Joe Kerry Wins R3 of BRCA 200mm Nats with Contact Tyres
Joe Kerry reports on his win at Brookland:
“The third round of the 2011 BRCA 1:10 Nitro (200mm) National Championship was held on the last weekend in May at the Brookland circuit in the south of England. The weather forecast for the meeting was not looking too good with showers predicted. Despite this, the weather held off and we managed to have another dry meeting. The traction was quite low to start off with, but by the end of Saturday’s practice it had risen to a decent level.
In qualifying, I used Contact 32 fronts and 37 rears which gave me plenty of grip and I was able to get into the top four by the end of qualifying. Mark Green took FTD with Johnathan Dobney second and Kyle Branson third, all just a few seconds in front of me.”
Qualifying Result
1 Mark Green – 20 laps 5m 11.46
2 Johnathan Dobney – 20 laps 5m 12.91
3 Kyle Branson – 20 laps 5m 13.92
4 Joe Kerry – 19 laps 5m 0.47
5 Simon Wood – 19 laps 5m 1.48
6 Adam Catchpole – 19 laps 5m 4.86
7 Andrew Hastings – 19 laps 5m 5.56
8 Neal King – 19 laps 5m 6.39
9 Matthew Cook – 19 laps 5m 10.40
10 Alex Thurston – 19 laps 5m 14.67
“In the final I ran Contact 35 fronts with 37/40 on the rear which worked perfectly. I lead for most of the final and was able to cross the line over a lap in front of second placed Johnathan to take my first BRCA National win! The carbon rims were working well on the fast track and even in low traction conditions the tyres were excellent.”
Final Result
1 Joe Kerry – 109 laps 30m 2.36
2 Johnathan Dobney – 108 laps 30m 11.05
3 Matthew Cook – 105 laps 30m 1.52
4 Kyle Branson – 89 laps 28m 7.27
5 Alex Thurston – 84 laps 23m 29.47
6 Simon Wood – 83 laps 30m 7.05
7 Adam Catchpole – 59 laps 17m 38.56
8 Neal King – 43 laps 12m 57.45
9 Andrew Hastings – 35 laps 9m 49.50
10 Mark Green – 6 laps 1m 44.06
Source: Schumacher
