The reverse grid for race three of the day at Brands Hatch Race Circuit in Kent saw Nick Foster start from pole position for the second time in 2011. Behind the WSR racer would be Team Aon driver Andy Neate and Gordon Shedden – would be looking to secure some solid points to maintain his championship fight. Championship leader Jason Plato would start the race at the tail-end of the top ten.
The opening lap saw Nick Foster have a great start off the line, Shedden and Neal were running fourth and fifth respectively, whereas Tony Hughes had a disappointing end to his race as he went off at Paddock Hill Bend.
With Foster still holding on the lead, Neal and Shedden slot into second and third, having taken places from Andy Neate. It didn’t take long for Foster to lose his lead to Matt Neal, as Shedden and Neate both went through to take the remaining top three places.
Back with the championship leader, having made a bad start, Jason Plato was now down in eleventh and closing in on Tom Boardman’s Special Tuning Seat. With Nick Foster now down in seventh, Jackson was now fighting hard for the position – making up for his lack of points at the previous meetings.
Having had some good results recently, Brands Hatch came as a disappointment to the family run Dynojet team, as Frank Wrathall retired from race three having paid a visit to the gravel trap at Graham Hill Bend.
Paul O’Neill was running well in fifth position for the GoMobileUK team and was soon jostling with James Nash up ahead, however for Alex MacDowall, he was out of the race for the second race in a row.
The black and white flag was out again for race three, this time for Nash, who was exceeding track run off limits at Graham Hill Bend.
Despite having an off earlier on in the circuit, John George was still running in the race, though the same couldn’t be said for team mate O’Neill – the GoMobile Chevrolet suffering a drive shaft failure resulting in early retirement from the race.
Up front, it was still a Honda 1-2 with Neate holding third place in the Global Ford Focus. In the latter stages of the race Gordon Shedden was allowed to pass his team mate in order to gain one extra point for leading the race, before giving the place back.
Disappointment for Andy Neate saw him enter the gravel trap coming through Sheen Curve and into Stirlings, coming back across the track in front of Tom Boardman nearly causing a big impact.
Turning around their somewhat disappointing weekend, Honda came home to score maximum points in a one-two finish for the team, followed behind by James Nash. Matt Neal took his first race win in ten races and also retook the lead of the championship.
The fight for the championship will go right down to the wire at Silverstone in two weeks time. But who will take the trophy come the end of the season – nobody knows.
The opening lap saw Nick Foster have a great start off the line, Shedden and Neal were running fourth and fifth respectively, whereas Tony Hughes had a disappointing end to his race as he went off at Paddock Hill Bend.
With Foster still holding on the lead, Neal and Shedden slot into second and third, having taken places from Andy Neate. It didn’t take long for Foster to lose his lead to Matt Neal, as Shedden and Neate both went through to take the remaining top three places.
Back with the championship leader, having made a bad start, Jason Plato was now down in eleventh and closing in on Tom Boardman’s Special Tuning Seat. With Nick Foster now down in seventh, Jackson was now fighting hard for the position – making up for his lack of points at the previous meetings.
Having had some good results recently, Brands Hatch came as a disappointment to the family run Dynojet team, as Frank Wrathall retired from race three having paid a visit to the gravel trap at Graham Hill Bend.
Paul O’Neill was running well in fifth position for the GoMobileUK team and was soon jostling with James Nash up ahead, however for Alex MacDowall, he was out of the race for the second race in a row.
The black and white flag was out again for race three, this time for Nash, who was exceeding track run off limits at Graham Hill Bend.
Despite having an off earlier on in the circuit, John George was still running in the race, though the same couldn’t be said for team mate O’Neill – the GoMobile Chevrolet suffering a drive shaft failure resulting in early retirement from the race.
Up front, it was still a Honda 1-2 with Neate holding third place in the Global Ford Focus. In the latter stages of the race Gordon Shedden was allowed to pass his team mate in order to gain one extra point for leading the race, before giving the place back.
Disappointment for Andy Neate saw him enter the gravel trap coming through Sheen Curve and into Stirlings, coming back across the track in front of Tom Boardman nearly causing a big impact.
Turning around their somewhat disappointing weekend, Honda came home to score maximum points in a one-two finish for the team, followed behind by James Nash. Matt Neal took his first race win in ten races and also retook the lead of the championship.
The fight for the championship will go right down to the wire at Silverstone in two weeks time. But who will take the trophy come the end of the season – nobody knows.
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