Volvo Noble Marine RS100 Nationals at Exe Sailing Club - Day 2
by David Smart 10 Sep 2016 08:31 BST
8-11 September 2016
Too much wind and massive waves crashing on Dawlish Warren led to the cancelling of the day's racing. However the RS100 fleet is inventive and competitive and they remained in need of competition. So they decided that an afternoon of Go-Karting would be in order. What could possibly go wrong?
The swap from wetsuits to overalls and balaclavas definitely improved the look for most. The competition was to see who could post the fastest lap time. Scores were to be settled on the track, with the drivers briefing clarifying that it was a non-contact sport, but some rubbing and nudging would be allowed. There were numerous 'racing incidents', with Huw (Crash) Powell pushing his luck with Steven (Bumpers) Lee (AKA My other car is a Ferrari) trying hard to drive Huw into the tyre wall.
Chris (How many painkillers can I take?) Goldhawk was taking on (or possibly taking out) Andy (I am an Athlete) Jones to reassert his Chew supremacy. While elsewhere the husband/wife combination of Mark (There is no gap) Cockrill and Roselle (There was a gap) Cockrill were at each other's throats. Roselle won that battle. At the rear of the grid there was a battle supreme between chairman's wife Liz (AKA Laura Trott) Harrison and Sue (Knees behind ears – don't ask!) Eplett.
The overall winner was David (Go faster stripe) Smart who was generously awarded the RS of the Day rubber on a chain award.
Hopefully normal service will be resumed on Saturday with some sailing, although David Smart was pushing for the Go-karting results to be included in the regatta as a non-discardable medal race. Everyone else disagreed.