The 2025/26 Essex Winter Season got underway with the first round, presented by RC Maker, taking place this weekend.
LRP Modified
With the LRP Modified defending champion Olly Jefferies missing this round, there was an opportunity for his competitors to get a head-start. It was Tonisport-backed driver Kyle Branson who secured the TQ with his Awesomatix, ahead of Mugen’s Alex Thurston with the rest of the top five made of the Schumacher trio of Elliott Harper, Peter Eagles and Matthieu Dambrine.
Kyle continued to remain in control for the Final, taking a lights-to-flag win to secure the maximum points at the season opener. Alex and Elliott finished second and third, reflecting the qualifying positions, Peter holding on to fourth place as Stefan Chodzynski moved up to fifth at the finish.
Rush Stock
In the Rush Stock class, Zak Finlay picked up where he finished last season, the series champion winning all qualifying rounds. Andy Murray secured second on the grid ahead of Adam Southgate, Finley Whitelock and Sam Nicholls. The final saw Zak run away with the win, Andy having a rather lonely drive to second place, and Adam run in third for the majority of the race until an incident with a back marker forced him out, promoting Finley into a podium place.
ToniSport FWD
In ToniSport Front Wheel Drive, Dan Blake took TQ after a nice fight in qualifying with Michael Chapman. Nathan Parker was best-of-the-rest and would line up third, ahead of Jon Seals and Mark Young. The top three from qualifying held their positions through the final to make the podium places, whilst Sid Lawrence raced up to fourth and Mark Burgess took a well-deserved fifth place in the final.
The series continues with Round 2 in November – join us then!
