181 drivers raced in the fourth grading period of 2024, which contained 14 meetings.  The average
        car attendance across the 12 U.K. mainland meetings was 48.33 and there were 42 different race
        winners.  In total, 298 different drivers have raced in the season to date.
 
    The Best Attended Meetings for the Period were:-
        Skegness 13 Jul – 94 cars,  Skegness 14 Jul – 86 cars,  Skegness 11 Jul – 70 cars,
        Aldershot 23 Jun – 66 cars,  Taunton 20 Jul – 59 cars.
 
    Drivers with the Best Attendance Record for the Period were:-
        24 Jon Palmer – 9 app.,  7 Gordon Moodie – 8 app.,  213 Tom Bennett – 8 app.,
        355 Aidan Grindey – 8 app.,  387 Jason McDonald – 8 app.,  776 Dan Roots – 8 app.,
        992 Harley Burns – 8 app.
 
    Top Scorers for the Period, by grade, were:-
        White: 844 Jack Prosser – 88 pts;  Yellow: 903 Ben Spence – 87 pts;  Blue: 564 David Shearing – 120 pts;
        Red: 647 Chris Burgoyne – 121 pts;  S/S: 183 Charlie Guinchard – 142 pts.
 
    Carry On Regardless - Most No-Score Meetings (Nils):-
        588 Mike Kingston Jr. – 14 mtgs.,  925 Jake Wilson – 14 mtgs.,  533 John Whittaker – 13 mtgs.,
        259 Daz Purdie – 12 mtgs.
 
    Never Quite Got Off The Mark - Most No-Score Meetings (Nils) And No Points:-
        296 Charlie Doe – 9 mtgs.,  222 Adrian Watts – 8 mtgs.,  145 Harry Adams – 7 mtgs.
 
2024 Novice Of The Year
        The Novice of the Year is open to ‘genuine’ novices, i.e. those who are in their first BriSCA F2 season
        or have not raced in more than 3 meetings in total in previous seasons and who started this season
        with a white roof.  The novice who has scored the most national points at the end of the season will
        be the winner of the Novice of the Year title.
    Current standings:
        286 – 300pts, 727 – 139pts, 405 – 73pts, 207 – 43pts, 77 – 42pts, 128 – 29pts, 109 – 27pts,
        157 – 16pt, 237 – 11pts, 74 – 7pts, 760 – 6pts, 80 – 5pts, 215 – 5pts, 165 – 1pt, 274 – 1pt, 541 – 1pt.
        The winner will be presented with the Novice of the Year trophy.  The runner-up and the third place
        finisher will also receive trophies.
 
David’s Observations
   -    These grades will come into force on 1 August 2024.  The next grading period of season 2024 will
        run from 21 July to 20 August inclusive.
   -    In order to be eligible for downgrading on 1 September 2024, you must race a minimum of three
        times between 21 July and 20 August and also have raced at least once between 21 June and 20 July.
   -    International drivers are shown on the grading list solely for information purposes.  Their positions
        have no effect on grades.
   -    Points, appearances etc., are from meetings attended, that are on the National Fixture List.
 
Graded Drivers Retired in the Period (in points scoring order within grades)
        R:  615, 83
        B:  191, 141, 43, 228, 679, 888, 290, 941
        Y:  795, 597, 611, 109, 104, 393, 818, 291, 572, 76, 939, 46, 175
        In total, 45 drivers retired or failed to race in the period.
 
Blacklist
        Actually, more of a ‘Whitelist’ this month as the standard of grade/number presentation continues
        to improve.  Particular thanks to two drivers I highlighted last month – 501 for his superbly presented
        yellow wing and 667 for having applied clear and legible numbers.  Three others I mentioned last
        time have now abandoned, or will be abandoning,  the dreaded sticky tape thanks to an upgrading.