Victory may have eluded him but two second places for Jerome de Sadeleer were ample reward for his debut at Spa Francorchamps in the Radical Challenge.
He qualified his 360 Racing SR3 in second, between title contenders Dominik Jackson and Steve Burgess, while team mates Jason Rishover and Martin Verity finished eighth and 12th respectively.
In Saturday’s race De Sadeleer settled in second and tried to stay in touch with Jackson’s lead, while consolidating his own place. But once Andrew Ferguson’s invitation SR8 got between them, the gap started to widen before the pitstop window opened.
On rejoining there was a four second deficit to Jackson, despite staling in the pits, but once again Ferguson got between them and the gap doubled. He retained a comfortable second however, over 16 seconds clear of Kristian Jeffrey.
Rishover had started well, holding seventh in the initial laps, before losing a couple of places. He settled in eighth before his stop, but lost ground in the second half and finally finished 16th.
An early duel with Brian Caudwell kept Verity on his toes, sharing a couple of exchanges before he settled in 11th. But after a consistent start to the second half a top 10 finish looked likely, until he got caught. “I had a bit of a battle at the start, but at the end my tyres had gone off and Adrian Watt got me when I over defended at La Source. Elliott Goodman almost got me too, but the car was much better and I really enjoyed it,” he said.
