The sun sets on Steven’s championship challenge!

A bright dry Saturday morning greeted the drivers for their qualifying session. This meant consistent track conditions which was good news, as being a Double-Header the drivers two best qualifying times would determine their grid start positions.

Steven was flying from the start and was on pole position for both races when qualifying was stopped early due to a very sad incident involving a fellow driver. Qualifying resumed on the Sunday morning, but the interval had given other drivers the opportunity to make adjustments to their cars, and in some cases also fitting new tyres, and Steven’s pole times were beaten, demoting him to 3rd on the grid in both races.

Race 1:
This first race of the day was your classic Formula Ford race. Although Steven made a good start and was all over the back of the pole position car challenging for the lead, but in trying to attack, he was later pipped by the car behind demoting him to a still very respectable 3rd overall.

Race 2:
Sadly Race 2 was probably one of the worst races Steven has ever competed in. Although once again showing great pace, and challenging for the lead positions, another driver defended in an over-agressive manner, choosing to drive into Steven’s car causing a dangerous collision. This saw Steven’s car take to the grass and launch into the air. The impact upon landing was very hard on both the car, and Steven, and as such he was forced to retire for the rest of the season putting a definative end to his Championship hopes.

Although not the best-ever quality of picture, the image below shows Steven’s car with the nosecone pointing at the floor, mid-way through it’s airborne pursuit.

Mid-flight