RC Laser Northern District TT at Blackpool and Fylde Model Boat Club
by Eric Craven 7 Oct 2014 21:02 BST
5 October 2014
RC Lasers racing hard in the difficult conditions at Blackpool & Fylde MBC © Eric Craven
Moderate breezes from the South West dominated the day at lovely Fairhaven Lake on the Fylde coast, as the last of Summer departed. This was excellent B rig weather for the RC Lasers and 10 races were run, resulting in an emphatic victory by Shaun Holbeche, with 8 first places. Rob Wheeler was clearly not sufficiently distracted by organising the event (and sponsoring the prizes) and managed to take 2nd place on a countback from Tony Wilson on the day.
This was the final event in the Northern District Summer Series which turned out to be a Masterclass by Shaun with a perfect score in 3 counting events. Top international skipper Dave Fowler could only make second in the series, with Tony Wilson from Fleetwood a well deserved third.
The main contingent came from Fleetwood and B&F Fairhaven Lasers with Adrian Stanton making the journey from Barrow in Furness.