Spencer, Dobson and Rose chase CNC Title this Saturday 26 Sep 16

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This meeting sees the final two rounds of the CNC Heads Sports/Saloon Championship and we have a full grid of 38 entries plus reserves. There will be some hectic racing to decide the final championship positions in the classes as well as the overall championship. Some explanation of the scoring may be useful to allow you to understand how the championship may pan out. The second race will be for double points and any remaining jokers have to be played in the first race. Several of the leading overall/class runners still have to play their jokers (these double the points but you must make them count!).

The field contains two types with classes A, B and C being Specials where just about any amount of modification is allowed. Classes D, E and F are Modified where the cars must retain the original body shell. Each of these specifications are split into classes are divided by engine size.

At the top of the overall table is 2015 champion and class C leader Joe Spencer in his Stuart Taylor Locosaki with 88 points. Second with 86 is Paul Dobson (a previous 4 times champion) in his class D leading Mazda RX7 followed by Paul Rose in his class A leading Saker with 83. Any of these drivers can take the title although Joe and Paul have still to play their jokers so they do have an advantage over Paul. I won’t go into all the permutations but suffice it to say the title will probably depend on fastest laps in the second race.

Piers Grange is just leading class E in his very nice Mk2 Escort but is only a couple of points ahead of Steven Parker’s BMW Compact and they are often close on track so watch for a struggle here for class honours. Garry Watson has a commanding class B lead in his Westfield as has Clive Dix in class F in his tidy Ford Puma, although Helen Allen will not give up retaining her class F title just yet.

All the other drivers in the field deserve a mention as most have been battling away all season and are involved in fierce on track competitions just as much as the front runners so please give them all a cheer and a wave. There are several drivers out for the first time today so welcome to Paul Calladine in his Ginetta G50, Tony Hart in his Renault 5, Philip Morris in his VW Golf and our regular safety car driver, Russell Hunter in his MGB. Welcome to all four and we look forward to seeing you again next year.

As explained the calculations will be complex with the double points and jokers to be played the possibilities are endless. We will all have to rely on the championship officials who will be pumping figures into the computer after the first race to see who has to do what to better their final positions.