DIRECTOR of rugby Eddie Gooby admits the improved weather has helped his side after they romped to another huge victory.
Seven days on from a 79-24 win at Saffron Walden, Gooby's men set a club record with this 81-5 trouncing of Stevenage.
It was their first game back at Timsons Lane after last month's gas explosion, and Gooby was glad to be back.
"It was fantastic," he said. "We had a large crowd, a couple of hundred people watching. All the boys were happy.
"The team has just gelled over the last two games. With the weather changing, a bit of sun and the fast ground, we're a different team.
"As soon as the weather changes, our side is better than any other in the league I think.
"Unfortunately, the packs of teams we play against are normally bigger than our pack and with the few injuries we incurred for about six weeks, we had no front row in the muddy ground and we went backwards.
"But as soon as the fast ground comes, our team just takes over.
"This week we didn't play as well as the week before but we scored more points, so the things we're doing in training are coming off now."
The fact that ten of the 13 tries scored were by the backs is testament to their ability to run the ball from any position.
Chelmsford were 5-0 up after two minutes when Sid Hoult galloped over for the first try.
Paul Smedley sprinted through a gap in the centre before Ollie Wright repeated the process minutes later.
Stevenage had their best period midway through the half, when their forwards placed sustained pressure on the Chelmsford line and they deservedly scored.
Chelmsford were soon on the attack again, Hankin finding a gap before feeding Seb Hill.
Just before half-time, Hankin put in an electric start from a standing position to make the score 38-5 at the interval.
During the second half, further scores from Tantende Gurune, Hankin and Hill (2) were all tries scored by the backs.
The forwards, however, were not to be outdone and scored the last three tries.
Nick Sarni spectacularly dived over, captain Simon Quinn plunged and Josh Clarke scored the final try.
It was appropriate that Clarke scored the final try as he was voted player of the year at the awards ceremony that followed the game.
Next week will be the final league game of the season, when Chelmsford entertain Lowestoft & Yarmouth - who were due to be the opponents on the day of the gas explosion - at 3pm.
