Return to form for Litchfield on switch to Maranello

A change of kart chassis for British champion Mark Litchfield brought good fortune in the shape of two heat wins and the first final, but works Topkart driver Jordon Lennox-Lamb put in a stunning drive from the back to win the second final. Lennox-Lamb had just taken over the lead of the first final when his engine reed petals failed, forcing retirement and a back row start position for the second race.

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Then with a Maranello kart borrowed from multiple World Champion Davidé Foré, Litchfield came out top of an exciting dice with Chris Rogers, leaving Lee Bell barely in touch, and holding off first round winner Richard Bradley. Litchfield and Rogers resumed battle in the second final, trading the lead, but this time Rogers’ engine seized for an instant retirement.

Then Lennox-Lamb came storming through to claim the lead and the win, leaving Litchfield in the mix of a jostling group of karts. Bradley snatched second place with Lee Bell following, whilst Jonathan Walker put Litchfield down to fifth.

They all moved up when Bradley was excluded for having missed entering his chassis seal number on his scrutineering card, which has dropped him to fourteenth in the points standing.

Final 1:
1. Mark Litchfield (Maranello/Vortex) 17 laps in 12m 40.94sec (53.48mph)
2. Chris Rogers (Octane/TM)
3. Lee Bell (Wright/Parilla)
4. Richard Bradley (Wright/Parilla)
5. Denis Gorman (Wright/Parilla)
6. Nick Yelloly (Kosmic/Vortex)

Final 2:
1. Jordon Lennox-Lamb (Topkart/Parilla)
2. Bell
3. Jonathan Walker (Gillard/TM)
4. Litchfield
5. Elliot Burton (Tonykart/Vortex)
6. Sam Tordoff (Alonso/Vortex)

Championship positions:
1 Mark Litchfield 192
2 Lee Bell 184
3 Chris Rogers 177
4 Denis Gorman 165
5 Nicholas Yelloly 161
6 Jonathan Walker 161
7 Sam Tordoff 161
8 Elliot Burton 161
9 Jordon Lennox-Lamb 160
10 Mike Adams 153

Photo: Kartpix

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