Motomania with James Driver-Fisher - July 7

Wright, from Pontesbury, near Shrewsbury, was left stranded on the grid during the opening race at Castle Combe when his Honda CBR 600 jumped out of gear.

The 42-year-old finally got going back in last place but battled his way through the field to finish third in his class around the Wiltshire circuit, during the meeting run by the NG Road Racing club.

He said: "I was very pleased to salvage some points but it led to some late-night garage work. The engine was removed from the bike for gear selection and clutch inspection.

"Nothing obvious could be found and I couldn't strip the gearbox as I had no gaskets to put it back together.

"The engine was refitted and we hoped it would hold together for race two."

Wright set out again cautiously the following morning during the warm-up lap from the back of the grid.

The bike changed gear without any issues but Wright, who is more used to setting fastest laps from pole position, began the second race 16th on the grid.

But it did not phase the championship leader as he spectacularly moved through the field back to take the win on the final lap.

He said: "It was a busy race with lots of missed gears and overtaking while trying to catch Liam Turberfield and Jamie Griffiths, who had much better grid positions.

"I managed to get past with a lap to spare as Jamie pushed me to the flag. We both ran very close to lap record times on a unfamiliar circuit.

"The championship lead has been extended and it just proves that anything can happen in racing. It's never over until the chequered flag."

Wright leads the Adam Jeffery Flooring 700 Pre-injection Championship with 198 points, ahead of James Griffiths on 147 and Liam Tuberfield on 136.

Wright will be back in action around Angelsey on August 12-14, followed by rounds in Pembrey, September and Thruxton in October.

John Price, from Shrewsbury, was also in fine from at Tonfanau for round three of the Crewe and South Cheshire championships.

Price won all four races, crossing the line first in two in the Forgotten Era and Supersport classes, the latter on his 450cc machine.

It was combined with 125cc and 250cc bikes, setting lap records along the way.

Round three of the British F2 Sidecar Championships was a 'tale of two halves' for Shropshire's Team Morgan, as the bad weather again reared its ugly head.

Brothers Kevin and Steve Morgan, from Ruyton XI Towns, near Shrewsbury, performed consistently around the Anglesey circuit securing two top-10 finishes – their best results to date.

Glorious sunshine welcomed the teams for the opening race over the last weekend in June, which saw the Team Morgan lining up on the sixth row.

A mediocre start saw them slip back to 14th by the end of lap one but once driver Kevin had settled into a rhythm they were soon in a battle for ninth place with the experienced Roy Hanks.

The Morgans' pressure finally told as Hanks ran wide, leaving the brothers to claim their best British championship result to date.

Kevin said: "I could see Roy but he took some catching. We kept plugging away and got to him with a few laps to go.

"Catching him was easier than passing him though. He is so consistent lap after lap.

"We finally pushed him into a mistake, though, which was the plan as I didn't want to make a silly mistake trying to pass."

Conditions on the Sunday proved to be very different with persistent showers falling all day.

The brothers, having never ridden the new LCR in the rain before, knew the race would be a baptism of fire.

But they were surprised to have good wet weather tyre grip despite the terrible conditions.

Some brave driving by Kevin and a few retirements up the field ensured Team Morgan ended the race in 10th place.

The results gave them 15 championship points and lifted them up to 15th in the standings.