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Rounds 13, 14 and 15
Silverstone.
October 1st and 2nd 2010
Dyer
Takes 2010 Porsche Club Championship Crown!
Chris
Dyer claimed the 2010 Porsche Club Championship at Silverstone, third
place in the final race of the season enough to clinch him the title,
Dyer fittingly the last driver to take the chequer flag after an
exciting season of racing. Title rival Marcus Carniel took second
overall in the race, but had to settle for the Class One title.
All three
races were won by Mark Sumpter, the Friday round being his first win on
his comeback in his 911 SC, the wet race being halted early, then
Sumpter proved his pace with wins on Saturday morning’s greasy track,
and finally in the afternoon’s dry race. The Club runners shared the
track with the Porsche GT3 Cup field and an invitation for class for
three tense races on the ‘old’ Silverstone Grand Prix circuit with the
PMC Midlands trophy up for grabs, courtesy of Class One runner Pete
Morris.
Qualifying
Sumpter
was quickest in Friday morning’s wet and windy qualifying session, his
light 911 SC coping well with the tricky conditions. It was the rear-engined
cars dominating at the top of the time sheets, Kevin Harrison second
quickest in his 964 C2 ahead of Scott Kavanagh’s 993 C2 and the 964 of
Adam Dawson – the latter’s best qualifying of the season.
Cieran
Brewer set the Class Two pace, seventh overall and well clear of Richard
Bennett and Dyer.
Race One
Rain was
continuing to fall as race one started, Sumpter leading from the start
chased by Harrison, Dawson and Kavanagh. Harrison closed on the leader
just as the rain turned to a virtual monsoon, the conditions becoming
treacherous and Harrison one of many to spin on the soaked track.
As the
order shuffled constantly, Sumpter survived a spin of his own to stay at
the front, the experienced Pate Morris working his way up the order to
second as he coolly profited from the rotations of the cars ahead. After
six laps, and with Mark McAleer having aquaplaned off at Bridge, the
circuit officials sensibly brought the race to an early close – Sumpter
having completed his ambition of winning in this 911 SC, the oldest car
in the field, on his Porsche Club return.
“We
wanted to get one win under our belts with this car and we have finally
achieved it,” said Sumpter. “The conditions helped us a bit today, but
it was the same for everyone. I had a massive spin in top gear a lap
before the end, the car was twitchy everywhere and I was glad to see the
chequered flag. I’d like a win in the dry now!”
“Everyone
was pushing hard,” said Morris, “but I could see the puddles starting to
form. I didn’t have the best of starts, but I was playing catch up. At
one point I was coming past the new pit lane and I had three cars
spinning in front of me, it was a good call by the organisers to put the
flag out when they did – it was the perfect decision at that point.”
Scott
Kavanagh took third ahead of Dawson while Richard Bennett took the Class
Two win after battling with Brewer, title challenger Dyer taking
second.
“That was
my first time ever in those conditions,” said Bennett who made his race
debut earlier in the year in the series, “and that was the first time I
have ever been worried in a car, I was pleased to see the flag come out
as mid-race the rain just started hammering down and the car was
twitching even on the straights. It’s good to win the class, I was
trying to stay cool and let people come off in front of me.”
Race Two
Sumpter
led the field away in a greasy track in Saturday morning’s race,
Kavanagh taking second from Harrison at Stowe on lap two and then
closing on the leader. As the front two battled, Sumpter never offered
Kavanagh a clean opportunity to get past, even when they were going
through back-markers on a track that was still very slippery in places.
Behind
the lead pair, the latter part of the race featured a close battle for
third between Carniel and Richard Lambert , the pair of 964 C2s closely
matched, Carniel just holding the advantage at the end.
“It’s
nice to win over the full distance,” said Sumpter, “and we won it fair
and square. Scott just didn’t make any mistakes and was right with me
any time I made an error. I was quicker on the first half of the
circuit, but he was quicker in the tighter bits. Great fun – really
enjoyed the race.”
“A couple
more laps and I would have been with Mark,” said Kavanagh. “We were
going through backmarkers and at one point he went past one, then there
was a yellow flag before I could get past. I started reeling him back
in, we were both making mistakes but the gap was just too big, and kept
opening up again. A frustrating race – I needed another 10 minutes!”
“I got a
good start, said Carniel who had been ninth on the grid, “and then got
past Kevin Harrison, then caught a backmarker on the exit of Club who
was trying to keep out the way but was exactly were I didn’t want him to
be. Richard got the run on me and went down the outside into Abbey,
seemed like we were side by side for along time but I had to be careful.
It’s good points for the class championship, it’s a long weekend and we
all want to get to the end.”
Bennett
took Class Two again from Brewer, with Dyer ensuring he kept scoring
points by safely taking third in the still slippery conditions.
“I was
trying to get cars between me and the other class runners,” said
Bennett, “but then I had a little spin before the end. It was very
slippery, you can see dry areas in the corners, and if you can use them
you could get a good exit from a corner, pleased with two out of two on
the Grand Prix circuit.”
Class
Three
The final
race of the season was the first of the Silverstone meeting to be held
on a dry track, Sumpter being challenged over the first part of the race
by a rapid Carniel. Kavanagh took advantage to be leading at the end of
lap one, Sumpter falling to third behind Carniel at the front of the
field.
