Starting from pole position, Fife was unable to defend his lead from fellow front row starter Blade Purdie – and even briefly fell behind Cooper Webster on the run down to Turn 1.
However, the two-time Australian karting champion got a great drive exiting Turn 3 and was able to repass his 88Racing teammate Purdie just as the first safety car of the race was deployed.
The caution period was caused by BRM’s leading two drivers coming together at Turn 1, with Slade going up the inside of Mawson and pitching him off the track and over the gravel trap.
The marshals required just over four laps to retrieve Mawson’s stranded BRM before the action could resume, with Fife timing his restart perfectly to stay in the lead.
The green flag running lasted another four laps before the safety car was out again on lap 9, this time for a collision between Purdie and Webster at the hairpin – with a tap from the Versa Motorsport driver enough to end Purdie’s race.
Fife was again brilliant on…
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