WOOD SPARKS HIS SEASON WITH A BRACE OF VICTORIES

Defending Clubmans Sports Prototype champion Clive Wood kicked off his season with a winning double.

His Mallock picked off Steve Dickens and Peter Richings on the first lap of race one, before taking the lead from Jarred Lester at Shell on lap two. A throttle linkage problem dropped Lester to fourth.

Wood was ahead down the Avenue on the opening lap of a restarted second race, with Dickens securing a clear second from Lester.

Jerome de Sadeleer led most of the first Radical Challenge race, but both he and second placed Marcus Clutton lost out at the pitstop window when the safety car came out.

Shane Stoney was the new leader but went off at Brittens, dropping him down to third behind de Sadeleer and Clutton.

Clutton held off a determined Mark Richards for the whole of race two, with Jason Rishover a solid third after pressure from de Sadeleer ebbed when he got stuck in fifth gear.

It was Clutton and Richards heading race two until the pitstop window. Jac Constable made his stop and managed to retain the lead, but had

Richards all over him and briefly ahead too.

Their duel allowed Clutton to latch on to, then Richards was penalised for track limits, dropping to fourth behind de Sadeleer.

Andy Godfrey was another double winner in the Focus Cup. PJ Gardner and Simon Warr both broke from the pack to complete the race one podium, with Gardner second again in race two from Chris Wallis.

Matthew Minett’s Jedi won the first Monoposto race on countback, after Dan Clowes had got by on the red-flagged lap. Clowes got his revenge with a last-lap win in race two.

Mark Mcaleer fended off Simon Clark to win the first Porsche Club race, before roles were reversed in race two.