20th September 2020

Hartlepool & District Car Club

Event Report

Hartlepool and District Motor Club moved their event from the centre of Hartlepool to the wide open spaces of the outer paddock of Croft Circuit to cope with the restrictions of Covid-19, and were rewarded with 20 entries in the championship round, and a further 5 entries in the clubman event.

A mainly dry, chilly day greeted the competitors, where in great contrast to the more usual Library Car Park or Coach Park confines, 2 tests were laid out in wide open spaces, and plenty of room to make mistakes. Paul Swift in his Mini Special was seeded at number 1, followed by a gaggle of sports cars in the hands of Lee Valentine, Chris Chapman, and Ben Morten. Richard Pinkney made a return to the championship in the ex Chris Chapman Striker 1600, with Mark Thornton still getting to grips with the Irish built Westfield.

Four cars in the specials class followed, with constant championship contenders Paul Fobister, Dave Evans, Dave Mosey, and joint championship leader Malcolm Livingston in their usual cars, and the only 2 Mini saloons in the event for Charlie Lower and Dave Fox behind them. Despite running first on the road, which usually proves a burden, Swift set some competitive times, and it seemed that he was content to let everyone else make mistakes, with tales of “missed gears” or “shunts required” coming from each competitor after each pair of tests.

The tales of woe were misplaced at the end of the day, with Swift taking a cautious approach to the whole day, the faster drivers taking risks were keeping up with him, and themselves, to provide an interesting finish to the day. The expected top three of Swift, Livingston, and Mosey did indeed finish in that order, Mosey distraught at three penalties, without which he would have won, but Dave Fox provided the result of the day with 4th overall in his 1600cc Mini, and Pinkney beating Chapman in his old car to finish 5th.

Results;

1st         Paul Swift                            Mini Special 1400                             731-6 secs

2nd          Malcolm Livingston         Lindsay Special 1600                        743-2

3rd           Dave Mosey                       Mini Special 1430                             747-4

4th           Dave Fox                              Mini 1600                                             764-3

5th           Richard Pinkney                RAW Striker 1600                              783-3

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