Elmbridge Charity Event

4th December 2021 webmaster Circuit, Multi, Racing

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We ran this event to raise money in memory of boating friends recently taken from us.
The chosen charity was Cancer Research UK
Our thanks again go to the guys at Elmbridge for hosting this event, and all the volunteers who worked tirelessly facilitating the running of the meeting and those who provided a constant supply of food and drinks throughout the weekend.

Multi
Detailed Results | Drivers Championship
3.5cc
I was looking forward to the first clash between Phill Fields with his new Ikarus 3 and Zack Humphries (Current European and World 3.5cc champion). This produced some excellent close racing. Phill took the overall win with Zack uncharacteristically stopping in both rounds with suspected water ingress to the engine bay. A shock 2 defeats in a row in 3.5cc for Zack after the Masters. And a 100% 2 out of 2 for Phill with his Ikarus 3
3.5cc fastest laps Round 1 | Round 2

All the 3.5cc boats [Click to enlarge, then scroll to see all]

Dave Marles' Ikarus 3 battles Zack's Ikarus 2.3

1st Phill Fields, 2nd Zack Humphries, 3rd Dave Hole

7.5cc
The 7.5 was fairly uneventful. Martin Fields 1st round score of 62 laps was unchallenged. being 5 clear of 2nd placed Nigel Smith
7.5cc fastest laps Round 1 | Round 2

All the 7.5cc boats [Click to enlarge, then scroll to see all]

1st Martin Fields, 2nd Nigel Smith, 3rd Robert Daniel

15cc
Zacks 1st round score of 73 was the highest laps of the day and sealed a comfortable win
15cc fastest laps: Round 1 | Round 2

All the 15cc boats [Click to enlarge, then scroll to see all]

1st Zack Humphries, 2nd Phill Fields, 3rd Mike Holliday

27cc
James Taylor back on form with an easy win beating all the Tiger King reeds.
27cc fastest laps: Round 1 | Round 2

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1st James Taylor, 2nd Mick Pain, 3rd Stuart Wise

Circuit
Detailed Results | Drivers Championship
3.5cc Hydro
Just Keith and Martin again in this class

All the 3.5cc Hydros [Click to enlarge, then scroll to see all]

1st Keith Burgess, 2nd Martin Fields, 3rd Dave Marles

7.5cc Hydro
Excellent racing including the sequence below

All the 7.5cc Hydros [Click to enlarge, then scroll to see all]

1st Martin Fields, 2nd Derek Owen, 3rd= Andrew Aykroyd and Keith Burgess

Open Hydro
Major mishap for Dave Marles, splitting his gas rigger in two. Martin and Dean managing to recover half of the tub from the bottom of the lake was a minor miracle.

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1st Derek Owen, 2nd Dave Marles

3.5cc Mono
Good to see a new competitor in Dean, but still lacking in numbers

All the 3.5cc Monos [Click to enlarge, then scroll to see all]

Elmbridge Circuit NDC R1 2019
Luke Burgess O 3.5

1st Luke, 2nd Mick Fields

7.5cc Mono
Can’t remember anything about this class

All the 7.5cc Monos [Click to enlarge, then scroll to see all]

Julian Waumsley O 7.5
Julian Waumsley O 7.5

Elmbridge Circuit NDC R1 2019
Mick Bonny O 15

1st Julian Waumsley, 2nd Les Wall, 3rd Mick Bonny

15cc Mono
Can’t remember anything about this class

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1st Robert Daniel, 2nd Les Wall, 3rd Mick Bonny

35cc Mono
The one worth waiting for? Not really. The poor standard in the UK continues with repeated attrition leaving just a couple of boats on the water. This is not real competition and the racers need to take a long hard look at themselves. The big money spent in this class seems a bit of a waste when you can’t even get two laps into the race without breaking down. Very disappointing.

All the 35cc Monos [Click to enlarge, then scroll to see all]