Flying Fenton leads the field at Kirkistown

August 17, 2017
Flying Fenton leads the field at Kirkistown Cameron Fenton in his Ginetta at Kirkistown - Photo: Michael Chester
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Fifteen-year-old Cameron Fenton took yet another win to maintained his championship lead as the Ginetta Junior Ireland series.


The championship made its second visit of the year to Kirkistown in Northern Ireland and having tested at the circuit the previous week, Fenton was confident he could close the gap to rival Patrick Dempsey at the high speed circuit.

The pair were closely matched in qualifying, but Dempsey's superior straight-line speed allowed him to snatch pole position. When the lights changed though, Fenton made a perfect start to chop across the bows of Dempsey on the run to Debtors corner and never looked back, crossing the line for another dominant victory.

In race two, the Greystones driver made what is becoming his trademark blistering start to once again lead away. This time though, Dempsey was closer and as feared, used his speed advantage a few laps in to draw alongside on the long back straight. There was a little contact, but mindful of his series lead, Fenton decided to opt for second as opposed to a possible non finish and so shadowed Dempsey home to ensure he left the venue with the championship lead intact.

Cameron Fenton said afterwards: "I expected it to be damage limitation this time. We have lacked a little bit of straight-line speed up here compared to the competition, so I'm delighted to have taken a win and maintained the series lead. I am looking forward to getting back to the twists and turns of Mondello in the next round."
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