WEBSTER HOLDS OFF A LATE ATTACK FROM NEWSON
Shaun Webster has won in Scotland on many occasions, but that was in his Saloon Stock car days and at Cowdenbeath Racewall. On Friday, the Saloon Stock World champion chalked up his first BriSCA F1 final in Scotland, and his fifth F1 final since he moved to the formula in 2015.
Heat race winner Jake Harrhy took up the early running with Phoebe Wainman and Simon Traves in close pursuit. Further back, Webster began to close in on the race leaders.
A yellow flag for a multi-car tangle in Turn 3 bunched up the field and, on the restart. Webster made his move, barging past Wainman and Traves and then a lap later he took the lead from Harrhy.
Mat Newson moved into second and was a couple car lengths back as the leading duo entered the closing stages.
On the last bend Newson went for a hit on Webster but missed by a few millimetres. Traves held on for third, but Harrhy failed to finish, although he did make amends in the Grand National by winning his second race of the night.
Webster said: “I was quicker than Newson on Turns 3 and 4, but he was quicker than me on Turn 1 and Turn 2. But I thought I had a big enough lead to hold him off on the last bend.”
A disappointed Newson added: “The restarts helped me. In my heat I caught and passed Webster and I thought I would in the final. But maybe that didn’t help me, and I may have subconsciously not pushed as hard as I should have, but he drove a great race. I had to give it a go on the last bend, but I knew I was too far behind.”
Results
Organiser: HRP Promotions, BriSCA F1 When: June 3 Where: Lochgelly Raceway, Scotland Starters: 29. 1 Shaun Webster; 2 Mat Newson; 3 Simon Traves; 4 Frankie Wainman Jr; 5 Lee Fairhurst; 6 Ashley England; 7 Paul Hines; 8 Phoebe Wainman; 9 John Fortune; 10 Charlie Sworder.