The 8th RallyX Section and Herts Nitro Model Club are looking forward to welcoming over 140 drivers to the 40+ Euros at HNMC next month. The UK has a majority entry with over 70 UK drivers participating in the race. 

Excitement is building amongst all drivers, to keep informed with the latest information leading up to the event, please visit: https://www.hnmc.co.uk/euro40.php

For any entry or EFRA related questions, please reach out to Mark Rumble. We look forward to seeing you there!

8th RallyX Team

The second round of the British 8 th RallyX national championship was held at
Brookethorpe Model Car Club. A few changes had been made to the circuit from the
previous year to make for a fast flowing and fun layout. Qualifying saw three different
drivers take the TQ, with a career first from Dom Nunn (Mugen) TQing two rounds,
Sworks Elliott Boots also TQing 2 rounds and Jonathan Skidmore (Xray) TQing one
round. The overall TQ driver was Elliott Boots (Sworkz) followed by Dom Nunn (Mugen)
in 2nd and Jonny Skidmore (Xray) in 3 rd .

Lower Final Bump Ups:

1/64B
1st Adam Reavey
2nd Colin Davies
3rd Andy Beaumont
4th Harry Willetts

1/64A
1st William Paul
2nd Carson Guppy
3rd Andrew Rennick
4th Daniel Lewington

1/32B
1st Alex Page
2nd Daniel Gross
3rd Matty Box
4th AJ Leo

1/32A

1st Mick Townsend
2nd Sam Cobley
3rd William Paul
4th Gavin Powell

1/16B 
1st Josh Bougourd
2nd Dave Williams 
3rd Matt Alcock 
4th James Heesom

1/16A
1st William Callen
2nd Dave Bailey
3rd Peter Van Tonder 
4th Oliver Nattress

1/8B
1st Luke Holdsworth
2nd Liam Brocklehurst 
3rd Jon Spencer
4th Ashlee Owen 

1/8A
1st Ben Davidson 
2nd Jake Dell
3rd Callum Mcloughlin 

4th William Callen

1/4B
1st Simon Willetts 
2nd Max McDonnell
3rd Zak Edwards 
4th Joshua Graham 

1/4A
1st Jamie Hall
2nd Daniel Thorne 
3rd Reuben Shakespeare 
4th Adam Hall

Semi B
Dom Nunn (Mugen) started on pole for this semi-final but made a few early mistakes,
dropping down the field. This opened the door for a tight battle at the front involving
William Skidmore (Xray), Neil Cragg (AE), Lewis Jones (WIRC), and Erik Lykke
(Agama).
Despite the pressure, it was Will Skidmore who came through to take the win, with Neil
Cragg finishing second and Lewis Jones securing third. Erik Lykke followed in fourth,
ahead of Tommy Hall (AE) in fifth and Billy Grindley (WIRC) in sixth. Dom Nunn
recovered to claim the final qualifying spot in seventh.

Semi A 

Elliott Boots (Sworks) started out in pole, with his championship rival Jonny Skidmore
(Xray) right behind. The pair were involved in a close battle early on, but as the race
progressed, Boots began to pull away while Skidmore made a few errors.
Elliott Boots went on to take the win in Semi-Final A and set the fastest overall time
compared to Semi-Final B. Jonny Skidmore held on for second place, with Lee Martin
(Xray) finishing third. Graham Alsop (HB) came home in fourth, followed by Jack Willetts
(WIRC) in fifth and James Le Pavoux (Sworks) in sixth. The final spot in the A Final was
claimed by Mike Lewis (Mayako), who finished in seventh.

Main Final 

As the A Final got underway, Elliott Boots (Sworkz) immediately began pulling away
from the field, with chaos unfolding behind him. Lewis Jones (WIRC) and many others
were locked in battles through the early stages, while Jonny Skidmore (Xray) was
forced to retire from the race after a heavy front-end collision with another car.
With championship contender Skidmore out, Lee Martin (Xray) moved up into second
place, followed by Lewis Jones (WIRC) in third. Billy Grindley (WIRC) was also in the
mix, challenging near the front. Approaching the first round of fuel stops, Elliott Boots
encountered a setback as he was forced to pit for a tyre change due to an unglued tyre.
This allowed Lee Martin to take over the race lead, while Boots dropped to fourth or
fifth.
Lee Martin led comfortably for a spell, but suffered a flame-out as he entered the pit
lane, which handed the advantage back to Elliott Boots, who had recovered to second
by that point in the race. Boots retook the lead and managed to control the race from
the front once again.
There was disappointment for Lewis Jones, who had been battling for a podium position
before suffering an issue that dropped him out of contention.
In the end, Elliott Boots took the win, with Lee Martin finishing second and Erik Lykke
(Agama) securing the final podium spot in third.

