Races  2 - 3

Snetterton

April 21st - 22nd

2 x 30  minute "Sprint" races

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Rounds two and three of the 2007 season took us back to the ever popular British race circuit of Snetterton, situated virtually next to the A11 trunk road easily reached from London, only a few miles South of the splendid city of Norwich. 

Again, our hosts at Snetterton were the Classic Sports Car Club who traditionally organise a superb weekend's historic motorsport with both classic car and vintage motorcycle races.

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Qualifying for the two races saw Tom Smith produce a corking lap to take pole in his MGB from Malcolm Johnson's TVR , with Neil Howe a very close third in the TR4. The MGB's of John Pearson and Bob Ridgard impressed with 8th and 12th considering previous form. Rob Cull was on a steep learning guest driving Christophe Wilmart's  Ex-Surfer's Paradise 12 hour TVR Grantura, but an even steeper one faced Pat Arculus who completed her first practice session for a circuit race in her Lotus Elite.

Race 1 - The cut and thrust of an entertaining duel lasted the entire 18 laps, and despite a fastest lap 1.3s quicker than his pole time, Smith just could not parry the Johnson TVR by less than a second at the line. So hard did the leaders go that the TR4's of Howe and John Andon were 48 seconds in arrears.

Race 2 - Smith and Johnson dominated again, but with an even faster lap from the MG man. The Johnson TVR was only 2 seconds slower over the entire 18 laps than yesterday, and yet Smith's race pace carried him 11 seconds in front at the flag. Allan Ross-Jones pipped Andon for runner up TR4, while the 8th place Brian Arculus TR3a and MGB's of John Wilkes and Simon Merriott colluded to keep the TVR of Stephen Skinner at bay in 11th.   *TWS

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                                                                           Pictures, thanks to Will Pearson

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"Equipe"GTS  lap record 

Tom Smith - MGB -   1.25.1  -  22nd April 2007

  For full results see;   http://www.msttiming.com