Round 5

One recent convert to the A/SS cause is Musclecar Matt, who's looking to get his racing courier started with a 6-cylinder Maverick or similar and impost it from the States. At 16, he is constrained by insurance costs and the rest of the costs. And probably a driving license too. Good luck to Matt... and he has kindly given his view of round 5's action. That other young pretender, Boz had arranged to pick up Matt for round 5. You just know how it's going to go don't you...

"Due to Boz's car dying on us, being pulled by the police twice and cursed by two old women, all in the space of about thirty minutes, we arrived at york three hours late on Friday night. With it being my first night, I didn't really know what to expect or what the reaction was going to be from the guys but it was great, they were all really friendly and wouldn't let me buy my own drinks at the bar (cheers Tim and Dave B). So after a late night of drinking at the bar, I woke up Saturday to a lot of rain and little racing. We didn't really do much apart from change Boz's starter motor with Gerry and Brian and then (obviously) at the bar until early Sunday morning."

"But instead of more rain on Sunday, it was red hot and probably one of the best days I've ever had. It was my Graceland! There was some very good racing and some great cars. Even with the car breaking down and the rain for all of Saturday, it had to be one of the best weekends in a long time. So I'd like to say thanks to Boz for the lift and everything else, Tim for the carbs and everyone else for making it such a good weekend!"

Thanks Matt, and don't forget, if there's anything you'd like to contribute to the site, please get in touch and we'll be pleased to post it. let's hear your thoughts, opinions or news from the garage. Hope to hear from you!

Thanks to PDRC's Al Perkins for calculating and confirming; here's how everybody's ranking after round 5:

1. SS49 Dan Houlston 4425
   

2. SS225 Ashley Rawson 4150
   
3. SS399 Martin Hough 4100
   
4. SS540 Scott Billadeau 3575
   
5. SS70 Howard Holmes 3400
   
6. SS87 Lee Chiles 2900
   
7. SS124 George Chiles 2875
   
8. SS64 Tim Holmes 2650
   
9. SS125 Sam Carter Chiles 2625
   
10. SS310 Ian O'connor 2450
    
11. SS1 Dave Billadeau 2425
    
12. SS344 Richard Grainger 2125
    
13. SS453 Ian Johnson 2125
    
14. SS88 Colin Gardner 2025
    
15. SS349 Andy Bosomworth 1900
    
16. SS427 Pete Youhill 1875
    
17. SS266 Chris & Adam 1750
    
18. SS96 Paul Davis 1725
    
19. SS500 Dave Fox 1700
    
20. SS601 Al Platt 1650
    
21. SS279 John Moore 1625
    
22. SS17 Cheryl Swift 1525
    
23. SS66 Gerry Hall 1525
    
24. PRO68 Jerry Smith 1400
    
25. HRG49 Ken White 1325
    
26. SS260 Trevor Cadman 1200
    
27. SS963 Clare Johnson 1125
    
28. SS240 Andy Reynolds 1000
    
29. SS402 Gordon Bircham 975
    
30. SS397 Darren Oxley 950
    
31. SS27 Ian Armitage 900
    
32. SS401 Andy Robinson 725
    
33. SS335 Dean 725
    
34. SS360 Toomy 725
    
35. SS82 Gene Billadeau 725
    
36. SS4 Andy Bales 700
    
37. SS57 Richard Lyon 475
    
38. HR22 Spencer Tidswell 475
    
39. HRG15 Dave Smith 450
    
40. SS252 Sara Bailey 225
    
41. SS59 Micheal Deakin 225
    
42. HR50 Simon Boot 225
    
43. PT008 Kiwi 225
    
44. SS699 Nick Gunby 225
    
45. SS5 Richard Berry 225
    
46. SS699 Bri Wood 225
    
47. SS435 Becky 225
    
48. SS164 Craig Elliott 225

Points are awarded as follows:

100 points for qualifying

100 points for #1 qualifier

50 points for #2 qualifier

25 points for #3 qualifier

250 points per round win

125 points per round lose

100 points to the event winner

At the end of the year an additional 100 points are awarded if you have done

all rounds of the championship. We're a bit unclear on this: is each driver's lowest scoring round deducted if they complete all seven rounds, or is this just for the overall PDRC Championship champion -any knowledge on this greatly appreciated, please get in touch!