Brad Bailey: Junior Rallycross Open Champion 2009!
Brad added a further Championship title at the final round at Croft on 31 October 2009. In a mature drive, Brad let a determined Quinn through on the penultimate lap of the A final to secure a safe second place. This gave Brad more than enough points to beat Championship rival Keifer Hudson to the Open Junior Rallycross title.

Brad Seals 2009 Junior Open Championship
Going into the final round with a 7 point lead, Brad was always favourite to take the title, but with a maximum 24 points on offer nothing was guaranteed. Brad got off to a good start by setting fastest lap in an unusual timed practice session, beating Simon Quinn by half a second and Keifer Hudson by a full second. This secured Brad a point towards the Championship. He added a further point by winning the first heat, but in the second heat clipped the types at the hairpin on the last corner of the last lap, handing victory to title rival Hudson. Brad broke a draft shaft and bent the steering arm in the incident, which fortunately were replaced in time for the A final.
Hudson gained a point for his victory in the 2nd heat and also inherited pole position, giving him a further point. Going into the A final then, the title rivals had 2 points each and the gap of 7 points in the title positions remained unchanged. Brad had to secure 4th place or better to guarantee Championship honours.
In the A final, Brad led Quinn all the way, with Hudson somewhat a distant 3rd. But Quinn’s pressure was unrelenting, and Brad showed great maturity and composure to let Quinn through in the knowledge that 2nd place guaranteed him a 2nd Championship title this year, adding to the British Junior Rallycross Championship title he secured at Pembrey.

