Martin & Cragg winners at British Nationals Rd 5

The fifth & penultimate round of the BRCA British 1:10 Offroad Nationals was hosted at the Torch track over the weekend where Schumacher’s Lee Martin and Team Associated’s Neil Cragg took the wins.  In Saturday’s 2WD action qualifying would see reigning Champion Cragg secure the TQ ahead of title rival & team-mate Tommy Hall with new Xray signing Josh Holdsworth third ahead of Martin.  In the finals, Cragg opened with a win but then came out with 5th in A2 as Hall got the win ahead of Martin.  In the decider it was Martin with the win leaving him equal on points with Cragg who would secure his second overall win of the season as a result of the faster race time.  Hall completed the podium with both him and Cragg now on equal points at the top of the championship standings with one round remaining.  In Sunday’s 4WD action, with the title already secured for 2024, it was Hall who claimed the TQ ahead of Martin and Ben Smith.   In the finals, a clash between the Top 2 turned A1 on its head with Cragg coming through from P4 to win.  A2 would see Smith win ahead of Martin who would finally deliver in A3 to claim his first win of the season.  Smith made it a Schumacher 1-2 with Cragg taking the final podium spot ahead Thomas Phipps and Hall.

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