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5th October 1986, Northampton, British Championship
Report by Dave Cox from Motoring News
BRIAN FORREST and Malcolm Goodman dominated the racing at
Northampton on October 5, with Forrest winning the British
Championship while Goodman took a heat and final win. World
Champion Basil Craske had a quiet day but did enough to clinch
the Angel Hotel Championship and promoter John Clark thoroughly
enjoyed himself in Dermott McGivern's car.
Paul Rodgers led the 19 cars away in the
25 lap British Championship with Ray Coulson taking up the
running on lap two as Goodman and Forrest sped through from
the' blue grade. Coulson spun the lead away on lap six and
Goodman took over shadowed by Forrest with Harry Sayell and
John Lowe battling for third. A misfire developed in Goodman's
car bringing his run to an end and leaving Forrest a clear
run to victory ahead of some hectic dicing for minor places.
J. Lowe passed Sayell in the final stages to go ahead, with
David Wesbroom and Graham Sinclair side by side for fourth
and fifth, while Harry Lowejust pipped Craske for sixth.
Rodgers set the pace in heat two until Coulson
went by with Goodman and Forrest in pursuit. Coulson held
on four three laps before Goodman and Forrest slipped by and
pulled away as Wesbroom. Sayell, J. Lowe and Paul Sinclair
scrapped for fourth. Goodman took the flag a length clear
of Forrest with Coulson third ahead of Sayell, J. Lowe and
P. Sinclair.
Coulson set a fast pace in the final round
of the Angel Hotel Championship chased by Mike Fowler, Goodman
and Forrest. Fowler spun out and Goodman piled on the pressure
with Coulson holding on well until the halfway point when
Good¬man sped past on the start/finish straight with Forrest
following through a lap later. Forrest hounded Goodman all
the way to the flag, this pair crossing the line nose to tail
for Goodman's second win. Paul Sinclair eame through the field
to snatch third place from Coulson with J. Lowe and Sayell
fifth and sixth. Craske could only manage eighth place but
it was enough to secure the Angel Hotel Championship with
a total of 43pts from P. Sinclair (41pts) and Harry Lowe (35pts).
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