Team Durango Win First UK Short Course National

Sunday the 24 April 2011 saw the first round of the UK Short Course Nationals kick off at the all-weather Astroturf track at Silverstone RCMCC. In the 4WD class, Team Durango driver Stuart Harlow dominated qualifying taking all four rounds for the TQ spot and first on the grid. Jimmy Storey placed second on the grid with the DESC410R with fellow Durango driver Terry Atkinson fourth. Grip levels were very high and drivers were trimming tyres to reduce the tendency for grip roll. Jimmy said, “I was running the centre diff for the first time outdoors and I think it helped on the bumpy track to smooth out the power as well as under braking.”
The finals were run over two legs instead of the three the drivers had been promised and it was best time to count. In leg one Jimmy Storey took up the lead after a few laps and took the leg win, but it was still very much to play for in the second leg. After taking the lead early again, Jimmy made an error passing a backmarker and Stuart re-took the lead for a couple of laps before positions changed again. Jimmy took the second leg and with it the win as Stuart Harlow came in second overall for a Team Durango one-two.

Source: Team Durango