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2009 Race Season Results:

15th March 2009 - Brands Hatch

1st in class - David Charlton

13th April 2009 -Castle Coombe

1st in class - David Charlton

9th May 2009 - Brands Hatch

1st in class - David Charlton

24th May 2009 - Mallory Park

1st in class - David Charlton

27th-28th June 2009 - Lydden Hill

1st in class - David Charlton

23rd August 2009 - Snetterton

1st in class - David Charlton

5th September 2009 - Lydden Hill

1st in class - David Charlton

3rd-4th October 2009 - Silverstone

1st in class - David Charlton

14th November 2009 - Brands Hatch

1st in class - David Charlton

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After a dominating and consistent season racing in the BARC TinTops ‘Beetle Challenge’, David ‘The Bandit’ Charlton took the Challenge 2010 title in some style, in his 1303 bug ‘Smokey’! Better still David came very close to winning the entire TinTops championship, coming second overall out of all the classes!

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STOP PRESS: BREAKING NEWS!

Dave took the coveted ‘BARC Driver of the Year‘ award at the annual British Automobile Racing Club Awards Presentation… adding yet more to his silverware collection… Big Up ‘Smokey and the Bandit‘ …

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2008 Race Season Results:

4th October 2008 - Lydden Hill Circuit (Our first race adventure!)
The biggest result is that we had beetles out there circuit racing for the first time in years!

1st in class - Simon Sergides
2nd in class - David Charlton

Read the full race review here for details on this debut race in the Tin Top Championship as a ‘Beetle’ Class within the BARC South East Region Club.

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15th November 2008 - Brands Hatch Circuit 
November saw Trigger debut in his ‘Nasty’ bug - and he went on to win both class races.

1st in class - Trigger
2nd in class - David Charlton
3rd in class - Simon Sergides

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The Beetle Challenge 2008 Championship Winner (Albeit a very short season!) - David Charlton in his 1600cc Rally Bug!