Rotorstock Report 2011

Pro Class

With three cars entered the event looked set to be another classic three way battle between John Bradshaw in his Nissan 350Z, Leon Green’s Toyota Supra and Chris Impey’s Mazda RX-7 which should have felt right at home at Rotorstock. Unfortunately Leon Green was unable to make the event leaving just Bradshaw and Impey to battle it out for the event win. It was John Bradshaw who led the way with a fantastic 6.84/203.32mph qualifying pass that comfortably took top spot while Chris Impey could only achieve a 10.3703/129.56mph pass for second place.

Pro Class Final

The final of JDS PRO then came down to a single dual between John Bradshaw and Chris Impey and it was Bradshaw who again took the event win in his Nissan 350Z recording another 200mph pass with a  fine 7.04/201.50mph blast to see off Impey’s improved 9.51/144.30mph effort.

Winner: John Bradshaw

Fac Mod Class

Three cars entered for round 4 of the JDS FAC MOD championship but this was reduced to two when Stewart Taylor suffered mechanical problems and was unable to record a qualifying pass, it was therefore down to Stuart Williams in his Toyota Supra and the Nissan GTR of Mark Moseley to do battle for the event win and those valuable championship points. It was Stuart Williams who posted the top time in qualifying with a fine 8.54/157.42mph effort followed by Mark Moseley who managed a best of 11.32/116.69mph.

Fac Mod Class Final

In the final it was therefore down to Williams and Moseley to square off once again but despite being left for dead on the startline it was Williams’ day as he recorded a consistent 8.71/151.06mph effort whilst Moseley slowed to a 16.71 at 50.12mph.

Winner: Stuart Williams

Street Class

A healthy entry of fourteen cars made for some fantastic qualifying action as the competition for the top 8 spots really began to heat up and were eventually separated by just over a second. It was Rob Blackshaw who set the pace in qualifying with a splendid 9.75/143.93mph closely followed by the Nissan Skyline of Johnny McKeon who posted a 9.82/143.85mph pass. Third place went to Wayne Armsden’s 9.99/141.21mph pass with James Willday, Rob Shadwell, David Greenhalgh, Mark Salem and Martin Smith rounding out the top 8.

Street Class Quarter Finals

Street Class Semi Finals

Street Class Final

The final came down to a dual between the numbers one and two qualifiers as Rob Blackshaw and Johnny McKeon squared off and it really was anyone’s race as these two had previously both run down into the 9 second zone. Despite Rob Blackshaw pulling a fantastic 0.052 reaction time compared to Johnny’s 0.220 it was not to be as Blackshaw was unable to replicate his previous performance only managing an 11.64/125.10mph effort which was topped by McKeon’s 10.78/139.49mph shot to take home the event win.

Winner: Johnny Mckeon

FWD Class Qualifying

With a strong field of nine cars entered it looked as if this would be another closely fought round of the JDS FWD championship this however did not quite materialise as only five contenders put in a qualifying pass. Adam Buckley led the way with a solid 10.01/145.30mph effort closely followed by Guy Chamberlain with a 10.4828/147.70mph which was enough to claim second. Also notable was Guy Chamberlain’s performance, who during qualifying ran a superb 9.76/151mph qualifying pass, the fastest time by a FWD car in the UK but unfortunately this pass was later disqualified due to a technicality.

FWD Class Quarter Finals

FWD Class Semi Finals

FWD Class Final

The final of JDS FWD saw number one qualifier Adam Buckley line up against number five qualifier Karl Hart and on paper this race should have been in the bag for Buckley. Races as we all know are not run on paper as Buckley who had been a consistent low ten second runner all day failed to produce in the final, only managing a 23.515/30.94mph effort and was comfortably beaten by Hart with a slightly off pace 15.275/83.03mph pass proving that it’s not always the fastest car that takes home the win.

Winner: Karl Hart

JDS Academy

The JDS academy gave serious RWYBer’s the chance to race competitively against one another before spending big to step up to race in the JDS series, with 6 entries it ensured good, close racing and leading the way in qualifying was Tim White in his Mazda RX7 who posted a best time of 11.49 at 128.44mph. This was closely followed by Darren Haywood who ran an 11.58 at 130.16mph with third place going to Eric Banner with an 11.67 effort. Syed Gillani, Amy Bradley and Darren McDonnell rounded out the top 6 all posting competitive times meaning that come racing it really was anyone’s race.

Academy Quarter Finals

Academy Semi Finals

Academy Final

The final saw number one qualifier Tim White after several consistent passes face off against Eric Banner in his Mitsubishi Evo and despite pulling a 0.614 reaction time compared to Tim White’s relatively leisurely 1.042 it was not to be and Tim caught and passed Eric right on the finish line for the win recording an 11.52/128.45mph in the process to a losing 12.022/122.40mph effort.

Winner: Tim White

The round points and season standings table are on the main 2011 Points page.