TKM Festival (Whilton Mill)

Superb weather and excellent organisation at Whilton Mill, all contributed to some excellent racing at the 2009 TKM Festival meeting.

Sam Brown dominated the TKM Extreme final, took the top step of the podium, but already there were rumblings of a problem in scrutineering. Sorry folks but correctly completing a 'scrute' card is not rocker science - I have covered far too many races during the last 20+ years, where drivers who have performed superbly well on the track, end up being excluded from what was a major result in their careers. So step forward Rory Mowbray, the new TKM Extreme Festival champion.

As for the rest Ashley Jones was, in my judgement anyway, the 'driver of the day', with a stunning victory in Junior Elite - well done buddy! Oliver Hodgson meanwhile, whom I have already 'blogged' eslewhere after a well-deserved win recently at Kimbolton, was suitably awesome in the Junior Festival race after a difficult weekend. The 'Open' champ won as easily as Jones did in his race - it would have been worth seeing them have another head-to-head at Whilton...

Kimbolton - Formula TKM 'O' Plate Championship

The 'O' Plate (Open) Championship for Formula TKM took place at Kimbolton on Sunday, with two fine vicories going the way of Oliver Hodgson in the Junior ranks, and Daniel Butcher-Lord at Senior level.

The final corner at Kimbolton can always be relied upon to provide entertainment in a closely fought race, and the Senior final did not disappoint when both leaders collided, to leave Butcher-Lord, who had expected fire-works and had hung back, to take a well-deserve victory.

Hodgson meanwhile had gone into the Junior race as the defending 2008 'O' Plate champion, and with his main rival Ashley Jones rising admirably to the occasion, the spectators were treated to an exciting race as the two of them swapped the lead several times. After several side-by-side moments Hodgson, just, took the win, but he was very complimentary to Jones, which is always a nice thing to hear.