Gun Run (race 9)
A late change of race and date brought the promise of a thinner field and easy points. There was a lowish Group 4/5 turn-out but groups 1, 2 and 3 were there in strength and a hot night and a tough run reaped a poor points reward for nine who braved it. Nicky registered her second 4/5 win of the season and led the Ladies who again stretched their lead. Bill’s steady improvement race by race took him into second place with Sally, also getting better week by week, in third. Kate was fourth and Penny, who is steadily moving through the field, relegated Peter, Roy and Trevor to the minor places. With nine races gone the Ladies now lead by 30 points but can they keep it up? Five of them have completed six races, extra points will be hard to win and the Men have five races to haul them in.
LADIES… 243 points
Sally (12th. in Summer Series table, 39 points), Nicky (39 points), Julie (37), Kate (36), Penny (35), Tracy (34), Susan (13), Angela (10)
MEN… ….213 points
Ian (41), Paul (40), Trevor (34), Bill (27), Roy (26), Peter (16), Don (15), Sean (14), Rod (11), Gareth (10).
(eight to count)