Maybe not quite the ultimate finish we wanted but it was certainly cool racing around the mountain to finish off the year.
In the end, after a week of hard racing, we were just lacking a bit of engine power which hurt our result in the final race but overall we can be very proud of efforts and we will be back stronger next year.
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STORY WRAP BY EREBUS ACADEMY:
After yesterday saw Race 2 called off due to a four car pile-up on the opening lap, Erebus Academy drivers Bailey Sweeny, Harry Gray, Jobe Stewart and Holly Espray were keen to get back on track for Race 3.
Bailey, Jobe and Harry were all starting in the top ten, sitting in P5, P4 and P10 respectively, while Holly started 11 spots higher than her original qualifying position in P16. Off the start line, both Jobe and Holly managed to gain three positions, while Bailey moved down to P7.
At the start, Bailey was looking to take advantage of the battle between Casha and Dalton and managed to slot between them for P6. Bailey couldn’t hold on as Casha and Dalton continued to battle and dropped back to P7 where he remained until he crossed the line three laps later.
Unfortunately Harry’s race was cut short after being hit in the side by Shah before the end of lap one. After sustaining heavy damage, he managed to get his car back to the pits but was unable to finish the race.
Managing to avoid a safety car, Jobe began a two lap tussle with Gibbons with the pair continually swapping between third and fourth.
After putting down fast, clean laps, Holly had managed to work her way up four positions to P12 by lap 3.
Although the weekend saw many ups and downs for the Academy drivers, each of them showed great pace and are now looking ahead to 2022.