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Crosbie extends lead in South Island F1600 Championship

by Velocity News
March 5, 2023
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Alex Crosbie has extended his lead in the 2022/23 South Island Formula 1600 Championship after round four at the Timaru International Raceway on Saturday.  Two wins and a second place across three races gives him a 65-point lead over rival Blake Knowles with Dylan Petch 22-points behind having moved up into third with rookie Caleb Byers fourth ahead of Daniel Brown.

#1 Alex Crosbie ahead of #50 Blake Knowles #73 Caleb Byers and #28 Will Neale – Photo Enuff Photography and SoutherNZone Photography

Initially it was Knowles (Van Diemen RF05) who was quickest in qualifying winning the $500 Hampton Downs NZ Racing Academy cash prize and then going on to win the opening race ahead of Crosbie (Ray GR21) and Byers (Ray GR21).  The ten-lap race was punctuated with an early  safety-car period with Thomas Flynn off the track in the opening lap.  Byers made the jump into the lead at the restart and held out his rivals almost to the end having to settle for third.

“I struggled in qualifying,” said Crosbie.  “I was out on my own and just didn’t get a tow so had to settle for third quickest time.  I thought I’d be able to get up to the front and battle with Blake (Knowles) but first had to get passed Caleb (Byers).  I caught up to Blake but run out of laps to get passed.”

-#73 Caleb Byers leads #50 Blake Knowles, #1 Alex Crosbie, #28 Will Neale and #83 Thomas Flynn – Photo Enuff Photography and SoutherNZone Photography

Blake’s day started to unwind with engine trouble in the second race while battling with Crosbie for the win.  

“I got a good start in the second race and took the lead for the first four laps,” said Crosbie.  “Then Blake got passed and led for a couple until his engine started cutting out and I was able to take the lead and cruise away for the win.”

Second home, and improving on his podium in race 1, was Byers with Petch (Ray GR20) in third ahead of William Neale (Van Diemen Stealth) and Flynn (Swift SC) while Knowles crossed the line in sixth for valuable championship points.

In a damp race three it was Petch who took the lead off the start line until Crosbie worked through and was able to build a lead until the end.  Petch finished third behind Neale with Byers in fourth and Jake Bryant (Van Diemen RF94) in fifth.

#17 Dylan Petch finished twice on the podium, here with #1 Alex Crosbie and #73 Caleb Byers – Photo Enuff Photography and SoutherNZone Photography

“I’m pretty happy with how the day has gone,” said Crosbie who won a $230 Driver of the Day cash prize from NAPA Auto Parts for his consistent performance.  “The final two rounds will be interesting with the addition of competitors from the North Island.”

Crosbie won the round and leads Class 1 while Byers finished second with Neale, who leads Class 2, in third and Petch fourth.

The final two rounds over consecutive weekends also double as the final two rounds of the 2023 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship. Drivers and teams head to Teretonga Park in Invercargill for round five (18-19 March 2023) of the South Island Series with the finale a week later in Christchurch (25-26 March 2023).

Words: Supplied

Images: Enuff Photography and SoutherNZone Photography (Supplied)

Tags: Alex CrosbieBlake KnowlesCaleb ByersDaniel BrownDylan PetchSouth Island F1600Thomas FlynnWilliam Neale

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