Josh Cook, British Touring Car Driver, guests in Formula Blue at Mansell Raceway
Josh Cook, leading M.G. driver in the British Touring Car Championship, guest drives in Formula Blue at the penultimate Branfield & Sons sponsored, 2 Counties Championship round, at Mansell raceway, Devon, on Oct 30th.
Having won the first heat, Cook qualified 7th on the grid for the Final despite having suffered a DNF in heat 3 with a “noisy” broken exhaust manifold. Unfortunately, he had insufficient time to “bed” in the gasket on the replacement part prior to the Final. Despite reaching 4th after the opening lap, he was forced to retire the following lap, as the noise became exessive, he was given a black flag and waved into the pits by the Clerk of Course. Meanwhile, it was Anthony Cleal and Duncan McLeod who shared the day at the penultimate round of the Club Championship. It is Cleal, however, who forges ahead in the overall lead, helped by the absence of Martin Wheeler, his previous main rival for the Championship. It is McLeod who now takes on the mantle !
Positions in the Club Championship for the Blue Masters group remain unchanged with Cleal ahead of McLeod and Kevin Ford.
Minimum points for McLeod allow him to reinforce his lead in the Blue Veteran section with Ford and David Goode next in line.
Goode and Ron Shone shared the points in the Blue Legend sub-class, although it is Goode who leads Shone with Kevin O’Neill chasing in 3rd place.
Cleal also heads the Blue Top Weight class, followed by McLeod. 3rd place is held by Duncan McLeod’s son Mitch, keeping it in the family.
In the Cadet Honda class a clean sweet on the day left Cameron Ross clear in the lead. Zak Styler, although 2nd on the day remains 3rd overall.
The Branfield & Sons sponsored 2 Counties Championship now moves to Clay Pigeon, in Dorset, on 13th November for the Final Round.
In with this round is also the Matthew Percy Memorial race, one of the most coveted trophy events in the Junior & Formula Blue calendar.
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