TCF Reviews the 2018 MINI Challenge JCW season in which Ant Whorton-Eales won over half of the races on his way to the title.
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Ant Whorton-Eales took the lead early, winning the first Donington race and with it the MINI Challenge title.
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Jordan Collard dealt with pressure and backmarkers to secure his second JCW win of the year from the MINI Festival.
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In a race that would feature two cars colliding on the formation lap and only two racing laps, Rob Smith came out on top at Silverstone.
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A first MINI win of the year for Jordan Collard saw him take first blood against Ant Whorton-Eales who settled for second.
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Rob Smith reflected on a disaster weekend at Oulton Park, where one of the MINI JCW races was cut.
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Despite minimal testing on Friday, Jordan Collard came away with a dominant pole position in MINI Challenge – JCW qualifying.
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Mark Blundell will race a MINI UK VIP car at the upcoming MINI Festival as he races in the JCW class that headlines the event.
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MINI UK VIP driver Rob Smith was content with his performance in the JCW at Silverstone, with the championship remaining a possibility.
MINI JCW driver Rob Smith returned to the top step at Silverstone after a return to form from the Nantwich driver.
Collard narrowly beat his MINI JCW championship rivals to line up on the front row at Silverstone for the opening race.
Having failed to challenge in the latter half last year, Rob Smith will return to the MINI Challenge – JCW class withthe MINI UK VIP team.