REPORT : THE CLASSIC , SILVERSTONE
The Formula Junior pack arrives at Abbey
The Lola T290 of Mark Richardson and David Gathercole
Tony Sinclair ( Lola T292 ) dived ahead as Lockie gave chase despite having the March stuck in fifth gear . Lockie almost made it but needed one more lap to catch the rapid Lola and was just a third of a second adrift at the flag . “ I just got my head down and I couldn ’ t see where I was ,” admitted Sinclair who just pushed as hard as he could in the conditions .
Into a great third went Kevin Cooke ( March 75S ) after a mighty effort by the Nine-W team to fix a gearbox problem that struck in testing on Thursday . The rebuilt ‘ box was back at Silverstone two hours before the start of qualifying and ready to run with 15 minutes to spare . Cooke repaid the team ’ s effort by taking a podium finish while the rest of the top six finishers all turned in impressive performances .
Chris Porritt and Ed Thurston took their Chevron B19 to fourth as Greg Caton topped the GT cars in fifth place in the ex-Richard Jenvey Lotus Esprit . It was the car ’ s first race in the UK for 40 years and Caton drove a strong race as Nick Pink ( Lola T210 ) completed the top six . The Sports 2000 class win went to Ross Hyett ( Lola T88 / 90 ) as Trevor Welsh ( Lola T492 ) chased hard .
The Formula Juniors opened the racing in style with a showdown between the Brabham BT2s of Richard Bradley and Cam Jackson . Jackson made the early pace on Saturday as they edged clear of Alex Ames and Sam Wilson but Bradley dived ahead in traffic to secure victory . Twenty-four hours later Jackson too his revenge by leading from pole and edging clear on a damp track . Bradley chased and got closer as they lapped slower cars , but Jackson had it covered .
The F2 pack charges past The Wing
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