Round 3: Hartlepool Championship Autotest, 27 June 2010

Alastair Moffatt made it a hat-trick of wins in 2010, when he took FTD at the Hartlepool Championship Autotest.  This year’s event had moved to the seafront at Seaton Carew, the test site overlooking the beach providing a pleasant backdrop, along with good viewing for spectators.  Moffatt’s day did not start well though, when a throttle cable broke on the opening test, allowing 2007 Champion Paul Swift to take an early lead. Swift, however, then promptly had a wrong test on the next test, promoting Mike Sones into the lead, but by test 6 Moffatt had put in some stunning times to overhaul Sones and regain the lead. He steadily increased the margin to win by nearly 29 seconds from the Vauxhall Nova of David Thompson, with Mike Sones finishing in 3rd.

Event Top 61. Alastair Moffatt - Mini Special - 558.22. David Thompson – Nova - 586.93. Mike Sones - Mini Special - 593.04. Malcolm Livingston – Lindsay - 594.05. Henry Moorhouse - Mini Special - 599.36. Stephen Morten - Raw Striker - 603.4Championship after Round 31. Alastair Moffatt 33pts2. David Thompson 30pts3. Lee Valentine 27pts4. Chris Chapman 21pts5= Rob Rolston 20pts     Richard Pinkney 20pts     Roger Holder 20pts