Phillip Island produced two new Australian Formula Ford Championship race winners on Saturday at the L&H 500, with Daniel Erickson and Trent Harrison both taking their first victories of the season.
The first of two races saw Erickson come out on top, following a late race safety car. The Borland Racing Developments driver avoided numerous incidents to hold off a fast finishing Tom Williamson and Cameron Waters in the run to the flag.
"What a great race," said Erickson, "the Bosch Batteries Spectrum was really good today and I was able to make the most of the Safety Car at the end to take the win.
"I made a really good restart and snuck around the outside going through turn three, which really set me up nicely and I was able to hold the advantage to the line."
Harrison finished in fourth showing good patience in the final laps, while Matt Brabham rounded out the top five. Nick Foster and Jack LeBrocq both looked to be on for a strong result, but separate incidents saw them finish in sixth and 13th respectively.
In race two it was Harrison who made his move early on and bolted away from the rest of the field to secure a comfortable victory ahead of Waters and Williamson.
"As soon as I got into the lead, I just put my head down and made a big effort to get away. I was determined not to look in the mirrors and just focus on building a gap and obviously it worked," Harrison said.
"I'm really confident heading into tomorrow, the car is very good this weekend, but it's a long race here so we'll see what we can do, I'm sure it will be exciting."
LeBrocq recovered to fourth in a stunning drive ahead of Foster and race one winner Erickson. Championship leader Waters couldnt secure a victory, but extended his lead in the title race with some consistent driving as his main rivals struggled.
"I'm obviously disappointed not to get victory in either race today, but consistency is important in this championship and today was about scoring some solid points," Waters said.
"The car still isn't where it should be, so we will work on that overnight and tryb and come back stronger in race three tomorrow.
Round six of the series continues with race three at 11:05am tomorrow at Phillip Island.
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PHILLIP ISLAND, VIC - RACE 2
1. Trent Harrison, Mygale SJ11a
2. Cameron Waters, Mygale SJ10a
3. Tom Williamson, Mygale SJ11a
4. Jack LeBrocq, Mygale SJ11a
5. Nick Foster, Mygale SJ11a
6. Daniel Erickson, Spectrum 012
7. Liam Sager, Spectrum 012
8. Shae Davies, Spectrum 011c
9. Mathew Hart, Spectrum 012
10. Matthew Brabham, Mygale SJ10a
PHILLIP ISLAND, VIC - RACE 1
1. Daniel Erickson, Spectrum 012
2. Tom Williamson, Mygale SJ11a
3. Cameron Waters, Mygale SJ10a
4. Trent Harrison, Mygale SJ11a
5. Matthew Brabham, Mygale SJ10a
6. Nick Foster, Mygale SJ11a
7. Liam Sager, Spectrum 012
8. Elliot Barbour, Mygale SJ11a
9. Shae Davies, Spectrum 011c
10. Mathew Hart, Spectrum 012
