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ROUND 4 - Saturday 6th May 2018

So, it was off to the manufacturers proving ground at MIRA for Round 4 of the 2018 BARC Speed Championship. Not only did the day provide a fantastic dose of sunshine, but MIRA’s security staff also welcomed us with a swift, efficient and sunny disposition as they completed the necessary checks – a good start!

We were there with the Bentley Drivers Club and despite one or two timing glitches, it ran well and finished commendably on time. The club’s classes on the day were a little eccentric in that they grouped competitors as per their Championship. So, in effect, we had a BARC speed championship class with cars of all shapes and sizes mixed in together, except for four other competitors who were classed elsewhere! So, please bear with me.

In true Eurovision style, we begin with the runners up.

Ed McDonough in the first of a trio of Alfa Romeos and was very consistent to finish in thirteenth place on 66.51 seconds.

Mike Edwards was next in twelfth place in the British Mini to record a time of 64.12 seconds, although Mike was a little puzzled that despite driving the wotsits off the car, he was not close to previous year’s times.

Emma Hunt in the VW Golf nipped ahead of Mike, despite not feeling on top form, to record 63.46 seconds for eleventh place.

Paul Jaggard ran the next Alfa Romeo 147 GTA into tenth place with 62.22 seconds – learning how to handle FWD again!

Steve Riddle had no such familiarisation issues and took ninth place in the Renault Clio Cup on 60.55 seconds.

Championship newcomer Taras Andrusin, now successfully recognised as such by your scribe in reports, took eighth place in the other Renault Clio 172 Cup with 60.28 seconds.

Jim Hunt had updated his BMW’s suspension and was still fine tuning, but took seventh place on 58.76 seconds.

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William Hunt had done some similar updates, but was finding his Sierra Cossie much more wayward – spinning twice at the last bend. Will adapted though and took sixth place on 58.34 seconds.

Mike Stark is clearly getting on top of his new Alfa 156 GTA took fifth place on a 58.05 seconds – a great time!

Graham Holdstock found the track very much to his liking in the Caterham Seven and took fourth place in 57.67 seconds.

Elen Worthington in the Elise was not to be outdone though taking third place on 57.03 seconds.

Another Championship newcomer, Paul Norris, in the beautifully prepared Talbot Sunbeam stormed around to take second place in a time of 53.89 seconds.

And the top place in the class went to Clive Wooster‘s Radical who went around in 48.40 seconds to take fifth place overall.

Outside of the BARC class, Zoe Shearman just nipped ahead of Anthony in the same Caterham 310R to finish fourth in Class on 58.94 seconds with Anthony Shearman in fifth place on 59.10 seconds – close stuff!

Paul Webb in the Sylva Stryker was just 15/100ths behind on 59.25 seconds for sixth place.

But it didn’t finish there! The final runner I alluded to above was the OMS 2000M of Steve Potter, who scorched around to pip Clive by recording an excellent 48.05 seconds for fourth place overall.

So, another round has gone. Some went to Shelsley Walsh on the Sunday, but I know many of us are now looking forward to the MotoFest Coventry Sprint on Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 June and taking part in a little bit of motorsport history-making.

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