NATSKA ROUND 3, Clay Pigeon, 15th Oct 2022
NATSKA Round 3. Harry takes the chequered flag in 11th Place. This weekend was NATSKA Round 3 at Clay pigeon racetrack, Dorchester.
The weather was a mixture all day of rain, cloud and sunshine which kept everyone guessing by the hour of which tyres to go onto, wets or slicks. This was Harry’s 3rd race as novice starting from the back of the grid and did not get off to a great start with a massive grid of 28 drivers.
Heat 1,
Unfortunately he did not complete the first lap as his engine oiled up and he came to a stop halfway round the track so he had to retire with a DNF for the first Heat.
Dads time to shine. With some serious head scratching, carb cleaning, battery checking & text messaging to teammsport Australia we the problem solved with an oiled-up spark plug. This was a problem I now could see had happened in heat 4 at Fulbeck 2 weeks ago. Fingers crossed problem solved.
Heat 2,
Harry got off to a great start and continued to finish 13th out of 28th and get fastest lap. The race had a Red flag making the race too dangerous to continue with everyone on slick tyres.
Heat 3,
Starting for the first time on wet tyres saw him climb up to a 10th Place finish from the back.
Heat 4,
In this heat the weather changed in the middle of the race.
From the back Harry managed to finish the race in 9th Place as the rain started again.
Heat 1 24th – DNF Heat 2 25th – 13th Heat 3 21st – 10th Heat 4 27th – 9th
We finished the day in 11th Place for NATSKA Round 3, which is a great result out of 28 Drivers. Harry Also claimed 3rd fastest lap for the day . Roll on to Whilton Mill in 2 week’s time and Harrys final race on Novice plates.
