CLUBMANS CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
Gavin Childs fought off a determined recovery drive from Ray Mallock to take the Haggis Trophy at Silverstone in his Gryphon.
Mallock had qualified his Mk11B on pole, with Childs alongside. Anthony Denham’s Doris headed the second row, from Adrian Lester’s Mallock, the first of the K Sports.
Both Marcus Bicknell (Mallock) and Mike Luck (Dart) failed to make the start, but there was still a healthy 16 car field. As the lights went out it was Childs heading the field into Copse, as Mallock fell back to third behind Denham.
At the start of the second lap Mallock reclaimed second and immediately set about challenging Childs. But the Gryphon withstood lap after lap of pressure to retain the advantage, taking the flag and the trophy by 0.348secs.
Denham held onto a comfortable third and Howard Payne’s Mallock grabbed a late fourth and class win, after a racelong tussle with Lester. Adrian Brown’s Mallock completed the top six, followed by Jamie Champkin’s Phantom, who had Clive Wood B Sports Mallock inches behind.
RESULTS
1 Gavin Childs (Gryphon C73/75) 10 laps in 10m11.149s (96.83mph); 2 Ray Mallock (Mallock Mk11B) 10m11.497s; 3 Anthony Denham (Doris CKM); 4 Howard Payne (Mallock Mk20B); 5 Adrian Lester (Mallock Mk35); 6 Adrian Brown (Mallock Mk18B). Class winners: Payne; Clive Wood (Mallock Mk20B). Fastest lap: Mallock 59.754s (98.74mph).
Issued by Peter Scherer for the Clubmans Register April 10th 2006. Contact 01332 362577/07802 853244 or peter@scher.freeserve.co.uk