Walker on form at Silverstone
James Walker scored further valuable points in the Volkswagen Racing Cup when he competed at Silverstone on Sunday.
The 22-year-old from Normanton-on-Trent, who is the son of truck racing legend Richard Walker, raced to fifth in the first of the day’s races and took sixth on his second outing.
Walker, who is in his debut season in the Volkswagen Racing Cup, is not only the leading turbodiesel competitor but also holds sixth overall in the championship.
Provisional results, Volkswagen Racing Cup Round 11 (of 14): 1 Adrian Dziurzynski, Bournemouth, Golf GTI, 20mins 17.020secs; 2 Steve Chaplin, Maisemore, Beetle RSI, +1.425secs; 3 James Griffiths, Nantwich, Golf GTI, +2.488secs; 4 Joe Fulbrook, Maidenhead, Bora 1.8T, +3.220secs; 5 James Walker, Normanton-on-Trent, Golf TDI, +3.900secs. Round 12: 1 Joe Fulbrook, Maidenhead, Bora 1.8T, 21mins 34.692 secs; 2 Jamie Perry, Castle Hedingham, Golf GTI, +0.538secs; 3 Steve Chaplin, Maisemore, Beetle RSI, +1.138secs; 4 James Griffiths, Nantwich, Golf GTI, +5.241secs; 5 Paul Taylor, Great Amwell, Golf R32, +6.904secs; 6 James Walker, Normanton-on-Trent, Golf TDI, +8.171secs.
Reigning KF2 Asia Pacific karting champion Jack Harvey finished in an excellent second place at the latest round of the MSA British Super One Championship at Larkhall in Scotland at the weekend.
The Bassingham racer made an immediate return to the podium after his frustrating weekend at the European Championships two weeks earlier, and his result in Scotland was even more satisfying for the 15 year-old after he was forced to start from the back of the grid following a technical infringement.
“It was a good weekend for us,” said Harvey. “Practice went well and I’d qualified on pole, but a problem meant that I was forced to start from the back of the grid once the heats got under way and I knew then that I would have to drive hard all weekend.
“My heats went well and I was hoping to be able to go for the win in the second final but there was nothing I could do about the guy in front of me with an engine problem. Once I’d got past him the leader was just out of reach.”
Newark motorcycle racer Tom Young once again showed his intentions for the 2008 CB500 Championship on home soil at Castle Donington on Sunday.
He qualified in second position on the grid, 0.3 of a second behind his close rival Freddie Russo.
At the start of the race he was boxed in in fourth position at the first corner, but an aggressive ride saw him come out of Redgate in second with only Russo in front of him.
Young harried Russo for seven laps until they got to Goddards where the pressure paid off and his rival lost his front end and his race was over.
The Newarker’s only battle from then on was against the gusting winds that took the edge off the lap times, but he still managed to cross the winning line more than five seconds ahead of second place to increasing his lead at the top of the championship to a massive 86 points.
