HARRIS KEEPS UP HIS WINNING HABIT IN LINCOLNSHIRE
Tom Harris has a liking for Skegness Raceway. On Saturday night he won his fourth Skegness final win of the year and his 16th at the Lincolnshire venue. His first came back in July 2010.
Harris, who has a total of 73 career final wins, has won more at Skegness than any other track on the BriSCA F1 schedule.
James Hall-Morton led into the first turn while behind him, several spinning cars, including pre-race favourite Ben Barnicoat, created a tyre smoke screen.
Catherine Harris, Rob Speak and Tom Harris managed to negotiate their way through the mayhem and began to hunt down the race leader. At the halfway point, Speak barged his way into second with Tom Harris moving into third. However, Catherine Harris punted them both wide on the next turn to reclaim second.
Entering the closing stages Tom Harris managed to barge his way into the lead. On the final turn Catherine Harris tried to wrestle second from Hall-Morton but spun out of contention, which allowed Speak to claim third.
Winner Tom Harris said: “To be honest I thought I was in second as I had not seen Barnicoat spin out, I was driving the wheels off it to try and catch him. But I just couldn’t. I was surprised when he didn’t pull up in victory lane, If I had known he was a lap down I could have had a relaxing drive.”
Runner-up Hall-Morton said: “It’s a bit unreal to be on the podium with Harris and Speak, they been there and won it all. Fair play to Catherine Harris for giving a go on the last bend, I am just glad my car is in one piece. Thanks to my team for all the hours they put in, a result like this makes it all worthwhile.”
Earlier in the evening, Callum Thornton claimed the Under 25s championship in his first year of racing when long time race leader Tyrone Evans suffered a puncture with two laps to go.
The winner said: “I blew a diff in practice, but Tom Harris lent me a spare one and his team helped me get out for the race. A big thank you to them.”
Results
Organiser: BriSCA Management Board, BriSCA F1 Where: Skegness When: November 19 Starters: 46
1 Tom Harris; 2 James Hall-Morton;
3 Rob Speak; 4 Karl Hawkins-Wainman;
5 Mat Newson; 6 Frankie Wainman Junior Jr; 7 Catherine Harris; 8 Lewis Evans; 9 Jansen Wilkinson; 10 Ben Barnicoat. Under 25s Championship: 1 Calum Thornton; 2 Kyle Gray; 3 Liam Gilbank; 4 James Hall-Morton; 5 Jordan Falding; 6 Courtney Finnikin; 7 Finn Sargent; 8 Eddie Collins; 9 Lewis Evans; 10 Louis Goodwin