2007 International & Single Seater News

 Singletons Snetterton score

Richard Singleton continued his current scoring form in the Formula Renault UK Championship at the high speed Snetterton circuit in Norfolk on Sunday. With a combination of super long straights, and demanding corners, Snetterton often produces close racing and spectacular incidents with groups of cars slipstreaming themselves. Singleton was 7^th in practice of both races and settled into 6^th early on in the first race, at the rear of a group of cars including Riki Christoldolu and Alex Sims. With plenty of close racing between the bunch the situation was resolved in Singletons favour when Christoldolu and Sims clashed in the final laps, taking each other off and promoting Richard to 4^th place overall and 2^nd in the Graduate Class.

Race 2 was just as eventful but with most of the action on 1^st lap! Richard explained "I got a good start and was up to 5^th going into Sears corner, but then there was carnage at the front with cars going off. I was able to avoid it all but came out of it back in 8^th place! I managed to get back up to 6^th by the end of the first lap but after Adam Christoldolu*,  spun in front of me, I was left on my own in 5^th place. I was too far away from the 4^th place man to challenge him and Adam was a long way back, so it was a very quiet race from then on" Even so 5^th place overall and 1^st in the Graduate Class was a good reward to add to his  earlier 4^th place, consolidating his 5^th place in the Championship.

The next races are at Brands Hatch on 18/19 August, and it will be interesting to compare progress at this the second visit of the year to the famous Kentish track. "I’m looking forward to it" *Adam and Riki Christoldolu are cousins.