Motor Events Reports and Results 2017
The Club have many events running during the year. A look at the events list will show these are many and varied. Some of them are races and we have an Official Race Officer and reports and results are available on this page.
Club 500 3rd September 2017
Final club 500 race September 2017
This was the final race for 2017 with only 5 club members competing. Overcast breezy morning and a bit chilly. Those officiating were Stan Reffin, Stuart Smith, Roger Shepherd, Mick Burtop and Terry Scarth.
Boat No Member Race 1 Race 2 Total laps Accumulated
9 Richard Simpson 10 9 19 148
712 Brian Byrne 9 5 14 86
19 Andy Waters 8 11 19 28
66 Allan Dyson 9 4 13 88
70 Willie Crowther 2 0 2 114
17 John Hinde 122
71 Mick Hebden 57
96 Dave Cowley 79
101 Fred Senior 62
150 Cathy Wilson 71
417 Stuart Raistrick 67
97 Dave Tuckwood 36
22 Ian Hayward 43
11 Jerry Speirs 13
4 Nigel Firth 6
5 Richard Simpson 7
So Richard Simpson wins the series with 148 laps over the 8 race series.
This was the final race for 2017 with only 5 club members competing. Overcast breezy morning and a bit chilly. Those officiating were Stan Reffin, Stuart Smith, Roger Shepherd, Mick Burtop and Terry Scarth.
Boat No Member Race 1 Race 2 Total laps Accumulated
9 Richard Simpson 10 9 19 148
712 Brian Byrne 9 5 14 86
19 Andy Waters 8 11 19 28
66 Allan Dyson 9 4 13 88
70 Willie Crowther 2 0 2 114
17 John Hinde 122
71 Mick Hebden 57
96 Dave Cowley 79
101 Fred Senior 62
150 Cathy Wilson 71
417 Stuart Raistrick 67
97 Dave Tuckwood 36
22 Ian Hayward 43
11 Jerry Speirs 13
4 Nigel Firth 6
5 Richard Simpson 7
So Richard Simpson wins the series with 148 laps over the 8 race series.
Club 500 20th August 2017
August Club 500 Results
We have no report for August thanks to Officer of the day Roger Shepherd.
Boat No Member Race 1 Race 2 total laps Accumulated
17 John Hinde 11 12 23 122
9 Richard Simpson 10 10 20 129
66 Allan Dyson 9 10 19 75
70 Willie Crowther 10 10 20 112
96 Dave Cowley 11 11 22 79
150 Cathy Wilson 9 12 21 71
417 Stuart Raistrick 10 11 21 67
712 Brian Byrne 9 9 18 72
We have no report for August thanks to Officer of the day Roger Shepherd.
Boat No Member Race 1 Race 2 total laps Accumulated
17 John Hinde 11 12 23 122
9 Richard Simpson 10 10 20 129
66 Allan Dyson 9 10 19 75
70 Willie Crowther 10 10 20 112
96 Dave Cowley 11 11 22 79
150 Cathy Wilson 9 12 21 71
417 Stuart Raistrick 10 11 21 67
712 Brian Byrne 9 9 18 72
Club 500 30th July 2017
Race 6 of 8 report by Stan Reffin
It was a dry and sunny day with a slight wind. There were 6 competitors but sadly one of them dropped out due to rudder problems. Andy Waters, boat 19 for his first attempt did well in the first race but he was cursed by the plastic bag fouling the prop. We had no major disasters this time. Thanks to Roger Shepherd, Phill Bowker, Mick Burtop and Terry Scarth for acting as Officers of the day.
It was a dry and sunny day with a slight wind. There were 6 competitors but sadly one of them dropped out due to rudder problems. Andy Waters, boat 19 for his first attempt did well in the first race but he was cursed by the plastic bag fouling the prop. We had no major disasters this time. Thanks to Roger Shepherd, Phill Bowker, Mick Burtop and Terry Scarth for acting as Officers of the day.
