2021 BMFA L3, Hole of Horcum
25 July 2021
Pete Gunning launches his model
League 3 at the Hole of Horcum
In spite of a less than ideal wind forecast, it turned out to be a splendid competition, with 13 competitors battling it out on the NE slope at the Hole of Horcum.
Conditions were quite thermic at times, but the wind speed - and consistency - improved through the day. In fact the only problem was seeing the bases through a jungle of bracken!
Mark Redsell dominated the field from the start, quietly winning 8 of the 12 rounds with his FS6. Rich Bago was a solid runner up with his Freestyler, and I managed third place with my Pike Precision 2 just pipping John Phillips to the line.
Other notable performances included Aleix Ingles who held on to second place for the first five rounds before slipping down the table. And Mike Evans, thankfully recovering well from a nasty prang on his bike, took fifth place - and won a round.
My sincere thanks to Mark Treble, Rich Bago and Jon Edison for a splendid day's competition.
Final placings after 12 rounds:
1 Mark Redsell 10671.52 1000.00 2 Rich Bago 9963.85 933.68 3 Mike Shellim 9838.79 921.96 4 John Phillips 9814.21 919.66 5 Mike Evans 9636.71 903.03 6 Peter Gunning 9489.16 889.20 7 Aleix Ingles 9394.69 880.35 8 George Young 9372.44 878.26 9 Kevin Newton 9340.65 875.28 10 Mark Treble 9219.73 863.95 11 Bruce Hudson 8719.53 817.08 12 Jon Edison 8431.22 790.06 13 John Treble 8376.73 784.96
Fastest time: 40.62 by Mike Shellim
Rounds won: Mark Redsell - 8, Mike Shellim - 2, Rich Bago - 1, Mike Evans - 1, John Phillips - 1