TWO COUNTIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2, at FOREST EDGE ON AUGUST 7th
Newly registered Devon Giles takes an uncontested win in the Cadet Honda Class.
The reigning Club Champion from 2021 in Junior Blue, Sam Mitchell, stated his intent to retain his title with a pole to flag win, Rhys Read and Jamie Bradfield shared 2nd place points, though it was Read who recorded the fastest lap in the Final. Mitchell takes the Championship lead with Read in second, 2 points adrift and Bradfield in 3rd.
Joey Foster stamped his authority on the proceedings with his own version of a lights to flag win. He was, however, harried by Anth Cleal right up to the chequered flag ! In the day’s results, Foster won with zero points. Cleal and Kieran Quirke share the second spot with 6 points. Mike Bell came 4th following an opposite pole start and a 6th finish. 5th on the day was Kevin O’neill on 10 points. In the Championship standing, Foster sits in the lead with zero points, followed by bell on 2 points. Cleal takes up 3rd place on equal points with Quirke, but separated by a better drop option. O’Neill makes up the front five on 10 points.
Foster also took the day in the Blue Master sub-group from Cleal, O’Neill, Paul Alexander and Steve Groves.
Cleal won the Veteran section, from O’Neill, Alexander, Groves and Dave Waldron. Cleal also leads the Championship from O’Neill, Alexander, Groves and Chris Underhill.
In the Blue Legend sub-class, O’Neill took a clean sweep of points. Behind were Underhill, David Goode, Ron Shone and Mark Cook. O’Neill leads the standings followed by Underhill, Shone, Goode and John Hartshorne.
Tom Parker won the Top Weight sub-group with 2 points from Shone on 3 points and Rob Mortimore on 5 points. It is Mortimore, however, who stays in the Championship lead by virtue of a better drop option from Parker. Shone slips to 3rd, Phil shears to 4th and Paul Dible to 5th.
The Two Counties Championship now has a two-month break before round 3, whilst the Junior and Senior Formula Blue grids concentrate on their Grande Finals at the Forest edge Club on September 4th.
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