February - Plymouth Motor Club

CHRIS SLADE WINS NATIONAL TITLE AGAINCelebrations for the second year running, after local driver and clubmember Chris Slade retained the National Mighty Mini championship titlefor 2012. Chris became the first competitor since the early 1990,s to retainthe UK's Mighty Mini Championship title, just 3 years after startingcompeting in a PMC Autotest at Marsh mills.Setting the pace in the season opener at Oulton Park in March, ChrisSlade beat television star Kelvin Fletcher (Emmerdale's Andy Sugden),to the first podium of the campaign (see picture). He led the 12 racechampionship from start to finish, competing all over the country fromSilverstone to Cadwell park and even a night race at Donnington Parkwhere the title was sealed in fine form. Chris was delighted to win theChampionship again and now is set to move on to the Super Mighty Minichampionship in 2013.Chris, who won the crown with a race to spare at Donnington Park, wasable to watch the final race from the stands having sold his car& knowing even the best of performances from Norfolk-based rival JonathanLewis would not be enough to beat his points haul. Chris sold thecar in the pit garage following the 1 st race ,as it was well sought after havingjust won the title for the second year. Amazingly the people whobought the car immediately put it on their trailer and took it home to Yorkshire, while they were unloading it the steering arm sheared and it doesnot bear thought what might have happened had Chris raced in the finalrace that day. Losing steering going through the Craner curves at Donnigtonflat in top could have severely scratched the paint to say the veryleast!!!February 2013 www.plymouthmotorclub.co.uk Page 17