Round 1: Rowrah, 25-26 April

Despite their youth the nine- to 13-year-old drivers showed great skill in the season-opener at Rowrah, with Dexter Patterson in the driving seat throughout the first final and Jonny Edgar victorious in the second.

Patterson won the opener while Edgar, the newly crowned O Plate winner for a unique third time, rose to second. Joseph Taylor retired with a lap left, leaving Harry Thompson third.

Edgar snatched the lead of the second final on the opening lap and enjoyed a winning cushion all the way to the chequered flag. Thompson relieved Patterson of second on lap 11 but fell back on the last corner. Taylor stormed back to tenth from the back.

Results – Final 11 Dexter Patterson Zip2 Jonny Edgar Synergy3 Harry Thompson Synergy

Final 21 Edgar2 Patterson3 Thompson

Provisional championship standings1 Dexter Patterson – 194 points2 Jonny Edgar – 1843 Harry Thompson – 1834 Finlay Bunce – 163= Georgi Dimitrov – 163