Boat No
9 19 66 70 17 712 |
Member
Richard Simpson Andy Waters Alan Dyson Willie Crowther John Hinde Brian Byrne |
Race 1
11 laps 8 laps 0 11 laps 10 laps 10 laps |
Race 2
11 laps 1 laps 0 11 laps 11 laps 9 laps |
Total of laps
22 laps 9 laps 0 laps 22 laps 21 laps 19 laps |
Accumulated results after 6 Events
Boat No
5 9 66 70 71 96 101 150 417 712 17 97 22 11 4 19 |
Member
Richard Simpson Richard Simpson Allan Dyson Willie Crowther Mick Hebden Dave Cowley Fred Senior Cathy Wilson Stuart Raistrick Brian Byrne John Hinde Dave Tuckwood Ian Hayward Jerry Speirs Nigel Firth Andy Waters |
Total number of laps
7 laps 109 laps 56 laps 92 laps 57 laps 57 laps 62 laps 50 laps 46 laps 54 laps 99 laps 36 laps 43 laps 13 laps 6 laps 9 laps |
Club 500 11th June 2017
Race 5 of 8 report by Stan Reffin
It was a dry sunny and windy day which caused no problems for the racers. 11 club members took part but 1 club member dropped out leaving 10 members racing. Thank you to Stuart Smith for providing the new high visibility buoys to replace the old orange ones. Both races got off to a good start but at race two a couple of boats got stuck on the island. In both races some members missed the top buoy at the waterfall end. All events seem to have gone well since February. Thanks to Stuart Smith, Terry Scarth, Bayden Buckle, Phil and Mick Burtop for their assitance in acting as Officers of the Day.
It was a dry sunny and windy day which caused no problems for the racers. 11 club members took part but 1 club member dropped out leaving 10 members racing. Thank you to Stuart Smith for providing the new high visibility buoys to replace the old orange ones. Both races got off to a good start but at race two a couple of boats got stuck on the island. In both races some members missed the top buoy at the waterfall end. All events seem to have gone well since February. Thanks to Stuart Smith, Terry Scarth, Bayden Buckle, Phil and Mick Burtop for their assitance in acting as Officers of the Day.
Boat No
9 70 417 22 17 712 71 11 66 101 97 |
Member
Richard Simpson Willie Crowther Stuart Raistrick Ian Hayward John Hinde Brian Byrne Mick Hebden Jerry Speirs Allan Dyson Fred Senior Dave Tuckwood |
Race 1
10 7 6 12 10 7 7 0 10 8 9 |
Race 1
10 10 0 10 3 5 2 0 6 10 7 |
Total of laps
20 17 6 22 13 12 9 0 16 18 16 |
Accummulated results after Five events
Boat No
5 9 66 70 71 96 101 150 417 712 17 97 22 11 4 |
Member
Richard Simpson Richard Simpson Allan Dyson Willie Crowther Mick Hebden Dave Cowley Fred Senior Cathy Wilson Stuart Raistrick Brian Byrne John Hinde David Tuckwood Ian Hayward Jerry Speirs Nigel Firth |
Total number of laps
7 87 56 70 57 57 62 50 46 35 78 36 43 13 6 |
Club 500 7th May 2017
Member
Nigel Firth Stuart Raistrick Dave Cowley Willile Crowther Brian Byrne Allan Dyson John Hinde Richard Simpson Jerry Speirs Fred Senior |
Boat No
4 417 96 70 712 66 17 9 11 101 |
Race 1
1 lap 10 laps 9 laps 11 laps 7 laps 8 laps 6 laps 11 laps 6 laps 10 laps |
Race 2
2 laps 5 laps 11 laps 1 laps 6 laps 9 laps 9 laps 9 laps 7 laps 10 laps |
Total of both
3 laps 15 laps 20 laps 12 laps 13 laps 17 laps 15 laps 20 laps 13 laps 20 laps |
Accumulated totals after 4 events
Member's name
Nigel Firth Richard Simpson Boat No 5 Richard Simpson Boat No 9 Allan Dyson Willie Crowther Mick Hebden Dave Cowley Fred Senior Cathy Wilson Stuart Raistrick Brian Byrne John Hinde Dave Tuckwood Ian Hayward Jerry Speirs |
Total number of laps over 4 events
9 laps 7 laps 67 laps 40 laps 53 laps 48 laps 57 laps 44 laps 50 laps 40 laps 23 laps 65 laps 20 laps 21 laps 13 laps |
Club 500 23rd April 2017
Member
Mick Hebden Willie Crowther Ian Hayward Stuart Raistrick John Hinde Cathy Wilson Allan Dyson David Tuckwood Richard Simpson Jerry Speirs |
Boat No
71 70 22 417 17 150 66 97 9 - |
Race 1
11 4 10 10 11 11 8 10 9 - |
