Going into the race meeting Tom felt confident after his recent win at EMRA, and he was consistently posting quick times on the Friday trackday and taking fifth fastest in first qualifying.
 
In the second qualifying session Tom improved and moved up to the edge of the front row in fourth place. In the 14 lap Superpole race Tom got a good start and was second into the first corner behind championship leader Ed Rendell.

Tom tagged onto the back of Ed for the first lap but then Ed started to gap Tom. Tom put in some quick lap times and his pit board was showing that someone was one second behind Tom. That someone happened to be Josh Elliot the Red Bull Rookie.

Tom held him off for a few more laps but eventually Josh got past. Tom kept onto the back of Josh for a couple more laps. Then on the 12th lap the race was red flagged and Tom finished third overall and second in his standard class.

But to Tom's delight when the time sheet came out it showed that Josh was given a 10-second penalty because he had wheelied under the red flag conditions. Meaning that Tom actually finished in second overall and second in class what a bonus.

In the second race Tom got off well from second on the grid; on a boiling hot Sunday morning. He kept with Ed for about three laps before Ed started to gap Tom. Tom again had a battle with Josh but this time once Josh Elliot got past Tom he pulled away. Tom couldn’t quite match the pace thoughbut  had pulled a 10 second gap on fourth place but as the race wore on this gap was closed to eight seconds.

But Tom responded by putting in some quick laps to make sure he wouldn’t be caught.
Tom finished his somewhat lonely ride in third; this time there was nopenalty penalty for Josh and Tom did finish third overall but second in his class.

Tom saved his best race till last for the third race of the weekend. Tom had got another one of his trademark starts and was second into the first corner again. But this time Adam Dudley zoomed past Tom down the back straight.

Then on the next lap Josh overtook Tom on the brakes going into turn five at the top of the hill. Josh then went onto overtake Dudley. Tom caught Adam up and overtook him. This was the start of a very good battle between Tom and Adam.

Adam was faster round the corkscrew section but Tom was better on the brakes going into turns two, five and seven. Not a lap went by when there wasn’t an overtaking manoeuvre.

Near to the end of the race Josh Elliot’s bike “died” leaving Tom and Adam to fight for second place. Tom was leading going into the second to last lap but Adam managed to overtake Tom and gaped him going into the last lap. Tom managed to close the gap but just could find a way past Adam, leaving Adam to get second and Tom third overall and second in class.

Tom enjoyed the race greatly and came in smiling yet very worn out. Tom is now second in the overall GP3 standings and second overall in the GP3 standard class and second as well in the ACU Academy Cup. Only three races to go but anything could still happen!