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LYNCH EXTENDS ADVANTAGE WITH SECOND STRAIGHT VICTORY

 

Westhoughton-based Tony made the trip to Kent looking to build on a first win of the year last time out at Maasmechelen, with the main focus being to try and maintain his advantage in the race for the title.
On what would prove to be the best weekend of the year to date for his Lucas Oil Team Geriatric team, Tony was on the pace throughout at the wheel of his Ford KA - leading the way in each of his qualifying heats and then taking victory in his semi-final to secure his place at the head of the pack for the all important final.
Although rival Steve Cozens took the lead early on in the final, Tony soon reclaimed his position at the front and went on to take victory for the second meeting in a row, adding Fastest Time of the Day to secure maximum championship points.
With closest rival in the points Paige Bellerby taking fifth place after a spin, Tony now leads the standings by 21 points with two rounds remaining.
"It's been a brilliant weekend again, and certainly better than I expected," he said. "Since Julian Godfrey helped us to make some tweaks to the set-up, we really seem to have hit the sweet spot with the car and it showed again this weekend to help us to a maximum score.
"To win each of the heats, the semi-final and then the final against a highly competitive field is a sign of how well we are performing at the moment and hopefully we can keep this run going in the final events of the year.
"As ever, my team deserve a lot of the credit as they have done a fantastic job to prepare the car and I wouldn't be in a position to enjoy these kind of results without them. 
"Our aim this season was to learn as much as we could about the KA and to try and make an impression in the points. Given where we stand with two rounds to go, there is no doubt that the championship is now a real possibility, but it's important that we don't get complacent and put all our focus into getting the job done at Pembrey and Croft."
 
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Since making the move into Rallycross, Tony Lynch has firmly established himself as one of the top racers in Britain with multiple championship titles to his name.

National MDA Champion in both 2005 and 2006, Tony is also a two-time MSA Stockhatch champion, BMW MINI Rallycross champion and in 2014, came out top in the Super Modified over 2101cc category in the BTRDA Series.

The name Team Geriatric came about as a joke after Tony’s wife Susan joked that the team was ‘starting to look like a bunch of Geriatrics’. Now known throughout the paddock by that name, Team Geriatric is regarded as one of the hardest-working and well presented teams in British Rallycross, as shown when the team was awarded the BRDA’s Best Presented Team in 2008 and was given the same accolade for the 2014 BTRDA season.