Another Great VRCBC Kart Enduro!

10 Nov Another Great VRCBC Kart Enduro!

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"We're Number One!!"; The Winning Team of (L to R) Gunter Pichler, Phil Roney and Greg Campbell. - Ian Wood photo

“We’re Number One!!”; The winning Team CPR of (L to R) Gunter Pichler, Phil Roney and Greg Campbell. – Ian Wood photo

Updated: November 16, 2013

Update: Photos added

It was another epic VRCBC Kart Race on November 6th. A full grid of 12 karts and 36 drivers took the green flag at TBC in Richmond for the one hour race; even more impressively they all made it to the end! You can see the complete results here.

The winning Team ‘CPR’ (not the railroad) of Greg Campbell, Gunter Pichler and Phil Roney beat the second place Team ‘Over the Hill’ (an appropriate name perhaps?) of Ian Wood, Keith Robinson and Paul Haym by only 29 seconds. The gap was actually down to five seconds with only a minute to go when a hard charging Ian Wood decided to try passing some lapped traffic by taking the high side on the banking of the last turn – except there is no banking on this kart track (see photo).

Ian Wood ‘high on the banking’ in the last minute. – Al Reid photo

Team ‘Over the Hill’ never let up throughout however. Both Ian Wood (at 29.828 seconds) and Keith Robinson (at 29.986 seconds) broke the 30 second lap barrier. They would have made it even closer if they had not made an unnecessary extra pit stop / driver change. (It is always best to pay full attention throughout the full pre-race drivers meeting!)

Team META (of Roger Salomon, Thomas Leisner and Angus Glass) took the final place on the podium; these veteran corner workers leaving many supposedly ‘real’ racers in their dust.

The fight for fourth place was extremely close with three teams separated by only three seconds at the finish. Team Ogre (Jock Hobson, Peter Chappell, Chris Wilberg) took fourth followed by Team Quick (Evan Fraser, Malcolm Curtis, Bernie Hamm) and then the previous (in March) race winning Team Tiger (Trevor Yip, Doug Yip, Steve Hodge).

Planning is already underway for the next race in the New Year. Check out some more photos of this action-packed event below.

: Before the race, Tedd McHenry (L) and Paul Haym (R) pretend not to be fierce rivals. – Al Reid photo

: Angus Glass (L), Roger Salomon (Centre), Thomas Leisner (hidden) and Doug Walter (R) discuss tactics. – Al Reid photo

: Curt and Cherie Storms (centre) wonder if they got off at the wrong bus stop. Mike Bailey and John Elliott (right) know they did. – Al Reid photo

: Team Ogre and their supporters. – Al Reid photo

: Team OGRE with their Boss – Kitty Cates photo

: Pre-race strategy sessions. – Al Reid photo

: Pre-Race Drivers Meeting – Al Reid photo

: ‘How many stops did he say?”: Driver’s Meeting – Kitty Cates photo

: You could feel the pre-race tension building on the grid. – Al Reid photo

: Final tweaking on the starting grid. – Al Reid photo

: Bernie Hamm wonders if he remembered to re-install the fuel injection pump. – Al Reid photo

: Team No Surrender shows pre-race confidence. – Al Reid photo

: Nervous tension on the starting grid. – Al Reid photo

: Excitement builds in the pits during the pace lap. – Al Reid photo

: A ‘three car train'(?). – Al Reid photo

: Someone caught passing under one of the yellow caution periods. – Al Reid photo

: Hard chargers enter the Gasworks Hairpin. – Al Reid photo

: Excited fans. – Al Reid photo

: Anxious drivers watch the progress of their team mates. – Al Reid photo

: Team F.A.R.T. driver change; Pam Williams waits to be ‘unleashed’ as Janet Backe (R) waits to jump in. – Al Reid photo

: Team Quick’s Bernie Hamm fiddles with his belt buckle while team mate Malcolm Curtis tries the push start strategy. – Al Reid photo

