| In qualifying for the two races at Pembrey in South Wales Sarah Munns posted the fastest two laps to secure her first ever pole position for Rounds 4 & 5 of the 2010 Dunlop Mini Miglia Challenge.
In Saturday's race Endaf Owens got the best start to get ahead of Munns in the run down to the first corner, with the No 5 Miglia holding onto second ahead of Kane Astin and Paul Thompson. However Munns came to grief before the end of the opening lap as the car swapped end on cold rear tyres. Sarah got going again and started to fight her way back up the order. At the front Owens, Astin and Thompson were nose to tail for lap after lap, with Astin losing his exhaust at half distance after a clash with Owens at the first corner. The three way battle continued, with Astin eventually taking the lead on lap 10 of the 12 lap race. Kane Astin took his 3rd win of the year ahead of Endaf Owens and Paul Thompson. However Astin was disqualified after his car was found to be in contravention of championship regulation 5.14.1.4 which refers to the minimum weight of the car. This promoted Endaf Owens into first place, Thompson second and Niven Burge into 3rd place.
Kane Astin returned to the top step of the podium in Sunday's race. This time it was a four way battle for the lead with Sarah Munns holding the top spot for the first six laps before being passed by Endaf Owens. Owens dropped down the order on lap 10 with Kane Astin taking control of the race closing followed by Sarah Munns and Paul Thompson. At the chequered flag it was a close finish with Kane Astin was just 0.177 ahead of Sarah Munns, with Paul Thompson just 0.111 behind the second placed car.
Round 4 Result (Top 6)
1 - 20 - Endaf Owens - 13:34.163 - 12 laps
2 - 3 - Paul Thompson - +0.932s
3 - 53 - Niven Burge - +5.370s
4 - 4 - Mark Sims - +5.616s
5 - 2 - Colin Peacock - +12.427s
6 - 55 - Michael Green - +13.662s
Round 5 Result (Top 6)
1 - 11 - Kane Astin - 13:27.728 - 12 laps
2 - 5 - Sarah Munns - +0.177s
3 - 3 - Paul Thompson - +0.288s
4 - 2 - Colin Peacock - +3.460s
5 - 4 - Mark Sims - +4.171s
6 - 6 - Dave Drew - +5.837s
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