Brilliant Burton Storms To Hat-Trick Of Locost Victories

Racing novice Mark Burton extended his Locost Championship lead in style with a stunning clean sweep of victories at Croft.

The ex-sprinter didn’t start any of the three races from the front row, but proved the man to beat in a trio of slipstreaming encounters.

Reigning champion Ian Allee endured a nightmare meeting, receiving two post-race penalties and a three-place grid drop for the next round at Pembrey.

Allee led race one from pole but was quickly caught by Burton and Martin West.

West and Allee each took turns in the lead but it was Burton who surged past both into Tower to seize the lead on the final lap, as Allee ran wide and finished fourth behind title contender Ben Powney.

West battled Burton valiantly in race two but lost second on the final tour to Louis Wall at the Complex. Allee finished runner-up on the road but was relegated to fifth after being deemed to pass Wall off-track.