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Welshman Ben is robbed of first win in UK circuit series
publication date: Sep 19, 2011
Mid Wales racing driver Ben Power was
robbed of his first win in the UK Legends Championship, when drivers close
behind him caused a last-lap crash.
Power, aged 21, from Guilsfield, near
Welshpool, was set for his most successful meeting since switching from
rallycross three years ago, until the dramatic incident.
|  | In heat one at the Mallory Park event,
he finished 4th from 12th on the grid, and in the second
he took third place after starting 10th. In the final, Power, who had worked his way from
13th on the grid, took the lead with a daring move around the outside of the
two leading cars, three laps from home, and looked set for his first victory in
the championship.
He entered Shaw's hairpin for the last time, with
three cars close behind. Contact between them under braking, shunted them into
Power, forcing him to spin off and out of the race. | | |
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