Results of The Chasestead Sunbeam Challenge
& AMOC Meeting at Brands Hatch 5th & 6th May 2002
Sponsored by David Smallridge and Chasestead Ltd
POS
NO
CL
NAME
ENTRY
TIME
LAPS
GAP
MPH
BEST
1
81
A
Chris BEIGHTON
Tiger
15.33.199
16
 
75.75
56.522
2
38
A
Rod BIRLEY
Tiger
15.34.567
16
1.368
75.64
57.199
3
39
A
Dave SMALLRIDGE
Tiger
15.34.999
16
1.800
75.61
56.696
4
99
A
Simon JAMES
Tiger
15.46.163
16
12.964
74.71
57.692
5
42
A
John HARRISON
Tiger
15.57.025
16
23.826
73.87
58.100
6
32
A
Tristan BRADFIELD
Tiger
16.12.767
16
39.568
72.67
59.569
7
2
B
Steven SMITH
Alpine
16.13.419
16
40.220
72.62
59.308
8
27
B
Chris DRAYCOTT
Alpine
16.13.963
16
40.764
72.58
59.424
9
13
A
Andrew PARKER
Tiger
16.22.176
16
48.977
71.98
59.858
10
84
A
Edmund CASSIDY
Tiger
15.38.288
15
1 lap
70.64
1.00.425
11
83
B
Roger CANT
Alpine
15.45.567
15
1 lap
70.09
1.01.900
12
53
A
Stephen HILL
Tiger
16.16.540
15
1 lap
67.87
1.02.577
13
9
A
Andrew DAVENHALL
Tiger
16.35.886
15
1 lap
66.55
1.04.537
14
80
A
Tony ECKFORD
Tiger
16.11.955
14
2 laps
63.65
1.06.508
15
88
A
Andrew DOUGLAS
Tiger
16.23.566
14
2 laps
62.90
1.08.096
16
33
B
Keith HAMPSON
Alpine
16.34.286
14
2 laps
62.22
1.08.175
17
86
B
Paul GLOVER
Alpine
 
9
DNF
   
18
85
A
Michael O'SHEA
Tiger
 
4
DNF
   
FASTEST LAP
  81 A
Chris BEIGHTON
Tiger
56.522
15
78.09
 
125.68kph
  2 B Steven SMITH
Alpine
59.308
16
74.43
 
119.78kph
HANDICAP RESULTS
Best Improved Alpine Keith Hampson -4.726
Best Improved Tiger Tony Eckford -2.601
Ist Handicap Keith Hampson  
2nd Handicap Tony Eckford  
3rd Handicap Simon James  

Motorsport News award 'Drive of the Day' to Chris Beighton.

"Race winner Chris Beighton was a man in a hurry in the (Chasestead) Sunbeam Tiger Challenge at Brands Hatch over the Bank Holiday Weekend. He needed to be because his gap over Rod Birley in the closing stages of the race was in danger of being gobbled up at the finish - despite Birley only being able to use third and fourth gears in his (Chris Weedon's) car."

Autosport added: " Sunbeam Tiger racer Chris Beighton was a busy man, winning two races on Sunday and adding a third on Monday. First, he rather cosily saw off Rod Birley to take the second ever running of the Chasestead Sunbeam Challenge (for Alpines & Tigers). Then he won the first half of the Endurance race which he shared with John Finnemore.

The Lighthouse Anglo-American Thoroughbred Race-16 laps
1 Chris Beighton
Sunbeam Tiger
15.51.136
74.32
Fastest Lap: 54.341
2 Mike Adams
Jaguar E-Type
15.52.133
   
3 Roddy Feilden
Chevrolet Camaro
     
4 Jim Forrester
Marcos 1800 GT
     
5 Dave Smallridge
Sunbeam Tiger
     
6 Don Salvage
AM DB4
     
The Classic Sports Car Endurance Race (2 x 30 mins - 62 laps)
1 Beighton/Finnemore Sunbeam Tiger 1hr01m06.373s
74.66
FL 53.939/83.83 mph
2 Foster Stephenson AM DB4 1hr01m08.747s    
3 Alexander/Stephenson AM DB4      
4 Jenkinson/Goodall AM DB4      
5 Bryant/Wells Morgan + 8      
6 Adams/Taylor E-Type      
  S.Beighton/S.Garner Caterham Super 7     Class Winners

Motorsport News reported: " John Finnemore spun the pole position Beighton Tiger from first to last place on lap one of Sunday's Classic Endurance, but handed over to Beighton 18 laps later in third. Chris caught and passed the leading Morgan little more than a lap from the end of the 30-minute battle. In Monday's return match,a well timed pit stop under caution flags gave the lead to the Jenkinson/Goodall DB4. They were overhauled late on by the Foster/Stephenson DB4 while the Beighton Tiger, handicapped by a poorly judged driver change, was catching fast in 4th". (To put it mildly Chris and John took the lot to the cleaners! Ed )


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