Manor Competition made its fifth podium visit of the 2008 Formula Renault UK Championship season at Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire on Sunday, and Kesh man Kris Loane rising one place in the Championship table to fifth after a solid eighth place finish

Loane's race was frustrating as the 20-year-old was never quite able to force a mistake from the car ahead and he too ended the race in his starting position, eighth.

The next event of the 2008 Formula Renault UK season, rounds 11 and 12 at Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit will take place on the 7th/8th June.

Supporting the UK round of sister championship World Series by Renault at the home of the British Grand Prix, qualifying for the 11th and 12th rounds of the campaign will take place during one 25-minute session at 13.05 on Saturday, 31st May.

Both races will follow on Sunday, 1st June, with round 11 getting underway at around 09.00 and round 12 expected to commence at 16.45.

Before then, Manor Competition's quartet of Formula Renault UK racers will be in action on Thursday, 5th June, at Silverstone during official pre-event testing.