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mail your news to editorthegrid@yahoo.co.uk RADICAL CLUB CUP ROUNDS 11 &12, SNETTERTON Wright gets it right and takes the crown Arriving at the Norfolk circuit it was all to play for in the title race, between defending champion Jonathan Wright and Colin Millar. Tom Ashton and Millar shared the victory laurels but Wright took his second successive title, after a dramatic lunchtime engine change. Ashton’s PR6 led from pole, with the similar cars of Millar, Wright and Darren Luke slotting in behind as they charged through Riches. The leading trio had already made a break by the end of the opening lap, leaving Luke to fend off Paul Steele for fourth, with Nigel Place heading the next group. It was all to play in the Supersports class too, but Simon Fish’s SR3 had the luxury of Richard Stables PR6 separating him from duelling rivals David Thorburn and Steve Burgess. Once Charles Loughran had got past David Frankland’s PR6 he closed on the battle too, while Frankland was left to fend off Gary Baxter. At the front it was more a case of not making mistakes than making progress, as Ashton eased his way clear to a comfortable victory. “I got a good run among the backmarkers, but then it was jumping out of second gear, so I had to stop using it,” he said. The breakage not only put him out of the second race, but also out of the UK Cup where he was due to share with Gary Kane the car’s owner. Millar was an equally comfortable second and although Wright was third, his engine blew as he crossed the line. Luke and Steele had parted midrace but were nose to tail again for fourth and fifth at the flag. Place had a solitary run in sixth, “I did all my overtaking early on, then watched in the mirror and just concentrated,” he explained. Fish retained his race long Supersports advantage with seventh overall, “it felt under control but it wasn’t. It took some controlling but at least I had “Hamlet” between me and the others. Thorburn had sat patiently behind Stables for the entire race, “I wasn’t going to risk a 50/50 and there was just no gap,” he said. Loughran was poised to carve his way into the reckoning after taking Burgess for third in class on lap eight, but after being poised to take Thorburn he was forced to pull off when a hub let go. Burgess retook third in class and made it a three way fight for the class title in the final race, with only one point covering all three. “I made a few mistakes and my tyres went off too,” said Burgess. Paul McClughan and Baxter had an entertaining duel, which finally went McClughan’s way with four laps remaining. James Breakell had the advantage over Rachel Davies in the Biduro class and Mark Boot led Jon Morris and Simon Garmston in the Clubsports. RESULTS RACE 1
Fastest lap: Ashton 1m05.679s (106.99mph). RACE TWO Wright’s pit crew worked flat out to change his engine before the second race, “With a standard 1500 I am not going to win, but the option was to put it in the trailer and then if Colin retired I would have been kicking myself,” he said. Once again the top three made an opening lap break, with Millar heading Luke and Wright. But Wright couldn’t live with lead duo’s pace and was already dropping back by the end of the second lap. Luke was in a determined mood and was all over Millar, but the Irishman was in no mood to surrender either as the title was his for the taking. Place had to shake off a determined Fish in the early laps, as Fish took control of the SR3 class again, with Stables keeping the rest of his rivals at bay. Burgess had been second in class until he spun exiting Coram on the third lap and pitted to retire a couple of laps later. “I picked up a puncture, it just suddenly went down, but I thought I would have the measure of Simon new tyres,” he said. Thorburn moved up to chase Stables, but had to keep a look out for Loughran, charging from the back of the grid with one eye still on the class title. With the lead pair running so close it was inevitable that lappery would be crucial. As they approached Russell for the sixth time, Ian Charles’ Clubsport was just ahead. They went either side and Luke emerged as the new leader, but at a cost. Millar soon reclaimed the advantage but it was all over for Luke. “We touched on my back wheel and it started to vibrate badly, so I had to pit,” he explained. “I got him back on the straight, I think he damaged his front splitter when he touched my back wheel, but it was a good race and a good way to finish the year,” Millar replied. He took the flag by over nine seconds from Wright, but Luke’s retirement had ended Millar’s title hopes, as second place was enough for Wright to clinch his second successive title. “It was better this year as I had to work for it. I was going to have a go with this standard motor, but didn’t really have a chance, so just sat back,” he said. Place completed the podium, “I saw them closing down on me a couple of times, so just put my head down and pulled away again,” he explained. Fish retained fourth overall and took the Supersports crown, “I felt some pressure forming up at the start, but wasn’t really aware of Steve early on in the race, I just kept Richard in sight as I knew Charles would be catching up,” he said. Thorburn was all over the back of Stables for much of the race, but was still happy with second in class, while although Loughran closed considerably he was still fractionally shy of Thorburn at the flag. Baxter and McClughan continued their duel from race one, but this time it was settled in Baxter’s favour. “The tow rope broke half way round,” reckoned McClughan. “Well we are both red and white cars so we can afford to swap paint,” Baxter replied. Richard Carver’s SR3 completed the top ten, while Davies took the Biduro class after Breakell retired. Clubsport Champion Boot was also an early casualty, which handed the class victory to Jon Morris, over Garmston and Charles. RESULTS RACE 2
Fastest lap: Millar 1m07.320s (104.38mph). Published by Peter Scherer for Radical Sportscars, September 28th, 2009.
