RACING REPORTS

DONINGTON PARK: 750MC BY IAN SOWMAN MAY 22-23

LISSETER WINS IT AND BINS IT IN MA7DA ENCOUNTERS

 Jonathan Lisseter and Daniel Sibbons shared victories in rounds three and four of the Ma7da championship at Donington.

Lisseter’s win was not a major surprise, coming as it did in wet and greasy conditions that suit his style well. He had sat behind Ben Powney for much of the race but passed his team-mate around the outside at Redgate on the penultimate lap, before pulling away. Simon Cort completed a 1-2-3 for the TSR squad.

Lisseter managed less than a mile of race two before plunging into the barriers at the Old Hairpin. Sibbons assumed the lead, going on to take his first car victory. Powney and Cort traded second before the former retired on the final lap with a suspected fuelling issue.

David Bartholomew ran out a comfortable victor in both 750 Formula races in the PRS 1b that he will continue to share through the season with Ed Pither. Chris Gough was second on Saturday, when a drying track and a restart blunted the returning Bill Cowley’s hopes as he had opted for wets. He bounced back to take second on Sunday. With reigning champion Peter Bove missing the second race, 2018 and 2019 title winner consolidated his points advantage with a fourth and a third.

Paul Boyd took his Eclipse to victory on his return to the Sports Specials fold, but was caught out at Hollywood on a