Championship and Top Ten Challenge Standings after Round Four
The July 22nd and 23rd meeting was the fourth round of the Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship and The Cavendish Ships Stores Top Ten Challenge.
The result of the fourth round have decided the overall champions and some of the class champions. It also produced some interesting results, changes of fortune and perhaps even some surprises in the challenge!
The Cavendish Ships Stores Top Ten Challenge
Jonathan Gates’ lead in the challenge has evaporated after issues in June and July with the Force LM he shares with Peter Sexton, Managing Director of Gurston Down’s main championship sponsor, Meadens Skoda.
The current leader is now James Moore. He has 26 points from the four rounds.
Chris Cannell is second, Mike Rudge third and Andy McBeath is fourth. These four are now mathematically the only drivers able to win the Cavendish Ships Stores Top Ten Challenge.
The full table reads:
| After Round Four |
Points |
| James Moore |
26 |
| Chris Cannell |
23 |
| Mike Rudge |
21 |
| Andy McBeath |
20 |
| Martin Watson |
13 |
| Anthony Orchard |
12 |
| Jonathan Gates |
10 |
| Keith Diggle |
10 |
| Stephen Moore |
10 |
| Peter D Smith |
9 |
With all to play for at the September meeting. Here are details of the maximum and minimum points each of the top four can score.
| After Round Four |
Points |
Min |
Max |
| James Moore |
26 |
26 |
32 |
| Chris Cannell |
23 |
23 |
33 |
| Mike Rudge |
21 |
21 |
29 |
| Andy McBeath |
20 |
20 |
30 |
The table assumes that each driver scores a maximum of ten points. Only one of which can.
September’s meeting will be the decider for the Challenge. But who will be the champion?
Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship – Overall
The Meadens Skoda Gurston Down Hill Climb Championship has been won by Mark Crookall from the Gurston Down Mazda MX5 class. He has broken the class record three times already this year and now has the championship in the bag! His lead is unassailable.
However, the places have yet to be decided.
The next two have 86.00 points, Stephen Moore, the 2015 and 2016 champion, and Neil Turner. Chris Cannell has 85.50 points. Next is Simon Purcell, the 2014 champion on 84.95 points.
Here are the top twelve.
| After Round Four |
Points |
| Mark Crookall |
88.09 |
| Stephen Moore |
86.00 |
| Neil Turner |
86.00 |
| Chris Cannell |
85.50 |
| Simon Purcell |
84.95 |
| Steve Butts |
82.50 |
| James Moore |
82.38 |
| Mike Rudge |
80.97 |
| Sue Hayes |
80.00 |
| Tim Painter |
79.72 |
| Shaun Fudge |
79.31 |
| Mark Alley |
79.25 |
With all to play for at the September meeting. Here are details of the maximum and minimum points each of the top four can score.
| After Round Four |
Points |
Min |
Max |
| Mark Crookall |
88.09 |
88.09 |
90.00 |
| Stephen Moore |
86.00 |
86.00 |
87.00 |
| Neil Turner |
86.00 |
86.00 |
87.00 |
| Chris Cannell |
85.50 |
85.50 |
87.00 |
| Simon Purcell |
84.95 |
84.95 |
86.73 |
| Steve Butts |
82.50 |
82.50 |
85.00 |
| James Moore |
82.38 |
82.38 |
86.70 |
| Mike Rudge |
80.97 |
80.97 |
83.47 |
| Sue Hayes |
80.00 |
80.00 |
82.50 |
| Tim Painter |
79.72 |
79.72 |
83.04 |
| Shaun Fudge |
79.31 |
79.31 |
82.34 |
| Mark Alley |
79.25 |
79.25 |
82.44 |
This assumes that each driver has a class record and is more than 1.5s ahead of second place in their respective classes.
The full class tables will be available online shortly.
We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their support in our 50th Anniversary year!
Anthony Record – Press Officer – BARC SW, Gurston Down Speed Hill Climb