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Saturday 19th July 2014 - SLS Round 4
Round 4 Report Super Lap Scotland Round 4 - Saturday 19th July
The
fourth round of Super Lap Scotland saw the second installment
of the reverse direction layout of Knockhill circuit for 2014.
There were some regulars missing and some heroic efforts by some
to get their cars ready for these rounds (Calum Keith had to build
a complete engine from Round 3!). The aim of the day - building
up to a perfect lap in the Super Lap Final. As an added attraction
the British Sprint Championship were also running on the same
day. Warmup The
warmup session was run in thick fog and rain, not ideal conditions
for setting good lap times, but good practice for a potential
wet final. Notable performances in the wet were from Matt Collins,
placing his Class D Porsche in second place overall. Charlie Shaw
continued his dominance from previous rounds and set the pace
with a laptime 3 seconds clear of the field. Adam Kindness was
having problems with the shared TrackScotland Impreza. An alternator
bracket had sheered, and a failed relay was causing the car to
misfire. Fiona also had a bad start and had to drive to Aberdeen
to get her race licence. Both missed out on practice 1 and 2.
There was little to take from the times set in these sessions,
with most people choosing to get used to the conditions rather
than push too far.
Practice The
practice session was again wet and foggy, but the drivers will
now be pushing a bit harder after the warmup session. Dave Herd
topped Class E in his Trackprep Fiesta with a 1:09.102, 6 seconds
clear of Craig McDowall who was having some issue in the conditions.
Class D was much closer but Adrian Milne topped the class in his
EVO with a 1:05.221 that took him 1.5seconds clear of Jason Ogg
in his Leon Supercoppa that was having DSG gearshift issues. Class
C was topped by Wayne Sutherland with an impressive 1:02.664 that
placed him second overall. Bob Mackay was over 2 seconds behind
his DG Motorsport team mate. Jack Strathdee set the fastest laptime
( 1:07.206 ) in Class B with Adam Kindness still at HQ Garage
getting repairs done. David Long took the top spot in A with a
1:05.081 whilst Fee Kindness was still MIA. PRO saw Charlie Shaw
continue the trend from the first practice with a 57.601 lap in
the AG Motorsport Focus that was 5 seconds quicker than Andy Napier
in the RA Motorsport Impreza. Qualifying Qualifying
is scored, so the pressure is on to perform. Drivers get three
chances at two flying laps, this give practice on cold tyres for
the Super Lap Final. The track was still wet with poor visibility. Final One final flying lap to decide the points, all or nothing. 50points are available for 1st, down to 10 for 5th. Cars went out in order of qualification, with slowest out first, building up to the fastest car. The track was very wet again, so no lap records were going to be set. Class E - Dave Herd won the Class E final, beating McDowall by 1.5s. Full points for the day, with these valuable points cementing Dave's challenge for the 'King of the Hill Championship' Class D - Matt Collins rounded off a great day with a win in the final to score full points for the day. His winning time was 2 seconds quicker than Jason Ogg in second. Adrian Milne took 3rd to claim his second podium finish of the season in a very competitive class. Class C - As per Round 2 and 3, Class C was VERY close in the final. The top 3 drivers were only separated by only 1.5 seconds. Wanye took his second win of the season and third fastest overall in the final. Bob Mackay took second with Keith Cowie securing third. Class B - Adam Kindness took first with a low 62s lap, full points for the day and fourth fastest lap overall in the final. Jack Strathdee spun out at McIntyres on what looked to be a promising lap. The Super Lap final is a tough one to get right in tricky conditions. Class A - David Long recovered well from his earlier off and picked the pace up again to take the top spot from Fiona Kindness buy a slender 0.169s margin. An impressive feat for a lightweight RWD Caterham in the difficult conditions. PRO - Charlie Shaw again proved too much for the opposition and finished 3 seconds ahead of Napier with a 57s lap. Brian Rennie took third to round off the podium. Full class honours are as follows:
Fastest laps per session:
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Results:
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