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Sunday 21st September 2014 - SLS Round 6
Round 6 Report
The
sixth and final round of Super Lap Scotland 2014 was the third
and final reverse direction round of Knockhill circuit for 2014.
The aim of the day - building up to a perfect lap in the Super
Lap Final. Thankfully the weather was much better than the last
reverse direction round in the summer, and with the Paul Walker
tribute show the paddock was packed.. There were new faces and some regulars missing. Robert Elliott (Class E 208 GTi), George Rigby (Class D Impreza Spec C), Lesley Antrobus (Class C M5) and Andy Forrest (Prototype Impreza RA) all made their SLS debuts. Both the Kindness', Brian Rennie, Jack Strathdee, Wayne Sutherland and Calum Keith were all missing for one reason or another. Warmup The
warmup session traditionally see's competitors giving their cars
a shake down whilst scrubbing tyres or finding out more about
the track conditions. Nobody told this to George Rigby. He stormed
out of the blocks and led the Class D/E Warmup session by 3 seconds
with a 57.712s lap. Class E was led by Steve King, with Dave Herd
0.3s behind.
Practice The drivers now started to push on, with some practicing batches of 1 flying lap on cool tyres to get some practice for the final. Other drivers took the different approach and used the time to get maximum laps in - Matt Collins hammering out 20laps in his Porsche Cayman. Dave Herd took the fastest time in Class E with a 1:02.912, with Steve King not far behind. Robert Elliot was steadily getting quicker as the session went on. Class D was led by Jason Ogg in the RA Motorsport backed Seat Leon Supercopa. His final lap of the session was 56.734s, which lap narrowly displaced Matt Collins to second. The margin was only 0.1s. George Rigby took a credible 3rd in much less track focussed machinery. Behind the top three the rest were very close, with 1.5s separating the remaining 5 competitors.
The
Pro/A/B/C Practice saw
everyone generally picking the pace up a notch. Andy Forrest led
the way with a 53.756 lap despite some further mechanical niggles
to contend with. Charlie Shaw was 0.5s behind, but 2s clear of
Andy Napier in 3rd. The smallest of margins separated Napier (RA
Motorsport) and Paton in 4th (HQ Garage) - 0.012! David Long was
snapping at the Pro cars heels just 0.289 behind Paton in the
EVO. Bob Mackay led class C, with a great drive from John Wilson,
setting a new PB to take the second spot in front of Keith Cowie. 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. Dave Herd took full qualifying points in Class E with a 62.810s lap. 0.5s further back was Steve King in his Clio, setting a 63.303 on his final hot lap. Robert Elliott took 3rd, with Craig McDowall 4th. Class D qualifying was won in style by Jason Ogg. He set a new P.B. and lap record with his 55.473s lap. Matt Collins finished over 1s behind, with George Rigby in 3rd with his fastest lap of the day, 57.243. Frank Ogg set a new P.B. to take 4th after a large off in the morning. As with the previous sessions there was very little to separate the rest of class D. Adrian Milne (EVO) destroying his previous P.B. to take 5th, 0.2s ahead of Dryburgh (Impreza). Less than 0.3s separated 7th to 9th. David Gebbie and Brian Innes' Porsche Caymans were split by the giant killing Honda Prelude of Allister Phillips. Class C has been exceptionally close between Cowie, Sutherland and Mackay all season. With Wayne missing, John Wilson stepped up in his FWD Focus and kept the two more powerful 4x4 drivers honest, pushing them all the way and earning one of the drivers of the day awards in the process. Bob Mackay took the top spot in qualifying with a 56.592, setting another P.B and class lap record. Keith Cowie took second to add vital points for the championship. John Wilson rounded off the top 3, with Steven Warman, Kenny Stewart and Lesley Antrobus following on. David Long took top spot in A. Despite being the only car competing in the class this round, he still pushed and set new lap records! Pro - Charlie Shaw took maximum points with a 53.432s lap despite being beaten on track by Andy Forrest (52.124). Andy was running outwith the class structure so was not competing for points. Russ Paton narrowly beat Andy Napier to second. The gap just 0.2s between them. 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. Conditions were good, so lap records were there to be broken. Class E - Steve King took top spot with a 62.995s lap. Dave Herd took second but dented his King of The Hill championship hopes. Robert Elliot took 3rd on his debut. Class D - Matt Collins took the victory with a 57.241s lap, with George Rigby in second and Callum Dryburgh in third. Jason Ogg. Frank Ogg took fourth and Adrian Milne rounded off the scoring positions in his EVO. Jason Ogg's Class D title hopes went up in smoke as the Leon suffered gearbox issues on his hotlap. Class C - Bob Mackay took top spot and a full 65 points for the day. Keith Cowie took second in his Clark Motorsport backed R35 GTR and John Wilson third in his WR Tuning Focus RS. Class A - David Long took full points and the Class A Championship. PRO - Charlie Shaw again proved too much for the opposition and finished 2.5 seconds ahead of Russ Paton and Andy Napier. Despite Charlie setting a new PRO lap record of 52.569s, it was blown away by the Prototype Impreza of Andy Forrest. Andy stormed round in a staggering 50.807s. Full class honours are as follows:
Fastest laps per session:
Championships: With the final round of the 2014 SLS season complete, the following champions were named
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