MSA Championships Update

MSA Championships Update


MSA British Drag Racing Championship
Round 3: Santa Pod Raceway, 30 June – 1 July

Five of the top six qualifiers set career-best times and speeds during Saturday’s qualifying sessions. The exception was Michel Tooren, who went on to win the race on Sunday.

The Dutch racer returned to action with a repaired car after a track-wall shunt in May and used strong, consistent performances to reach the final against Bobby Wallace, both drivers bidding to score their maiden Pro Mod victories.

Earlier, Andy Robinson had dominated the event, setting fresh UK-best times and speeds before his Camaro popped its supercharger burst panel in a semi-final defeat to Wallace.

Results
Eliminations
Round 1
Michel Tooren 6.160sec, 235.28mph def. Wayne Nicholson 6.312, 224.51
Bobby Wallace 6.189, 223.65 def. Philip Englefield 6.331, 227.89
Kevin Slyfield 6.255, 229.31 def. Jean Dulamon 6.783, 211.91
Andy Robinson 5.889, 245.16 bye

Semi-final
Michel Tooren 6.147, 236.41 def. Kevin Slyfield no time – left before lights
Bobby Wallace 6.246, 221.44 def. Andy Robinson 6.516, 137.38

Final
Michel Tooren 6.109, 237.76 def. Bobby Wallace 6.226, 227.76

Low Elapsed Time of the Event: 5.867sec. – Andy Robinson
Top Speed of the Event: 246.37mph – Andy Robinson

Provisional championship standings
1 Andy Robinson – 129 points
2 Michael Gullqvist – 123
3 Bobby Wallace – 115


MSA British Superkart Championship
Round 9 - 11: Snetterton, 1 July

Paul Platt put in a faultless performance at Snetterton to collect a further three wins in the championship and edge closer to title number five.

Starting from pole position in race one he powered into the lead and was never troubled by the opposition, taking the win by 27.425s.

Race two was much the same. Starting from the second row of the grid, he deposed poleman Andy Bird and reigning champion Daniel Clark on the opening lap. He then increased his lead over the course of the race for another comfortable victory. Bird got the better of a scrap with Hatfield and Allen for second place.

The third race saw Platt back on pole position. After fighting off a challenge from Allen on the opening lap, he was soon clear of the rest and ran home the winner for the third time by 16.355s. (GJ)

Results
Round 9
1 Paul Platt (PVP Gas Gas)
2 Daniel Clark (Anderson Gas Gas)
3 Andy Bird (Anderson Gas Gas)

Round 10
1 Paul Platt (PVP Gas Gas)
2 Andy Bird (Anderson Gas Gas)
3 Tom Hatfield (Anderson DEA)

Round 11
1 Paul Platt (PVP Gas Gas)
2 Andy Bird (Anderson Gas Gas)
3 Tom Hatfield (Anderson DEA)

Provisional championship standings
1 Paul Platt – 435 points
2 Andy Bird – 329
3 Tom Hatfield – 276

Image: Michel Tooren versus Bobby Wallace at Santa Pod Raceway, courtesy of Julian Hunt/Eurodragster.com


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