SuperChamps returned to Daytona Sandown Park for Round Three. With Two Rounds completed so far, tight margins and strong pace are expected across both classes as the drivers look to push themselves up the standings.
After setting the tone in the SODI Qualifying session, Sarah Telford secured pole with a 51.049 in the Lights, leading a tightly packed field. In the Heavy class, Fabio Sousa took pole with a 52.781, just ahead of Michael Herm and James Jeram, with only hundredths separating the top three. In the Shootout, Telford converted her pace into victory in the Lights with a controlled drive. Harry Banks stayed close and finished just 0.3 seconds behind in second, while Daniel Harman secured third in a tightly contested front group. In the Heavies, Sousa led from the front and secured victory while also setting the fastest lap of the session with a 52.397. Michael Herm followed in second, with James Jeram completing the podium in third. The Feature saw a shift in momentum across the Lights field. Indy Welch produced a strong drive to take victory over the longer distance, with a late phase charge helping secure the win. Behind, Sarah Telford recovered well to stay firmly in the fight for second, but faced sustained pressure from Caesar Chen, who demonstrated strong overtaking to challenge for position and ultimately secured a podium finish. Daniel Harman delivered a solid defensive drive, holding position under pressure during key stages of the race. Frederic Navarro showed strong pace throughout, producing consistent lap times and remaining competitive within the midfield battle. Leger Dimitriou also stood out with aggressive and effective overtaking, moving forward through the field with decisive moves. The midfield remained tightly contested, with small gaps across multiple positions reflecting the intensity of the race. In the Heavies, Sousa completed a clean sweep of the round with another controlled victory. James Jeram moved up to second and set the fastest lap of the race with a 52.438, while Michael Herm completed the podium in third.
The grid was set following a closely contested DMAX Qualifying session, with George Lawlor leading the Lights field after setting the fastest time. In the Heavies, Alfie Shrubb secured P1, putting himself in a strong position heading into the races. Across both classes, the lap times were tightly grouped, setting up competitive battles for the remainder of the event. The Shootout race saw intense battles throughout the field, particularly at the front. George Lawlor produced a standout defensive drive, consistently maintaining a solid gap to the chasing pack. His control at the front ensured he was never under serious threat, demonstrating both pace and race craft under pressure. Ellis McKenzie also showed strong defensive skills, holding position well and managing pressure from competitors throughout the race. In the Heavies, Alfie Shrubb delivered a notable recovery drive, successfully working his way back against Tom Brown after losing ground earlier on. His ability to regain positions highlighted strong race pace and determination. The Feature race brought even more excitement, with George Lawlor once again proving dominant. He established a fantastic gap early on between himself and Ellis McKenzie, allowing him to control the race from the front and avoid direct pressure for the win. Ellis McKenzie continued his strong form, maintaining competitive lap times and securing a solid finishing position, while also demonstrating consistency over the longer race distance. James Callan delivered an impressive performance as well, securing a strong finishing position despite carrying penalties an indication of both pace and composure under challenging circumstances. In the Heavyweights, Alfie Shrubb showed excellent speed, setting competitive lap times alongside the front runners in his class and reinforcing his pace across both short and long race formats.
Round Three produced close racing across both categories, with consistent front running performances and hard to compete with pace across all classes. SuperChamps returns to Daytona Sandown Park for Round Four on the 19th of April.