ROUNDS 9 &10, CROFT Colin Millar strikes as Steele’s grip loosens Paul Steele celebrated his first Cup victory in fine form and looked as if a second was on the cards, until tyre wear dropped him to third in favour of Colin Millar. Steele’s PR6 led from pole into Clervaux with Jonathan Wright tucked into second. But there had already been a casualty when Paul McClughan’s SR3 swapped ends at Hawthorn. Millar was into third at Sunny at Darren Luke’s expense, closely followed by Simon Fish’s SR3 and Jon-Paul Ivey’s PR6. Wright was on Steele’s tail at the Hairpin as both cars started to pull clear of their pursuers, while back in sixth Ivey succumbed to pressure from the SR3’s of Colin Noble and Darren Anley. As Millar shook off any further threat from Luke, he began to close on the lead pair. But on the third lap Wright headed for the pitlane. “The airbox came loose as I forgot to put the cable ties on, so the crew aren’t talking to me now,” he explained. Steele was therefore in the clear from Millar and Luke and after a couple of laps of pressure Fish had to give best to Noble as they exited the Hairpin. Charles Loughran had managed to split Anley and Ivey on the third lap and ran lime astern until he made it into sixth at Clervaux, with Ivey soon following. Supersports class rival Fish was Loughran’s next target, as Steve Burgess was struggling and finally pitted to retire. “A bolt had come out of my manifold, I could hear it so it was obvious,” he said. Both Steele and Millar cruised through the final laps. “It was a bit slippery at the end as I was struggling for rear end grip, that’s what happens when you drive as fast as I did. I drove it like I stole it,” said the modest victor. “Yes it was slippery especially at the Complex. It was my first time at Croft and I went grass cutting too, as it looked a bit long in places,” Millar replied. Luke managed to retain third but had Noble threatening during the closing laps. “Colin got me on the back straight and then he went wide and I got him back,” said Luke. “It was shakedown for me, new chassis and a bit nervous at the start, but should be right for Snetterton,” said Noble. Loughran worked hard to close on Fish for the class lead, but his challenge at the Hairpin on lap eight resulted in a spin which not only handed the place to Fish, but left him to chase David Thorburn for sixth, which he successfully reclaimed with three laps to go. “That was all about my start, both Charles and David had bad ones,” said Fish. “I knew I was quicker that was why it was so frustrating, but it was good to have a ding dong with Simon though,” replied Loughran. A late overshoot at Sunny dropped Ivey to eighth behind Thorburn, who had recovered well after stalling at the start. “I was lapping someone and went straight on and could see the tyre wall looming,” Ivey reckoned. Anley was ninth after a couple of grassy moments, but well clear of a three car battle for 10th. David Frankland made his PR6 as wide as he could and successfully held off Bill Henderson and Richard Stables. “I had a good race with David, he drove well but we both made mistakes,” said Henderson. Gary Baxter was 13th from Rachel Davies’ SR4, once again running solo in the Biduro class. Mark Boot dominated the Clubsports from Jon Morris and Ian Charles. RESULTS
Class winners: Tuned: 1 Steele; 2 Millar; 3 Luke; 4 Noble; 5 Frankland; 6 Bill Henderson (SR3); 7 Jonathan Wright (PR6)Steele. Supersports: 1 Fish; 2 Loughran; 3 Thorburn; 4 Anley; 5 Gary Baxter (SR3). PR6: 1 Ivey; 2 Richard Stables. Biduro: 1 Rachel Davies (SR4); no other starters. Clubsport: 1 Mark Boot; 2 Jon Morris; 3 Ian Charles. Fastest lap: Wright 1m20.132s (95.46mph). RACE TWO
With Wright starting well down the grid after his first race problems, Steele maximised his advantage to lead again through Clervaux, from Millar, Luke, Fish, Noble and Ivey, all six showing daylight to the chasing pack by the end of the first lap. Noble took fourth into Tower, but the top three all started to consolidate their positions by the end of the second lap. But no one was able to relax as Wright was charging through the field, from ninth on lap one, to seventh, before taking Ivey at Clervaux and Fish at Sunny on the same lap. Steele had started get twitchy through the tight sections which allowed Millar to close in. “I just lost grip and Colin shot past me under braking into Tower,” he explained. Luke followed at the Hairpin which left Steele looking over his shoulder for the advancing Wright, after he had taken Noble through Hawthorn. Fish, Ivey and Thorburn ran line astern for sixth, as Loughran once again was playing catch up. But they all moved up when Wright went off at Clervaux on lap seven. “The car just let go and I was across the gravel, sideways into the wall and no coming back,” he explained. Anley also expired from ninth, which