Dan Thackeray and Ryan Cunningham took the wins in Class B at Brands Hatch and Matt Rowling a double victory in Class C.

Thackeray’s win in Race 1, followed by second place behind Motion Motorsport team-mate Cunningham in Race 2, moves him closer to both the Class B and overall championships with just four races remaining (CLICK HERE for latest points).

He now heads Cunningham – his nearest challenger in the two tables – by 24 points and if he extends that to 37 in Knockhill’s penultimate rounds later this month then both crowns could potentially be his.

Thackeray maintained his perfect qualifying record with a sixth consecutive class pole which he duly turned into his ninth win of the season in Race 1.

Cunningham took second after finding a way past 4Tag Racing’s Spencer Fortag who was third, but any chance of challenging Thackeray for the win was ended by a crash for Duncan Holloway’s Onna Motorsport EP3 which brought an early end to the race.

As at Oulton Park last time out, Race 2 was another lively affair. Sammy Mileham (above) led from reversed-grid pole and defended valiantly before Cunningham grabbed the lead with a bold move at Paddock Hill Bend.

Thackeray then muscled past into second at Druids, with Fortag following through for another third.

Mileham – minus his rear bumper after contact with Thackeray – took fourth in a desperately close finish (his car was almost neck and neck with Fortag’s as they flashed across the line). Behind, Reg Plate King’s Luke Krassismenou secured his best finish yet in fifth.

Elsewhere, Ben Sharpe Racing’s Sam Linssner (fourth in Race 1) would surely have been a podium contender had he not required a pit stop for a new wheel and tyre – damaged in an early exchange with eventual winner Cunningham.

In Class C, Rowling (above) delivered on rival Callum Houchen’s pre-Brands prediction, taking both wins to make it 10 from 12 this season.

Houchen, however, found significant gains in Race 2 to finish just two seconds adrift of Rowling. A tighter battle between their different cars potentially lies ahead in Knockhill’s penultimate rounds later this month.