Thruxton BSB: Garness takes win tally to ten

MLav VisionTrack Academy’s Johnny Garness continued his British Talent Cup winning streak at Thruxton to take his tally to ten.

Garness had some company at the front near the start of race one, but the hammer was down even earlier on Sunday as the number 57 pulled away to take win number ten of the year. Behind, teammate Carter Brown managed to move through to second after fighting in a bigger group for the final spots on the podium, and with the race red flagged just short of full distance the number 74 takes a valuable 20 points. Evan Belford (City Lifting by RS Racing) took third place to get back on the rostrum.

Off the line, Rocket Racing’s Rhys Stephenson got a good launch from pole and immediately moved over to cover Garness, but the number 57 was able to quickly dispatch him and move into the lead. Behind, Stephenson vs Brown vs Belford was initially the fight for second, but bit by bit the four-way fight further back was able to arrive on the scene. Brown was back through on Belford and then held off Stephenson, and when the Red Flag came out on Lap 13 of 14 for a crash for Microlise Cresswell Racing’s Matthew Ruisbroek, it was enough for the number 74 to take second. Belford takes third, with Stephenson relegated off the podium for the first time since before the British Grand Prix. Ruisbroek subsequently walked away from the crash.

Harrison Crosby (Banks Racing) and Amanuel Brinton (Mortimer Racing/Victoria House Racing Academy) were next up in the close fight for the top five and more, with Lucas Brown (SP125/Amphibian Scaffolding) losing a little distance in avoiding action and taking seventh.

Clayton Edmunds (MJL Racing) held off Harrison Mackay (Wilson Racing/Super Soco) in P8 and P9, respectively, with