Close finishes and captivating wheel-to-wheel battles was the narrative of the British Automobile Racing Club’s visit to Croft Circuit this past weekend (June 28/29) – where Caterham Motorsport and the VERTU MINI CHALLENGE Trophy both featured.

Taking centre stage at the North Yorkshire venue for a blockbuster two days of on-track entertainment, a bumper crowd flowed through the gates to enjoy a total of xx races around the 2.100-mile track.

When it came to the VERTU MINI CHALLENGE Trophy, Westbourne Motorsport’s Olivier Algieri stood head and shoulders above the rest to dominate proceedings and with it, strengthen his own championship challenge.

Algieri was a winner last time out at Thruxton and he carried that momentum into the weekend as he reigned supreme in flawless fashion, beginning in qualifying as he swept his way to a double pole.

Race one would see Algieri claim an untroubled victory as he led from lights-to-flag and he soon doubled up as he showcased his overtaking prowess in a frenetic reverse grid contest, where he took control of the lead on the final lap.

The Rookie Cup competitor then completed an unprecedented hat-trick of race wins as he capped off the weekend by clinching yet commanding another victory after starting from pole position.

As expected, there were plenty of thrills and spills when it came to the Caterham Motorsport runners and riders. Max Richardson kicked things off as he charged to a brilliant win in the only moobob Caterham Academy Championship bout of the weekend.

Less than one second covered the top three in the Bilstein Caterham Roadsport Championship however it was Brian Thornton that managed to starve off the race-long attentions of William Harris and Craig Evans.

Over in the EDGE Caterham 270R Championship, spoils were shared between Lyonel Tollemache, Ben Wheatley and Nick Sampson, whilst Taylor O’Flanagan swept his way to all three wins in the Vertex Caterham 310R Championship.

Matthew Armstrong and Henry Heaton then rounded out the list of winners as they both triumphed in the Dutch Barn Vodka Caterham Seven UK Championship, with Armstrong tallying two wins to Heaton’s one.

To view the full classification of results from all sessions at Croft, CLICK HERE.

You can also watch all of the action from the weekend back on the official BARC YouTube channel HERE.