Ryan and Lynch have to wait for the final results

Organiser: MDA/ BTRDA When: October 14 Where: Blyton Park Starters: 47.

Irishman Patrick Ryan qualified on pole position for the Supermodified A final and crossed the finish line first in the penultimate round of the BTRDA Clubmans Rallycross Championship at Blyton Park.

Ryan made the best start as Tony Lynch had contact with Mike Dresser at the first corner of the final, Lynch recovering a half-spin to run second.

On lap two, Lynch moved into the lead on the loose surface section but Ryan made a last-corner overtake to claim victory on track.

Following a protest, Ryan was handed a five-second penalty which dropped him behind Lynch in the results. However, the result remains provisional as Ryan appealed the amended classification, which will be heard at the season finale in two weeks’ time.

BMW Mini racer David Bell, who finished second in the B final in torrentially wet conditions, delivered an impressive drive to finish on the podium. Paul Johnson wound up fourth and B final winner Nick Angrave was fifth. Dresser retired from the final. The event was cut to two qualifying sessions to limit wear to the loose-surface sections in the wet conditions, and it was Peugeot 205 campaigner Ryan Stutchbury who started from pole in the Classic final, from where he would never be headed on route to victory. Ryan Taylor finished second and rallycross stalwart David Ewin rounded off the top three.

Polish driver Jarek Suchowiecki took a commanding win in the Production category while Dale Ford finished second and Joe Meskauskas was third. Mark Henry scored a personal best result in fourth but Luke Mason was unable to start the final due to a broken driveshaft.

Luke Constantine continued an impressive first season of motorsport by maintaining his unbeaten run in the BTRDA Junior category, racing a Suzuki Swift. It was a Constantine family lockout on the podium as his cousin James finished second and older brother Tom was third. Amy Baines scored a personal best result of fourth.

Dan Beattie claimed victory in the Production 4x4 category as the only finisher. He fended off early race pressure from Paul Davis to lead throughout, Davis spinning his Subaru on lap two. On his debut in the class, Dominic Flitney climbed to second when Davis spun. But he retired after contact when Davis retook the position. Davis then also dropped out with engine problems.

Results

Supermodified: 1 Tony Lynch (Ford Ka) 6m35.056s; 2 Patrick Ryan (Vauxhall Nova) +4.816s; 3 David Bell (BMW Mini); 4 Paul Johnson (BMW M3); 5 Nick Angrave (Honda Integra); 6 Marc Jones (Toyota MR2).

Classic: 1 Ryan Stutchbury (Peugeot 205) 6m39.114s; 2 Ryan Taylor (BMW E30) +7.982s; 3 David Ewin (Ford Fiesta); 4 Martin Peel (Peugeot 205); 5 David Martin (Peugeot 205); 6 Richard Todd (BMW E30)

Production: 1 Jarek Suchowiecki (Citroen Saxo) 6m36.631s; 2 Dale Ford (Citroen Saxo) +8.346s; 3 Juozas Meskauskas (Citroen C2); 4 Mark Henry (Alfa Romeo 147); 5 Thomas Edmunds (MG ZR); 6 Stephen Gaunt (Citroen C2).

Junior: 1 Luke Constantine (Suzuki Swift) 6m.57.270s; 2 James Constantine (Suzuki Swift) +11.380s; 3 Tom Constantine (Suzuki Swift); 4 Amy Baines (Vauxhall Corsa); 5 Morgan Wroot (Suzuki Swift); 6 Ben Sayer (Suzuki Swift)

Production 4x4: 1 Dan Beattie (Subaru Impreza) 6m29.272s;