Tom Ingram pleased with step forward

Tom Ingram said he was pleased with his performance in qualifying at Donington Park after securing a place on the front row of the grid.

The EXCELR8 driver had endured a tricky start to race day when he was forced to pull off track in the opening practice session without setting a time, with track time in FP2 then affected by the poor weather conditions.

Despite that, the defending champion was able to join title rival Ash Sutton on the front row of the grid and whilst he couldn’t prevent the Motorbase man from grabbing pole, Ingram admitted he was pleased to have taken to the challenge to the points leader.

“It actually feels like we stood a chance today,” he said. “Unfortunately, Ash did his thing behind the wheel and that was that, but never mind.



“I’ve got a face that could turn milk sour at the moment but I am pleased, and I genuinely think we’re fighting against Ash and the NAPA guys this weekend, which is really encouraging.



“We’ve definitely gone away and done as much homework as we can. We’ve worked hard over the last few weeks, so let’s wait and see what race day brings – anything could happen.”