Chad Little completed a clean sweep of the Scottish Mini Cooper races at Kirkistown on Saturday, winning all three contests from pole position. Championship leader Jack Irvine of Carrickfergus finished second in each race, with fellow Scot Michael Williams taking third.

Lisburn’s Presley Barratt endured a difficult day, placing seventh in the opening race before retiring from the second with mechanical trouble. He did not start the third race.

In the Modi-5 Cup, Dundonald’s Craig Ewing twice charged from the back of the grid to win. In race one he passed Donacloney’s Chris Radcliffe for the lead on lap two, holding off Greenisland’s Peter Gilchrist and Holywood’s Stuart Annesley. He repeated the feat in race two, with Annesley second and Loughinisland’s Paul McAlinden third.

The combined Kirkistown Mini Coopers and Fiestas races produced tight battles. Ballyclare’s Taylor Frizzell and Portadown’s James Turkington repeatedly swapped positions in the Coopers class. Newtownards driver Ryan Hogg waited behind them and inherited second when Frizzell was penalised five seconds for track limits. In the second race, Turkington took the lead on lap eight and beat Frizzell by 0.3 seconds. Hogg’s worsening gearbox allowed Newtownabbey’s John Williamson to claim his first career podium in third.

In the Fiesta races, Richhill’s Travis Mawhinney won the opener by 3.5 seconds as Banbridge’s Neville Anderson pipped Whitewood’s Lorcan McGivney by 0.12 seconds for second. Anderson dominated the next race, finishing eight seconds clear of Mawhinney, with McGivney a further seven seconds back.

Newtownabbey’s Jim Larkham took both Roadsports victories in his Radical PR6. Youghal’s Mike Ward chased him home in race one but failed to start race two with a car problem. Holywood’s Hal Catherwood finished second both times.

Formula Ford 1600 saw a series of tight finishes. Ballymena’s Ben Smith crossed the line first in the opening race but a five-second track-limits penalty handed victory to Dundalk’s Ian Campbell. Carrickmacross driver Trevor Delaney took third, only 0.2 seconds ahead of Ballina’s Dave Parks. Smith recovered to win race two, his first car-racing victory, with Campbell second and Parks third, 0.3 seconds ahead of Delaney. The race was halted early after a mechanical failure triggered an accident involving Armagh’s David Nicholl and Belfast’s Allan McBurney. Neither driver was hurt.

The next meeting at Kirkistown is scheduled for Saturday 27 June, featuring pre-1955 cars, Austin Sevens, Historic Racing Car Association machinery and a Lola T70 demonstration.