Ben Evans Racing

Ben has his best weekend to date in Formula Vee over the May Bank Day meeting at Cadwell Park. After spending Saturday’s test session learning the exhilerating, if tricky, Lincolnshire circuit, Ben was on the pace right from the start of qualifying.

Lining up 5th for Sunday’s heat Ben was quickly up to 4th and challenging for 3rd, before a second lap spin sent him to the tail of the field. However Ben kept his head and made startling progress through the field (on a track known for being difficult to pass on) finishing a respectable 12th and comfortably qualifying for the final.

The Final was from Ben’s point of view a considerable success, moving up from 21st to 14th, and on the hunt for further places when the red flag was shown following Scarab team-mate Paul Curran’s enormous shunt. Luckily Paul was ok and hopefully he’ll be back racing in the very near future. The restart saw Ben move quickly up to 12th, but the red flag was shown again after only four corners and results were taken back to the first stoppage leaving Ben 14th.

Unlike Sunday’s dry races, Monday’s heat was wet! Starting 5th once again, within a couple of laps Ben was up into 3rd following Steve Ough and Ryan Lindsay’s inevitable accident. Ben quickly closed on second placed Graham Kiddy, but although applying pressure, decided discretion was the better part of valour and didn’t risk a move in the treacherous conditions that were claiming cars everywhere. Even so Ben was delighted with 3rd place, scoring his first ever Vee podium.

This put Ben 12th for the final where he had perhaps his finest race in Vee to date. Proving lie to those who claim you can’t pass at Cadwell, Ben and Graham Kiddy had a fantastic tussel throughout the race, Ben eventually claiming the upper hand following a bold move into the Mountain. It was a hugely entertaining scrap to watch as both drivers played hard but fair. Having cleared Graham with only a couple of laps to go, he quickly reeled in Graham Card and claimed 7th place on the final lap with a brave move into Park. 7th in the final was another strong points finish and leaves Ben well poised for the remainder of the Championship.