| Race report by Gareth & Dewi Jones |
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| Dewi's XRAY T1FK'05 equipped with an Orion Element V2 19 turn motor, powered by Orion GP3700 batteries all controlled by a Hara Twister 2 speed controller, proved to be well balanced and quick throughout Saturday's damp / dry test session, with fingers crossed for dry weather, confidence was at a raised level entering Sunday's meeting. |
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Qualifying Rd 1.
With a perfectly dry track, starting from a position of 4th on the grid, Dewi's XRAY T1FK'05 proved to be the class of the field by rapidly catching and passing the three cars starting ahead of him and posting a provisional FTD of 17/315.837 along with a fastest lap of 18.170 seconds. |
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Qualifying Rd 2.
With a warmer track temperature and a clear run from a grid position of 1st, Dewi set off to improve on his FTD, despite a small coming together with another car while lapping which resulted in the loss of approximately 2 seconds, Dewi retained and improved his FTD with a time of 17/314.706 posting a fastest lap of 17.83 seconds.
Qualifying Rd 3.
With new tyres fitted, Dewi set off on a faultless 5 minute run that resulted in a FTD which proved to be a new track record for the 19 turn class at Wrexham, recording a time of 17/311.396 with a fastest lap of 18.00 seconds, Dewi's XRAY T1FK'05 was a full 4.47 seconds faster than his nearest rival. |
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Final 1.
Following his trademark lightening start, Dewi was never headed and at the end of the first lap held a lead of 1 second over 2nd place man Ian Wittingham, Dewi maintained a fast safe pace, which resulted in an overall time of 17/314.032 with a fastest lap of 17.92 seconds to record a victory and secure maximum points. |
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Final 2.
A spectacular thunder and lightning storm engulfed the Wrexham area halfway through the 2nd round of finals, and with a view to individuals safety, and the very real danger of a lightening strike, following consultation between the BRCA officials and Race Organisers, the decision was made to abandon the meeting at this point. With championship guidelines dictating that points for any non run finals should be awarded as per qualifying positions, Dewi was awarded a full 201 points.
Once again, the XRAY FK05, Orion Element V2 19 turn motor, Orion GP3700 Batteries and Hara Twister 2 speed controller have proved their competitiveness at the highest level. FTD, a new track record, and a dominant win in Final 1 are testament to the speed of the combination. A maximum haul of points has elevated Dewi into 3rd position overall in the championship, 19 points behind the leader Ian Wittingham.
Dewi and his T1FK'05 will next be in action on Sunday June 3rd at Ashby in the 3rd Round of the BRCA Super Stock Championship.
Setup of Dewi Jones is available in the on-line set-up sheet database on www.teamxray.com/xforum.
Best regards
Gareth & Dewi Jones |
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