SODI Lights Standings
Pos
Name
Total
Diff
Gap
R1
R2
R3
R4
1
Frederic Navarro
217
0
0
61
52
44
60
2
Indy Welch
192
25
25
52
31
56
53
3
Sid Stubbings
181
36
11
50
52
44
35
4
Harry Banks
163
54
18
47
31
36
49
5
Caesar Chen
147
70
16
0
50
50
47
6
Sarah Telford
132
85
15
0
34
58
40
7
Daniel Harman
132
85
0
0
46
50
36
8
Tom Reed
117
100
15
42
34
41
0
9
Kiran Lemacon
117
100
0
37
35
20
25
10
Harrison Fullerton-Craske
113
104
4
42
23
23
25
11
Jake Panter
108
109
5
42
41
0
25
12
Dexter Roest
95
122
13
0
26
29
40
13
Adam Telford
92
125
3
0
36
24
32
14
Tara Herm
91
126
1
0
33
25
33
15
Kason Lewis
89
128
2
47
20
22
0
16
Morgan Palmer
88
129
1
0
22
28
38
17
Leger Dimitriou
81
136
7
55
0
26
0
18
Jacob Cham
69
148
12
0
27
42
0
19
Isaac Burton
66
151
3
0
18
21
27
20
Tyler Orridge
54
163
12
0
35
19
0
21
Dylan Firth
47
170
7
28
19
0
0
22
Dylan Hourican
43
174
4
0
0
43
0
23
Jack Edger
26
191
17
26
0
0
0
SODI Heavies Standings
Pos
Name
Total
Diff
Gap
R1
R2
R3
R4
1
James Jeram
167
0
0
0
60
55
52
2
Michael Herm
162
5
5
0
56
53
53
3
Fabio Sousa
118
49
44
0
0
60
58
4
Dylan Firth
52
115
66
0
0
0
52
DMAX Lights Standings
Pos
Name
Total
Diff
Gap
R1
R2
R3
R4
1
George Lawlor
212
0
0
48
49
61
54
2
Ellis Mckenzie
203
9
9
61
57
55
30
3
Adam Palmer
189
23
14
45
49
48
47
4
Thomas Williams
182
30
7
43
47
45
47
5
Fin Ions
176
36
6
51
46
46
33
6
Cavern Taylor
157
55
19
28
34
52
43
7
Johnny Frankham
147
65
10
37
34
40
36
8
James Callan
141
71
6
0
46
48
47
9
James Lockhart
136
76
5
27
26
43
40
10
Archie Cosaitis
130
82
6
45
30
24
31
11
Sienna Greene
121
91
9
35
32
25
29
12
Jeremy Gong
104
108
17
22
24
27
31
13
Spencer Roest
94
118
10
23
25
23
23
14
Jamie Warner
90
122
4
53
37
0
0
15
Miguel Silva
84
128
6
0
23
38
23
16
Peter Tilev
78
134
6
24
28
26
0
17
Freddie Burden
51
161
27
51
0
0
0
18
Solomon Adeniji
35
177
16
0
0
0
35
19
Leo Edger
30
182
5
30
0
0
0
20
George Blackmore
29
183
1
0
0
0
29
21
Tobias Lee
26
186
3
0
0
0
26
22
Melissa Etherington
24
188
2
0
0
0
24
DMAX Heavies Standings
Pos
Name
Total
Diff
Gap
R1
R2
R3
R4
1
Alfie Shrubb
216
0
0
55
52
53
56
2
Mikhail Sitnikov
210
6
6
55
49
51
55
3
Ryan Hailey
186
30
24
48
43
46
49
4
William Tidnam
179
37
7
58
60
61
0
5
Sam Roy
168
48
11
43
37
44
44
6
Jay Peters
166
50
2
43
39
42
42
7
Tom Brown
154
62
12
49
52
53
0
8
Malachy Prakesh
154
62
0
40
33
40
41
9
Louie Paterson
102
114
52
0
0
48
54
10
Warren Gomm
92
124
10
47
45
0
0
Daytona Milton Keynes
The SODI Lights class saw Lewis Bowey storm to pole position with a superb 1:16.702. Just three tenths behind, Zachary Smith secured second with a 1:17.046, while Jonothan Mierzwa completed the top three on a 1:17.554. In the Heavies, Kevin Mulgrew led the way with a 1:18.962, putting a sizeable six-tenths gap between himself and Harry Fenton in second (1:19.591). Lee Robson followed closely to take third with a 1:19.893. The Lights Race One saw a shake-up from qualifying, as Smith converted strong pace into victory. Arel Kesimgil pushed hard throughout, finishing just one second behind in second place. Jacob Heaver-Newton completed the podium in third, while Mierzwa and pole-sitter Bowey dropped back to fourth and fifth respectively. In the Heavies, Mulgrew demonstrated excellent control to hold onto the lead from start to finish. Floyd Fay produced a strong drive to climb into second, while Robson secured another podium in third. Fenton, despite his front-row start, slipped to fourth by the checkered flag. Smith continued his dominant form in the Lights category, leading from the front and pulling clear to win by three seconds. Aston Tempany-McColm impressed with a strong charge through the field to take second, while Heaver-Newton secured another consistent podium in third. Mulgrew once again proved untouchable in the Heavies, taking his second victory of the session. Fenton recovered well this time to finish second, with Robson making it two third place finishes from two races.
