the end of Q3 and that set the tone for the rest of the weekend. It didn’t stop some outstanding performances though with FORCC stars Nathan and Kyle making the A Final, Ed made the B and George the C.

EPR 2WD A Final
EPR 2WD A Final

In the National Series, you get a little momento when you make your first A Final and somebody did in 2WD…

Kyle gets his 'First A Final' Trophy
Kyle gets his ‘First A Final’ Trophy
The Red Arrows stopped by the acknowledge Kyle's achievement
The Red Arrows stopped by the acknowledge Kyle’s achievement

Further down the field we had Stu in the E Final, Myself and Callum in the G, Matthew in the I, and Jack and Ian in the J.

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So Sunday started wet and just got wetter as the day went on. To try and beat the weather practice would be cut short and qualifying would start an hour earlier. By the end of Q3 the track was saturated and had become difficult to marshal safely. In light of this the organisers stopped the meeting and the result was declared at the end of Q3. It would be another top 10 finish for Kyle (9th) followed by Ed (13th), Nathan (15th), Callum (41st), Matthew (63rd), Myself (64th), Jack (66th) and Stu (68th).

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All in all, a great weekend (if a little damp) and thanks once again the the EPR crew for putting on a great event.

Results Updated

Track_20160615The results for the last 2 weeks have been updated.