Grading List Facts and Figures 20 November 2023 07:46 chrisf 220 drivers raced in the seventh and last grading period of 2023, which contained 24 meetings. The average car attendance across the 22 U.K. meetings was 28.86 and there were 47 different race winners. In total, 334 different drivers have raced in the 2023 season. The Best Attended Meetings for the Period were:- Taunton 30 Sep – 52 cars, Taunton 1 Oct – 46 cars, Mildenhall 14 Oct – 45 cars, Skegness 5 Nov – 45 cars, King’s Lynn 30 Sep – 44 cars, Skegness 7 Oct – 44 cars. Drivers with the Best Attendance Record for the Period were:- 213 Tom Bennett – 11 app., 926 Josh Wilson – 10 app., 560 Luke Wrench – 9 app., 968 Micky Brennan – 9 app., 184 Aaron Vaight – 8 app., 618 Ben Lockwood – 8 app., 979 Paul Moss – 8 app. Top Scorers for the Period, by grade, were:- White: 749 Ben Aimson – 59 pts; Yellow: 514 Reece McIntosh – 86 pts; Blue: 47 Greg McKenzie – 92 pts; Red: 184 Aaron Vaight – 200 pts; S/S: 968 Micky Brennan – 187 pts. Carry On Regardless - Most No-Score Meetings (Nils):- 925 Jake Wilson – 26 mtgs., 588 Mike Kingston Jr. – 26 mtgs., 926 Josh Wilson – 20 mtgs., 22 Dave Gallagher – 18 mtgs., 870 Bruno Farrell – 17 mtgs. Never Quite Got Off The Mark - Most No-Score Meetings (Nils) And No Points:- 962 Graham East – 11 mtgs., 308 Lee Gilmore – 8 mtgs., 336 Ben Cole – 6 mtgs., 604 Alfie Allard – 6 mtgs., 988 Daniel Horsepool – 6 mtgs. 2023 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 and who started the 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. 2023 top three: 1st: 285 Caiden Morrison – 414pts, 2nd: 355 Aidan Grindey – 242pts, 3rd: 547 Lewis Burgoyne – 227pts. Remaining scorers: 463 – 222pts, 514 – 181pts, 335 – 157pts, 121 – 80pts, 654 – 75pts, 856 – 74pts, 223 – 67pts, 141 – 48pts, 238 – 40pts, 61 – 34pts, 937 – 31pts, 790 – 18pts, 205 – 17pts, 179 – 15pts, 235 – 15pts, 870 – 9pts, 401 – 7pts, 914 – 4pts, 152 – 3pts, 75 – 2pts, 283 – 1pt, 421 – 1pt, 504 – 1pt, 548 – 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 at that time. David’s Observations • These grades will come into force on 1 January 2024. The first grading period of season 2024 will run from 1 March to 15 April inclusive. • In order to be eligible for downgrading on 1 May 2024, you must race a minimum of three times between 1 March and 15 April. • As this is the final grading list of season 2023, all of the 334 drivers that have raced during the season are included. However, those drivers who are currently inactive owing to retirement or suspension are shown in red in italic script. • 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/Suspended in the Period (in points scoring order within grades) R: 226 (susp.), 9; B: 960, 801, 315, 419, 676, 343; Y: 445, 270, 777, 188, 856, 528, 247, 715, 128; In total, 23 drivers retired, were suspended or failed to race in the period.