Another enjoyable Debden Targa. The weather was warm, the surfaces mixed and the competition close.
Chris Woolley and Jamie Woolley had a good run at Debden, double driving their BMW Compact. No problems to report apart from a slow puncture.
David Lobb was second BTRDA driver to finish in the results in his Vauxhall Adam. David also navigated for overall event winner Matt Endean.
Alan Wakeman was third of the BTRDA finishers in his three wheeling Micra (but this still didn’t prevent the tread of a tyre failing, causing an overshoot). It isn’t just F1 drivers who suffer from flat spots! Alan had John Fox navigating for him.
Simon Phillips and Thomas Horst were next up. No problems reported.
John Fox was narrowly beaten by Simon/Thomas. This could have been different if a code board hadn’t been missed (Alan Wakeman, navigating, takes the blame!).
Richard and Brian Milbank were next up in their MG ZR. Again, no problems heard, but do share your stories.
Rob and Aidan Thompson were running with no issues in the “purple peril” Rover 200. The beast keeps on running and does them well.
Steve Jellie and Michelle Crouch were next up in the BTRDA rankings in their Clio.
Martin Freeman and Kathie Woodward were running well in their Peugeot 206 GTi, smiling as ever and thoroughly enjoying the event. The pace of the 206 is also clearly to their liking, having a little more pace than their previous Skoda.
Only just behind were Chris and Mike Phillips in their BMW.
Unfortunately there were two retirements from the BTRDA Contenders. Bob Milligan and Zak Linham were going well (as usual) in their classic Mini, setting good pace at first. However this came to an end with transmission failure. It seems that Debden could be a bogey venue for Bob as he didn’t fair well last year either, but he had just rebuilt the car after its previous event.
Tony and Louise Clements also fell by the wayside in their very nice Skoda Fabia VRS.
John Fox and Simon Phillips now share the lead of the Drivers’ Championship.
Thomas Horst has extended his lead in the Navigators’ Championship.
But there’s still many events to go, and don’t forget Marshal points. Nobody has their hands on any trophies as yet, get out there and do it!
The Kemble Targa is next weekend, will there be a change in the Championship tables?
