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| Dan Polley hold up his trophy after winning round two of the Selco.ie Formula Vee Championship. Photo: Barry Cregg. |
As the drivers lined up on the grid for the second round of the Selco.ie Formula Vee Championship, they had already now got the nerves of the opening race of the year behind them and set out to put right any wrongs occurred in round one. Mark Reade put his Leastone on pole with Dan Polley in his Sheane joining him on the front row. The ever improving Tim Murray out qualified current champion Anthony Cross To start third with Cross fourth. There was no concern about the weather although slightly cloudy it was warm and dry.
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| Mark Reade put his Leastone on Pole for round two of the Selco.ie Formual Vee Championship. Photo: Barry Cregg. |
Polley had to make his front row position count and use it to get into the lead if he had any hopes to take a win. A win he needed as a DNF in round one left him already behind in points to his rivals. First was getting to turn one first, which he did with a great start off the line jumping ahead of Reade well before turn one. Reade immediately on the defence after his start had to keep Anthony Cross who got ahead of Tim Murray with Jack Byrne behind.
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| Dan Polley, Sheane, leads Mark Reade, Leastone, and Anthony Cross, Sheane, into turn one during round two of the Selco.ie Formula Vee Championship. Photo: Barry Cregg. |
Now with a clear road ahead of him Polley put the head down and began to put in the times his fastest of the race coming on lap two with a 1.02.441. This gave him a gap to Reade and Cross as they battle each other. By lap six the gaps between the top four began to open up. That said Byrne had began to make inroads to Cross ahead of him and was right on his tail by lap 8. Within a couple of laps it was now a twelve wheeler for second place with Tim Murray closing in also in fifth place. All this played into the hands of race leader Polley who just had to keep his concentration and reel off the laps.
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| Mark Reade, Leastone, defends from Anthony Cross, Sheane, going into turn one during round two of the Selco.ie Formula Vee Championship. Photo: Barry Cregg. |
Then the move of the race came from Jack Byrne as he made a move around the outside of both Cross and Reade at the final corner to leap from fourth to second. The chance to catch Polley was now gone for Byrne who had to now keep Cross, Reade, Murray and now Jordan Kelly behind as second place was anyone of the five car group.
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Jack Byrne, Sheane, defends from Anthony Cross, Sheane, going into turn one during round two of the Selco.ie Formula Vee Championship. Photo: Barry Cregg.
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Tim Murray Sheane, defends from Jack Byrne, Sheane, going into turn one during round two of the Selco.ie Formula Vee Championship. Photo: Barry Cregg.
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By now the back markers were being caught and it came into play as Cross went down the inside of Byrne into the final corner. Byrne got hit by one of the tail enders which damaged his steering dropping him to 8th place. This allowed Reade into second as Cross ran wide but Cross had better straight line speed and retook him down the main straight two laps later. Reade now had to try and keep Kelly at bay who lost his nosecone in his efforts in trying to get by Reade, but it was to no avail as he had to settle for third. Still a great result for his 'B' Championship as he took home another maximum score as in round one.
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| Dan Polley,Sheane, on his way to winning round two of the Selco.ie Formula Vee Championship. Photo: Barry Cregg. |
While the battles went on behind Polley kept his cool to have a commanding drive and take his first win of the year and put himself back in the points for the championship.
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Owen Kelly,Sheane, leads brother Jordan, Sheane, on his way to taking first place in the Motorsport.ie Rookie Championship. Photo: Barry Cregg
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Results:
Selco.ie Formula Vee Championship
1st Dan Polley
2nd Anthony Cross
3rd Mark Reade
VW Spares 'B' Championship
1st Mark Reade
2nd Jordan Kelly
3rd Tim Murray
Motorsport.ie Rookie Championship
1st Owen Kelly
2nd Michael O'Callaghan
Well done, Dan!!
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