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One had to look at the back of the grid for the first final to find some of the major protagonists in KF1.  Ben Cooper had a seize in one heat, and was pushed off before the start of the second damaging his kart, whilst Jordon Lennox-Lamb had decided to skip both heats to save his tyres and one engine for the finals.  Mark Litchfield was mid-grid after accident damage leading to retirement in a heat. 

Race 1
The reliable and fast Luke Wright had pole, with Elliot Burton alongside, and it was Wright that sped into the lead, until Rob Foster-Jones (who also had a heat non-finish) thundered through, took the lead and drew out two seconds on the chasing Ben Cooper.  Wright had lost out to Cooper early on, but threw off a big challenge by Burton to regain third, with Mark Litchfield chipping away to reach fourth. 

Race 2
In the second final, Foster-Jones was in immediate trouble with an ailing engine, leaving Mark Litchfield to fight with first Wright, then with Cooper after he recovered from a bad start.  Cooper recovered to challenge, exchanging the lead with Litchfield many times before Wright took the opportunity to plant his kart between them and allow Cooper to escape. 

Lennox-Lamb joined the action, Litchfield having to put him back in his place in order to grab second half way round the last lap, only to see Wright slash over the inside of the second last corner for the runner-up spot, Lennox-Lamb taking the opportunity to follow for third.

Some forceful driving in the second final led to a Clerk’s inquiry, but no action was taken.

Roundup and Photos

Final 1
1 Robert Foster-Jones (Alonso/TM)
2 Ben Cooper (Tonykart/Vortex)
3 Luke Wright (Tonykart/TM)
4 Mark Litchfield (Maranello/TM)
5 Jordan Lennox-Lamb (Topkart/IAME)
6 Elliot Burton (Tonykart/TM)

Final 2
1 Cooper
2 Wright
3 Lennox-Lamb
4 Litchfield
5 Jonathan Walker (Gillard/TM)
6 Denis Gorman (Wright/IAME)
Heat winners: Burton; Foster-Jones. Timed qualifying pole: Foster-Jones

Championship Standings
1 Ben Cooper 374
2 Jordon Lennox-Lamb 355
3 Mark Litchfield 353
4 Luke Wright 349
5 Lee Bell 346
6 Rob Foster-Jones 339