Three-time title winner Sutton, who has switched to a Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus for this season, stamped in a time with just under 10 minutes remaining in the afternoon to eclipse the morning best of Jake Hill by 0.137 seconds.
It was a qualifying simulation for Sutton, who switched on his headlights in the gloom in case anyone was in the way – they weren’t – and produced a kerb-smothering special to vault to the top.
Quickest in the afternoon to that point, although he hadn’t improved upon Hill’s morning best, was Dan Rowbottom, who ultimately found himself trailing the NAPA Racing-liveried Ford by 0.232s.
“We ran through the test plan, the changes we wanted to make, and they seemed to steer the car in a good direction,” Sutton told Autosport.
“Everyone was chasing tyres by the end of the day [on the high-wear sweeping bends], but it was nice to make improvements in terms of balance.”
Sutton, whose best time was 1m15.607s, said he set that time on new…
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