21st September 1985 - Ipswich - East Anglian Championship
Malcolm comes good! From Motoring News by Graham Brown
JUST AS the same driver took a hat-trick of wins in the
hot rods, so Malcolm Goodman powered his way to three straight
victories in the Grand Prix Midgets. Though Goodman was having
only his second outing of the season, the former English Hot
Rod Champion made good use of his current blue grading to
trounce the opposition.
The opening heat saw the early lead argued over by Harry
Sayell and John Lowe until the hurrying Goodman caught them.
His first attempt to get past nearly ended in disaster when
he got on the dust out near the wall on the pit turn. However,
Malcolm recovered from the huge 'moment' repassed Brian Forrest
and went after the leaders once more. This time Goodman hit
the front with no trouble at all and went on to take the win,
though a hard charging Mick Bonner wasn't far behind at all
by the finish. Basil Craske took third with Alf Boarer just
snatching fourth from Sayell out of the last bend.
The second heat followed a similar pattern except that Goodman
took the lead sooner and with less trouble! Bonner once again
came through well for second, ahead of Sayell, Forrest, Paul
Sinclair and Boarer.
Lowe didn't last very long in the final, so it was just Sayell
that Good man had to catch once he'd disposed of Forrest.
Once Malcolm had the lead, the placemen settled down in the
order Sayell, Forrest and a sideways Bonner, whilst Sinclair,
Craske and Boarer conducted a heated battle for fifth. This
lasted until five to run when Boarer and Craske collided going
into the far turn, the latter spinning helplessly, a manoeuvre
he repeated at the other end after he'd rejoined. Goodman
extended his lead by the end to half a lap and Bonner just
pipper Sayell for second, leaving Forrest fourth and still
ahead of Boarer, Sinclair and Dermot McGivern.
Race one: 28/24/21/69/1/66/9/33
Race two: 28/24/1/9/66/69/21/57
Race three: 28/24/1/9/69/66/96/7
