SBD Motorsport MSA British Sprint Championship - Rounds 11 & 12: Lydden Hill, 15/16 August

Nick Algar took two Top 12 Run-off wins at Lydden Hill, the Gould driver dominating proceedings and setting a new Outright Course Record on Saturday. His victory on Sunday was taken despite having gear selection problems which necessitated the disconnection of the Flat Shift System.

The battle for second place has hotted-up with Mark Smith and Terry Holmes tied and Steve Broughton closing in. Steve Miles' consistency has maintained his Top Six placing whilst Glynn Sketchley put in two remarkable performances in his 1600cc Force. The two days of competition took its toll as several competitors fell by the wayside with Sunday seeing first Tony Ellis suffering suspension failure when a front bearing failed and then a rear hub failure sidelined Phil Lynch and John Payne.

Round 11

1 Nick Algar (3.5 Gould-NME GR55) 62.44 secs;

2 Steve Broughton (1.3s OMS-Suzuki CF08) 65.82 secs;

3 Terry Holmes (3.5 Lola-Judd T90/50 ERH) 66.50 secs;

4 Mark Smith (2.0 Reynard-Vauxhall 903) 67.08 secs;

5 Glyn Sketchley (1.5 Force-Suzuki PT1600) 67.86 secs;

6 Kevin Lealan (2.0 Pilbeam-Vauxhall MP62) 68.29 secs;

7 Steve Miles (2.0 Van Diemen-Zetec RF96MM09) 69.68 secs;

8 Jonathan Toulmin (1.0 Marengo-Suzuki 2) 70.59 secs;

9 John Payne (3.2 Ralt-Judd RT37) 72.88 secs;

10 Tony Ellis (2.0 Megapin-Duratec 31-07) 73.54 secs;

11 Phil Lynch (3.2 Ralt-Judd RT37) 73.77 secs;

12 Peter Howgate (1.8 Ralt-Rover RT30) 74.29 secs.

Round 12

1 Nick Algar 61.99 secs;

2 Mark Smith 66.55 secs;

3 Steve Broughton 66.61 secs;

4 Terry Holmes 66.76 secs;

5 Kevin Lealan 67.78 secs;

6 Glyn Sketchley 67.92 secs;

7 Steve Miles 69.25 secs;

8 Jonathan Toulmin 70.58 secs;

9 Peter Howgate 73.66 secs;

10 Brian Woffenden (1.8 Ralt-Rover RT30) 74.52 secs;

John Payne & Phil Lynch DNS.Championship

1 Nick Algar 124 pts;

2= Mark Smith & Terry Holmes 89 pts;

4 Steve Broughton 86 pts;

5 Steve Miles 75 pts;

6 Stewart Robb Jnr 66 pts; etc