The big cars' Battle of Britain at Yarmouth only had nine cars in attendance, but they provided one of the hardest hitting evenings in quite a long time. The meeting saw the return of veteran LFS Bangers racer 287 Simo to the league; Simo has always been a semi-regular over the years but this was his first competitive meeting for quite some time, and here's hoping this is the first of many more appearances this year.
The nine drivers were split between four teams as below:
RIOT SQUAD
606 Jon
27 Cap
WEST COUNTRY WRECKERS
786 Brett
870 Looney
66 Colin
TEAM BANDICOOT
997 Rik
961 Pepino
SIMO/TILSON
287 Simo
217 Tilson
PiranMoto won the meeting last year but with neither Jam nor Michal racing, this guaranteed a new winner. The meeting literally went down to the final few hits in the DD...
Top 5 scored in heats and final. Allcomers were non-points. Drivers in italics finished but did not score points. 5 points went to the winning team in the DD.
CODES
RS = Riot Squad
WC = West Country Wreckers
TB = Team Bandicoot
ST = Simo/Tilson
Heat 1: WC870 Looney, RS27 Cap, RS606 Jon, ST217 Tilson, TB961 Pepino, TB997 RIk, WC66 Colin, WC786 Brett
Heat 2: WC66 Colin, ST287 Simo, WC870 Looney, TB961 Pepino, RS606 Jon, WC786 Brett
Heat 3: TB997 Rik, RS27 Cap, WC870 Looney, ST287 Simo, WC786 Brett
Heat 4: TB961 Pepino, RS27 Cap, RS606 Jon, WC66 Colin, WC786 Brett, TB997 Rik
Heat 5: WC66 Colin, ST217 Tilson, RS27 Cap, TB961 Pepino, ST287 Simo, RS606 Jon, TB997 Rik, WC870 Looney
Heat 6: WC66 Colin, RS27 Cap, RS606 Jon, TB997 Rik, ST287 Simo, WC786 Brett, WC870 Looney
Heat 7: WC870 Looney, ST287 Simo, TB997 Rik, RS27 Cap, WC786 Brett, TB961 Pepino
Heat 8: ST287 Simo, TB961 Pepino, RS606 Jon, ST217 TIlson, TB997 RIk
Final: WC66 Colin, RS27 Cap, ST287 Simo, RS606 Jon
Allcomers 1: RS606 Jon, WC786 Brett, RS27 Cap, WC66 Colin
Allcomers 2: RS27 Cap, ST217 Tilson, WC786 Brett, WC66 Colin, WC870 Looney
DD: WC786 Brett
POINTS
1st: West Country Wreckers - 51 points
2nd: Riot Squad - 46 points
3rd: Simo/Tilson - 31 points
4th: Team Bandicoot - 25 points
It has been nearly a year but the West Country Wreckers can finally add the Unlimited Battle of Britain title to their 2017 2 Litres title after coming out on top in a fantastic battle with Riot Squad. Guest driver Colin was the star of the evening, with three heat wins and a superb take out of leader Cap on the last lap of the final to claim the maximum double points on offer for that 15 lap classic. WCW regulars Looney and Brett also contributed, with the current Unlimited World Champion picking up two heats and the latter winning the meeting for WCW by killing Jon in the DD. Amazingly, the perennial RS duo challenged for the title despite not winning a single points race, with Cap's three 2nds in the heats and the previously mentioned runners-up spot in the final the key element of their second place. Both drivers did manage to win an Allcomers each though, so it wasn't a totally wasted evening. The makeshift Simo/Tilson duo also had a good performance, finishing third with Simo claiming his first race win in a long time by taking the last heat. Uncharacteristically for Team Bandicoot, they couldn't get anything going despite Rik and Pepino winning a heat each, eventually deciding to cause chaos on oppo, and finished last.
So, just to remind you once again:
CONGRATULATIONS TO WEST COUNTRY WRECKERS - WINNERS OF THE 2018 UNLIMITED BATTLE OF BRITAIN!
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