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Crash cuts Race 2 short

Crash cuts Race 2 short

The race started in near conditions due to the lengthy Formula 1 qualifying session, with 75 per cent of the grid reversed following yesterday’s opener.

That put Shae Davies and Conor Somers on the front row, while the likes of Race 1 winner Joey Mawson started outside the Top 10.

There was little scope for the front-runners to make any ground, either, with the race effectively cut down to a single lap.

That was due to a clash between James Davison and Zane Goddard at the final corner, Goddard tapping Davison into a spin after the Indy 500 starter looked to have baulked mid-corner.

Davison was able to get going again but Goddard’s car was missing it’s front wing, the clean up taking longer than the time certain cut-off for the race.

That meant it finished under Safety Car just five laps in, Davies declared the winner after a strong start to the race.

Blake Purdie finished second ahead of Cooper Webster, Kaleb Ngatoa, Tim Macrow and Nathan Herne.

James Golding was seventh from…

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