It proved to be a tough weekend for Jason Rishover and Jacek Zielonka, with both drivers battling hard to try and earn a top six finish in the Radical Cup UK at Oulton Park.
Zielonka lined up eighth for the opening race, after Saturday mornings qualifying. “I managed to improve a little, but the car was a bit loose at the rear and I went straight on into the gravel at Cascades,” he said.
Rishover was three places further back, but had issues too. “The car felt great, but it wasdown on straight line speed,” he explained.
“I got a good start and think I was fifth, but the car in front braked early and I lost places,” said Zielonka after he dropped to 14th place on the opening lap of race one, while Rishover was in a challenging eighth.
But Rishover soon came under pressure and was down to ninth on lap four, before losing a further place a lap later. “I made a good start but couldn't hold it,” he explained.
Having retained what became a solitary 10th he managed to keep Andy Lowe at bay to hold his place, while Lowe came under late pressure from Zielonka, who had to settle for 12th. “I was closing in, but didn’t take any risks as I wanted to come back in one piece,” he said.
It was another good start from Rishover in race two, advancing from his early seventh, to sixth on lap six, chasing Peter Tyler.
Zielonkaalso made early progress into the top 10 as both drivers continued to moveforward.
Rishover held fifth from lap 10 and had to fight hard to fend off Chris Preen, but he lost three places after a post-race penalty for track limits violations, but still netted third in the Fangio Class.
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