MOTOR RACING: Allen's tactical win (From This Is Wiltshire)

MOTOR RACING: Allen's tactical win

10:00am Tuesday 21st July 2009

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MARCUS Allen drove a tactical race to win the Castle Combe Formula Ford 1600 Championship race in his Class B Swift SC92 at the Dunlop Great and British Festival Race Meeting at the circuit over the weekend, writes CHRIS JAMES.

The young Moreton in Marsh driver took advantage of a safety car period - to clear Swindon’s Oliver Bull following an incident - and passed championship leader Ben Norton’s Spectrum 011.

Cirencester's Tom Margetson again won the Class C battle for Pre '90 cars with his Reynard FF89, 11th overall, with David Tansley from Cricklade 16th with his Class A Van Diemen RF99.

Former Swindon Rallycross Champion Barry Squibb won the 12-lap Castle Combe Saloon Car Championship with his Mitsubishi Evo 9 RS after a race-long battle with poleman Gary Prebble in his Mitsubishi Evo RS 7 Sprint.

Yatton Keynell's Jason Cooper extended his overall championship lead with victory in Class D, 11th overall, with his Ford Fiesta, while Freshbrook’s Wayne Osborne brought his Ford Puma home 21st.

The two 20-minute BARC Westfield Sportscar Series races were won by Colerne’s Chris Davidson, from pole position and Russell Small of Birmingham.

Three 20-minute races for the BARC/Dunlop Sportmaxx Production Cup were won by John Allison of Beverley, Greatworth's Martin Wallbank and Leyton Clarke also from Greatworth all driving Vauxhall Astra VXRs.

Minis were much in evidence as the little car was celebrating its 50th birthday.

The 10-lap Dunlop Mini Miglia race was won by Andrew Hack of Mursley with Max Hunter of Newton Longville winning the Dunlop Mini Se7en race.

Three rounds of the BMW MINI Challenge saw Tyne and Wear's Arthur Forster take the honours in two of them with Lee Allen from Hextable victorious in the third race.

The 75-minute Radical UK Cup, saw victory go to Derek Johnston of Bunny Hill and Stuart Moseley from St Neots who shared a Radical SR8.

The two 20-minute BMW CSL Cup races were both won by Dan Stringfellow of Glossop in a BMW E46 M3.

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