National:
1st Place Finish – Elliott Boots (SWORKZ)
2nd Place Finish – Erik Lykke (AGAMA)
3rd Place Finish – Lee Martin (XRAY)

Junior:

1st Place Finish – Erik Lykke (AGAMA) 

2nd Place Finish – Billy Grindley (WIRC)

3rd Place Finish – Maxim Cook (AE)

40+:

1st Place Finish – Lee Martin (XRAY)

2nd Place Finish – Graham Alsop (HB)

3rd Place Finish – Neil Cragg (AE)

Clubman:

1st Place Finish – Josh Holdsworth (XRAY) 

2nd Place Finish – Daniel Thorne (SWORKZ)

3rd Place Finish – Zak Edwards (XRAY)

Thanks again to the Brookethrope Model Car Club for the fantastic and well prepared circuit, to the BRCA team and to all the racers that joined us for the weekend. We look forward to welcoming you to round 3 at NWN.

The 2025 BRCA 1/8th RallyX National Championship kicked off in thrilling fashion at
the Herts Nitro Model Car Club (HNMC). With a full entry list of over 125 drivers, the
first round showcased intense competition setting the tone an season ahead. After
five rounds of intense qualifying, the top three drivers were: TQ Elliott Boots
(Sworkz) followed by Jonathan Skidmore in P2 (Xray) and Will Skidmore (Xray) in
P3.

Main Final

The main final had an interesting start as the last semi final, semi B, was affected by
a heavy rain shower, affecting the overall times. The final started with overall TQ
Elliott Boots (Sworks) starting down in 8th place! During the 40 minute break
between the last semi final and the start of the main final, a heavy rain shower left
the track with puddles, the game was really on for drivers when choosing their tyre
strategy for the full duration of the final.

Jonathan Skidmore (Xray) led the pack away for the first section of the race, closely
followed by Agamas Erik Lykke at his home track starting from P3. Both Skidmore
and Erik battled for the first quarter of the race, with Lewis Jones also battling for the
lead, there was less than 4 seconds separated the top three spots.

During the first half of the main, AE’s Tommy Hall had climbed up to 4th from 11th of
the grid, with heavy competition throughout the duration of the main from 4th to 10th
place.

Sworks Elliott Boots steadily climbed up the ranking order during the first half of the
main, then battling with Jonathan Skidmore (Xray) and Erik Lykke (Agama) for first
place. Erik then passed skid more and began hunting down Elliott. At the 35 minute
mark, fuel stop strategy had brought Boots and Lykke together on track, the crowd at
Herts were cheering for the young Erik as he began making passes for the lead!

Erik did pass Elliott but unfortunately could not make it stick and looked comfortable
for second place overall. A few laps later towards the closing stages of the main, Erik

would suffer from mechanical issues, promoting Jonathan Skidmore to 2nd place
and Lewis Jones (WIRC) to 3rd overall.

Overall Results:

National Championship
1st: Elliott Boots (SWORKz)
2nd: Joni Skidmore (XRAY)
3rd: Lewis Jones (WIRC)

Junior Championship
1st: Erik Lykke (Agama)
2nd: Maxim Cook (Team Associated)
3rd: Billy Grindley (WIRC)

40+ Championship
1st: Graham Alsop (HB Racing)

 2nd: Lee Martin (XRAY)
3rd: Kevin Brunsden (Agama)

Clubman Championship
1st: Tommy Hall (Team Associated)
2nd: Josh Holdsworth (XRAY)
3rd: Holger Lykke (Agama)

Thank you to the team at HNMC for a fantastic venue as always, a big thank you to
the BRCA team and to all the racers that attended the first round of the 2025 season