Thursday Night League – Round Three
Daytona Sandown Park
The latest round of Thursday Night League delivered dominant victories, impressive recovery drives and an exceptionally close DMAX Lightweight finish. While Toby Robinson controlled the SODI Lightweight contest, brothers Adam Palmer and Thomas Williams charged through the DMAX field to secure a remarkable family one-two.
In the SODI class, Toby Robinson set the pace in Lightweight Qualifying with a 51.910. Olly Ripley secured second ahead of Kai Tipler, with just 0.024 seconds separating the pair. In the following Sprint Race, Robinson converted pole position into a commanding victory, crossing the line 7.974 seconds clear of Tipler. He also secured the fastest-lap point and was the only SODI driver to record a sub 52-second lap during the race. Tipler climbed from third to second, while Charlie Foster recovered from fifth on the grid to complete the podium. Foster finished 10.172 seconds behind Tipler, with Ripley only 0.264 seconds further back in fourth. Louie Skilton completed the top five, another 0.220 seconds behind.
In the Heavyweight class, Elliot Gregory secured pole position with a 52.982. Carl Jackson and James Smaggsagale completed the leading three, separated by just 0.048 seconds. Gregory produced an emphatic performance in the race, converting pole into victory by an entire lap. Smaggsagale improved from third on the grid to finish second, while George Scott secured the final podium position, 2.693 seconds further back. Jackson dropped from second to fourth, crossing the line another 1.411 seconds behind.
Ben Longman topped DMAX Lightweight Qualifying with a 45.496, placing himself ahead of Jack Candasamy and Callum Bendelow. However, the Sprint Race produced a completely different outcome. Starting eighth, Adam Palmer charged through the field to claim victory by 3.804 seconds. His brother, Thomas Williams, delivered an equally impressive recovery from fifth to secure second place and complete a family one-two. Bendelow finished just 0.094 seconds behind Williams in third, while the fourth-placed driver crossed the line only another 0.186 seconds back. The close battle continued throughout the chasing group, with less than two seconds covering second through to eighth at the chequered flag. Every successive gap within that group was below one second, producing an exceptionally tight finish behind Palmer. Eyston Vaughan-Huxley secured DMAX Heavyweight pole position with a 46.452, ahead of Pier Filippo Paoletti and James Jeram.
Daytona Milton Keynes
The latest round of Thursday Night League at Daytona Milton Keynes delivered close Qualifying battles, commanding victories and an impressive family one-two in the DMAX Lightweight class.
Nathan Turner produced an impressive lap in SODI Lightweight Qualifying to secure pole position with a 1:18.971. Gabriel Fernandes joined him on the front row after recording a 1:19.488, while Adam Pughe completed the top three with a 1:19.744. Turner carried his Qualifying pace into the Lightweight Sprint Race and converted pole position into a commanding victory. He crossed the line six seconds clear of Pughe, with Fernandes completing the podium a further eight seconds behind.
In the Heavyweight class, David Rollins led the way with a 1:20.220. Jamie Brown qualified second with a 1:20.402, while Liam Jackman was close behind in third after setting a 1:20.508. Rollins produced a similarly controlled performance in the Heavyweight race, maintaining his advantage to take the chequered flag two seconds ahead of Jackman. Brown secured the final podium position, finishing just 0.700 seconds behind.
DMAX Lightweight Qualifying was exceptionally close, with only 0.074 seconds covering the leading three drivers. Mark Wiley-Mackay secured pole position with a 1:09.550, edging Adam Hawtin into second by just 0.053 seconds. Jacob Csepreghi was only another 0.021 seconds behind, recording a 1:09.624 to qualify third. In the following Sprint Race, J. Csepreghi produced a fantastic drive from third on the grid to win the DMAX Lightweight race. He crossed the line 1.7 seconds clear of his brother Charlie, completing a Csepreghi family one-two. Dominic Fleming finished just one second behind Charlie to round out a closely contested podium.
James Brown produced the standout performance in DMAX Heavyweight Qualifying. His 1:09.408 secured pole position and was the fastest Qualifying time of the evening. McKenzie Senior took second with a 1:10.237, while Lucazs Stankiowiak completed the top three with a 1:10.604. In the Heavyweight class, Brown completed a dominant Qualifying-to-Race conversion by turning pole position into victory. Senior finished second, 13 seconds behind the winner, while Rollins claimed the final podium position a further six seconds back.
Daytona Tamworth
Two sold-out grids assembled at Daytona Tamworth for Round Three of the Thursday Night League, with the leading contenders in all four classes looking to strengthen their early championship challenges.
