Onto the racing and #26 lined up at the back of the 12 car grid for heat 1 but avoided early dramas and spins to move upto 5th behind Mike Norton. After a few laps tailing Nortons 205, Ross managed to get onto the outside and looked to be making progress but as the pair dived into the top corner they found Shelpers Corrado sat blocking the track.

As Mike stuck to the inside and through the only available gap Ross jumped on the brakes but ran out of time and track as he bumped into the Corrado. Sat in the middle of the track fortunately the following cars missed the pair as the #26 Tigra restarted and lined up at the back of the field again for the restart. With no major damage Ross picked his way back upto 5th by the finish, slightly frustrating but the car was going well…..if running a little hot.