Round 1: Foxley Autotests, Herefordshire MC – 27 March

Alastair Moffatt’s defence of his MSA British Autotest title got off to a shaky start when he dropped 20 seconds on the opening test after a driveshaft failure, but wrong tests from his nearest class rivals over the opening round saw him back to the front of the class. MSA debutant Steven Ferguson was one of those rivals and despite wrong testing twice, put in some stunning times to recover from 24th to sixth overall and second in the Specials class by the end of play.

Richard Pinkney should have taken advantage in the Caterham, but engine failure sidelined him after only six tests, which left Simon Echlin to take a comfortable overall win. David Thompson won the Nova class with another strong drive to fifth overall; Rob Rolston took the Mini class and Roger Holder won the Road Going class in his Toyota Starlet.

Top 6 Overall

1. Simon Echlin – Caterham            777.2

2. Alastair Moffatt – Mini Special    802.1

3. Malcolm Livingston – Lotus 7      819.3

4. Ian Chapman – Raw Striker        842.1

5. David Thompson – Nova 1600    842.1

6. Steven Ferguson – Mini Special  844.8Championship Top 6

1= Alastair Moffatt 10pts

 David Thompson 10pts

 Roger Holder 10pts

 Rob Rolston 10pts

5= Lee Valentine 9pts

 Steven Ferguson 9pts