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2024 Sat/Sun 27/28 April - 2CV Racing at Cadwell Park
Report courtesy: Classic 2CV Racing Club
Photos Courtesy: Maria Cooke
Photos Courtesy: Maria Cooke
After being bumped down from the first place he was in at the red flag, Andy Bull made up for it by taking a last lap victory as Proietti took to the grass at the bottom of the mountain. Crispin wasn't able to pass and finished second, with Cockhill, new to the championship - and racing - finishing a brilliant third in the car taken to victory by Kris Tovey in race 2. An end to the day worth waiting for!!
After being bumped down from the first place he was in at the red flag, Andy Bull made up for it by taking a last lap victory as Proietti took to the grass at the bottom of the mountain. Crispin wasn't able to pass and finished second, with Cockhill, new to the championship - and racing - finishing a brilliant third in the car taken to victory by Kris Tovey in race 2. An end to the day worth waiting for!!
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RACE REPORT
Cadwell Park race report from Peter Scherer
CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS
Pos Name Grand Total
1 Alex Cockhill 183
2 Kris Tovey 180
3 Andrew Bull 178
4 Nick Crispin 175
5 Sandro Proietti 150
6 Simon Turner 115
7 Luca Proietti 95
8 Andi Donaldson 95
9 Chris Yates 95
10 Sebastian Jones-White 95
11 Brian Heerey 90
12 Glenn Oswin 90
13 Ethan Sparrow 90
14 Matthew Arrowsmith-Brown 90
15 Roy Eastwood 85
16 George Broadhurst 80
17 Laurence Broadhurst 80
18 Martin Riman 60
19 Colin Etchells 45
20 Jenny Hall 45
21 Chris Hall 45
22 Giles Owen 30
23 Howard Wright 30
24 Matthew Hollis 0
Richard Hollis 0
Julie Walford 0
Steve Walford 0
Nicholas Home 0
Tom Perry 0
TOVEY STARTS TITLE DEFENCE WITH A WIN
Classic 2CV Champion Kris Tovey started his title defence in the best possible was, with a comfortable win at Cadwell Park.
Nick Crispin was on pole with Tovey alongside for a very wet race one.
It was Crispin who snatched the early lead, from Tovey, Sandro Proietti, Brian Heerey, Matthew Hollis and Martin Riman, after Bull had spun out of second at Charlies.
“I got a good start, but my car didn’t like the conditions,” said Crispin. “I was flying, just behind Nick and then got tapped on the rear corner. It sent me into a tank slapper and I kissed the barrier, before restarting last,” Bull added.
Tovey was soon pressing Crispin for the lead. “I had checked out where I thought I was strongest on the first lap, so got a good run out Mansfield on lap two and went inside at the Mountain to get the lead, “Tovey explained.
Heerey and Hollis were having a great duel for fourth, which began to bring them closer to Proietti and Crispin. On lap four it was Heerey leading the quartet, as Tovey’s lead increased.
“I was locked together with Nick on the straight and got past into Park, but then went wide just trying to stay on,” said Heerey.
“Brian and Matt both got me, as I was losing so much time through Charlies, searching for grip, then they had me on the straight into Park,” Crispin added.
So by the end of lap five it was Tovey, from Heerey, Hollis, Crispin and Julie Walford, with Proietti down to sixth.
“I had been chasing Nick for second and went straight on at the Hairpin, then got Brian and went straight on again. I had braked too late for Mansfield, then rejoined in neutral and got hit up the rear by Martin Riman,” Proietti explained.
“I just made sure I maintained a safe distance, as I could see them fighting behind,” said Tovey, whose KT Motorsport car took the flag 10.6 secs clear of Heerey for his win.
The battle for third had allowed Heerey to consolidate second too, but third place went down to the wire.
“I was in fourth behind Matt Hollis, but he went wide at the Hairpin on the last lap. I avoided him, but he bounced back and crossed my path and I couldn’t avoid him a second time,” Crispin explained, as he recovered to complete the podium.
With Hollis out, Bull completed a superb recovery by claiming fourth on the last lap. “I just started driving through the field, picking them off and got fastest lap. The car was just great in the wet,” he said.
Proietti finally came home fifth, with Simon Turner completing the top six, after he took Riman on the last lap.
While Riman retained seventh, Ethan Sparrow, Chris Yates and Roy Eastwood rounded off the top 10, after Julie Walford had joined Hollis and Nicholas Home in retirement.
Andi Donaldson and Seb Jones-White were next home, with Giles Owen, Martin Arrowsmith-Brown, Chris Hall, Colin Etchells, Laurence Broadhurst and Howard Wright completing the finishers, all fairly spread out.
The second race finally took place at the end of the day, but after just three laps it was red flagged and restarted. “I was leading when it was stopped, it was great,” said Bull.
“I was second at the end of lap one, Sandro went for me at Hall Bends but I caught up again, then lost it at Barn, and broke the steering rack bringing out the red flags,” Heerey explained.
“I got an early break with Nick and Bully and was pushing for the lead until it was stopped when Brian went off,” added Proietti.
“I had been swapping between second and fourth and was right behind Brian when he crashed, the second car to crash in front of me,” Crispin started.
The grid was a bit chaotic for the restart, with added confusion of how many laps the restart would be.
“I got a good start again and led for a while,” said Proietti. But both and Crispin were in the fight too, but after just five laps, the chequered flag was readied, but the order far from settled.
“Crispin was chasing Proietti on the last lap and so I got a double car tow from third down the Straight and led into Park,” said Bull.
“I was side by side with Alex Cockhill for third through the Gooseneck, following Bull and Proietti for the lead,” Crispin added.
