Lobb takes Taunton glory
Charlie Lobb was the BriSCA Formula 2 final winner at Taunton for the third time this season while runner-up Charlie Guinchard took another step towards securing the coveted silver roof.
Demoted to the blue grade for October, Lobb made rapid progress to third behind Matt Linfield and Kurt Selway. He picked them off to lead before half-distance as National Points Series leader Guinchard, with Harley Burns following in his wake, motored through the field.
With Guinchard up to second, Burns began nibbling at his rear bumper. He nudged the British champion wide to take the place with five laps to go, but got hooked up with a backmarker a lap later. That gifted Guinchard second and, while he could not catch
Lobb, he extended his lead over the absent Dave Polley in the National Points Series.
On the loose at Northampton, two-time shale points champion Billy Webster took his first final win of the season. Several drivers crashed out at the start on a heavily watered track, including heat winner Daz Shaw. Danny McCarthy, in his first year in the formula, led until mid-race when he clashed with a backmarker. That handed Webster the lead and he was unchallenged thereafter.