Ben wins ‘driver of the day’ award

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Power, aged 21, from Guilsfield, near Welshpool, won the honour at Anglesey, in recognition of a stunning drive which saw him recover from an early incident to move up the pack from 20th to finish 4th.

The award rounded off a successful weekend at the spectacular North Wales circuit – his points tally the previous day placed him third overall, with third, seventh and fourth place finishes on the track.

The weekend’s success has moved Power and the Guttercrest Racing team up to seventh in the championship table.

“Overall it was a great weekend for us,” said Power. “The series is so competitive, you feel it’s a real achievement to get a top 10 finish – so getting  a podium and ‘driver of the day’ is really something to be proud of.”

Legends racing originated on the US oval tracks, and the cars have an American look, being 5/8-scale replicas of classic US models. Guttercrest Racing runs a Ford Coupe 1937 replica, with a 1250cc Yamaha motorcycle engine.

With identical cars and the fastest drivers having to start at the back of the grid, there is said to be more overtaking in a single Legends race than in a whole season of Formula 1. Motors TV broadcasts each round of the series.

Guttercrest Racing is backed by the family-owned aluminium guttering company Guttercrest, based in Oswestry. The team has further Welsh support from Cardiff-based PR consultancy Weltch Media, as well as Ripla Designs.

The series continues at Oulton Park in Cheshire on August 20.