MSA Championships Update 31 March 2008
Link Up Ltd MSA British Autotest Championship
Round 1 - Foxley Autotests, Herefordshire Motor Club
Alastair Moffatt took a convincing victory setting the fastest
times on 14 of the 16 tests on his home event at the Foxley
Estate. Torrential rain the day before made the early morning
runs very slippery and Moffatt was able to use the superior
grip of the Mini Special to open up an early lead over the
Lotus 7 of Malcolm Livingston. Ashley Lamont making his MSA
Championship debut, put in some very quick times in the lightweight
Westfield to keep in trading times with Livingston, but too
many penalties were his downfall and ended the day with 3rd
overall. Gavin Dickson was the best of the saloon cars, bringing
the Nova home in 6th overall with Carl Sams hot on his heels,
Sams had led the class until Test 8 where he dropped over
8 seconds to allow Dickson to take over at the front of the
class. John Moffatt was another Nova driver in the hunt for
class honours, but two driveshaft failures meant he had to
settle for 3rd.
Next round: Bolton Le Moors MC, Bolton Autotest. 20th April
2008.
RESULTS
FTD Alastair Moffatt Mini Special 843.5
2nd Malcolm Livingston Lotus 7 899.4
3rd Ashley Lamont Westfield SE 915.2
4th Stephen Morten Raw Striker 921.0
5th Stuart Perrin Retrotester 940.0
6th Gavin Dickson Nova 947.9
Championship positions
1 Alastair Moffatt 11pts
2 Malcolm Livingston 10
Gavin Dickson 10
Howard Everingham 10
5 Ashley Lamont 9
Carl Sams 9
David Goodlad 9
Championship positions
1 Steve Miles 21pts;
2 Nick Algar 21
3 Roy Dawson 14
4 Scott Pillinger 14
5 Dave Pillinger 14
6 Stewart Robb Jnr 11
SBD Motorsport MSA British Sprint Championship
Round 2 - Castle Coombe
With rain sweeping across the Castle Combe track there were
spins galore in the second round of the SBD Motorsport British
Sprint Championship. When it came to the run-off late in the
day, surprise fastest qualifier Steve Miles maintain his form.
He led after the first runs but had slipped down the order
when he took run number two. Despite a moment at one of the
'new' chicanes, Miles charged back into the lead. Nick Algar
climbed from third place to second finishing clear of championship
debutante Des Stephenson. Dan Pickett switched to his old
Jedi thanks to current owner Andy Langley; Pickett had several
moments en route to fourth. The Pillinger family took fifth
& sixth and this weekend son Scott beat his father Dave
by the narrowest of margins. Graham Porrett managed to salvage
seventh after a series of spins but co-driver Terry Holmes,
the pre-event favourite, failed to qualify.
RESULTS
1 Steve Miles (2.0 Van Diemen-Zetec RF96MM05) 158.31secs;
2 Nick Algar (1.6 DJ Firehawk-Suzuki) 160.22secs;
3 Des Stephenson (2.0 Formula Vauxhall Lotus) 169.25secs;
4 Dan Pickett (1.0 Jedi-Yamaha Mk4) 171.36secs;
5 Scott Pillinger (1.4 Royale-Suzuki RP27) 174.83secs;
6 Dave Pillinger (1.4 Royale-Suzuki RP27) 175.10secs;
MSA British Sporting Trial Championship
ROUND 1: Presidents Trophy Trial, Southsea Motor
Club
Duncan Stephens dominated the Presidents Trophy Trial, winning
his fourth event running, from Ian Veale, despite having his
fourth different passenger in as many events. Stephens finished
a clear winner in rapidly drying conditions gradually extending
his lead over Veale. Roland Uglow finished third, having borrowed
a friend's girlfriend to passenger for the day! Monty Peters
won the intermediate class, also finishing an excellent fourth
overall and first live axle car. Multiple past champion Calvin
Kneebone finished fifth, his best result since returning to
the sport last year, a large way ahead of Peter Fensom in
sixth. Craig Bazley won the novice class in fifteenth overall.
RESULTS
Winner - Duncan Stephens - Crosslé - 15 marks lost
2nd - Ian Veale - Sherpa - 23 marks lost
3rd - Roland Uglow - Crosslé - 29 marks lost
Championship positions
1 Duncan Stephens 59 pts from 4 events
2 Roland Uglow 45 pts from 4 events
3 John Fack 41 pts from 3 events
4 Steve Courts 38 pts from 4 events
5 Ian Wright 34 pts from 3 events
Championship positions
1 Fabrizio Giovanardi 37
2 Mat Jackson 35
3 Jason Plato 26
4 Matt Neal 20
5 Colin Turkington 20
6 Gordon Shedden 17
HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship
Round 1 - Brands Hatch
Fabrizio Giovanardi (Vauxhall) got his title defence off
to a winning start with victory in two of Brands Hatch's opening
three rounds. Mat Jackson (BMW) had taken pole position but
Giovanardi passed him during a shower to win race one, while
Jason Plato gave SEAT's new Leon TDI third on its debut -
the first BTCC podium result for a diesel car. Giovanardi
then dominated race two from pole position. Colin Turkington
(BMW) won race three from the front of the reversed grid but
was under pressure from Jackson, their cars exiting the final
bend almost neck and neck, making for great TV during five
hours of live ITV4 coverage.
RACE 1 RESULTS
1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Vauxhall Vectra 24 laps
2 Mat Jackson BMW 320si E90 +0.215s
3 Jason Plato SEAT Leon TDi +6.227s
RACE 2 RESULTS
1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Vauxhall Vectra 27 laps
2 Gordon Shedden Honda Civic +0.942s
3 Jason Plato SEAT Leon TDi +1.413s
RACE 3 RESULTS
1 Colin Turkington BMW 320si E90 27 laps
2 Mat Jackson BMW 320si E90 +0.882s
3 Matt Neal Vauxhall Vectra +2.299s
TRIBUTE
The Motor Sports Association sends it deepest condolences
to the family and friends of David Leslie and Richard Lloyd
who were killed in yesterday's air crash in Farnborough.
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