BRANDS HATCH
BARC
8-9 APRIL
Round one of this year’s Mini Challenge Trophy drew a bumper grid and produced three races full of action at Brands Hatch last weekend, giving Tom Ovenden an early championship advantage with three podium appearances, including a win.
Top billing at this regular Easter spectacular, and much of the spectator interest, was given to five races for the British Truck Racing championship. But some predictable results and inevitable delays meant the Coopers stole the show.
The first 20 Mini qualifiers were bracketed by less than a second, and Ovenden – highest ranked of
