With Murray Walker on hand, it was Tony
Gilham chosen to start on pole position in his Team HARD Honda Civic, in front
of Aron Smith and Rob Collard. The majority of drivers would be starting the
race on full wet tyres, while a handful decided to go with a mixture of slicks
and wets – including Dave Newsham and Aron Smith.
Gilham led off the line and continued to lead going into Allard, with Collard making a flying start in his eBay Motors’ BMW to get into second, closely followed by Frank Wrathall in third. The Honda team mates of Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden were second and fourth respectively.
Starting on lap two and Tony Gilham was still leading in his pink and green machine, and the rain was starting to get heavier yet again. Those drivers on a mix of slick and wet tyres would struggle in the developing laps.
Mat Jackson and Jason Plato were having their own battle for sixth and seventh on the grid, whilst the Team HARD Civic was running beautifully and strongly defending Shedden who was now up into second place. Gilham unfortunately couldn’t hold on from the strength of the Hondas, as both Shedden and Neal went through and took the lead.
Tom Onslow-Cole and Lea Wood were again fighting for position, this time for ninth and tenth, whilst Dave Newsham – who was struggling with his choice of tyres – was down in eighteenth in the ES Racing Vauxhall.
A late braking manoeuvre from Gilham into the complex led to the Honda Civic locking its front wheels – and leaving the HARD driver heading for the barriers. Despite managing to get back on track, Gilham had to retire from the race – much to the disappointment of his team looking on in the garage.
Having started ninth on the grid, Gordon Shedden was now in the lead ahead of team mate Matt Neal. Andrew Jordan was in sixth behind Mat Jackson – the two independent drivers would be looking for all the points they could get in this final race of the day. 0.2 seconds separated the two young drivers, whilst Shedden had 1.5 second over Matt Neal going onto lap nine.
Frank Wrathall was holding on to third position, however the KX Momentum Racing MG of Jason Plato was catching the Toyota’s tail. Jordan got through in his Pirtek Racing Honda Civic at Campbell to take fifth from the Redstone Racing red devil.
The two Honda drivers made a switch on track, with Matt Neal taking the lead to gain an extra point for leading, with Shedden re-taking his rightful position at Goodwood.
The Dynojet racer was still holding onto his third position – and would be looking to keep it in the closing stages of the race, for a first podium for the team this season. Despite a wiggle from Wrathall and Plato getting ever closer, Frank managed to maintain the gap.
But it was Gordon Shedden leading the field as he took the chequered flag ahead of team Matt Neal in the first Honda Racing 1-2 of the year, while Frank Wrathall drove a solid race to finish in third position.
There was a drama whilst the leaders were crossing the line, whilst trying to make a move on Lea Wood for seventh, they made contact within the braking area and collided off the race track. Although slightly dishevelled, both drivers crossed the line in seventh and eighth respectively, and stopped their cars and the first corner to spare the cars of any further damage.
Rob Austin managed to salvage a point scoring position from the weekend, whilst Ollie Jackson also finished within the points for the third time in succession.
Gilham led off the line and continued to lead going into Allard, with Collard making a flying start in his eBay Motors’ BMW to get into second, closely followed by Frank Wrathall in third. The Honda team mates of Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden were second and fourth respectively.
Starting on lap two and Tony Gilham was still leading in his pink and green machine, and the rain was starting to get heavier yet again. Those drivers on a mix of slick and wet tyres would struggle in the developing laps.
Mat Jackson and Jason Plato were having their own battle for sixth and seventh on the grid, whilst the Team HARD Civic was running beautifully and strongly defending Shedden who was now up into second place. Gilham unfortunately couldn’t hold on from the strength of the Hondas, as both Shedden and Neal went through and took the lead.
Tom Onslow-Cole and Lea Wood were again fighting for position, this time for ninth and tenth, whilst Dave Newsham – who was struggling with his choice of tyres – was down in eighteenth in the ES Racing Vauxhall.
A late braking manoeuvre from Gilham into the complex led to the Honda Civic locking its front wheels – and leaving the HARD driver heading for the barriers. Despite managing to get back on track, Gilham had to retire from the race – much to the disappointment of his team looking on in the garage.
Having started ninth on the grid, Gordon Shedden was now in the lead ahead of team mate Matt Neal. Andrew Jordan was in sixth behind Mat Jackson – the two independent drivers would be looking for all the points they could get in this final race of the day. 0.2 seconds separated the two young drivers, whilst Shedden had 1.5 second over Matt Neal going onto lap nine.
Frank Wrathall was holding on to third position, however the KX Momentum Racing MG of Jason Plato was catching the Toyota’s tail. Jordan got through in his Pirtek Racing Honda Civic at Campbell to take fifth from the Redstone Racing red devil.
The two Honda drivers made a switch on track, with Matt Neal taking the lead to gain an extra point for leading, with Shedden re-taking his rightful position at Goodwood.
The Dynojet racer was still holding onto his third position – and would be looking to keep it in the closing stages of the race, for a first podium for the team this season. Despite a wiggle from Wrathall and Plato getting ever closer, Frank managed to maintain the gap.
But it was Gordon Shedden leading the field as he took the chequered flag ahead of team Matt Neal in the first Honda Racing 1-2 of the year, while Frank Wrathall drove a solid race to finish in third position.
There was a drama whilst the leaders were crossing the line, whilst trying to make a move on Lea Wood for seventh, they made contact within the braking area and collided off the race track. Although slightly dishevelled, both drivers crossed the line in seventh and eighth respectively, and stopped their cars and the first corner to spare the cars of any further damage.
Rob Austin managed to salvage a point scoring position from the weekend, whilst Ollie Jackson also finished within the points for the third time in succession.
Final Results:
1) Gordon Shedden
2) Matt Neal
3) Frank Wrathall
4) Jason Plato
5) Andrew Jordan
6) Mat Jackson
7) Rob Collard
8) Lea Wood
9) Jeff Smith
10) Tom Onslow-Cole
11) Nick Foster
12) Liam Griffin (handed a one second time penalty for gaining an advantage)
13) Rob Austin
14) Aron Smith
15) Ollie Jackson
1) Gordon Shedden
2) Matt Neal
3) Frank Wrathall
4) Jason Plato
5) Andrew Jordan
6) Mat Jackson
7) Rob Collard
8) Lea Wood
9) Jeff Smith
10) Tom Onslow-Cole
11) Nick Foster
12) Liam Griffin (handed a one second time penalty for gaining an advantage)
13) Rob Austin
14) Aron Smith
15) Ollie Jackson
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