Proietti still hadn’t given up however on snatching back his lost lead. “Bully got me on the inside at Park, but I had more speed onto the Mountain. I had just nosed ahead but offline and ran off onto the grass, “he explained.
So it was a maiden victory for Bull, with Crispin and debutant Cockhill completing the podium, as Proietti recovered to retain fourth.
George Broadhurst had managed to consolidate fifth, with Oswin completing the top six, with Luca Proietti, Donaldson and Turner following.
Cadwell Park race report from Peter Scherer
CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS
Pos Name Grand Total
1 Alex Cockhill 183
2 Kris Tovey 180
3 Andrew Bull 178
4 Nick Crispin 175
5 Sandro Proietti 150
6 Simon Turner 115
7 Luca Proietti 95
8 Andi Donaldson 95
9 Chris Yates 95
10 Sebastian Jones-White 95
11 Brian Heerey 90
12 Glenn Oswin 90
13 Ethan Sparrow 90
14 Matthew Arrowsmith-Brown 90
15 Roy Eastwood 85
16 George Broadhurst 80
17 Laurence Broadhurst 80
18 Martin Riman 60
19 Colin Etchells 45
20 Jenny Hall 45
21 Chris Hall 45
22 Giles Owen 30
23 Howard Wright 30
24 Matthew Hollis 0
Richard Hollis 0
Julie Walford 0
Steve Walford 0
Nicholas Home 0
Tom Perry 0
TOVEY STARTS TITLE DEFENCE WITH A WIN
Classic 2CV Champion Kris Tovey started his title defence in the best possible was, with a comfortable win at Cadwell Park.
Nick Crispin was on pole with Tovey alongside for a very wet race one.
It was Crispin who snatched the early lead, from Tovey, Sandro Proietti, Brian Heerey, Matthew Hollis and Martin Riman, after Bull had spun out of second at Charlies.
“I got a good start, but my car didn’t like the conditions,” said Crispin. “I was flying, just behind Nick and then got tapped on the rear corner. It sent me into a tank slapper and I kissed the barrier, before restarting last,” Bull added.
Tovey was soon pressing Crispin for the lead. “I had checked out where I thought I was strongest on the first lap, so got a good run out Mansfield on lap two and went inside at the Mountain to get the lead, “Tovey explained.
Heerey and Hollis were having a great duel for fourth, which began to bring them closer to Proietti and Crispin. On lap four it was Heerey leading the quartet, as Tovey’s lead increased.
“I was locked together with Nick on the straight and got past into Park, but then went wide just trying to stay on,” said Heerey.
“Brian and Matt both got me, as I was losing so much time through Charlies, searching for grip, then they had me on the straight into Park,” Crispin added.
So by the end of lap five it was Tovey, from Heerey, Hollis, Crispin and Julie Walford, with Proietti down to sixth.
“I had been chasing Nick for second and went straight on at the Hairpin, then got Brian and went straight on again. I had braked too late for Mansfield, then rejoined in neutral and got hit up the rear by Martin Riman,” Proietti explained.
“I just made sure I maintained a safe distance, as I could see them fighting behind,” said Tovey, whose KT Motorsport car took the flag 10.6 secs clear of Heerey for his win.
The battle for third had allowed Heerey to consolidate second too, but third place went down to the wire.
“I was in fourth behind Matt Hollis, but he went wide at the Hairpin on the last lap. I avoided him, but he bounced back and crossed my path and I couldn’t avoid him a second time,” Crispin explained, as he recovered to complete the podium.
With Hollis out, Bull completed a superb recovery by claiming fourth on the last lap. “I just started driving through the field, picking them off and got fastest lap. The car was just great in the wet,” he said.
Proietti finally came home fifth, with Simon Turner completing the top six, after he took Riman on the last lap.
While Riman retained seventh, Ethan Sparrow, Chris Yates and Roy Eastwood rounded off the top 10, after Julie Walford had joined Hollis and Nicholas Home in retirement.
Andi Donaldson and Seb Jones-White were next home, with Giles Owen, Martin Arrowsmith-Brown, Chris Hall, Colin Etchells, Laurence Broadhurst and Howard Wright completing the finishers, all fairly spread out.
The second race finally took place at the end of the day, but after just three laps it was red flagged and restarted. “I was leading when it was stopped, it was great,” said Bull.
“I was second at the end of lap one, Sandro went for me at Hall Bends but I caught up again, then lost it at Barn, and broke the steering rack bringing out the red flags,” Heerey explained.
“I got an early break with Nick and Bully and was pushing for the lead until it was stopped when Brian went off,” added Proietti.
“I had been swapping between second and fourth and was right behind Brian when he crashed, the second car to crash in front of me,” Crispin started.
The grid was a bit chaotic for the restart, with added confusion of how many laps the restart would be.
“I got a good start again and led for a while,” said Proietti. But both and Crispin were in the fight too, but after just five laps, the chequered flag was readied, but the order far from settled.
“Crispin was chasing Proietti on the last lap and so I got a double car tow from third down the Straight and led into Park,” said Bull.
“I was side by side with Alex Cockhill for third through the Gooseneck, following Bull and Proietti for the lead,” Crispin added.
Proietti still hadn’t given up however on snatching back his lost lead. “Bully got me on the inside at Park, but I had more speed onto the Mountain. I had just nosed ahead but offline and ran off onto the grass, “he explained.
So it was a maiden victory for Bull, with Crispin and debutant Cockhill completing the podium, as Proietti recovered to retain fourth.
George Broadhurst had managed to consolidate fifth, with Oswin completing the top six, with Luca Proietti, Donaldson and Turner following.
Report courtesy: Classic 2CV Racing Club
Photos Courtesy: Maria Cooke
Photos Courtesy: Maria Cooke
