A clutch of Formula A challengers will have their sights set on Mark Litchfield’s 25-point championship lead next weekend, 8th/9th May, during round three of the BTE Lawline/Renault Super One Karting Championships at Lydd in Kent – the Formula JICA championship, meanwhile, sees just a single point separating Lee Bell and Craig Copeland in the standings.
Litchfield’s (Rocester, Staffordshire) clean sweep of Formula A ended in the second final of round two at a wet PF International Circuit, Grantham, when David Gregory (Sheffield) pipped him for victory after a spirited tussle.
The championship leader is only two points shy of the maximum available after a brace of rounds with Jamie Croxford (Wotton Fields, Northants), Jeremy Metcalfe (Fleet), and Alexander Sims (Pinchbeck) all hoping to close the gap.
In Formula JICA, Lee Bell (High Wycombe) heads to Lydd with the slimmest of championship leads over Craig Copeland (Wimborne). Bell’s first Formula JICA win in Final Two at PF International followed a string of podium finishes, while Copeland finished a disappointing sixth in Final Two after winning the first three races of the season.
Jon Lancaster (Pudsey, Leeds) took the top step of the podium for the first time in Final Two of the BTE Lawline/Renault ABkC ICA Championship at PFI following three other podium finishes. His consistency has rewarded him with a 19-point lead in the title chase ahead of a tight pack headed by Charlie Bruce-White (Winterbourne Gunner, Salisbury), Freddie Martin-Dye (Shamley Green, Surrey), and Chris Lamare (Inkberrow, Worcs).
Behind them, winner of Final One at PFI, Riki Christodolou (Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield), and PFI podium finishers Simon Andrews (Helensburgh) and Chris Chubb (Sutton Coldfield) will be keen to move up the championship table.
Not only will the battle be on for championship points at Lydd, drivers from the Formula A, Formula JICA and Formula ICA classes will also be vying for an exclusive spot on Renault UK’s guest list at an upcoming Formula One tyre test at Silverstone in Northamptonshire.
The respective leaders of the three categories, post-Lydd, will be invited by Renault UK to join the Renault F1 Team at the special test day on Thursday, 3rd June.
Formula A, Formula JICA and Formula ICA form part of the ELF/BTE Lawline MSA British Super One Kart Series.
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