Tom Ingram breaks lap record with Thruxton pole
Tom Ingram smashed the lap record en route to Thruxton pole after a thrilling duel between himself and Matt Neal, posting a time of 1:16.161.
The two were dicing for the top spot from the outset, swapping fastest lap times, although a handful were removed for exceeding track limits and gaining an advantage.
It looked as if the front row had been decided early, but the duo found themselves split by a flier from Aiden Moffat who launched himself to the front row.
Heading into qualifying, the outright lap record was a 1:16.192, set by Andrew Jordan in 2014, but Ingram wrestled the Toyota Avensis around the 2.3-mile Thruxton circuit to post an outstanding time of 1:16.161 and sit on pole position for the second time in 2016.
The pair of Triple Eight Racing MG6s had yet another strong showing, formation flying in fourth and fifth, half a second behind Ingram’s record-setting time.
Adam Morgan, Jeff Smith, Andrew Jordan, Aron Smith and Sam Tordoff rounded out the top ten in what was a surprisingly incident free session, running green from start to finish.
