2nd Place for Jake at Croft

It was an impressive drive that achieved 2nd place for Retford's Jake Taylor in round 6 of the MSA British Rallycross Championship at Croft Circuit. The October rain held off for the event although it was incredibly slippery from the previous day's downpour.

Taylor was straight on the pace during heat 1, however in heat 2 an incident at the first corner ended up with the car rendered out of action and being lifted off of the circuit. It was feared that all was over, but the team at Peter Gwynne Motorsport did not give up and rapidly set upon the challenge to repair the Swift , which they achieved in plenty of time to get Taylor back out for the next heat.
Heat 3 saw a great start by Taylor moving straight from 3rd on the start grid to 2nd by the first corner. The racing was incredibly close with Taylor staying with the current and more experienced championship leader Charlie Bean all the way round the famous Croft Rallycross circuit.

Taylor lined up for 3rd position start in the Final, and with only fractions of seconds separating the top three drivers all day it was always destined to be a close race.

Charlie was on pole and took an early lead, battling with Taylor close behind all of the way as the pair extended the lead over the other cars. Surprisingly on the last lap Bean and Taylor had a coming together, with both cars coming to a stop only a short distance from the finish, allowing third place driver Drew Bellerby through to take victory on the last half lap, Jake recovered to take second in what was a very poorly looking Peter Gwynne Motorsport Swift.

It was a fantastic final round and a very fitting one after all of the entertainment the Juniors have provided so far this year.

Jake said 'I'm so pleased to get 2nd! It was incredibly close racing all day and I'm sure it will be just as close in the final round at Blyton Park where I would like to welcome all of my supporters to come and check out the action"

"None of this year would have been possible without the fantastic backing from Peter Gwynne Motorsport who hire, run and look after the Swift and my sponsors CreateInn and Power Maxed who have supported me through the 2014 season, I owe them all a huge thank you".
The final round of the Swift Rallycross Championship series will be at local track Blyton Park near Gainsborough on 30th November.