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Fitting Finale

6th October 2012

 



SUPER 1 FINAL ROUND AT SHENINGTON 30/9/2012

Jonny ended his 2012 S1 campaign in fine form when he overcame a first lap collision to produce a fighting finish that earned him plaudits from experienced observers.

On Saturday he took 7th place in the Timed Qualified Session and repeated this position in his opening Heat. It was backed up by 8th spot in Sunday’s Heat, good enough to earn 10th place on the starting grid for Final 1.

He made an excellent start in this race and soon moved up to 5th. Initially, Jonny was able to maintain the same pace as the leaders and it looked as though he might improve on 5th position. However, his motor gradually lost power and he fell away from the leading bunch. This left him open to attack from others further down the field and he eventually came home in 10th place.

“Under normal circumstances we’d have been quite happy with a top ten finish amongst such high quality competition,” said Justin. “However, it was clear that Jonny’s motor had lost its sharpness and so we opted for the spare engine for final 2.”

Disaster struck almost immediately after the starting lights turned to green when Jonny was rammed from behind. It knocked him back down to 29th spot, about 120 yards behind the leaders. However, he stuck to his task with great determination and gradually began to catch up. Over the course of 19 laps he made up 13 places to eventually finish in 16th position.

“We took a chance entering these championships with Jonny being the youngest driver out there,” Justin conceded. “I think that by finishing 20th in the championship table he has proved that this task wasn’t too big for him and we’re very pleased at how well he’s performed throughout.”

More important than the actual results, his approach to racing has been excellent. He’s taken a lot of knocks over the seven rounds without losing any of his determination. At most meetings he’s been well on the pace and all his overtaking moves have been executed cleanly. It all bodes well for next season when, despite his age, Jonny could well emerge amongst the top contenders for championship honours.



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