News > Nora Report 4/10/2009

The final round of the 2009 National Series was held at the Nora Raceway on 4th October

23 Drivers turned up to race many of whom had not played there National Joker so lots of drivers were racing for double points. The weather was dry to start with but just before Heat1 the rain started to fall which caused problems for all drivers all day with the slippery surface.

Round 1

Heat wins went to 217 Mark Whittaker, 391 Jody Foster, 57 Jonathan Goodacre and 390 Scott Grocock.

Round 2

Heat Wins went to 217 Mark Whittaker, 391 Jody Foster, 471 Ben Harding and 390 Scott Grocock

A mix of the Heats now occurred for Rounds 3+4

Round 3

Heat Wins this round went to 391 Jody Foster, 46 Simon Farrer, 64 Dick Batty and 73 Dave Waters.

Round 4

Heat Wins this time for 471 Ben Harding, 217 Mark Whittaker, 64 Dick Batty and 107 Andrew Whittaker.

The top 2 drivers were seeded straight through to the final they were 471 Ben Harding and 390 Scott Grocock with the next 12 Drivers going into 2 semi finals

Semi Final 1

The drivers set off for the semi final the qualifiers were 391 Jody Foster and 217 Mark Whittaker

Semi Final 2

The drivers who qualified from this semi final were 64 Dick Batty and 107 Andrew Whittaker making a 6 six car Final

Grand Final

The final was raced at a furious pace with Jody Foster and Ben Harding setting off together before Jody got away to take the win

Results

1 - Jody Foster
2 - Ben Harding
3 - Dick Batty
4 - Mark Whittaker
5 - Scott Grocock
6 - Andrew Whittaker

A well run meeting thanks to Sarah for running race control and pictures to follow

Regards

Gary