Standlake F2 - 18/4/22

25 cars were in attendance for the 3^rd outing of the season at Standlake.  Grimley racer 502 Ryan Weston made his track debut, there were first appearances of the season for 109 Stuart Biddle and 242 Mick Jackson, along with 42 Ash Greening, 252 Izzy Jackson and 245 Kyle Broadway amongst the more regular Grimley visitors.

FIRST STANDLAKE VISIT FOR 502 RYAN WESTON

242 MICK JACKSON MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE YEAR

With the usual 2/3rds format in place, 15 cars took to the track for heat 1.  253 Charlie Heffer got the jump on 542 Martin Chard to lead into turn 1, while 210 Patrick Somerton passed 623 Rob Dobie for 4^th into the same corner.  Later in the lap 185 Jess Webb gained on 776 James Trigg on turn 3 for 6th, as 856 Paul Webb passed Greening up the inside on turn 4 to move into 9^th.

The following lap Greening retook 9^th from Paul Webb as Chard pulled up on the back straight with electrical problems.  Trigg moved Jess Webb wide on turn 3 to move into 5^th while Dobie passed Somerton on the exit of turn 2 to climb into 3^rd.  Jess Webb then lost out to 352 Andy Webb down the back straight for 6^th place as Trigg passed Somerton on turn 3, leaving the latter open to a move from Andy Webb on turn 4 as the 210 car dropped to 6^th.

Greening and Paul Webb continued to swap places almost every lap, as Trigg reeled in Dobie and moved him wide on turn 1 for 3^rd, the 623 car went wide enough to allow Andy Webb and Somerton through at the same time.  Dobie then slipped down to 10^th later in the lap as several others gained on turn 3 after Jess Webb made a move on Dobie.  66 Henry Breakspear then moved into the top 10 as he passed Dobie, while Paul Webb again passed Greening on the home straight as the pair fought over 6^th position.  

716 Jim Muckian gained on Somerton on turn 2 as Greening once again passed Paul Webb and Breakspear gained on Jess Webb for 9th.  Muckian then continued his progress as he passed Greening for 5^th.  Paul Webb reeled in Somerton into turn 1 as Trigg took 2^nd from Broadway on turn 3, the move left the 245 car under attack from Andy Webb and Muckian as the pair came through for 3^rd and 4^th respectively.

The following lap Trigg took the lead as he passed Heffer on the back straight, with the latter then losing out to Andy Webb and Muckian around turns 3 and 4.  Jess Webb passed Somerton for 9^th as Greening reeled in Broadway for 5^th on turn 2 and then Heffer on turn 4.  As the laps ticked down Webb closed right in on Trigg and was able to put the bumper in on the final bend, but was unable to displace the 776 car, allowing Trigg through for his first win of the season ahead of Andy Webb and Muckian.

Result: 776, 352, 716, 42, 856, 253, 245, 66, 185, 109

HEAT 1 WIN FOR 776 JAMES TRIGG

An increased field of 18 cars for heat 2 again saw Heffer take the early lead into turn 1 from 101 Zak Moores and 521 Phil Trigg.  421 Gary Webb lost out to Greening and Muckian on the opening lap as 254 Harry Heffer was an early retirement as he ended up in the fence on the back straight.  105 Louis Williams passed 82 Keith Richens on turn 3, with Greening then following the 105 car through on the same corner.

137 Steve Goldup was another to retire early with running problems as Somerton passed Broadway on turn 3 for 4^th and James Trigg gained on Izzy Jackson around turn 4.  Muckian moved Williams wide on turn 1 for 8^th as Trigg passed Broadway and Phil Trigg came under attack from Somerton and James Trigg, dropping the 521 car to 5^th.

Greening then latched onto the back of Muckian going into turn 3 and followed the 716 car into the fence on turn 4, ending Muckian’s race and dropping Greening right down to 11th in the process.  Broadway and Greening then gained on Phil Trigg a lap later on turn 4 as 155 Carl Lewis moved ahead of Gary Webb into turn 1.  The following lap saw Somerton up into 2^nd as he passed Moores on turn 1, but then got out of shape on turn 2 and spun out with assistance from Moores.

Jackson and 535 Ryan Stoodley gained on James Trigg for 3^rd and 4^th respectively, before inheriting another place each as Moores dropped out of 2^nd with problems and was another forced into retirement.  Williams picked off James Trigg on turn 2 for 4^th, with the 776 car under attack from Greening shortly afterwards on turn 4 and then Lewis on turn 1 to drop to 7^th.

As the lapboards came out Greening moved Williams wide for 4^th, although he was another to retire on the following lap.  Jackson closed the gap on Heffer as Broadway crashed out on the back straight and was left with steering damage.  Lewis moved ahead of Williams for 4^th on the final lap as Heffer had a good final lap and kept enough of a gap back to Jackson in 2^nd to take his second win of the season (his first at Standlake) with Stoodley completing the top 3.

Result: 253, 252, 535, 155, 105, 421, 776, 82, 109, 521

253 CHARLIE HEFFER'S FIRST STANDLAKE WIN CAME IN HEAT 2

Harry Heffer made a strong start from the 2^nd row to lead the 17 car field in heat 3, ahead of Chard and Moores.  The pair swapped places on the back straight on the opening lap as Stoodley gained on Dobie into turn 1 and Izzy Jackson passed Phil Trigg for 4^th.  Jess Webb moved ahead of Dobie for 7^th before Jackson lost out to Phil Trigg and Stoodley on the back straight and dropped to 6^th.

