Lines takes dominant victory in fourth round of Trent Valley Kart Club Championship

Finlay Lines returned to his winning ways last weekend as he took a dominant win in the fourth round of the 2024 Trent Valley Kart Club Championship at PF International in Lincolnshire.

The reigning British Open Plate champion set the fastest time in Qualifying, securing pole position for both heat races, against 30 other drivers in the Rotax MiniMax 950 class.

In heat one, the Synergy Factory driver dropped to second place on the opening lap, before dropping to fourth place on lap two. Fighting his way back up to take the lead on lap five, Lines claimed the heat race win three laps later.

Starting from pole position for heat two, Lines managed to get a good start as behind him, several drivers were involved in a first-corner shunt.

With the field closed up due to the use of a Battenberg flag, the karting equivalent of the Safety Car flag, Lines made another good start and stayed out front in the early laps.

Slowly building up his lead over the course of the nine-lap race, Lines claimed his second heat win of the day by just over four seconds.

Thanks to his heat wins and the points scored because of them, the Maximum Motorsport driver topped the Intermediate Classification which is used to set the grid for the Final.

Starting from pole position for the all-important final, Lines once more got the start he needed and led from the front as his rival fought behind him for second place.

Using the Synergy Envy kart chassis over the weekend, which Lines has used to good effect taking victories in the Rotax class earlier this season, he was untouchable in the ten-lap final.

Lines sailed ahead to take a dominant victory in the fourth round of the 2024 Trent Valley Kart Club Championship, with a winning margin of just over two and a half seconds.