GRAHAM Fennymore rewrote the Caterham Motorsport history book by becoming the first driver successfully to defend the Avon Tyres Caterham Superlight Challenge title.

Weston-on-the-Green-based Fennymore, the 2006 champion, added the 2007 crown to his CV on Friday with a crushing tenth win of the season in the penultimate round at Brands Hatch.

It is Fennymore's fifth Caterham crown: he was Roadsport A champion in 2005, Superlight winner in 2006, and this season also netted the twin Eurocup Superlight Sprint and Endurance championships.

He hopes his newest victory will open doors for him: "It's going to be an uphill struggle for me to finance my next step in racing... Hopefully this result will get me noticed and help someone to decide I'm worth a shot."

Fennymore chose to clinch championship victory the hard way, from seventh on the grid after clutch problems hindered his qualifying performance in the Ambitions Racing/Taylor Made Joinery Superlight.

His woes allowed Rachel Green to take her first pole position of the season for the Fauldsport team. Though Green squandered her advantage with a slow start, she battled past early pacesetter Will Mitcham to take the lead on the third lap and held on in front for five tours until Fennymore, having picked off those who started ahead of him, latched on to her tail and then sped past through Paddock Hill Bend.

Within a lap, Fennymore had pulled a 1.3-second lead over Green and, though she gave chase, Green was unable to reel back the new champion.

"I had to make a safe start," said Fennymore, "and pick my way carefully through the pack. Once I hit the front I gave it everything."

A warming-up lap glitch sent Fennymore scurrying for the pits in Saturday's final round. He started from the pit lane and did well to finish third behind Green and Glen Denny.