Lewis was an early spinner on turn 4 after being helped around by Gary Webb and Paul Webb also spun at the same time with a puncture forcing him into retirement.  Stoodley gained on Chard for 3^rd as Andy Webb passed Richens and Williams bested Dobie for 9^th.  Goldup and Izzy Jackson were next to retire, while Richens moved ahead of Chard on turn 3 and Breakspear passed Gary Webb into turn 1.

Progress continued for the 66 car as he reeled in Dobie on turn 3 to move into 9^th while Jess Webb passed Stoodley to move into 3^rd, before spinning on turn 2 and dropping several places down the order.  Andy Webb then gained on Stoodley for 3^rd on turn 4.  Breakspear and Gary Webb picked off Chard for 8^th and 9^th respectively before Richens lost out to Williams into turn 1 for 5^th.

5 laps from the end Andy Webb claimed 2^nd from Moores on the back straight, before Stoodley moved ahead of the 101 car half a lap later.  Lewis passed Chard for 10^th as he looked to make up places following his earlier spin.  Jess Webb claimed 6^th from Richens with 2 laps left as Williams left it til the last bend to move ahead of Moores for 4^th, but out front Harry Heffer was unchallenged and came through for his 2^nd win of the year ahead of Andy Webb and Stoodley.

Result: 254, 352, 535, 105, 101, 185, 82, 66, 421, 155

2ND WIN OF THE YEAR FOR 254 HARRY HEFFER IN HEAT 3

Impressively all 25 cars made it out for the final and Harry Heffer again made a strong start and got the lead into turn 1 ahead of Moores and Charlie Heffer while James Trigg spun onto the infield on the exit of turn 4.  Stoodley passed Richens on turn 3 as Lewis moved ahead of Greening and then Jess Webb around turns 1 and 2.

Stoodley then slowed up and dropped out of the race while Lewis picked off Richens on turn 3 and Moores took the lead from Harry Heffer into turn 1.  The latter then lost out to Charlie Heffer for 2^nd on turn 3, allowing Phil Trigg and Breakspear to gain in the process for 2^nd and 3^rd.  Williams bested Paul Webb for 9^th on turn 3 while Lewis picked off Biddle for 5^th and Somerton spun on turn 4.

Lewis then gained on Harry Heffer for 4^th on the home straight, before Greening moved ahead of the 254 on turn 3 later in the same lap.  Breakspear retired from 3^rd as Phil Trigg lost 2^nd to Lewis and Greening on turn 1.  Muckian moved by Biddle on turn 3 to sit 7^th, before the former tangled with Phil Trigg on turn 2 and sent the both of them into the fence and out of the race.

Greening snatched 2^nd from Lewis after Moores had lost the lead to Charlie Heffer and slipped back to 4^th.  Greening then made his move for the lead on turn 4, with Lewis following him through into 2^nd on turn 1 as Heffer dropped into 3^rd.  Moores’ engine let go on turn 4 and he was forced out of the race, while Williams passed Harry Heffer on turn 2 before the pair were involved in a 5 car incident along with Paul, Gary and Andy Webb.  Heffer was forced into retirement with damage, while the latter pair of Webb brothers were slowed.

This shook up the race order and now left Williams 4^th ahead of  Paul and Jess Webb.  Gary Webb managed to claw his way back to 8^th as he passed Dobie and Biddle right at the death.  Up front the top 3 remained unchanged and with Greening holding a decent lead he took his 2^nd final win of the season ahead of Lewis and Charlie Heffer.

Result: 42, 155, 253, 105, 856, 185, 82, 421, 109, 623

The final race of the day raised 18 cars and Broadway took the lead into turn 1 ahead of Chard and Somerton.  Izzy Jackson passed Dobie for 4^th as Muckian gained on Andy Webb and Williams on the opening lap to sit 9^th.  Jackson then moved ahead of Chard on the home straight as Somerton took the lead from Broadway on turn 3.

Dobie lost out to Jess Webb on turn 2 for 5^th, before the latter passed Chard into turn 3 and was followed through by Muckian on turn 4; the 716 car making some good early progress and moving up into 5^th.  Williams and Andy Webb then gained on Chard on the back straight as Jess Webb moved inside Broadway on turn 3, although the pair were both bested by Muckian shortly afterwards.

Jackson took the lead from Somerton as Broadway lost 8^th to Paul Webb and Greening broke into the top 10 as he passed James Trigg and then Broadway around turns 3 and 4.  Somerton slipped to 4^th as Jess Webb and Williams moved him wide on turns 1 and 2, with Williams snatching 3^rd from Webb shortly afterwards.  Greening passed Paul Webb on turn 4 to move into 8^th.  Somerton then spun on turn 3 to drop out of 6^th place, which promoted James Trigg back up into the top 10.  Greening shoved Gary Webb wide on turn 1 to sit 6^th as Andy Webb bested Williams on the back straight for 3^rd.  

In the final couple of laps Greening made moves on Jess Webb and Williams respectively into the first turn as he climbed up into 4^th by the finish, but the front 3 were unchanged as Muckian found himself unable to close the gap to Jackson, which allowed her to take her first win of the season; Andy Webb completing the top 3.

Result: 252, 716, 352, 42, 105, 185, 421, 155, 856, 776

FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON IN THE G/N FOR 252 IZZY JACKSON