Motorsport
T
he M7RC’s first ever triple-header
Challenge was scuppered as only
two of the three scheduled races
produced a result. Red flags were soon
waved for stranded cars, plus a
treacherous mixture of oil and rain which
precluded any further racing on Saturday
afternoon, with the Miglia of Rob Howard
and the Se7en of Darren Thomas heavily
damaged, the latter needing a hospital
visit for a precautionary check over.
Thankfully, he returned later for the Club’s
evening BBQ ‘shindig’ held in Bernie’s Bar,
atop the pitlane building, complete with
views out over the circuit and sand dunes!
An early Sunday start for the second
attempt thankfully stayed dry, and the
action was superb all the way. After a
disastrous Thruxton weekend back in May,
Rupert Deeth’s Miglia fortunes
immediately improved, and he eventually
outpaced reigning champ’ Aaron Smith
for the overall win, although the latter
dropped to fifth for a jump start. This
allowed Colin Peacock up into second,
with Jason Porter gaining his first everZANDVOORT BEACH PARTY
Two cracking Sunday races make up for a disappointing opener
Mini podium after many seasons trying. In
Libre, Phil Harvey triumphed in an
absorbing duel with Rob Davis. The Se7en
category remained unlapped down to
sixth place and, like Deeth, Spencer
Wanstall also romped to a first win of 2019
after early season woes.
In Se7ens, Wanstall and Smith traded
the lead all the way and the contest was
only decided on the last lap when theformer BTCC driver’s attempt into the
chicane didn’t quite come off, while
Thompson took another third to retain his
series lead. In the ‘Scholarship’ category,
O’Brien nearly grabbed his first class win
but Kendall retook the position near the
end, while Thorburn Astin moved up well
from a back row start to finish a few
seconds shy of them. All four class lap
records from 2018 were broken too.RACE RESULTS
ZANDVOORT, 6-7 JULY
ROUND 7
Race red-flagged - no result...
ROUND 8
MIGLIA/LIBRE/SE7EN/S-CLASS
1st 23 Rupert Deeth M
2nd 83 Colin Peacock M
3rd 92 Jason Porter M
9th 113 Phil Harvey L
13th 2 Spencer Wanstall 7
14th 35 Jeff Smith 7
15th 4 Joe Thompson 7
21st 708 Scott Kendall S
ROUND 9
MIGLIA/LIBRE/SE7EN/S-CLASS
1st 23 Rupert Deeth M
2nd 1 Aaron Smith M
3rd 64 Alex Osborne M
8th 113 Phil Harvey L
11th 2 Spencer Wanstall 7
12th 35 Jeff Smith 7
13th 4 Joe Thompson 7
17th 708 Scott Kendall SNEW LAP RECORDS
ZANDVOORT: 2.676 MILES
Miglia R Deeth 2:00.192
Libre P Harvey 2:02.839
Se7en J Smith 2:11.495
Words Richard Williamson Photography Matt Barrington S-Class S Kendall 2:14.187Rupert Deeth took
first in both rounds
in the Miglias.Motorsport
T
he M7RC’s first ever triple-header
Challenge was scuppered as only
two of the three scheduled races
produced a result. Red flags were soon
waved for stranded cars, plus a
treacherous mixture of oil and rain which
precluded any further racing on Saturday
afternoon, with the Miglia of Rob Howard
and the Se7en of Darren Thomas heavily
damaged, the latter needing a hospital
visit for a precautionary check over.
Thankfully, he returned later for the Club’s
evening BBQ ‘shindig’ held in Bernie’s Bar,
atop the pitlane building, complete with
views out over the circuit and sand dunes!
An early Sunday start for the second
attempt thankfully stayed dry, and the
action was superb all the way. After a
disastrous Thruxton weekend back in May,
Rupert Deeth’s Miglia fortunes
immediately improved, and he eventually
outpaced reigning champ’ Aaron Smith
for the overall win, although the latter
dropped to fifth for a jump start. This
allowed Colin Peacock up into second,
with Jason Porter gaining his first ever
ZANDVOORT BEACH PARTY
Two cracking Sunday races make up for a disappointing opener
Mini podium after many seasons trying. In
Libre, Phil Harvey triumphed in an
absorbing duel with Rob Davis. The Se7en
category remained unlapped down to
sixth place and, like Deeth, Spencer
Wanstall also romped to a first win of 2019
after early season woes.
In Se7ens, Wanstall and Smith traded
the lead all the way and the contest was
only decided on the last lap when theformer BTCC driver’s attempt into the
chicane didn’t quite come off, while
Thompson took another third to retain his
series lead. In the ‘Scholarship’ category,
O’Brien nearly grabbed his first class win
but Kendall retook the position near the
end, while Thorburn Astin moved up well
from a back row start to finish a few
seconds shy of them. All four class lap
records from 2018 were broken too.RACE RESULTS
ZANDVOORT, 6-7 JULY
ROUND 7
Race red-flagged - no result...
ROUND 8
MIGLIA/LIBRE/SE7EN/S-CLASS
1st 23 Rupert Deeth M
2nd 83 Colin Peacock M
3rd 92 Jason Porter M
9th 113 Phil Harvey L
13th 2 Spencer Wanstall 7
14th 35 Jeff Smith 7
15th 4 Joe Thompson 7
21st 708 Scott Kendall S
ROUND 9
MIGLIA/LIBRE/SE7EN/S-CLASS
1st 23 Rupert Deeth M
2nd 1 Aaron Smith M
3rd 64 Alex Osborne M
8th 113 Phil Harvey L
11th 2 Spencer Wanstall 7
12th 35 Jeff Smith 7
13th 4 Joe Thompson 7
17th 708 Scott Kendall SNEW LAP RECORDS
ZANDVOORT: 2.676 MILES
Miglia R Deeth 2:00.192
Libre P Harvey 2:02.839
Se7en J Smith 2:11.495
Words Richard Williamson Photography Matt Barrington S-Class S Kendall 2:14.187
Rupert Deeth took
first in both rounds
in the Miglias.