No Parkin problems as they take win
Another bumper (to bumper) grid of 35 cars arrived at Oulton Park for the second race in the Motorsport Vision Trackdays Enduroka Series. After last month’s 12 Heures de Norfolk, five hours round the Oulton Park International Circuit were on the agenda.
The lead changed hands between 14 drivers in 11 different Kas on track and then once in the scrutineering bay after the race when it was found that the IP Racing Ka, which had taken the chequered flag first, was 6kg underweight so, unsurprisingly, it was excluded.
The winners thus became the Parkins – Scott, Ryan and Stefan – joined by Pete Keen in the Darkside Developments Ka, which had not led a single lap, but a strong final stint by Keen brought it through to what would otherwise have been a worthy second place.
Runners up were Andy Burton, Kyle Sagar and Tom Valentine for Burton Power Racing, which had enjoyed a couple of laps in front mid-race, while the double act of Matthew Hibberd and Stefan Marsh in the smart JPS tribute-liveried Club Racing UK entry was rewarded with the final podium place, Hibberd reeling in
Valentine over the last half-hour.
A notable performance was delivered by 17-year-old Ginetta Junior and
Mazda MX-5 racer Ben O’hare for LDR Performance Tuning, who set a series of fastest laps while leading early on.
Earlier in the day, Scott Parkin had also won the MSVT Trackday Championship race with his Volkswagen Golf TDI, while the MSVT Trackday Trophy went to the Honda Civic of
Will Heslop and Paul Mchugh.