Switching to the DMAX class, Freddie Burden claimed pole in the Lights with a blistering 1:09.502, narrowly edging Adam Hawtin by two tenths. Jacob Csepreghi lined up third. In the Heavies, Peter Stockwin took pole with a 1:11.123, ahead of Harry Thrower (1:11.751) and Freddie Jenkins in third. The Lights Race One delivered one of the battles of the morning, as Burden and Csepreghi went wheel-to-wheel throughout. In the end, Burden held firm to take the win, with Csepreghi settling for second. Charlie Csepreghi completed the podium in third. In the Heavies, Stockwin faced relentless pressure from Jenkins, but managed to stay ahead to secure victory. Jenkins took second, while Thrower finished third, four seconds adrift of the lead battle. The second race in the Lights category did not disappoint. This time, Jacob Csepreghi turned the tables on Burden, emerging victorious after another intense fight. Burden had to settle for second, while Charlie Csepreghi once again finished third. Dawid Sniezko impressed to take fourth. The Heavies finale featured a thrilling three-way fight between Stockwin, Thrower, and Jenkins. In a closely contested race, Stockwin edged ahead to complete a clean sweep of victories. Thrower secured second, with Jenkins rounding out the podium in third.
SODI Lights Standings
Pos
Name
Total
Diff
Gap
R1
R2
R3
R4
1
Lewis Bowey
209
0
0
56
58
43
52
2
Aston Tempany-Mccolm
202
7
7
57
41
49
55
3
Zachary Smith
200
9
2
46
51
60
43
4
Benjamin Barath
177
32
23
52
33
47
45
5
Dominic Fleming
176
33
1
52
51
33
40
6
Ethan Steng
151
58
25
39
30
39
43
7
Eduard Dorofte
139
70
12
26
34
42
37
8
Arel Kesimgil
137
72
2
24
40
44
29
9
Jacob Heaver-Newton
133
76
4
0
37
52
44
10
Jonothan Mierzwa
133
76
0
27
29
46
31
11
Edward Thurgood
130
79
3
39
32
24
35
12
Reuben Crudgington
128
81
2
48
37
43
0
13
Declan Pires
88
121
40
43
45
0
0
14
Riley Baines
85
124
3
25
0
31
29
15
Teddy Tovey
71
138
14
0
23
22
26
16
Owen Turpin
58
151
13
0
0
25
33
17
Thomas Langford
44
165
14
44
0
0
0
18
Matt Friar
24
185
20
0
24
0
0
19
Caleb Olowoye
23
186
1
0
0
0
23
20
Jackson Collins
23
186
0
0
0
23
0
21
Jackson Colins
22
187
1
0
0
0
22
SODI Heavies Standings
Pos
Name
Total
Diff
Gap
R1
R2
R3
R4
1
Harry Fenton
216
0
0
50
55
54
57
2
Chris Whyles
196
20
20
51
48
48
49
3
Floyd Gay
195
21
1
49
46
52
48
4
Charlie Fenton
179
37
16
61
61
0
57
5
Kevin Mulgrew
165
51
14
55
50
60
0
6
Lee Robson
101
115
64
0
0
52
49
7
Chris Whiteman
14
202
87
14
0
0
0
DMAX Lights Standings
Pos
Name
Total
Diff
Gap
R1
R2
R3
R4
1
Dawid Sniezko
218
0
0
58
54
50
56
2
Jacob Csepreghi
212
6
6
54
46
59
53
3
Freddie Burden
181
37
31
47
37
57
40
4
Harrison Line
177
41
4
51
35
43
48
5
Charlie Csepreghi
167
51
10
42
45
52
28
6
Adam Hawtin
164
54
3
49
37
30
48
7
Charley Murray
141
77
23
26
41
45
29
8
Max Lindgren
134
84
7
28
39
41
26
9
Rocco Wain
119
99
15
24
26
38
31
10
Oli Kite
117
101
2
42
44
0
31
