Ryan Clarke RC

BRCA Nationals 2026 is complete

What a season!!!!

Batley crew put on an amazing final round to top off the most competitive and fun series to date.

The weather certainly put a spanner in the works....

2wd a damp start with showers through the day would see me get the worst fo the luck being in the top heat losing rounds 2 and 3 with rain coming as we went on track.
An average 16 in round 1 would see me needing a single digit score in round 4 to make the B final which was the only wet round for everyone my was amazing and my power and brakes in the wet condtions were 😍 a 9 in round would see me 19th over all

The final was one of the best races I have been in making places up to 3rd and having to sit behind the widest car known to man (thanks Aaron 😅) for about 3 minutes with a train of cars behind and a fast approaching Thomposn approaching every lap. With 1 lap to go I had to run wide to avoid said widest car ever allowing Thompson to make his move. Great pass you owe me a belt for my shorts..... I then got beached on a pipe losing 2 more spots to come home in 7th.

Gifted Thompson the victory in the all important chopper championship 🤦‍♂️

4wd was much of the same a wet start then dried then wet again had everyone scrambling around.

A shocking round 1 followed by an 11 in round 2 and a 10 in round 3 times were so tight that 10th quick in round 3 would have seen me get an 8 😵‍💫 my was outstanding on the super high grip bumpy track.

All to play for in round 4 on a drying track would see me with a chance to make the main with single digit score unfortunatly i was collected by a rejoining car early on putting pave to that would see me wjth another 10 in round lining me up 4th in the B 1 place behind you know who Thompson 🫠

A mistake in lap 1 killed my final stuck at it with a rapid XB4 i managed to make places back up to finish 6th unfortunatly Thomposn would take the win and the chopper championship. Well done mate great to be racing so close all season but be prepared that you'll have to do your own set up homework next year as im taking seriously now 😅😅

All in all im super proud of my best National results to date litterally 10ths of seconds away from that first A final 🤏

Overall
2wd = 16th
4wd = 18th
First time in the top 20 in either class

This would see me finish 3rd in both 2wd and 4wd behind team mates Lee Martin RC and Matt Thompson RC in the V40s

The team has been amazing all season laugh a minute with some amazing 🎵 to go with it. My most fun national series to date.

Massive massive shout out to Ben Smith RC for taking home both 2wd and 4wd national titles, you and Simon Smith deserve it and genuinely 2 of the nicest people you will meet. 👏

To Daniel Pole RC for taking his first National win 💪 first of many im sure.

To Team Stephenson RC Louie being my favourite driver at the races 👌

Some time to relax before deciding what indoor racing I will be doing this year.

Huge thank you to these guys below for helping with everything you do to help this old fella go racing.

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All set for the last round of the BRCA Nationals at Batley 🤩

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Great final day of testing complete in prep for the final round of the BRCA Nationals in a couple of weeks.

Off for a much needed holiday ☀️

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BRCA National Round 5 at Bury is complete.

Another amazing weekend filled with plenty of sun and laughs.

As always the Bury squad layout some very fast and rewarding layouts if you strung it together but also punishing if you were just a little off.

2wd
Was a mixed bag some strong lap pace but unfortunately some scruffy qually runs would mean I was on the bubble of the B final all day. It was so close all day on times To my absolute disgust Jonny Skidmore RC would put a run together in round 4 to tie on point but beat me on count back to put me CQ. Hes a very very lucky boy 👀☠️😂

After a great final with Ewan Tumilty I would come home C2 not exactly what I was hoping for but again if a bad day is sharp end of the C final im moving in the right direction. Our finals times would have went 1-2 in the B final shoeing how close times were all day.

When it comes to the Chopper Championship my mate Matt Thompson RC absolutly battered me on Saturday as he made ANOTHER A final as heart wrenching as it is for me to say I was absolutly buzzing for him to make another A and that leg 2 driver was mega mate 👌👏

Saturday evening Mark Anthony Jones booked a great restaurant in Prestwich. Im not sure about all of his mates walking the streets in lycra hot pants and string vests as it coincidentally was Prestwich Pride 🏳️‍🌈 but they all seamed happy to see MAJ 👀

4wd was another strong day for the Xray cars with some small tweaks I would manage to qualify B9 which was a strong day.
Another change for the final and my car was amazing. Fastest lap in my final and on pace with some of the top boys in the A too was pleaseing. Unfortunatly stuck a train hoping for some cranage that never really came a nice race with Big Stu and Hudson Knight RC at the end would hve me B7 stomach points for the series again.

Most importantly I battered Thompson in the Chopper championship making it all square 4-4 going into the final round at Batley in a few weeks. 🤪

Huge shout out to Thomas Phipps RC and Jonny (Snipers Delight) Skidmore for strong showings in 4wd

Lee Martin RC for being unlucky not only missing out on the box but also the win on both days. 💪

Weekend off
Tenerife
National

To finish the summer off nicely.

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Brca National Round 5 ready!

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Full strip, rebuild and fresh bearings for the in prep for round 5 of the BRCA National at Bury next weekend.

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Thanks for having me on guys.

Great to chat as always.. ❤️

My winning Elceram RC Nitride and Oxide G2 set ups from the BRCA 40+ at NDOR.

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