TENG TOOLS Tarmac Series Hillclimb Results
October 11th, 2009
Well,
A fine day while it rained on the taxis in Australia. The finale of the series was a superb day that ran as any organiser would hope, no cars off the road, no work for the ambulance, and lots of very happy looking players. 44 people started the day, but we were soon reduced by a couple, Alan Smith in his Subaru Legacy again breaking his gearbox after putting in only one run that counted. Similarly, Timo Fogelberg in his Mitsubishi VR4 soon had trouble with a slipping clutch. A couple of MX5 drivers went home after one run to watch Bathurst.
Allen Fretwell turned up in his Subaru Legacy RSRA with a fresh paint job that looks pretty sharp, and a new motor and turbo that are certainly pumping out some horsepower. He laid down the gauntlet in practice with a sub 55 second run. It seemed to work as times crept down all day, with some quite remarkable improvements during the day.
At the end of competition Allen Fretwell was fastest, with Alan Smith 3 seconds behind him, and top series competitor. Fastest Junior was again David Middlemiss, followed by Bradly Martin. Fastest woman was Nakita Stevenson in her Evo 7RS, followed by Kerryn Sutherland in Dad’s Toyota Levin second just ahead of Lenare Martin. Russell Jenkins won Class A in his Suzuki Swift, Christo Strydom was fastest in Class B in his Toyota MR2, Darcy Meier won Class C in his Civic and Allen Fretwell won Class D. Fastest Fiat was Blair Wald in his Uno Turbo, a well sorted little car.
It has been a great series, so well supported by almost 130 different competitors and well over 30 who did 4 or 5 rounds. Thanks to everyone who competed, and especially to the helpers throughout the series. A big thanks to everyone who made it possible for me to compete as well as co-ordinate the series.
See you all at prize giving, I will send an email during the week as we have decided that 29th October is unsuitable with Targa in progress.
Ciao,
Campbell
Series Coordinator,
TENG TOOLS TARMAC SERIES
Hillclimb Results