: Team Ace’s Doug Walter streaks away from the pits. – Al Reid photo

: Team F.A.R.T. in the pits; Pam Williams (L) eyes the paparazzi, Gayle Baird checks the competition as Janet Backe blasts off. – Al Reid photo

: Still another 45 minutes to go?!! – Al Reid photo

: Team Over the Hill; Keith Robinson unties Ian Wood while Paul Haym prepares to pounce. Al Reid photo

: Second place Team Over the Hill; Paul Haym (L) listens (in amazement) to final instructions from Keith Robinson, while teammate Ian Wood (R) models the latest in dress socks for karting. – Al Reid photo

: Some of the local racing legends who took part study the scoreboard. – Al Reid photo

: Team No Surrender’s Patrick Stewart uses a classic yoga position to relax before his stint. – Al Reid photo

: Ian Wood of Team Over the Hill ‘trundling along’ – Kitty Cates photo

: Patrick Stewart of Team No Surrender blazes away from the pits. – Al Reid photo

: Fred Semple hops in during a Team Pace pit stop as Thorin Brown (black helmet) watches and Dennis Repel keeps his foot in, all under the watchful eye of Novice Director Curt Storm (right foreground) – Al Reid photo

: Team OGRE’s Chris Wilberg heads for the Pits. – Kitty Cates photo

: Team Young Guys; Ryan O’Connor (R) belts in John Elliott. – Al Reid photo

: A Team Ogre pit stop. – Al Reid photo

: Exquisite choreography: Team OGRE driver change – Kitty Cates photo

: Drivers wander aimlessly awaiting their turn. – Al Reid photo

: A typical pit stop for third place Team META; Angus Glass (L) slides into the seat; Thomas Leisner (Centre) adjusts the stagger on the right rear corner and Roger Salomon (R) just relaxes. – Al Reid photo

: The winning Team CPR shows how its done; Greg Campbell (L) holds the belt as Gunter Pichler (R) jumps out and Phil Roney jumps in. – Al Reid photo

: Patrick Stewart of Team No Surrender wonders if they should have arranged the replacement driver before the kart was called in. – Al Reid photo

: It’s ‘Gentlemen’s Racing’ …. Right!! – Kitty Cates photo

: Team Tiger drivers Doug (L) and Trevor Yip argue over who should hold the seat belt. – Al Reid photo

: ‘Those drivers’ contracts need reviewing!’: Il Commendatore (aka Al Reid) – Kitty Cates photo

: Peter Chappell of Team OGRE drifts through a turn. – Kitty Cates photo

: Team Young Guys: Ryan O’Connor (L), and John Elliott (R) with Mike Bailey trying to get comfortable in the kart. – Al Reid photo

: Trevor Yip of Team Tiger – Kitty Cates photo

: Team Ogre shows how a driver change is really done. – Al Reid photo

: Team Ogre in the pits. – Al Reid photo

: Team Storm starts its final driver change; Cherie gets out, Curt gets in and Stan applies the hand brake. – Al Reid photo

: Team Storm completes a driver change; Cherie is out, Curt is in and Stan prays. – Al Reid photo

: Doug Walter of Team ACE. – Kitty Cates photo

: The very latest – Cherie Storms’ stylish designer racing booties. – Al Reid photo

: Just a few of the many excited fans. – Al Reid photo

: Gunter Pichler of the winning Team CPR tries (unsuccessfully) not to gloat as he leaves for a victory lap. – Al Reid photo

: The post race stories (i.e., excuses) begin. – Al Reid photo

: Stragglers leave the grid after the race. – Al Reid photo

: Team Young Guys after the race. John Elliott (R) is disappointed; Mike Bailey is very disappointed. – Al Reid photo

: Team Ogre holds a post race de-brief. – Al Reid photo

: The older we get the greater we were. – Kitty Cates photo

: Exhausted warriors leave the coliseum. – Al Reid photo

: Phil Roney of the winning Team CPR comments on the driving of the second place team. – Ian Wood photo

10 Nov Another Great VRCBC Kart Enduro!

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