Procter wins Blyton night race

Despite missing the opening round at Lydden Hill last month, Kevin Procter showed no rustiness in the Blyton Park Night Race at the weekend as he charged to victory in the Supercar A Final at round 2 of the MSA British Rallycross Championship.

Procter, driving his Ford Puma, qualified third for the final Supercar race behind the Ford Fiestas of Julian Godfrey and David Binks but, in wet conditions at the Lincolnshire circuit, he made a clever tyre choice and quickly jumped into the lead.

The dramatic final saw Steve Hill (Mitsubishi Lancer) retire on the opening lap and Godfrey join him one tour later with suspension damage and a puncture. Reigning champion Pat Doran (Ford Focus) had climbed from seventh to third in the opening laps but then caused the race to be red flagged when he hit a course marker, tore a front wheel from his car and scattered debris across the track.

The result was therefore declared after just three laps, giving Procter the win ahead of Binks. Despite his race-ending shunt, Doran was still classified third ahead of Steve Mundy (Ford Focus) and Colin Anson (Ford Ka).

Round 1 winner Andy Scott failed to add to his points tally after his Peugeot developed an engine management issue and retired early in the event, while Andy Grant, second overall heading to Blyton, also retired after the crankshaft oil seal failed on his Ford Focus.

In the Supernational A Final, James Bird (Renault Clio) took victory from pole position ahead of Mike Howlin (Ford Fiesta) and Patrick Ryan (Vauxhall Nova), while class winners in the other races included Tommy Keet (RX150), Darren Scott (Swift Sport), Aidan Hills (Junior Rallycross), Michael Duke (Hot Hatch) and Kris Hudson (BMW Mini).

MSA British Rallycross Championship results: Round 2, Blyton Park

A Finals

MSA British Championship

1 Kevin Procter (Ford Puma) 2m01.335;
2 David Binks (Ford Fiesta VI) 2m04.053;
3 Pat Doran (Ford Focus) 2m04.553s;
4 Steve Mundy (Ford Focus) 2m09.935s;
5 Colin Anson (Ford Ka) 2m24.935s;
6 Julian Godfrey (Ford Fiesta VI) two laps;
7 Steve Hill (Mitsubishi Lancer E10) one lap.

Championship Standings (after 2 rounds)

1 David Binks 50;
2 Pat Doran 50;
3 Steve Mundy 41;
4 Julian Godfrey 40;
5 Steve Hill 37;

Supernational

1 James Bird (Renault ClioSport V6) 2m46.960s;
2 Mike Howlin (Ford Fiesta VI rwd) 2m47.488s;
3 Patrick Ryan (Vauxhall Nova) 3m00.312s;
4 Andy Knowles (Citroën C2 S1600)3m01.457s;
5 Stuart Emery (Peugeot 206 turbo)3m01.496s;
6 Neil Wade (BMW Mini) 3m02.172s;
7 Ash Simpson (Lotus Exige) 3m13.861s;
8 Michael Boak (Audi TT TDi) 3m19.961s.

RX150 (all 1.0 RX150)

1 Tommy Keet 2m46.485s;
2 Leo Forster 2m47.626s;
3 Brett Harris 2m50.872s;
4 Steve Harris 2m55.609s;
5 Marc Scott 2m56.859s;
6 Jake Harris 2m57.810s;
7 Joe Shrimpton 2m57.811s;
8 Don McLeod 3m06.143s.

Swift Sport (all 1.6 Suzuki Swift)

1 Darren Scott 2m53.621s;
2 Adam Clark 2m54.135s;
3 Dave Bellerby 2m56.077s;
4 Graham Rodemark 2m59.565s;
5 Tony Lynch 3m01.204s;
6 Chris Mullen 3m01.645s;
7 Liam Doran 3m13.664s;
8 Richard Norman three laps.

Junior Rallycross (all 1.3 Suzuki Swift)

1 Aidan Hills 3m08.933s;
2 Oli Mellors 3m09.589s;
3 Ryan Weston 3m20.550s;
4 Paige Bellerby 3m26.192s.

Hot Hatch

1 Michael Duke (Peugeot 106 GTi) 2m55.541s;
2 Darren Wilcox (Citroën Saxo VTS) 2m58.806s;
3 Sean Smith (Peugeot 106 GTi) 2m59.370s;
4 Russ Simpson (Citroën C2 VTS) 2m59.715s;
5 Mike Jones (Citroën Saxo VTS) 3m08.446s;
6 Ben Swan (Citroën Saxo VTS) 3m15.590s;
7 Darren Grimston (Citroën Saxo VTS) 3m26.036s.
8 Ray Baxter (Citroën C2 VTS) DNS

BMW MINI (all Mini Cooper)

1 Kris Hudson 3m05.985s;
2 George Edwardes 3m06.641s;
3 Keifer Hudson 3m07.579s.

Next round: 12 June, Mondello Park

Watch British Rallycross highlights from Blyton on Wednesday 18 May at 9pm (BST) on Motors TV.


Andy Wilkinson

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