11
Edward Fuller
114
104
3
22
30
28
34
12
Joshua Hamilton
111
107
3
21
24
27
39
13
Kai Ferner
109
109
2
42
31
0
36
14
Maxwell Khudyakov
104
114
5
25
24
24
31
15
Andrei Neagu Emanuel
88
130
16
20
23
23
22
16
Daniel Jones
87
131
1
23
0
36
28
17
Nathaniel Garai
76
142
11
0
0
48
28
18
Lee Schnitzler
52
166
24
52
0
0
0
19
Edgar Azevedo
51
167
1
0
51
0
0
20
Charlie Askew
43
175
8
0
21
22
0
21
Antony Roberts
38
180
5
38
0
0
0
DMAX Heavies Standings
Pos
Name
Total
Diff
Gap
R1
R2
R3
R4
1
Harry Thrower
217
0
0
50
56
55
56
2
Peter Stockwin
175
42
42
55
0
60
60
3
Freddie Jenkins
170
47
5
60
57
53
0
4
David Line
168
49
2
52
50
50
16
5
Josh Hamilton
97
120
71
49
48
0
0
6
Howard Kayman
49
168
48
0
49
0
0
Daytona Tamworth
SuperChamps drivers were greeted with a bone-dry track as they descended upon Daytona Tamworth for Round Three. Two busy grids took to the circuit in the nice weather, expecting a competitive day of racing.
Noah Johnson and Harry Fitch largely dominated the N35-ST Heat races alongside Theo Laverty, all close on points as we headed towards the Final. Lucas Karcol started on pole in the Heavyweights, ahead of Caelan Wilson and Anthony French. In the Final, Joseph Smith flew to victory by two and a half seconds ahead of Noah Johnson, a really impressive drive under pressure throughout the race. Theo Laverty was in third, a controversial battle unfolding between him, Harry Fitch, and William Cresswell. Laverty ended up in third, thanks to a penalty that went to Cresswell from a controversial move on the final corner. This meant that Fitch narrowly missed out, by about five tenths of a second, but still had a very good round overall thanks to his performance in the Heats. As for the Heavyweights, a very fun battle unfolded between Dylan Morrall and Mckenzie Senior, with Morrall taking victory (and the fastest lap point) by just over a second. Championship contender James Stevenson was in third, holding on to the podium ahead of Adam Brown by the skin of his teeth.
In the DMAX class, Harry Thomas strolled through the Heats with two victories, comfortably ahead of Nihal Joye who joined him on the front row. Zach Hassan and Cordell Hayles were the second row of the grid. In the Heavyweights, James Estrop tied on points with Stuart Corr, but was able to sneak it onto pole position due to a quicker fastest lap over the two Heats. No surprise to see Harry Thomas at the top of the fifteen-minute Final, his fastest lap giving him the extra point to take the total round sweep. He was not unbothered at the top of the field, however, as Nihal Joye was just one and a half seconds behind. A similar battle unfolded in a train between third and fifth, where Will Kenny finished third, Jake Garret and Cordell Hayles behind him. As for the Heavyweights, just two seconds separated James Estrop and Luke Mallard, with Demetri Wade just a second behind.
