One of the favourite tracks on the calendar, Rowrah is a mixture of high-speed straights, testing corners and tricky chicanes – it is known as a true driver’s circuit.

Small wonder then perhaps, that Carl Stirling won one of the two finals in the Junior KF3 class, whilst his elder brother Craig set the lap record in the senior KF2 class.

In the packed KF3 class, the youngest of the three Stirling brothers, 13-year old Adam, fared less well - and was at a loss for the reason why. During Saturday practice he had been extremely fast, but his pace eluded him on race-day. “I just don’t know what went wrong,” he said. “I went from setting the pace to nearly a second off it. I was driving well and not making too many mistakes.”

Just three tenths of a second faster than Adam in his qualifying session, British Open Champion Carl was further up the order in 14th position, but confident that he could gain higher places in the races.

He did this to superb effect in his first heat, coming though the field to take his first win of the day.

Similarly, Adam drove from 16th place to eighth – a feat that Carl later repeated in his second heat - whilst Adam finished in 16th position.

After a hard fought battle to work his way into the lead, Carl took a deserved first final victory - and also scored 50 valuable Championship points. Behind him, Adam was the victim of a first corner crash and having dropped to last, was unable to recover further than 22nd place.

Showing his increasing maturity and the fact that he’s now beginning to think about the title, Carl sensibly opted for points rather than outright glory in the second final. He still found himself boarding the ferry home clutching another trophy though – having taken third at the chequered flag and the championship lead.

He said: “The best result would’ve been two wins - but consistent finishes make the difference if you want to win the title. I always go to a race aiming to win, but points finishes are equally important. If I can keep finishing on the podium, that’ll win me the Championship.”

In contrast to Carl’s obvious delight, Adam endured another difficult race but refused to be downcast: “It was quite disappointing really for me, but I’ll bounce back at the next race!”

In the faster KF2 class, 16-year old Craig was experiencing the fortunes of both his younger brothers. In his second heat, he shattered the lap record and was justifiably delighted: “My time was four tenths of a second faster than the previous record. My motor just had unbelievable bottom end.”

But after his and team’s elation, came disappointment. Having qualified well for the first of two finals, Craig suffered from clutch gremlins – dropping from fourth to 11th but still scored a hatful of Championship points.

In the following race, a crash dropped him from 10th to 20th - but a gritty drive saw him pass nine drivers to secure more points for his Championship bid.