Qualifying was its usual very tight affair with the top 8 cars being covered by just 3 tenths. Pole position was taken by Championship leader Kenneth Thirlwall by just 7 thousandths from Michael Rowan.....
12 Minis made the trip South to Lincolnshire and what a treat they were in for. If you ask anyone who has raced at Cadwell Park their opinion on the circuit, they will come out with the following adjectives; tight, technical, fast, unforgiving, difficult, exciting … It lives up to all of them. The setting is stunning with big gradient changes on a narrow track through beautiful woodland with none or little run off area and not even a hint of a gravel trap. A proper old school racing circuit.
Scorching sunshine, some really close and competitive racing was the order of the day at Knockhill on Sunday.
Qualifying was once again really tight with Kenneth Thirlwall using every inch of the track and more to clock up the first ever sub 63 second lap. Behind him and a place he was to get used to today was Chris Knox.....
A mystery guest is set for a drive in the Tynecastle Garage Guest car at the next Knockhill meeting 31st May......
Don't miss the Scottish Minis in action tonight on Motors TV 6pm. Full coverage of all 3 races at Knockhill. Get ready for some thrills and spills as always!
The Mini returned to their Scottish base of Knockhill for rounds 3, 4 & 5 of their Championship. It was great to see so many new drivers making their debut in the series too.............
Qualifying was fiercely competitive with Current Champion Vic Covey starting where he left of last year with a great Pole position followed by Kenneth Thirlwall 2nd, Mark Dryden 3rd and Chris Knox 4th....
The 2008 Championship battle came down to the last 2 rounds of the season at Knockhill. Covey had a 13 point lead and just had to finish ahead of Thirlwall in race 1. Covey qualified well in 2nd whilst Thirlwall struggled with traffic on his final lap and could only manage 7th.......