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Home Formula FordNational FF1600 Walker gets closer to National FF1600 title with Snetterton win

Walker gets closer to National FF1600 title with Snetterton win

by Ida Wood

Photo: BRSCC FF1600

Alex Walker extended his BRSCC National Formula Ford 1600 points lead by winning race one of the Snetterton season finale.

The Kevin Mills Racing driver was jumped from pole by title rival Chris Middlehurst, and he tried coming back at him at the Agostini hairpin but couldn’t find a way through.

His own team-mate Thomas Mills then put him under pressure on the next lap, which gave Walker the hurry up he needed to attack Middlehurst on lap three of eight.

He dived down the inside of Riches and reclaimed the lead, while just behind Jamie Sharp got shuffled back from the five-car lead train. Later around the lap Mills passed Middlehurst too.

The KMR one-two didn’t last too long, but Walker was safe up front, as Middlehurst got by Mills for second at the Montreal hairpin a lap later. At the exit of the corner there was a skirmish as Middlehurst tried to stay in touch with Walker, and instead Mills got back ahead near Nelson corner.

Sharp had recovered to make it a five-car lead group again, with less than a second covering the quintet, but on lap six of eight there was a moment where Middlehurst got boxed in during battle and he ended up dropping to sixth.

His cameoing team-mate Niall Murray, the 2018 champion, moved into second place as Mills also got compromised. He had a podium finish in the bag until he took it to Murray, with the result from their side-by-side antics being Mills dropping to fourth behind Sharp.

This all allowed Walker to creep away for a crucial win that, on current dropped scores, puts him in a position to wrap up the title in the next race. Murray’s guest driver status meant Sharp picked up the points for second ahead of Mills and Middlehurst.

Low Dempsey Racing’s drivers had quiet races, with title contender Max Esterson finishing sixth, his fellow Team USA scholar and USF2000 racer Andre Castro coming ninth on his British racing debut, and Andre Lafond meeting the chequered flag in 12th place.

United States Formula 4 racer Jeremy Fairbairn finished 49s back on his series debut with PWR1 Racing.

Race results (8 laps)

Pos Driver Team Time
1 Alex Walker Kevin Mills Racing 16m20.688s
2 Niall Murray Team Dolan +0.931s
3 Jamie Sharp B-M Racing +1.148s
4 Thomas Mills Kevin Mills Racing +1.481s
5 Chris Middlehurst Team Dolan +1.781s
6 Max Esterson Low Dempsey Racing +3.674s
7 Lucas Romanek Oldfield Motorsport +4.830s
8 Carter Williams Oldfield Motorsport +8.421s
9 Andre Castro Low Dempsey Racing +8.830s
10 Megan Gilkes Kevin Mills Racing +10.097s
11 Joey Foster Don Hardman Racing +10.385s
12 Andre Lafond Low Dempsey Racing +10.643s
13 Morgan Quinn Team Dolan +20.823s
14 Jeremy Fairbairn PWR1 Racing +49.695s
15 Ben Cochran Team Dolan +51.190s
Ret Colin Queen Low Dempsey Racing
Ret Adam Quartermaine PWR1 Racing
Pole: Walker, 2m00.550s   Fastest lap: Middlehurst, 2m00.648s

Championship standings (with dropped scores)
1 Walker 454   2 Esterson 417   3 Middlehurst 399   4 Sharp 339   5 Rory Smith 264   6 Mills 282   7 Romanek 242   8 Gilkes 180   9 Queen 178   10 Williams 176