Newly re-signed Morris Lubricants Racing Ambassador Lydia Walmsley was in action at Oulton Park in the latest round of Mini Challenge UK, where she was looking to make big improvements and pick up valuable points in her second season in the John Cooper Works (JCW) Class.
Elsewhere, nine-times British Champion Luke Harris competed in the 500cc Open Solo Class at the Vintage Motorcycle Club meeting at Leamington Spa.
Lydia Walmsley
Twenty-year-old Lydia Walmsley headed for Cheshire to Oulton Park for the third round of the 2022 season of Mini Challenge UK. The Suffolk-speedster qualified in 21st place for the first race on Saturday, before maintaining her position and finishing the race in the same place. On Sunday, Lydia had a much more productive and positive race, moving from 21st position on the grid to 17th, picking up some valuable points in the Graduate Cup in the process.
Lydia's next race will be at Knockhill in Scotland on 30th and 31st July.
Photo credit: Jakob Ebrey Photography
Luke Harris
Luke Harris headed to Leamington Spa for the Vintage Motorcycle Club to compete in the Open Solo 500cc Class over the weekend. In a competitive field, Luke had a tricky and uncharacteristic poor start, but did, however, manage to make his way to third place by the end of the race. Having made some minor adjustments, Luke improved in the second race, taking the victory. In the third race, Luke took second place. In the final, the conditions became more dry, with dust affecting visibility and making it problematic to race. Despite being third fastest at the start, Luke made his way up to second and finished there.
Luke will next be racing at the Upright Championships in Cheshire on 3rd July.