Newsham makes history for Team ES at Snetterton

The weekend didn’t start ideally for Newsham when he retired from the first practice session early with radiator problems, but he soon made up for lost time as he qualified in third place, just 0.054secs from pole position.

Race one saw Newsham drive a strong race to finish fourth only to be disqualified when stewards deemed the car to be underweight after a miscalculation with fuel.

Newsham had it all to do again in the second race as he started from last on the grid, but his steady pace saw him move up through the field to finish in eighth, securing second place on the grid for the final race of the day as the top nine were reversed.

After initially losing out to the BMW of Tom Onslow-Cole at the start, Newsham pushed hard to build up his pace and take back second spot by the end of the first lap.

His pace would prove relentless as he found a gap to pass Lea Wood into the hairpin for the top spot, and from that moment never looked back.

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