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Race Report

Just 14 of us for this race - returns to university, family birthdays and last-minute holidays partly accounting for a below-par turnout. However, we had a cracking evening of racing - made special by Hayley, Jason and Neal joining us to present the newly re-named Tony Morris Memorial Trophy to whoever would finish top of the WHO Mod championship tables tonight. 

Tony was a very important part of WHO Racing for five years before health issues intervened. He kept in touch, but sadly passed away earlier this year. Tonight is exactly ten years since Tony won his first WHO A Final. He'd go on to win the 2015 WHO Mod Championship and the track chosen for tonight's race was the last one Tony raced on in July 2018. Many of Tony's cars still race at the club, including probably around half of the Vipers. So naming our WHO Mod trophy after him made absolute sense.

The layout is an unusual one for us at the Barn, with the drivers positioned in the centre of the space...

   

The track is spread out along the length of the hall and there are two fly-overs - making it one of Simon's most memorable Mod tracks...

       

It is certainly very fast - with Ryan and Frankie wide-eyed at their first experience of seeing the Mod cars in action. They had new Bulldog cars set up in WHO Mod spec with lexan bodies - definitely a nod to the future. Our championship leader Pete had taken a last-minute holiday to Italy, leaving the door open to either Oliver or reigning champion Terry to grab the trophy. But they were up against some pretty rapid opposition - Andy and Isaac leading the way after everyone had completed a first pair of heats...

   

John was also looking on excellent form - the four-time WHO Mod champion really enjoying the wide-open track. And the two championship contenders were also under pressure from Rob and Ollie, both with Morris-built Vipers...

   

In Tuners, Gareth was given a last hurrah to his wonderful Life Like Porsche - a champion locally and nationally. A couple of dodgy heats meant both Kev and Hayley would be in close attendance for the finals...

   

However, when all was done an dusted, the order looked like this...

   

Andy and John at the top made it look like a throwback to the 2010s, but Isaac brought a very youthful feel to the automatic A Final qualifiers - a superb performance after stepping up to the A in July. Behind, Terry and Oliver would fight for a potential championship-winning step-up from the B Final, although no-one quite got their heads around what Terry needed to do to overhaul Oliver's 65 point advantage. One thing was sure, Pete's Italian journey had lost him the title.