Webb wins but Vaughan gets the points at Little River Hillclimb

It is the quirk of the Canterbury Interclub series that talented drivers like Neil Webb (main photo) can come down from Nelson and win the iconic Little River Hillclimb on Banks Peninsular, while Ratec club member, Carl Vaughan, in his single seater/open wheeler, can earn the top points coming home in second place.

**Carl Vaughan (Ratec Motorsport) Formula Suzuki**, ***finished second***

It wasn’t for lack of trying to get the top spot as Vaughan came to an unexpected halt after nosing into a bank on his third run up the 3.2 climb.

Ashburton Car Club’s top contributor Jeremy Beaton took third in a time of 1minute 59.88 seconds which was five and a half seconds behind the winner. Stefan Moser-Rust (Mitsubishi Evo 5) had set the fourth fastest time in his first run up the hill but his second run was cut short as he slipped over the bank to come to rest against a fence post a few metres down. He was able to climb back to the road uninjured but a crane truck was required to rescue the car.

**Jeremy Beaton (Ashburton CC) Evo finished third**

Ratec Motorsport members claimed the most points but the Ashburton Car Club increased it’s lead in the series with 2 rounds to go.

Points: Ratec Motorsport 68, Ashburton Car Club 60, Canterbury Car Club 47 and Autosport Club 30.

Full results are on the Ratec. Facebook page.

***Stu Carter (Ratec Motorsport) Starlet***

The next round is the dusty Scotties Shingle Sprint at Le Bretons Rd east of Ashburton on Sunday 19^th November. The event is open in the new MSNZ Sporty online system for Expressions of Interest.

Round 8 will be a grass Autocross on November 25^th with details available soon.

Points after 6 of 8 Rounds:

Ashburton Car Club 407

Canterbury Car Club 364

Ratec Motorsport Club 213

Autosport Club 155

The next rounds are:

Round 7: November 19^th – Ashburton CC – Scotty’s Gravel Sprint

Round 8: November 25^th – Canterbury CC – Grass Autocross – for A/Sport

There are usually 4 tarmac events and 4 loose surface events.

The winners are decided by the top 5 placegetters for each club earning points from 20 down to 1.

Results

Place	Driver	Vehicle	Club	Total Time	Points
1st	Neil Webb	Mirage T	Nelson	1.54:28
2^nd	Carl Vaughan	Frmla Suzuki	Ratec MSport	1.57:27	20
3^rd	Jeremy Beaton	Evo 1 T	Ashburton	1.59:88	19
4^th	Stefan Moser-Rust	Evo 5 T	Ratec MSport	2.03:15	18
5^th	Stu Carter	Starlet T	Ratec MSport	2.05:07	17
6^th	Bjorn Cowdrey	Civic	Marlborough	2.07:07
7^th	Sean Haggerty	WRX T	Autosport	2.07:67	16
8^th	Jussara Kokshoorn	Evo 4 T	Westland	2.09:37
9^th	Wayne Muckle	Evo 4 T	Ashburton	2.10:35	15
10^th	Paul Price	RX7	Westland	2.10:42
11^th	Willy Hawes	86	Autosport	2.11:72	14
12^th	Justin McLean	RX7	Canterbury	2.13:06	13
13^th	Alan Groves	WRX T	Ashburton	2.13:95	12
14^th	Derek Hartley	WRX T	Canterbury	2.16:06	11
15^th	David Hudson	Datsun 1200	CMRDC	2.16:52
16^th	James Storey	Evo 1 T	Ashburton	2.16:65	10
17^th	Lachy Galloway	Starlet	Marlborough	2.19:22
18^th	Sharon Keir	Civic	Canterbury	2.22:77	9
19^th	Daryl Smith	Impreza	Ratec MSport	2.23:55	8
20^th	James Martyn	Corolla	Nelson	2.24:00
21^st	Jerry Wayne	Chevette	Nelson	2.25:39
22^nd	Sean Sands	Escort MkII	Westland	2.25:83
23^rd	Nigel Kiddey	Civic	Canterbury	2.26:16	7
24^th	Graham Crowe	MX5	Canterbury	2.28:40	6
25^th	Lucy Rickard-Green	318i E30	Canterbury	2.30:37
26^th	Mike McDonald	Mirage	Marlborough	2.36:04
27^th	Mike Kennedy	323	Ratec MSport	2.40:93	5
28^th	Murray Rushton	Starlet	Ashburton	2.45:15	4