Burns’ title bid sparks into life
Will Burns, Gus Burton and Tom Hibbert had proved inseparable across the majority of the Ginetta GT4 Supercup season, but it was Burns who edged clear in the title race at Croft.
Burns bagged two victories over
Adam Smalley and Burton in the largely uneventful opening two races to retake the championship momentum as Hibbert could only manage sixth and fifth. The second race was much closer at the front than the first, which was held in damp conditions, and Burton tried a move around the outside of Smalley at
Two wins and a second for Burns gave him points lead
Tower but to no avail.
The partially reversed-grid finale was far more dramatic. As polesitter Falvey led away, Smalley ran side-by-side with Burton through the Esses and sealed the move into Sunny In. Burns also got ahead into the Complex as Burton tumbled down the order with suspension damage and back from Burns in the standings.
Up front, Smalley was not content with a third second place and made a bold move down the inside of Tower to take the win, as Burns finished second after also passing Falvey out of the Esses to give himself a 36-point advantage.