By Stephan Sookram

CALVIN Ming produced another drive of greatness to pick up first place in this weekend’s f1600 series under the team Pelfrey. Starting from 4th on the grid, the overseas-based Guyanese produced another masterclass to end atop the podium. Ming led the final two laps of the timed event to the chequered flag ahead of Neil Verhagen and Saturday’s winner Phillippe Denes in an action-packed round five of the 2016 season.
“I was just trying to keep my head down, keep my marks, and minimise my mistakes,” said Ming. “In the end it worked out. It was definitely a good battle. I would like to thank Team Pelfrey on a great car this weekend.”
A gutsy move by Ming in the first corner ensured that he moved from fourth, which he finished in the last race to third behind his team-mate Denes.
An enterprising bit of team driving from the duo saw a gap opened back to Bamford and Verhagen, who ran third and fourth, respectively, in the opening laps.
However, that lead was cancelled out, thanks to the safety car which was deployed for a full-course caution for an incident involving Mike Scanlan, Dan Pyanowski and Ryan Bjerke.
When the green flag came back out, Ming continued on the prowl, challenging Denes in turn one, with Bamford taking the inside line, three-wide, and powering into the lead.
The shuffling continued with two laps to go, as Ming took the lead back and Verhagen closed and made his way to second for K-Hill.
Ming led to the chequered flag for the victory, Verhagen and Denes continued to battle for second place, trading spots in each lap and eventually ending with the earlier being victorious
In race three, Ming finished third after falling back on the opening lap.
Ming said he was spun in the bus-stop corner by another car on the opening lap, and put in a recovery drive to finish third in the all-green-flag race, round six of the 21-race, triple-weekend format 2016 season.