BRISCA F2 ROUND-UP
Dave Polley claimed the honours at last Saturday’s first BriSCA F2 World Championship qualifying round at King’s Lynn, the venue that will also host the World Final in September. Polley, son of Hot Rod legend George, avoided an early pile-up that claimed some fancied runners, including heat winner Andrew Palmer and teen sensation Jack Witts, and worked his way through from the back of the field.
After breaking into the top five, he pushed past heat winner Aaron Patch and Charlie Guinchard in one move on the back straight, then cannoned a backmarker into Jamie Lane to take second behind longtime leader Lee Dimmick. Polley gradually reeled in Dimmick and edged ahead in the last quarter of the race when the leader was delayed in traffic, before fending off Dimmick’s last-bend challenge.
Skegness Raceway and Cowdenbeath’s Racewall staged their first meetings of 2022 the following day, yielding a dominant win for 16-year-old Witts – who qualified via the consolation race after breaking down in his heat – and victory on home ground for world champion Chris Burgoyne.
Aaron Vaight was the season’s first victor when he passed Julian Coombes after a mid-race caution period at Cornwall’s United Downs Raceway a week earlier.
Result
Organiser: Autospeed When: February 27 Where: United Downs Raceway, St Day Starters: 31.
1 Aaron Vaight; 2 Ben Borthwick; 3 Steven Gilbert; 4 Tommy Farrell; 5 Kieren Bradford; 6 Dale Moon; 7 Joe Marquand; 8 Ben Goddard; 9 Adam Pearce; 10 Charlie Fisher.
Organiser: Trackstar When: March 5 Where: Adrian Flux Arena, King’s Lynn Starters: 64. 1 Dave Polley; 2 Lee Dimmick; 3 Billy Webster; 4 Charlie Guinchard; 5 Jordon Thackra; 6 Chris Burgoyne; 7 Rob Mitchell; 8 Luke Woodhull; 9 Ricardo Smidt; 10 Micky Brennan.
Organiser: Skegness Raceway When: March 6 Where: Skegness Raceway Starters: 41.
1 Jack Witts; 2 James Rygor; 3 Charlie Guinchard; 4 Courtney Witts; 5 Harley Burns; 6 Adam Rubery; 7 Aaron Vaight; 8 Harley Thackra; 9 Andrew Palmer; 10 Aidan McFerran.
Organiser: GMP Scotland When: March 6 Where: The Racewall, Cowdenbeath Starters: 14.
1 Chris Burgoyne; 2 Liam Rennie; 3 Craig Wallace; 4 Trevor Harris; 5 Gregor Turner; 6 Mika Millar; 7 John Hogg; 8 Dean McGill; 9 Kieran Howie; no other finishers.