promoted Supersports rival Burgess, but at the front Millar and Luke had things pretty well sewn up. “That was a good race, tough when I was behind Paul, but then I was in control,” said Millar after taking victory by just over 7 ½ secs. “I had a few handling problems as well as less power than some of the others. I was driving with the back wheels to cut out the steering for the next corner,” Luke explained. Steele lost out to Noble at the Hairpin with three laps to go, but the former leader fought back to secure third. Ivey headed Supersports class winner Fish from lap nine, leaving Loughran to take seventh after Thorburn damaged his car in the tyres at the Complex and retired. “Brilliant start again,” said Fish, which was in sharp contrast to Loughran. “Terrible I just didn’t get away,” he added. Burgess survived in eighth, “it still wasn’t right though, but it’s all to play for in the championship now though,” he said. Henderson broke clear to secure ninth, with McClughan 10th after a duel with Baxter. Frankland just headed Biduro class winner Davies for 12th and once again Boot had the legs of Morris and Charles in the Clubsports. RESULTS
Class winners: Tuned: 1 Millar; 2 Luke; 3 Steele; 4 Noble; 5 Henderson; Frankland. Supersports: 1 Fish; 2 Loughran; 3 Burgess; 4 McClughan; 5 Baxter. PR6: 1 Ivey; no other finishers. Biduro: 1 Davies; no other starters. Clubsport: 1 Boot; 2 Morris; 3 Charles; no other finishers. Fastest lap: Steele 1m20.719s (94.77mph). Published by Peter Scherer for Radical Sportscars, August 24th, 2009.
Miller keeps his word! ROUNDS 7 & 8, CASTLE COMBE After Jonathan Wright’s double win at Donington, Colin Millar stated he would end the defending champions run of success. At Castle Combe he kept his promise and was a double winner himself. Darren Luke’s PR6 led the initial charge to Quarry from Millar, Paul Steele and Wright, while Simon Tilling was left on the grid. Wright quickly picked off Steele for third and Gary Kane followed before the opening lap was run. But as the PR6 top five pulled clear, Millar started to threaten Luke’s lead. Kane closed on Wright too, with Nigel Place on his own in sixth, as Simon Fish’s SR3 battled ahead of Gary Marsh to lead the Supersports class. Millar had a couple of looks before snatching the lead on lap five. “I was surprised I stayed ahead that long, but when I caught slower cars I lost momentum and that’s when he got me,” said Luke. Wright was still third but had Kane and Steele still in his wheeltracks. Wright seemed to be lacking his usual pace as the lead pair started to pull out a small lead. Kane shot into third up Avon Rise and Steele tried to follow. As Millar tried to break the tow to Luke, Kane began to close on the early leader. Although Place was still in sixth, he had the Supersports class battle closing. Charles Loughran darted through at Camp to head Fish, “he took the edge off my rim, so I don’t know how the tyre stayed up,” said Fish. “I had the inside we touched briefly under braking, bit I did dive in a bit,” admitted Loughran. But although Millar had the lead it was far from secure as the race went on. Luke kept him under threat and pounced when Millar got it wrong lap 13. “He got held up on Westway and I was quickest into the corner and retook the lead,” said Luke. It was shortlived as Millar was back ahead two laps later and this time he stayed there to take victory by over two seconds. It was Kane however that grabbed a late second, “I got by into Tower with four laps to go, but I seemed to be bouncing around more than the others,” he said. Wright also made a late charge to secure third from Luke on the penultimate lap. “I went one side of Mike Roberts and Darren went the other at Quarry, I came out in front. It was really hard work but I was glad it was Colin then ended by run,” said Wright. Steele was only a fraction behind Luke too at the flag, “I thought I had a puncture but it was a CV boot that had gone and put grease on a rear tyre. Until then I had waited to pick up any pieces the other three left,” said Steele. Supersports winner Loughran pipped Place for seventh on the last lap, “he got me at Quarry, but I had spent the whole race with no one to chase, just defending and looking in my mirrors,” Place explained. Fish retained second in class from ninth overall, followed by class championship leader Steve Burgess. “It was Ok but my lack of circuit knowledge let me down,” said the ex biker. Gary Marsh was a close 10th and David Thorburn’s SR3 was the last unlapped runner, “I found the backmarkers a bit worrying at times,” he said. Mark Boot once again topped the Clubsports form Simon Garmston, while Rachel Davies surrendered the Biduro’s spoils when her SR4 ran out of fuel and handed victory to Shaun Mellors. RESULTS RACE 1
Fastest lap: Simon Tilling (SR3) 1m04.192s (103.75mph).
