Lydden Rallycross Aug 31st
Level after Doran wins round five
Pat Doran won the fifth round of the Kumho
Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill today
(August 31).
Kevin Procter started the Superfinal from pole position having
earlier won the Supercar A final in his Ford Focus ST ERC, but
it was Liam Doran who led the race away. Doran Junior’s run
last only until the first corner where his Ford Fiesta ST ERC
suffered a broken driveshaft and snapped into a spin in front
of the pack. Fortunately everyone else avoided the spinning car
and it was Supercar newcomer Andy Scott who grabbed the lead in
his Peugeot 306 (previously raced by Ollie O’Donovan).
Pat Doran surged past Scott on the exit of the Devil’s Elbow
mid-way through the first lap and then controlled the race
perfectly to take the win.
Procter passed Scott in the third lap but was slowed in the
last lap when his Focus suffered a puncture to the left front
tyre. By this point Steve Hill had worked his way up from
fourth to third by passing Scott and homed in on Procter,
making a pass in the last corner to snatch second place.
The result leaves Doran and Hill sharing the lead of the
championship after five of the eight events. There is also a
tie for third place in the points where leading two-wheel drive
competitor James Bird (fifth at Lydden) is now equal with Liam
Doran.
Results
Kumho Tyres MSA British Rallycross Championship, round four,
Lydden May 25
1 Pat Doran (Ford Fiesta ST ERC) 4m09.361s; 2 Steve Hill
(Mitsubishi Lancer E9) 4m13.581s; 3 Kevin Procter (Ford Focus
(ST ERC) 4m15.000s; 4 Andy Scott (Peugeot 306) 4m15.184s; 5
James Bird (Renault ClioSport V6) 4m31.869s; 6 Marco Martens
(Volvo 244) 4m32.804s. 7 Filip Baelus (Volvo 242) 4 laps; 8
Liam Doran (Ford Fiesta ST ERC) 4 laps. Championship
Championship after 5 of 8 rounds: 1 = Hill & Pat
Doran 130; 3 = Liam Doran & Bird 98; 5 Lawrence Gibson (MG
Metro 6R4) 92; 6 David Binks (Mitsubishi Lancer E9) 74.
Class Winners:
Supercar Kevin Procter. SuperModified James Bird. Stock Hatch
Tony Lynch. Junior Brad Bailey. RX150 Leo Forster
Next event: Pembrey September 19-20
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