In the N35-ST Lightweights, Joseph Smith and Charlie Walsmley-Ryde once again established themselves at the front of the field after emerging as the principal championship contenders during the opening two rounds. This time, Smith took control of the 20-minute Sprint Race and converted his pace into a commanding victory, crossing the line 11.268 seconds clear of Walsmley-Ryde. Behind the leading pair, James Stevenson continued his strong recent form following an impressive performance at the previous SuperChamps round. Stevenson pushed Walsmley-Ryde closely in the fight for second and finished just 0.322 seconds behind him, securing the final place on the Lightweight podium. The N35-ST Heavyweight contest was considerably closer at the front. Dylan Morrall took the victory after holding off Daniel Santos Piedrabuena, with only 2.124 seconds separating the pair at the conclusion of the 20-minute Sprint Race. Morrall also recorded the class fastest lap to complete a maximum-points performance at Tamworth. Although Santos Piedrabuena could not close sufficiently to challenge Morrall in the final stages, he established a four-second advantage over James Ashton, who completed the Heavyweight podium in third.
The established title rivals also occupied the leading positions in the DMAX Lightweights. Reuben Potter claimed his first victory of the season, defeating reigning champion Lucas Gathercole by 2.585 seconds. The former InKart champion added the fastest lap to his race win, earning the full allocation of 26 points from the round. Further back, Alex Eaton secured third with a comfortable advantage over Han Zhou. Eaton crossed the line nearly 30 seconds ahead of the fourth-placed driver, completing the Lightweight podium behind Potter and Gathercole. An early penalty shaped the DMAX Heavyweight race, compromising Anestis Geniketzidis and leaving him unable to challenge for the victory. Dan Knowles capitalised and produced the largest winning margin of the meeting, finishing 20.153 seconds clear of the field. Despite the penalty, Geniketzidis recovered sufficiently to retain second place. He built enough of an advantage over Brandon Gathercole, who finished third and claimed the final place on the Heavyweight podium.
SuperChamps – Round One
Daytona Milton Keynes
SuperChamps returned to Daytona Milton Keynes for a meeting of close Qualifying margins, repeated victories and changing fortunes across the SODI and DMAX classes.
In the SODI Lightweights, Zachary Smith made the ideal start by setting a 1:12.875 in Qualifying to secure pole position. Jacob Heaver-Newton followed with a 1:13.152, while Josh Tiller completed the leading three on a 1:13.347, leaving less than half a second between the trio. Smith converted pole into a commanding Race One victory, crossing the line seven seconds clear of Tiller and establishing a new lap record in the process. Benjamin Barath completed the podium in third. The same three drivers occupied the podium in Race Two as Smith completed an unbeaten meeting ahead of Tiller and Barath. The SODI Heavyweights belonged to Oscare Naylor-Schwind, who claimed the class victory in Race One before repeating the result in Race Two. His two wins completed a perfect meeting and matched Smith’s clean sweep in the Lightweights.
The DMAX Lightweight Qualifying session produced the closest margins of the meeting. Jacob Csepreghi claimed pole with a 1:03.683, defeating Joshua Hamilton by only 0.013 seconds. Hamilton recorded a 1:03.696, while Arel Kesimgil completed the leading three with a 1:03.777, less than a tenth away from pole. Csepreghi carried that pace into Race One and took the victory one second ahead of Kesimgil, with Hamilton finishing just two tenths further back in third. Csepreghi remained unbeaten in Race Two, extending his winning margin to 2.5 seconds over Kesimgil. Karlis Elmanis completed the podium after finishing four tenths behind the runner-up. In the DMAX Heavyweights, Mckenzie Senior topped Qualifying with a 1:04.861. Oliver Sargeant missed out on class pole by just 0.011 seconds with a 1:04.872, while Lee Witney qualified third on a 1:05.034. Senior converted pole into victory in Race One, finishing 1.9 seconds ahead of Sargeant as Witney completed the podium. Race Two brought a reversal at the front, with Sargeant responding to his earlier runner-up finish by defeating Senior by 1.5 seconds. David Celi finished third to claim the final Heavyweight podium place of the meeting.
Jamie Chadwick Series – Round Eight
Daytona Milton Keynes
The penultimate round of Jamie Chadwick Series 2026 arrived at Daytona Tamworth, where heavy rain and rapidly changing track conditions created a challenging day of racing across the Cadet, Junior, N-35 and DMAX categories.
The Cadet and Junior classes were first to the mark, stepping onto a circuit which had changed dramatically before Heat One with heavy rain shifting track conditions shortly after Practice. Chloe Van Beneden delivered a dominant performance in the Cadet class. She was the only Cadet not to be lapped by the Junior field and climbed to an impressive sixth place overall. Felicity Roberts finished second in class, with Mahi Maru taking third. Van Beneden secured another commanding Cadet victory, finishing 20 seconds clear of Maru. Roberts completed the class podium. Van Beneden completed a flawless sweep of the Cadet races with another dominant victory. Maru finished second, with Roberts taking the final podium position.
