Spectacular wheel-to-wheel action, an intra-team collision and post-race stewards' investigation all culminated in Jason Smyth becoming the first back-to-back winner of the Formula Ford Festival in its 55-year history last weekend.
The young Irishman had comprehensively won the blue riband event 12 months ago, but recapturing his crown in 2026 proved to be much more difficult – and controversial.