MX5 Challenge
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he final race of the MX5 Challenge calendar for 2021 was the Great Western sprint in October. Going into the race there was tight competition at the top; Pekka Tulokas and Ollie Jenkins were neck-and-neck in terms of points and number of wins (3 each), potentially having to go to the third tie break to decide the winner. In fact, unless Ollie was able to beat the unstoppable Matt Parr on his home turf, Pekka would win the championship for the second year in a row.
of interesting cars to see in the paddock. For some reason the MX5s and 2 litre cup competitors were tucked away in a row of their own, I’m sure it was a coincidence and not planned! The morning went quickly, with Matt Parr leading practice and timed runs, Ollie Jenkins behind and Aaron Sharp rounding up the top 3. Michael Bartlett struggled with a dodgy ABS sensor connection in the car shared with Pekka Tulokas resulting in a lock-up on the way into Tower - captured by the live stream as evidence.
Matt Parr continued his domination of Combe after lunch, having already beaten It was a perfect day for racing; dry and the previous class record by 6.51s in his slightly chilly, but the morning mist first timed run, though not able to match cleared up pretty quickly. Castle Combe his time in the second timed run. Ollie was hosting competitors from the British Jenkins had a devastating lap after lunch, Sprint Championship so there were a lot losing his front left-wheel due to a
Cropped screenshot from the live-streaming provided by Speed on Screen at Castle Combe showing Michael Bartlett’s lock-up going into Tower. 12