With grip at a premium, Sarah Telford was one of the few Junior drivers to avoid a spin and mastered the conditions to take victory by 12 seconds. Scarlett Drury finished second, while Maya Nefzi completed the podium in third. Telford and Drury led the way again in Heat Two, but this time it was Drury who came out on top. She narrowly defeated Telford by two seconds, while a consistent drive from Freya Frith earned her third place. The difficult conditions continued into the Final. Drury established an early Junior lead, but a spin allowed Telford to move ahead. Telford then pulled clear to win by 12 seconds and extend her championship advantage. Drury recovered to finish second, while Frith claimed her first podium of the championship in third.
As attention turned towards the N35-ST and DMAX classes Qualifying, the circuit had begun to dry, but frequent yellow flags made it difficult for the drivers to complete a clear flying lap. Scarlett Drury secured N35-ST Lightweight pole position by two seconds, with Megan Gascoyne qualifying second and Clara Boyce third. Elli Henneman used her experience to find the grip on the drying circuit during the Lightweight shootout. A fantastic double overtake out of the final corner carried her into the lead and secured the race victory. Boyce narrowly held on to second ahead of Gascoyne in third. The circuit was almost completely dry for the feature races, creating more opportunities for close battles and overtaking. Henneman controlled the Lightweight contest and crossed the line 13 seconds clear to secure another round victory. Behind her, three drivers were separated by just 0.500 seconds in a fierce battle for the remaining podium positions. Boyce held off the pressure to finish second, while Drury narrowly defeated Nicole Robinson to claim third.
N35-ST Inters Qualifying was a close affair. Rachael Mallard claimed pole by just 0.100 seconds from Clara Norris, while Clara Hendry completed the top three. There was immediate drama in the following Shootout when pole sitter Mallard spun exiting the opening corner. She responded with an outstanding recovery drive, regaining the lead during the closing laps before taking victory by more than 11 seconds. Norris finished second, with Hendry completing the podium. Norris produced a commanding performance in the now dry Interweight race, taking victory by seven seconds. Mallard finished second, with Sophie Marter completing the podium in third.
Imogen Owen set the pace in DMAX Qualifying, securing pole position by 1.8 seconds from Julia Stankowiak. Reyhana Abdolrazagh qualified third, another second behind. Stankowiak took the lead into Turn One at the start of the Shootout but received a five-second penalty for jumping the start. Owen pushed to remain within the penalty window before a heavy spin at Turn Two dropped her behind Abdolrazagh. Stankowiak continued to pull clear and built a 16-second advantage on track, giving her more than enough margin to absorb the penalty and secure victory. Abdolrazagh finished second, with Owen recovering to third. Stankowiak produced another dominant performance in the Feature Race, crossing the line 19 seconds clear to move closer to securing the DMAX championship. Owen dropped to fourth at the start but fought her way back through the field with a series of impressive overtakes to claim second. Behind them, Abdolrazagh and Milena Clark contested the final podium position. Abdolrazagh withstood sustained pressure before a late spin for Clark settled the battle, allowing her to secure third place.
Masters League – Round Two
Daytona Sandown Park
The SODI Interweights produced close competition from the outset. Anwar Beroual Smith secured pole position, beating Reece Harris to the line by just over a tenth of a second, while Arun Sharma qualified third, only 0.25 seconds away from the benchmark. All three remained at the centre of the fight during the following Sprint Race, repeatedly exchanging positions without allowing anyone to escape at the front. Sharma ultimately emerged from the contest with victory, defeating Beroual Smith by just over 0.25 seconds. Harris remained involved throughout and completed the podium in third. In the SODI Heavyweights, Ed Hole topped qualifying by just under a second to take class pole. Kieran Waldie secured second, with Martin Strutt qualifying third less than three tenths behind him. Waldie overturned the Qualifying order in the race and moved from the front row to victory, building an advantage of more than two seconds over Strutt. Hole was unable to convert pole into the win and finished third.
The DMAX Interweight Qualifying session was similarly competitive. Tom Brown claimed pole position, with William Jonkler just a tenth of a second behind him in second. Jason Mcghie completed the leading three after missing out on a place alongside Brown by only one hundredth of a second. Brown converted pole into victory, but Jonkler kept him under pressure throughout and crossed the line only four tenths behind. Mike Bennett completed the podium in third. The DMAX Heavyweights gave Beroual Smith another opportunity after his runner-up finish in the SODI race. Warren Gomm began from pole position, with Beroual Smith second and Adam Nakar third, only two tenths away from the pole time. Beroual Smith reversed the front-row order in the race and secured victory by more than 1.5 seconds. Gomm finished second, while Nakar retained third to complete the podium.
Results:
Daytona Tamworth
Daytona Milton Keynes
Daytona Sandown Park
Jamie Chadwick Series
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