SMITHERS STEALS THE SHOW
Qualifying on the front row of the Final in the NKRA Blue Challenge Championship, at the Clay Pigeon Raceway on June 28th, gave Dean Smithers the perfect start for a stunning day. Despite being outgunned into the lead at the start, by David Watts, Smithers waited until lap six before moving into the lead. Watts did not leave it there however and harried Smithers all the way to the chequered flag finishing 2nd a mere 0.6 of a second behind !
The next three tailed these front two home, only one second apart and just over one second behind. Billy Thomas came in 3rd ahead of Callum Jobson and Jamie Watts.
In the Championship, David Watts continues to hold the lead from Harry Smithson, Smithers and Jobson with Thomas moving up into 5th overall.
It was a similar situation in the BLUE Masters sub-class with Smithers ahead of Watts and Thomas. Jamie Watts coming in 4th ahead of Max Gunter. David Watts remains in the overall lead, ahead of Smithers, Thomas, Alex Fortune and John Hartshorne. The absence of Stuart Gray in the BLUE Veteran group allowed John Hartshorne to take the day ahead of Paul Wheeler and Ron Shone. Hartshorne also takes the lead in the championship, with Ron Shone 2nd, Graham Joseph 3rd and Robin Stoddart-Stones 4th.
It was a similar performance in the BLUE Legend section with a win for Hartshorne, this time from Shone, Stoddart-Stones and Joseph. Hartshorne takes the championship lead from Shone, Joseph and Stoddart Stones.
The Top Weight sub-class is proving to be a runaway for Smithers. His pole and race win over Thomas and Gunter has moved him further into the overall lead in the Championship ahead of Thomas, Alex Fortune, Shone and Gunter.
Competitors now have 2 weeks to prepare for Round 5, which takes place on July 13th at the Llandow circuit in South Wales.
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