Thomas Boniface has backed up his earlier race win with another in a dramatic race at Manfeild Circuit Chris Amon.

The slightly longer 12-lap race got underway relatively cleanly aside from Zac Stichbury getting a very slow getaway. Billy Frazer quickly shot to the lead out through turn one with Callum Crawley second and James Penrose third.

Boniface and Ronan Murphy joined the queue to create a five-car train which battled fiercely for the lead for the opening few laps.

Frazer then came unstuck at the hairpin on lap four, dropping well off the lead pack who was headed by Boniface at the time.

Crawley then put forward a challenge to Boniface for the lead of the race on lap five. The pair ran side-by-side through and out of turn one and on the run into splash. Crawley, on the absolute edge of adhesion, had a huge nervous twitch which surrendered the lead back to Boniface.

The battle for second place then heated up between Crawley, Penrose and Murphy. Crawley had another huge moment again on the final corner of lap six when he got his Spectrum right out sideways.

After slotting into third on lap seven, Murphy’s hopes of a maiden podium looked like they were gone as he ran off at the exit of the hairpin. However, the young gun he was able to keep his cool and work his way back into the battle pack.

On the final lap, it all boiled over up the front as Crawley had another crack at the lead at turn six but ultimately ended up in the gravel after contact with Boniface. The incident was later deemed a racing incident by the officials, leaving Boniface to celebrate a well-deserved win.

Meanwhile, Frazer had been setting fastest lap after fastest lap and jetted his way to the battle for second. In a bid to take second place, Frazer was forced out wide at turn one on the final lap seeing him again drop out of a competitive spot.

Penrose and Murphy were left to battle it out for what would become second place. Murphy looked like he had it sewn up until Penrose pulled off a decisive manoeuvre to finish in second.

Frazer finished behind Murphy in fourth, setting the fastest lap of the race (1:12.835) during his comeback charge. Crawley recovered to finish fifth.

Stichbury claimed sixth ahead of Cameron Tanner, Alex Hawley, Jordan Mountfort and Keith Miller.