RACE TWO
Millar led an almost immediate five car break, from Kane, Luke, Wright and Steele. Wright demoted Luke on the second lap and picked off Kane a lap later. But as Millar started to extend his lead, Simon Tilling began charging through the order, to close on Fish who was on the tail of a four car train for second. Kane pitted after four laps, “the brakes had boiled,” he explained, which allowed Wright, Luke and Steele to spread out behind. Luke began to comeback at Wright’s second place, but both continued to lose touch with Millar. Behind the lead quartet, Tilling still had the legs of Supersports leader Fish, who had Place separating him from rivals Loughran and Burgess. Loughran pitted after seven laps, which brought a three way battle between Marsh, Thorburn and Carver into the top ten. But it began to close at the front with Millar’s lead reducing as Wright attacked. “I got level into the Esses but neither of us would give way. I was impatient as I knew his tyres had gone off and could have passed him later. But we touched and I came off worse, broke a wishbone and front upright,” Wright explained after retiring to the pits. Millar still fought on and managed to retain his lead to make it a double win, but Luke was only 0.599 secs down at the flag. “My tyres were gone quite early on and after that touch with Jonathan, Luke pushed me all the way and my steering had been slightly damaged,” said Millar. “I did get the lead briefly, but got outdragged. At last I am getting the starts right now,” Luke added. Steele was third on the road but along with Kane and Wright he was given a jump start penalty which dropped him to fourth behind Tilling. Place retained fifth after Wright pitted and Fish topped the Supersports, with Thorburn second, after Burgess pitted with five laps to go. Marsh and Carver were next home, having spent most of the race nose to tail. Bill Henderson was 10th with inches to spare over Phil Abbott. Boot comfortably headed Garmston for another Clubsport win, while Jon Morris crashed heavily at Camp on the 12th lap. Davies once again retired from the head of the Biduro’s with rear wing problems, which left Gary Ramsdale to head home Richard Fearns. RESULTS RACE 2
Fastest lap: Wright 1m04.602s (103.09mph).
Published by Peter Scherer for Radical Sportscars, July 20th, 2009.
Jonathon is the Wright stuff ROUNDS 5 & 6, DONINGTON PARK It’s now six wins out of six this season for Jonathan Wright, as his PR6 collected another lights to flag double win at Donington Park. Colin Millar’s PR6 had secured pole for the Friday afternoon race, but had no answer as Wright headed the charge to Redgate, with Gary Kane’s PR6 slotting in third. But David Thorburn had spun his SR3 out of the race and Mark Boot’s Clubsport was caught up in the same incident, so three laps behind the safety car followed. Charles Loughran was also delayed, “I had a great start but had to take to the grass at the Old Hairpin to avoid them,” he explained. From the green flag Millar stayed in touch with Wright briefly, but Kane slipped back to a solid third, as the PR6’s of Jon-Paul Ivey and Nigel Place held fourth and fifth from Supersports class leader Steve Burgess. Paul Steele’s dived his PR6 ahead of Burgess into Goddards and began a rapid climb through the order. Through the Esses for the sixth time Steele was into fifth, but had both Place and Burgess inches behind. Equally close were the SR3’s of Darren Anley and Simon Fish, duelling for second in class. A lap later Steele was fourth into Goddards, where he was left to settle as third placed Kane was out of reach. The top five settled down over the later laps, but six cars were line astern into Goddards for sixth with time running out. Wright took the flag over five seconds clear of Millar. “I made a couple of mistakes after the safety car allowed Colin to close again, but just got my head down after that,” said Wright. While Millar, Kane, Steele and Prosport class winner Ivey held station, Burgess escaped to claim sixth and victory in the Supersports. “I was quite happy with that,” said Kane, whose thoughts were echoed by Steele. “I struggled in wet qualifying but happy with that as it was fine in the dry race,” he said. “I had a bit of contact at the start, but