Three-times World Sidecar Champions Tim Reeves and Patrick Farrance recorded their second Formula 2 British Championship win of the 2009 season on Easter Sunday when they dominated the first 15-lap race on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit.

Second into the first corner, the duo sat behind arch rivals Nick Crowe and Mark Cox for the first half of the race before sweeping by at half race distance eventually pulling away to win by a commanding 2.29 seconds.
 
Conditions during practice and qualifying saw the 1.198-mile Indy circuit shrouded in mist and a delay in proceedings meant a hectic day for all involved but when official qualifying took place on Sunday afternoon, Tim and Patrick took full advantage to put their LCR Suzuki on to pole position albeit just 0.003seconds ahead of Crowe. It was close all the way through with 1.5 seconds separating the top ten crews as they returned to the British Superbike Championship schedule.
 
A slightly sluggish start to Sunday evening's race saw Tim and Patrick slip back to second with Steve Coombes and Paul Knapton looking to relegate them to third but that challenge was soon overcome and they set about pressurizing Crowe and Cox.

There was little between the leading four outfits of Tim, Crowe, Ben Birchall and Phil Dongworth but Tim was putting Crowe under severe pressure and on the 8th lap he overhauled him at Druids Corner. From there on in they were never headed and gradually eased away for their second win in three races. The victory also put them at the top of the Championship table going in to Monday's second race.
 
However, their joy was short lived when a problem on the warm-up lap failed to clear and Tim and Patrick were reluctantly forced to retire at the end of the first lap.
 
"I made a slight mistake with the gearing in practice but we sorted this out in time for qualifying and pole position put me in confident mood for the first race," said Reeves.

"Nick managed to out-drag me into the first corner so I just sat behind him for the first few laps but the guys behind were getting a bit too close so at half race distance I decided it was time to make my move. I got by him at Druids and just got my head down for the next couple of laps to break the tow. That's exactly what happened and with the bike working perfectly, we were able to take a great win at my home circuit."
 
"I felt sure a double was on the cards but on the warm-up lap the bike started to misfire and cut-out and although I started the race, I knew it wasn't going to get any better so rather than risk any major damage we pulled in.

"It was a shame as I'm sure we would have extended our Championship lead but, as it is, we're still third overall and well in contention. It was great to ride at my home circuit again and be back with the full British Superbike paddock so, hopefully, the powers that be will have recognized the efforts of the full Formula Two paddock and it can become a more regular occurrence."
 
Reeves' next race comes in two week's time when he'll be switching to his F1 outfit for the opening round of the German Championship at the Lausitzring with the meeting taking place from April 24-26.