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Thrid title in a row in Supernatio­nal as Ovenden tops the class warriors

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Tristan Ovenden romped to a third straight Supernatio­nal title with his Renault Clio V6 in 2019 as Paige Bellerby had a challengin­g year hampered by technical problems with her Lotus Exige that dented her title challenge.

Super1600 racer Craig Lomax not only sealed the front-wheel-drive class title for a second time but also battled hard with Bellerby for runner-up spot in Supernatio­nal until the bitter end before just losing out.

Guy Corner debuted a new Lotus in the latter stages of the year and impressed with his pace.

Luke Constantin­e started the Junior RX season as favourite and duly won the title after being pipped to the crown at the season finale 12 months earlier by his brother Tom. This time, it was Patrick O’donovan who took the title fight to the wire, but Constantin­e came out on top. Ben Sayer and Latvian driver Roberts Vitols also starred.

It was Tom Constantin­e who claimed the Swift Sport title in a dramatic final weekend for the single-make series, where four drivers fought for the crown. Constantin­e, who had ruled himself out of the title fight, won both rounds in the Croft finale while Dominic Flitney, Max Weatherley and Will Layton tripped up, gifting Constantin­e an unlikely triumph.

Drew Bellerby won the BMW Mini crown when rival David Bell was slowed by his second engine failure of the season, as Chrissy Palmer scooped his fourth RX150 title. Gary Simpson took top honours in Retro Rallycross.

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