Race 2
9 9 11 - 11 10 10 10 11 - |
Total of both
20 laps 13 laps 21 laps 10 laps 22 laps 21 laps 18 laps 20 laps 20 laps - |
Accumulated totals after 3 events
Member's name
Richard Simpson Boat No 5 Richard Simpson Boat No 9 Allan Dyson Willie Crowther Mick Hebden Dave Cowley Fred Senior Cathy Wilson Stuart Raistrick Brian Byrne John Hinde Dave Tuckwood Ian Hayward Jerry Speirs |
Total of laps over 3 events
3 laps 47 laps 23 laps 51 laps 48 laps 37 laps 24 laps 50 laps 25 laps 10 laps 50 laps 20 laps 21 laps 0 laps |
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Island Endurance Race 2nd April 2017
Report by Stan Reffin
It was a dry overcast morning with very little wind blowing down the lake which made ideal condition for the race.
Eleven club memnbers took part with models ranging from large scale models to club500 size.
The event started a 10.00am using the new electronic starter. Everything started well but duck feathers proved to be a problem throughout the event. 6 Members managed to last the hour with various pit stops to remove duck feathers from propellors or empty boats that were filling with water. Two new members took part for the first time, so thank you to Andy Waters and Gerry Speirs and also Sandy Rennie for taking part with his 1/200th scale Bismark model which proved to be a real challenge.
Thanks to Phil Bowker, Mick Burtop and Roger Shepherd for acting as Officers of the Day.
The first three placings were as follows;
1st Cathy Wilson 26 Laps, 2nd Fred Senior 22 Laps, joint 3rd with 15 Lap Stan Reffin and Baden Buckle.
It was a dry overcast morning with very little wind blowing down the lake which made ideal condition for the race.
Eleven club memnbers took part with models ranging from large scale models to club500 size.
The event started a 10.00am using the new electronic starter. Everything started well but duck feathers proved to be a problem throughout the event. 6 Members managed to last the hour with various pit stops to remove duck feathers from propellors or empty boats that were filling with water. Two new members took part for the first time, so thank you to Andy Waters and Gerry Speirs and also Sandy Rennie for taking part with his 1/200th scale Bismark model which proved to be a real challenge.
Thanks to Phil Bowker, Mick Burtop and Roger Shepherd for acting as Officers of the Day.
The first three placings were as follows;
1st Cathy Wilson 26 Laps, 2nd Fred Senior 22 Laps, joint 3rd with 15 Lap Stan Reffin and Baden Buckle.
Club 500 19th March 2017
Report by Stan Reffin
This was the 2nd in the series and despite the weather being showery, very windy and a large swell on the lake 8 club members braved the elements to take part.
Race 1 saw no fatalities just one upturned boat and Willie Crowther being slightly off-track. After a 20 minute break the second race was held by which time we had gusty winds blowing down the lake which resulted in 2 upturns, but all were rescued safely with no damage. Unfortunately one member lost his prop which now on the bottom of the lake!
A good effort by all concerned in less than perfect weather conditions.
Thanks to Stuart Smith, Roger Shepherd, Mick Burtop and Terry Scarth for acting as officers of the day.
Boat No Member's name Race 1 Race 2 Total of laps
150 Cathy Wilson 9 laps 7 laps 16 laps
96 Dave Cowley 8 laps 9 laps 17 laps
17 John Hinde 10 laps 9 laps 19 laps
70 Willie Crowther 8 laps 10 laps 18 laps
712 Brian Byrne 1 laps 9 laps 10 laps
101 Fred Senior 10 laps 10 laps 20 laps
9 Richard Simpson 8 laps 9 laps 17 laps
71 Mick Hebden 7 laps 6 laps 13 laps
Pictures by Debbie Roberts Photography
This was the 2nd in the series and despite the weather being showery, very windy and a large swell on the lake 8 club members braved the elements to take part.
