RACING REPORTS
THRUXTON: CSCC BY MARCUS PYE JULY 25 - 26
RAIN SPLURGES BUT STURGES SURGES TO SEAT DOUBLE
Two SEAT Leon wins and a second place, plus fourth in his stunning VW Golf TCR – started brilliantly by British Touring Car Championship racer Jake Hill – made circuit neighbour Jamie Sturges’ Saturday special.
Sturges saw off BMW M3 men Brad Sheehan and Dominic Malone in the first Open Series bout. Sheehan beat Sturges in the wet sequel, with Mark Jones (SEAT Eurocup) third. Hill flung a 1989 Golf GTi to fourth. Jaguar series contender James Ramm remained on the lead lap.
Perfectly-timed stops meant John Cutmore and Tim Bishop gained a lap on Magnificent Sevens rivals, leaving erstwhile leader Stephen Nuttall down in third. Nuttall and Colin Watson traded P1 in the soggy second race. Nuttall pounced when Watson outbraked himself into the chicane, but a jumped-start penalty negated the move.
Jake Severs growled his VW Beetle through a monsoon before
