2002 Open Meeting
1/24 British Open Championship Round 4
14/15 December 2002
This was he first national Open Meeting held at Tomacher Raceway, and it was a great success, all the competitors much appreciated being made so welcome, and all the hard work that had went into running the meeting. We are all looking forward to the 2003 meeting!- Click here for details
Production
The production race was won on the Saturday. Brian Saunders won production with this car.
The Champion chassis and ProSlot Group 12 are no surprise - the 15mm fronts are in anticipation of the 2003 rules.
Open Group 12
The first of Sundays cl;asses was Open Group 12. The overall winning time was set in the C final. Here's the line up, starting in the foreground Charlie Gooding, Dave Mayo, Keith Gibson, Brian Galpin and Ian Fisher - while Chris Stemman and Andy Smith marshal the big bend.
Eurosport
The final race of the weekend was the fastest class - Eurosport.
(above) The Eurosport A final (l to r) Dave Mayo, Brian Galpin, Keith Gibson (2nd), Brian Saunders (winner) and Vince Lee (top qualifier)
(left) Brian Sauders won Eurosport with his new BSP chassis. The photo was taken immediately after the final, showing some tyre rubber has pick upon on the underside, and some braids wear.
Production saloon (top 12)
1 Brian Saunders
2 Lee Parsons
3 Jamie Galpin
4 Carl Dale
5 Graham Woodward
6 Andy Smith
7 Chris Frost
8 Mick Langridge
9 Mario Azzopardi
10 Charlie Gooding
11 Mario Azzopardi
12 Chris Stemman
Top Qual - Brian Galpin 4.554 sec
Open Group 12 (top 12)
1 Brian Galpin
2 Kevin Doubleday
3 Charlie Gooding
4 Vince Lee
5 Carl Dale
6 Brian Saunders
7 John Wells
8 Chris Frost
9 Luke Dale
10 Mario Azzopardi
11 Will Stemman
12 Ian Fisher
Top Qual - Brian Saunders 3.999 sec
Eurosport (top 12)
1 Brian Saunders
2 Keith Gibson
3 Mario Azzopardi
4 Chris Frost
5 Ian Fisher
6 Lee Parsons
7 Andy Smith
8 Carl Dale
9 Paul Harwood
10 John Wells
11 Will Stemman
12 Chris Stemman
Top Qual - Vince Lee 3.471 sec
This is just the top 12 in each class, the full results and report was published in the BSCRA Magazine "Slot Car Racing News".
Congratulations to the winners Brian and Brian. Two wins for Brian Saunders (who had already won the 2002 Championship) gave him maximum BOC points for this round, and the maximum possible total for the season.