Tag Archives: Jeff Humphries

Brands Hatch Race Report

Brands Hatch hosted the second 750 Motor Club meeting of the year and the paddock was full to bursting with eager competitors. All 11 categories racing over the course of the weekend boasted a healthy grid with three formulas needing to race in groups due to being over Brands’ grid capacity.

Round 1

The K-Tec Racing Clio 182 Series became a championship for the first time in 2015, and of the 34 cars that came to Kent, 20 were separated by a mighty impressive 1.75 seconds in qualifying.  Pole man Matt Digby led the early stages of the opening encounter but fellow ex-Stock Hatchers Patrick Fletcher and Andrew Tibbs (in his first Clio race) dived through with a great move at Paddock Hill Bend on the sixth lap.  Fletcher broke away through traffic to take the victory with Tibbs and Digby chasing.  James Bark, moving over from Golfs, took fourth after a race long scrap with Jeff Humphries.

Round 2

Round two was greeted with damp conditions and a very slippery circuit.  Fletcher, starting from pole this time, couldn’t find any grip off the line and fell immediately to fifth with Digby heading Humphries at the front.  Bark was a man on a mission though and was quickest to get to grips with the conditions perfectly.  He passed Humphries on the second lap and chased down Digby.  The leader controlled a big slide at half-distance at Clearways while Bark had a trip through the gravel dropping him back to fourth.
It only took Bark another three laps to get back to second and as Digby got stuck in traffic through a yellow flag zone the pair were back together.  The Clio newcomer had a better run out of Clearways on the final lap and just pipped Digby across the line.  The margin was so small between the pair that race control had to revert to a photo for clarification.  Meanwhile, Tibbs had passed Humphries behind to take third with Fletcher in fifth.

Original content from 750 Motor Club and available here.

Donington Race Report

The 750 Motor Club finals weekend took place at Donington Park with a busy 24 race programme which was action-filled.

Race 1

Jeff Humphries got off the line quickly in the opening K-Tec Racing Clio 182 Series race but went sideways at Redgate allowing Matt Fincham and Patrick Fletcher through. ‚ On the fourth circuit Fincham was caught out by the slippery track and Fletcher took the lead. ‚ The pair were nose-to-tail in the closing stages with Fincham overhauling the former Stock Hatch champion with 50 metres to go. Ed Pead, who won 17 times in the Clio Cup, started from the back and clawed him way up into the top five on the final lap.

Race 2

Humphries led every lap of the second encounter after seeing off various different challenges. ‚ Pete Morgan battled Humphries at the beginning and end of the race but could never pass him. ‚ Matt Digby was able to overhaul Humphries but as soon as he did, he lost his wheel and his Clio fell onto its side. ‚ Patrick Fletcher joined in the battle for the lead and finished third but only 0.5 seconds off of the victory.

Original content from 750 Motor Club and available from here.

Cadwell Race Report

The penultimate meeting of the main season for the 750 Motor Club took place at Cadwell Park.‚  A packed 25 race programme saw some of the best racing that the tight and twisty circuit will see all season.

K-Tec Racing Clio 182 Series : Race 1

Jeff Humphries returned to winning ways in the first K-Tec Racing Clio 182 Series race which was initially red flagged when Stuart Place went off at Hall Bends.‚  Matt Digby went off at Charlies and Matt Fincham had a broken throttle linkage.‚  Therefore, Patrick Fletcher and Mark Hammersley finished on the podium.

K-Tec Racing Clio 182 Series : Race 2

Humphries made a slow start in the second battle which helped Fletcher and Martin Ward to beat him.

Written by Josh Barrett ¢â‚¬â€œ original content from 750 Motor Club and available from here.