then defensive and had a good run to the end,” said Burgess. Place pitted on the last lap and dropped to 14th, which moved Anley into seventh. “It was my SR3 debut. I had no grip early on but started to get used to the car and didn’t know I was second in class,” he said. Simon Fish managed to escape from Bill Henderson during the later laps to secure eighth and was almost within striking distance of Anley at the flag. “I made an awful start but the pace was very fast,” said Fish. Henderson was left in a terrific duel with Simon Tilling to complete the top ten, which finally went in Henderson’s favour by 0.423secs. “I had two or three hard laps when I was in front, but couldn’t shake him off,” said Henderson. “We were flat out then caught Nigel Place slowing, I locked up on the last lap at Melbourne Hairpin and that was all Bill needed,” Tilling replied. Richard Stables was second in the Prosport class, “all on my own again,” he said. Irish Roadsports racer Mark Crawford completed the class podium on his Club Cup debut, first time in England and first time on slicks. Rachel Davies’ SR4 headed Gary Ramsdale throughout to take the Biduro class and Mark Boot was a clear winner over Neil Hunt in the Clubsports, after Abbott’s first lap incident and Andrew Harwood t-boning Gary Baxter at Goddards. RESULTS
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RACE TWO Kane was absentee from Saturday’s grid and it was tight as the field descended on Redgate for the first time. Wright led Millar and Steele and by the end of the opening lap they had already made a telling break. Ivey, Burgess, Henderson and Anley followed, with Fish taking Tilling for eighth into Goddards, as Stables almost followed. Millar again managed to stick with Wright for a few laps, which left Steele in a solitary third, while in sixth Henderson was really fired yup and challenging Burgess for fifth. Having missed most of the first race with electrical problems, Darren Luke’s PR6 carved through the order and was into seventh at the Esses on lap three, after taking Anley. A lap later he picked off both Henderson and Burgess too. By lap five Wright was in the clear again as Luke’s charge continued, claiming Ivey before setting his sights on Steele’s third place. But before he got there Steele headed for the pits. Luke was therefore up to third, from Ivey and Burgess, but there was a wheel to wheel battle on for sixth between Anley, Henderson and Tilling. But Henderson spun at Melbourne and was left to defend eighth from Fish. “I got a seven second lead then it came down to two when I fell asleep, so I had to work a bit,” said Wright after taking the flag. “I had a low rev misfire, plus I lost time on the grass at Redgate. I will get him another time though,” Millar replied. Luke held onto third but was closed on considerably by Ivey towards the end. “That was better but it started to get hot,” said Luke. Burgess made it win number in the Supersports with fifth overall. “Bill was flying from the start and I had push on to keep them at a distance,” he explained. Tilling retained sixth, “I was catching Steve Burgess but spun at Melbourne n the last lap,” he said. Anley was second in class again, “I changed the gearing but struggled especially losing speed at the Old Hairpin,” he said. Henderson just held off Stables for ninth after he finally lost touch with Fish. “Bill had roared off into the distance but came back into range when he spun,” said Fish. “Oh but what a great race, my brakes faded but when the lights went out at the start I was off,” Henderson replied. Loughran just missed out on the top ten as both he and Barry Marks just missed the spinning McClughan at Goddards. “I spun twice the first was my fault,” said McClughan. Anley, Fish and Loughran followed Burgess home in the Supersports class, while Stables once again trailed Ivey for second in the Prosports. Crawford still held third despite breaking his transmission heading for the line. Davies and Boot were the respective Biduro and Clubsport victors again, having had little resistance on this occasion. RESULTS
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Fastest lap: Wright 1m32.748s (97.03mph). Published by Peter Scherer for Radical Sportscars, July 6th, 2009.
