However, the big news news of the weekend was that the track was going to be run in reverse, meaning all of the drivers competing would be doing so on a level playing field.

Practice kicked off on Saturday morning and Shane Lynch, Shane O’Sullivan, Danny Eyles and Paul Smith all set about getting to grips with the new track layout and dialling in their cars to suit.

With Sully going into the event leading the championship by a handful of points, a win at Lydden could pretty much seal the championship in his favour. A man on a mission come qualifying, Shane lead the Japspeed charge with a spectacular 88.5 point run, netting third place in the process.

Danny Eyles followed closely behind, securing ninth place and a spot in the Top 16 battles. Unfortunately for Shane Lynch and Paul Smith, small mistakes from both drivers but paid to their chances of earning a passage through to the following day’s duels. After a breathtaking series of battles against Wayne Keeber, Wesley Keating and Phil Morrison, Sully had earned him himself a spot in the final battle of the weekend.

The final saw Sully line up against David Waterworth and his Viper powered S15 in a battle that was all about Shane. After chasing extremely hard and then leading convincingly when the roles were reversed, the judges were unanimous in their decision to award the victory to Shane!

Shane O’Sullivan is now the first driver to secure back-to-back victories in the hotly contested Super Pro class and, added to his current three podiums in the three events streak, he is by far and away the favourite to take home this year’s championship!

With him sitting nineteen points clear at the top of the points table, it’d take a brave person to bet against Shane on bringing the British Drift Championship title back to Team Japspeed. Will he be able to secure the win at Round 5 at Silverstone? We’ll have to wait and see!