Foster takes a double victory to launch late title bid
Ginetta Junior
Starting the weekend 73 points behind the championship leader and believing he was all but out of title contention, Louis Foster was the living epitome of the old adage what a difference a day makes.
Two wins from the first two races while his rivals faltered launched the 15-year-old into the title fight just one point shy of Luke Browning and 46 down on Adam Smalley by the end of the weekend.
A clean first race which he dubbed as “not a bad 20 minutes work” featured him utilising the inside line at Tarzan on lap six to pass Patrick Kibble for victory.
The second encounter was a tougher affair, with Foster, Fin Green and Browning all in with a shot of the win.
Foster and Green traded the lead on a handful of occasions, but Browning employed a masterful switchback at Chapman to squeeze past Green for second and, with the pack taking the chance to try and follow through, Green was spun at Gracelands and out of contention.
Browning’s late charge on Foster cut the gap to 0.6s, but he couldn’t challenge for the win.
“This race was definitely a bit more difficult compared to the previous one,” Foster admitted, buoyed by his new found championship challenge.
“I was thinking we are going to have to let the front two get on with it, but now I am thinking maybe not,” he said.
Downpours ahead of the third race meant wet set-ups were required, and even though Foster topped the wet test session on Friday, he had to settle for second behind Browning.
Lots of wheelspin off pole dropped Foster behind Browning, and while Foster had the pace to get close, 0.3s at its tightest, he admitted he just made one too many mistakes.
“We’re back on form,” Browning beamed. “I was just chilling out front, and just started enjoying it.”