Mike Mullins from Wilmslow, racing his Van DiemenRF86 in the Avon Tyres Formula Ford 1600 Northern Championship, qualified 12th on the grid with a time of 1min 58.205sec at Oulton Park.

A steady drive in the race one saw him climb a place to 11th, fifth in class, on a much damper track than the drivers had encountered in qualifying.

The second race was a close run thing, with Mullins finishing almost an entire second ahead of fellow class competitor Trevor Morgan.

He then finished the day off with a fastest time of 1min 59.538sec on Oulton’s International circuit.