?L8? COBRA Challenge Trophy Meeting 2008
Cardiff's Cobra race club held a charity event last weekend open to touring car and micro scale drivers. Cobra Chairman Roy Davies reports back...
This, the inaugural meeting of the L8 COBRA Challenge Trophy Meeting is an event to celebrate one of our members who sadly passed away in 2007. Leighton brought so much to members, friends and people who he came into contact with that this event should be a happy event for all.
The track design encouraged a fast flowing driving style giving all motor
classes and equal chance and those with the better car control were going to top the lists.
The COBRA Indoor Venue at Llanishen High School, Cardiff.
Race Results for A Final: Round:5 Touring Car
The A Final qualifiers were an equal mix of regular club members and visitors with Steve Curtis Rich and Chris Leighton just out qualifying the top visitor Dale Hulburt. The runners had all chosen foams as the tyres to be on with Gecko Foams in evidence on most of the cars. As soon as the buzzer sounded, it was obvious that there was going to be two races, the quick and the very quick. Steve proceeded to put in a six quick laps which should have generated a comfortable gap but Chris was equal to this pace and was right on his heals. Not to be outdone Dale had maintain contact, if a few seconds back. Steve then decided to see how close he could take the sweeper only to find his original lines were better, by the time he rejoined the track Chris was past and Dale was right on his tail. Chris then showed his true pace with consistent 16 sec laps which no one else could match.
Whilst this was going on up front Nic Forbes, Roy Davies and Dan Fergusson were having their own little battle whilst trying not to spoil the battle up front. Credit must be given to these drivers, maintaining their pace, having a private battle as well as giving space to the fast approaching front runners.
With the end of race sounding Chris approached the line in 1st Place and deserved winner, Steve coming home 2nd with Dale, 6 seconds behind in 3rd.
Race Results for A Final: 1/18th Scale Micro
Qualifying had shown that Dave Middleton was the cream of the entry but he could not afford to treat the other drivers with anything but respect as they all wanted to ?put one over? on him. However, Dave showed his class from the buzzer almost catching the pack on his second circulation of the track. From here he could simply control the pace of the whole race. Whilst other had their own battles Dave comfortably ran to the finish followed home by Jamie Thomas and Steve Piper.
A more detailed report, including pictures, can be found here.
For more information on the Cobra Race Club please visit www.swmcrc.co.uk
The COBRA Indoor Venue at Llanishen High School, Cardiff.
Race Results for A Final: Round:5 Touring Car
The A Final qualifiers were an equal mix of regular club members and visitors with Steve Curtis Rich and Chris Leighton just out qualifying the top visitor Dale Hulburt. The runners had all chosen foams as the tyres to be on with Gecko Foams in evidence on most of the cars. As soon as the buzzer sounded, it was obvious that there was going to be two races, the quick and the very quick. Steve proceeded to put in a six quick laps which should have generated a comfortable gap but Chris was equal to this pace and was right on his heals. Not to be outdone Dale had maintain contact, if a few seconds back. Steve then decided to see how close he could take the sweeper only to find his original lines were better, by the time he rejoined the track Chris was past and Dale was right on his tail. Chris then showed his true pace with consistent 16 sec laps which no one else could match.
Whilst this was going on up front Nic Forbes, Roy Davies and Dan Fergusson were having their own little battle whilst trying not to spoil the battle up front. Credit must be given to these drivers, maintaining their pace, having a private battle as well as giving space to the fast approaching front runners.
With the end of race sounding Chris approached the line in 1st Place and deserved winner, Steve coming home 2nd with Dale, 6 seconds behind in 3rd.
Race Results for A Final: 1/18th Scale Micro
Qualifying had shown that Dave Middleton was the cream of the entry but he could not afford to treat the other drivers with anything but respect as they all wanted to ?put one over? on him. However, Dave showed his class from the buzzer almost catching the pack on his second circulation of the track. From here he could simply control the pace of the whole race. Whilst other had their own battles Dave comfortably ran to the finish followed home by Jamie Thomas and Steve Piper.
A more detailed report, including pictures, can be found here.
For more information on the Cobra Race Club please visit www.swmcrc.co.uk
