FORMULAFORDACES GOHEAD-TO-HEAD

Silver stone to decide the destiny of historic ff 1600 crown

Cameron Jackson and Ben Mitchell will settle the Historic Formula Ford 1600 title at Silverstone this weekend after one of the most fiercelycontested seasons in the championship’s 24-year history.

There are numerous permutations and heading into the weekend Jackson has a four-point advantage when dropped scores are factored in. However, it is really a winnertakes-all scenario, with two wins for either driver sealing the crown as a win attracts five points more than second place. Each has scored six wins to date.

Mitchell, racing the Merlyn Mk20 owned by journalist Marcus Pye, is trying to match his father Westie, champion in 2009, and his younger brother Sam who was champion in 2013. Jackson, meanwhile, fields a Lola T200 run by record-breaking five-time champion Neil Fowler.

Jackson said: “We went to Brands 10 points behind Ben and now we have a four-point advantage. I’ve just got to try and win the races but it is a bit of a lottery at Silverstone because you get such a big tow. You often get five or six cars battling for the lead and the last couple of laps are vital. I’ve never done a full season before in anything. We’re so evenly-matched it could go either way.”

Mitchell countered: “I’ve got to beat Cameron and I’m looking forward to two good clean races. You never know what can happen and we’ll just see how it goes. The Formula Ford is sure to feel a bit slow after racing the Formula 2 car at Dijon last weekend.”