ROSE TAKES SPORTS/SALOONS OPENER, BUT IS THEN LEFT WITH NO GEARS

Paul Rose’s Saker had overcome an early exchange with Paul Dobson’s Locost Mazda to win the first CNC Heads Sports/ Saloons encounter. He left Dobson to fight off a challenge from the Spires of Jon Woolfitt and Danny Bird for third.

Having led from the start of race two, Rose retired with no gears. Dobson went on to take the win from Woolfitt and Bird.

Former champion Lewis Saunders edged out Charlie Hand through Coppice to win their first Junior Saloons race of the weekend after Alex Solley had earlier run wide at the Gooseneck to surrender his lead. Ben Greenhill completed the podium. Saunders was never headed in the second race, with Hand and Solley well-spaced in second and third.

In the 2CVS, Alec Graham had a penultimate-lap exchange with Sandro Proietti at Barn, before snatching back his advantage and victory through Coppice.

Lien Davies looked on in third.

Graham had dominated again in race two until Luca Proietti dived ahead at the Gooseneck on the last lap. Mick Storey just held off Davies for third.

Some of the highlights from a plethora of Classic Touring Cars were ex-le Mans 24 hours winner Guy Smith bringing home his Lotus Cortina to a double win over Roger Stanford and Guy’s father Peter.

In the Classic Thunder & Boss

Series Michael Pensavalle’s BMW snatched the spoils on the last lap in race one after taking to the grass to beat Andy Robinson’s Falcon. Despite leading race two throughout, Pensavalle’s jumpstart handed Robinson the win.

There were double wins too for Alexander Owen’s Honda Civic Type R in the Pre’93 and

’03 races and Stephen Primett’s Escort in Pre ’83 Group 1 Touring. Liam Morley took a treble in the British Superkart series.