
TOO MUCH SUSPENSE.
After making a strong start alongside Freddie Lee in pole position, a stiff rear suspension set-up caused Rockingham winner Max Bladon to skid sideways across Wilson Hairpin on lap two and he never recovered his position.

THE DEFINING MOMENT.
Just as Bladon was losing control, Lee and Brett took the opportunity and made it through the group of cars at Wilson Hairpin. Brett then secured the lead comfortably whilst Lee was forced to pull off at Riches with a steering issue.

BATTLE FOR THE PODIUM.
With Lee out, Brett Smith was left well clear to grab his second win. But with Brett’s lead secure, the race for second and third place was anything but. Both Rob Smith and Jeff Smith filled Mark Wakefield’s mirrors for the entire race, and between them had an epic final-lap scrap which eventually saw Rob securing third, with Wakefield in second.

CONTENDER WOES.
Charlie Butler-Henderson didn’t even get the chance to show what he could do as his gearshift selector gave up on the green flag lap, compounding a torrid weekend for the 2015 champion. Of the other championship contenders, Reece Barr managed to fight back to finish 12th after a driveshaft failure in race two, placing him behind the recovering Bladon.