Clio's at Brands Hatch Pt.3

[JohnnyBravo]

So what are the predictions for this weekends Clio encounter? The championship is very close at the top, but Rivett must feel pretty safe. I'm expecting a storming drive from Kirkaldy to make up for the last race where he was punted off by his team mate!

[Jonny Apex]

Oh, did you see their contretemps? I was watching from the middle of the circuit but they went out of sight at the critical moment and then only one reappeared.

I hear Kirkaldy also had a bit of a set-to with Mr Martin both on track and off coming into parc ferme ...

[JohnnyBravo]

Yes apparently he did! I wasn't there but I do have a pretty close account of what happened, lets just say AK wasn't a very happy bunny after that!

[O'Schumacher]

So what'll happen,

Well for a start you can count out Paul Rivett for a win. He just needs to collect points, and he knows it.

Kirkaldy is quick but gets the red mist a bit too often.

Templeman will be quick, but not quick enough.

Byford's form is slipping.

Huff will again be the bridesmaid, wait till Donnington for his first win.

So It's gotta be Danny Buxton for the win.

Watch Eoin Murray, he's a dark horse for a podium.

[Jonny Apex]

Rivett, I'd imagine, will be happy to do what Jim Edwards Jnr did to win the Renault 5 GT Turbo title in 1990: try and stay behind his arch rival - that way, he can't take you out.

Anyone remember that race at Doningon? Jim and Mickey Allen tore off into the distance, with Jim making sure Allen stayed ahead. At one point, Allen slowed it down to almost 30mph down the Craners hoping Jim would 'slip by'.

Eventually he did, and, hey presto, as they reached Coppice, Jim just knew Allen was steaming up his inside to try and shove him off into the gravel. His sixth sense told him to jink left and Allen, not even attempting to brake, flew across his bows all locked up into the gravel.

Jim, now champion, almost coming to a standstill, calmly knocked selected second before accelerating away to celebrate his title with a win.

Not that I'm saying Rivett or Huff would try to take out Rivett. Someone else could always do that so he needs to play a very cool game. Odd things can happen around Brands Indy. It really is his to lose, though ...

[O'Schumacher]

I did say look out for Eoin Murray, and now he's on pole

[AndyF]

Race Result from www.mst-group.co.uk

1 34 Jason TEMPLEMAN GBR Total Control Racing 22:17.694 25 82.54 52.908
2 9 Andrew KIRKALDY GBR Bintcliffe Sport Racing 22:21.268 25 3.574 82.32 52.725
3 1 Robert HUFF GBR Tim Sugden Motorsport 22:22.150 25 4.456 82.27 52.831
4 6 Eoin MURRAY IRL Holfeld F1 Components 22:22.654 25 4.960 82.24 52.777
5 22 Paul RIVETT GBR Team Firstair 22:22.810 25 5.116 82.23 52.803
6 15 Daniel BUXTON GBR Mardi Gras Mptorsport 22:23.354 25 5.660 82.20 52.648
7 7 Martin BYFORD GBR Z Speed Racing 22:31.917 25 14.223 81.68 53.026
8 31 John INGRAM GBR Tracsport 22:35.079 25 17.385 81.49 53.399
9 20 Oli WILKINSON GBR Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 22:40.634 25 22.940 81.15 53.518
10 8 Adam SHARPE GBR Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 22:41.866 25 24.172 81.08 53.261
11 39 Neil WATERWORTH GBR Swift Electrical Supplies 22:57.178 25 39.484 80.18 53.982
12 14 John GEORGE GBR Mardi Gras Motorsport 23:02.012 25 44.318 79.90 53.850
13 54 Ed PEAD GBR Bintcliffe Sport Racing 23:04.112 25 46.418 79.78 54.249
14 27 Martin JOHNSON GBR Boulevard Team Racing 23:04.251 25 46.557 79.77 53.889
15 3 Paul WALLACE GBR Tim Sugden Motorsport 23:04.469 25 46.775 79.76 54.146
16 5 Peter SALTER GBR Peter Salter Motorsport 23:05.222 25 47.528 79.71 53.974
17 67 Julian GRIFFIN GBR Team Griffin Racing 23:07.206 25 49.512 79.60 53.847
18 64 Mark JAMES GBR Atlanta Motorsport 22:24.156 24 1 LAP 78.86 54.279
19 11 Mark DAVIES GBR Mark Davies Motor Racing 22:30.162 24 1 LAP 78.51 53.515
20 2 Tadeusz KOPYDLOWSKI GBR Tim Sugden Motorsport 22:55.817 24 1 LAP 77.05 54.315
Not Classified
66 Aaron SCOTT GBR Tim Norton Motor Services 10:15.688 11 D.N.F. 78.97 53.271
10 Vince MARTIN GBR Martin Motorsport 8:41.042 9 D.N.F. 76.37 54.664
4 Colin STANCOMBE GBR Stancombe Vehicle Engineering 2:01.860 2 D.N.F. 73.00 54.772
30 Daniel STILP GBR Tracsport 0 D.N.F. N/A

[Les]

Originally posted by Jonny Apex
Rivett, I'd imagine, will be happy to do what Jim Edwards Jnr did to win the Renault 5 GT Turbo title in 1990: try and stay behind his arch rival - that way, he can't take you out.

Just how Jim remembers it (he was a bit supprised that anyone else did!!)

So Murray lost his first place - any idea why???

and was there oil at Graham Hill Bend or did Byford spin on cold tyres?

[Jonny Apex]

Originally posted by O'Schumacher

Templeman will be quick, but not quick enough.

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