Race 1 saw no fatalities just one upturned boat and Willie Crowther being slightly off-track. After a 20 minute break the second race was held by which time we had gusty winds blowing down the lake which resulted in 2 upturns, but all were rescued safely with no damage. Unfortunately one member lost his prop which now on the bottom of the lake!
A good effort by all concerned in less than perfect weather conditions.
Thanks to Stuart Smith, Roger Shepherd, Mick Burtop and Terry Scarth for acting as officers of the day.
Boat No Member's name Race 1 Race 2 Total of laps
150 Cathy Wilson 9 laps 7 laps 16 laps
96 Dave Cowley 8 laps 9 laps 17 laps
17 John Hinde 10 laps 9 laps 19 laps
70 Willie Crowther 8 laps 10 laps 18 laps
712 Brian Byrne 1 laps 9 laps 10 laps
101 Fred Senior 10 laps 10 laps 20 laps
9 Richard Simpson 8 laps 9 laps 17 laps
71 Mick Hebden 7 laps 6 laps 13 laps
Pictures by Debbie Roberts Photography
Club 500 19th Feb 2017
Report on Club 500 race 19th February 2017 by Stan Reffin
This was the first races of the 2017 season and it was a pleasant surprise to see 10 entries for both races.
For the first time we used the electronic starter which worked well. Thanks to Stuart Smith for organising that and providing the egg timer for the 5 minute countdown.
Weather conditions were favourable, a light breeze blowing down the lake. Race 1 got off to a good start with very few problems which is more than can be said for race 2 with quite a few models being upturned! This provided good entertainment for club members and also people who were in the park and who stopped to watch.
It lived up to its name of the “demolition derby”. The first race was won by Cathy Wilson and the second was tied with Richard Simpson and Willie Crowther. Thank you to Roger Shepherd for assisting me as officer of the day.
Name Boat No Race 1 Race 2 Total
Nigel Firth 4 0 3 3
Richard Simpson 5 7 0 7
Richard Simpson 9 0 10 10
John Hinde 17 5 4 9
Allan Dyson 66 0 5 5
Willie Crowther 70 0 10 10
Mick Hebden 71 9 6 15
Dave Cowley 96 11 9 20
Fred Senior 101 2 2 4
Cathy Wilson 150 13 0 13
Stuart Raistrick 417 8 7 15
The overall winner in both races with 20 laps was Dave Cowley with Mick Hebden and Stuart Raistrick both getting 15
Next race is 19th March at 10.15.
Thanks to Debbie Roberts for the photos
This was the first races of the 2017 season and it was a pleasant surprise to see 10 entries for both races.
For the first time we used the electronic starter which worked well. Thanks to Stuart Smith for organising that and providing the egg timer for the 5 minute countdown.
Weather conditions were favourable, a light breeze blowing down the lake. Race 1 got off to a good start with very few problems which is more than can be said for race 2 with quite a few models being upturned! This provided good entertainment for club members and also people who were in the park and who stopped to watch.
It lived up to its name of the “demolition derby”. The first race was won by Cathy Wilson and the second was tied with Richard Simpson and Willie Crowther. Thank you to Roger Shepherd for assisting me as officer of the day.
Name Boat No Race 1 Race 2 Total
Nigel Firth 4 0 3 3
Richard Simpson 5 7 0 7
Richard Simpson 9 0 10 10
John Hinde 17 5 4 9
Allan Dyson 66 0 5 5
Willie Crowther 70 0 10 10
Mick Hebden 71 9 6 15
Dave Cowley 96 11 9 20
Fred Senior 101 2 2 4
Cathy Wilson 150 13 0 13
Stuart Raistrick 417 8 7 15
The overall winner in both races with 20 laps was Dave Cowley with Mick Hebden and Stuart Raistrick both getting 15
Next race is 19th March at 10.15.
Thanks to Debbie Roberts for the photos