Proline Badlands Challenge 2006/7 - Final Report

Unfortunately, the recent heavy rain had lead to the cancellation of round 6 of the Badlands Challenge. Due to the forthcoming National meetings and imminent closure of the Sandy track, in consultation with the sponsor , it was decided not to re-run the final round and use the existing results with best 4 from 5 to count. Congratulations to Sam Taylor on winning overall, top three qualifying drivers were Clayton Collins, Jamie Armstrong and Jim Thompson. Dave Duggan, CML, presented these three drivers with their prizes at the National Warmup meeting. The final finishing position for the top 15 were as follows: Proline Badlands Challenge 2006/7: 1st: Sam Taylor 396 pts 2nd: Clayton Collins 361 pts 3rd: Jamie Armstrong 359 pts 3rd: Jim Thompson 359 pts 5th: Gary Clancy 358 pts 6th: John Geaves 352 pts 7th: Steve Mutley Johnson 348 pts 8th: Keith Harris 338 pts 9th: Mark Gregory 337 pts 10th: Chris Smoothy 330 pts 11th: Matthew White 322 pts 12th: Tom Saggers 321 pts 13th: Scott Banks 310 pts 14th: Karl Jackson 298 pts 15th: Mike Pascoe 294 pts 15th: Paul Smith 294 pts There were three different round winners, Sam Taylor, Clayton Collins and Karl Jackson. Karl had been unfortunate as he had 2 wins and a third place going into round 6 and was the only challenger for overall position to Sam Taylor. There were 116 different drivers entered and the choice of tyre had worked well, coping with most conditions with little wear. Thanks to CML and Proline for the series and prizes. Trophies for the top 15 have been donated by Models in Motion and will be presented at the Members Grand Prix at Easter. In addition, there will be trophies presented for the top 5 truggy places, kindly donated by Stot Shells.