Last night Damian Wright arrived at Birmingham with a points lead in the Birmingham Championship and a possible shot at the Triple Crown. The Birmingham Championship might have been on the cards, but standing in the way of the Triple Crown were Steven Dakin, Northampton Champion, and Ian Hales, Hednesford Champion, both on more points, and both consistently quick drivers. A tough task even for the young pretender!

What's more the evening didn't get off to the best of starts, shunted from behind in the practise laps he found himself replacing a bumper and a spring and the spares cabinet was looking pretty empty should further problems present themselves.

After starting mid-grid in both heats Damian came a respectable 4th in both, with an aggressive drive in the 2nd heat to claw his way past some tough and committed competition. The car however was now really starting to show the battle scars and Damian found himself lining up 5th on the grid for the Final with both wings and front grill holding each other in place with some strategically placed cable ties. Everyone in the pits had everything crossed and Damian knew he had a mountain to climb.

The stage was set, 5th on the grid but with the mighty Ian Hales right next to him. Off to a flying start Damian fought his way to 2nd and stayed there with an aggressive performance whilst Ian was stuck back in 5th/6th for most of the race.

The chequered flag saw Damian storm in 2nd, enough to not only take the Birmingham Championship but to also overtake Steve and Ian to take the coveted Triple Crown!

For photos of this event click here. Unfortunately not many on-track shots as my camera is pretty rubbish at taking pictures at night!

Update: Trackside photos from Pete Thompson, the official Oval Track Legends photographer, have been added to the Gallery (those with Damian in them, more are available on the Oval Track Legend website)