ROUNDS ONE & TWO, ROCKINGHAM Wright still on top of the Rock It was 2008 all over again as Jonathan Wright’s PR6 proved the dominant force in the opening rounds of this years Club Cup Championship. Wright qualified on pole but was only 0.309s quicker than Darren Luke’s PR6, with Gary Kane a further a further 0.6s back in third. There were no absentees after qualifying and so a healthy 23 car grid lined up in the sunshine for the start. Wright flew through Turn One to head the PR6’s of Kane, Nigel Place and Colin Millar into Deene. But way down the order was Wright’s front row partner Luke, “I got it wrong at the start, stretched the chain and could just limp around to the pits,” he explained. But Wright was already pulling clear with Place looking to challenge Kane for second and Paul McClughan all over Paul Steele for fifth. Flat out through Turn One for the third time Place made his move on Kane and had inches in hand as they turned into the Deene Hairpin. Kane did his best to retake on the exit, before tucking back in third. Millar had also consolidated fourth, while Steele had the pressure on him lifted after Charles Loughran’s SR3 demoted McClughan. Barring mishaps Wright’s win looked a foregone conclusion, but Kane refused to give up his quest for second and kept the pressure on Place. Millar continued to dominate the Supersports class, as he Steele and Loughran all looked fairly settled. But McClughan continued to have a fight on his hands and shared numerous exchanges with David Thorburn’s SR3. At the flag Wright opened his account with victory by over 13 secs. “I expected Darren to put some pressure on me at the start, but after he had gone I decided I was too old to wait for the others,” he said. Kane sustained his racelong pressure on Place, but still had to settle for third. “When Nigel got me I thought I had seen a yellow flag, so backed off and didn’t see any more, so I thought I had better close up again,” Kane explained. Millar took a fairly solitary Supersports class win with fourth overall, but just behind is was considerably closer. Steele had been caught by Loughran in the closing laps and almost nipped by into Tarzan on the last lap. “He was in a tuned car, I could stay with him in the corners but not on the straights,” Loughran explained after sealing second in class. As McClughan slipped back Thorburn almost caught the Loughran and Steele battle too, but it was even closer behind. Bill Henderson had battling ex bikers Steve Burgess and Richard Carver to contend with. His SR3 finally secured eighth with Burgess and Carver completing the top ten. “Absolutely brilliant and my first ever car race,” Carver enthused. After Rachel Davies retired her SR4, James Cook was left with a solo run to take the Biduro class. In the Clubsports Mark Boot had battled past Simon Garmston into Yentwood on the fifth lap, only to lose his class win on the final tour. “I ran out of fuel,” he explained. “I had a good few laps but then Mark got away a bit,” replied Garmston after picking up the win. Result
Class winners: Millar; James Cook (SR4); Simon Garmston (Clubsport). Fastest lap: Wright 1m18.622s (88.82mph).
RACE TWO All 23 cars made it to the grid again for race two, but Luke had his work cut out having to start from the back of the grid after his earlier non finish. Wright once again scorched through Turn One as the rest were left in his wake. “I am not usually that good at starts, but that was two already,” he said. Place was initially second but Kane’s determination took him through under braking for Tarzan and he just held on at the exit. Steele, Millar, Henderson, Burgess and Loughran all followed, before the flying Luke began to reel them in. Wright and Kane consolidated their places within a couple of laps, but one by one Luke picked off his rivals and was into third at Tarzan by lap four. Place seemed to be struggling, but his quest to retain fourth was helped by Steele and Millar’s duel behind. With Wright long gone Kane became powerless as Luke chipped away at his once safe cushion in second, but as in race one Kane continued to press on unabated. Behind Steele and Millar’s fifth placed scrap, Loughran had battled his way to the front of the next, but Burgess challenged him at Tarzan on the fifth lap and almost spun. They were side by side again a couple of laps later before Burgess eventually made it through. Back at the front Wright cruised through the remaining laps for win number two. “I set myself a 10 second gap. I got seven and then had to up the pace again,” he explained. Although Luke had managed to catch Kane and was almost through at Tarzan on lap nine. Kane successfully kept his rival at bay for another four laps, before losing out at Tarzan. “We caught a backmarker and I was slightly distracted and missed a gear. I looked down and Darren was through,” he explained. Having shadowed Steele for much of the race Burgess claimed fourth on the final tour and took a comfortable Supersports win, after both Place and Millar expired in the closing laps. Thorburn also finished strongly and took Loughran on the last lap for both sixth overall and second in class, leaving Henderson, Carver and Gary Marsh to complete the top ten. Rachel Davies comfortably led Cook for the whole race to take the Biduro class and Boot gained his revenge with a clear win in the Clubsports over Garmston. “Much better, it does help when you carry enough fuel,” he concluded. Result
Class winners: Burgess; Rachel Davies (SR4); Mark Boot (Clubsport).
Issued for Radical Sportscars by Peter Scherer, April 20th 2008.
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