It took
Sumpter until lap eight before he found a way past Carniel out the back
of the circuit, and he claimed the lead with two laps to go as he went
past Kavanagh at Luffield. A clean final lap saw Sumpter take his third
win of the meeting – taking a dry win to add to his victories in varying
conditions.
“It’s
great to win all three races in such different conditions,” said Sumpter.
“We will retire the car now and hopefully have another car for next
year, we’ve loved this season with the club. We’ve been developing the
car all year, and that was a hell of the race, I was racing hard with
Marcus as I knew he was going for the championship and I knew he had to
finish.”
Second
sealed the Class One title for Carniel, but wasn’t quite enough to see
him close on Dyer for the overall title.
“I had
mixed feelings but on reflection I had a good weekend and am pleased to
win the class championship,” explained Carniel, “which was far from
secure at the start of the meeting. I think I got the best out of the
car that I could in the first two races and without any hairy moments,
excursions off track or spins. That was a great battle with Mark in race
three. I was pleased to finish higher than I started in each race.”
“I
thought I had that one in the bag and the tyres just went off,” said
Kavanagh. “I got caught in traffic and I was struggling from then on and
couldn’t defend, and then I outbraked myself into Abbey and Marcus got
past. Nice to show the car has the pace, I pushed too hard too early but
I’m pleased with three podiums.”
Bennett
made it three out of three in Class two – the points seeing him take
second in class behind Dyer and third overall in the points for the
championship.
“It’s
been a great weekend, said Bennett, “I’ve had a fantastic time since I
joined the series. We’ve raced in all conditions and its great to take
second in class and third overall.”
Third in
class was all Dyer needed to seal the title, and the Yorkshireman duly
obliged in his Strasse-run 944 S2.
“It was
so wet in Friday’s race and then slippery again this morning that it was
all about survival,” said Dyer . “I knew what I had to do in the final
race, keep out of trouble and score the points I needed. I had a bit of
mad moment where I got caught up in a battle with the car ahead, then I
realised that I had to be smart and just do what I needed. It’s only my
fourth year of racing, so it’s great to win a championship!”
Porsche
Club Championship Round 13:
1 Mark Sumpter (911 SC) 5 laps in 15m07.779s (63.36mph); 2 Peter Morris
(968 CS) + 27.341s; 3 Scott Kavanagh (993 C2); 4 Adam Dawson (964 C2); 5
Marcus Carniel (964 C2); 6 Richard Higgins (968 CS); 7 Richard Ellis
(993 C2); 8 Richard Bennett (944 S2); 9 Paul Follett (968 CS); 10 Chris
Dyer (944 S2). Class Winners: Sumpter; Bennett. Fastest Lap: Sumpter
2m49.694s.
Round 14:
1 Sumpter 10 laps in 26m37.990s (71.75mph); 2 Kavanagh +1.576s; 3
Carniel; 4 Richard Lambert (964 C2); 5 Kevin Harrison (964 C2); 6
Dawson; 7 Ellis; 8 Bennett; 9 Morris; 10 Higgins. Class Winners: Sumpter;
Bennett. Fastest Lap: Kavanagh 2m31.152s.
Round 15:
1 Sumpter 12 laps in 27m23.247s (83.72mph); 2 Carniel +1.571s; 3
Kavanagh; 4 Lambert; 5 Morris; 6 Ellis; 7 Brian Robinson (993 C2); 8
Miles Maserati (968 CS); 9 Harrison; 10 Follett. Class Winners: Sumpter;
Bennett. Fastest Lap: Morris 2m12. 627s.
Castle Combe,
Wiltshire
August 30th
2010
Carniel Chalks Up Another Porsche Club Double at Combe
The 2010 Porsche Club Championship made its annual visit to Castle
Combe’s Bank Holiday Monday raceday for the penultimate meeting of the
season, and in-form man Marcus Carniel kept up his winning ways with
another two victories. The Cheshire racer has now won six of the
previous seven rounds, and was also voted ‘Driver of the Day’ for the
whole Castle Combe race meeting.
In two exciting 20-minute races Carniel came home clear of Scott
Kavanagh and Mark McAleer early in the afternoon, before heading a train
of cars race long in race two to win from Richard Lambert and Mark
Sumpter. Chris Dyer took Class Two in race one, Richard Bennett winning
later in the day after Dyer retired.
Qualifying
Carniel claimed pole with his final lap of Monday morning’s 20-minute
session, half a second clear of the rest of field which was headed by
the similar 964 C2 of Richard Lambert. The rear-engined cars were
leading the field with Mark Sumpter’s 911 SC third quickest, with Pete
Morris quickest of the front engined runners in his 968 CS.
“I’m pleased to have a decent gap to the rest!” said Carniel. I felt I
could go quicker in a few places, and I set the time on my very last lap
– I saw the flag and was hoping it was a good lap.”
Tim Bates was quickest Class Two runner, an impressive eighth overall in
his 911 SC, again showing the qualifying domination of the rear-engined
cars at Combe
Race One
Sumpter was the man on the move as the red lights went out to start the
first race, bursting through between the front row starters to run
side-by-side with Carniel on the run down to Quarry. The poleman had the
inside line into the corner and held on, Sumpter tucking into second
ahead of Kavanagh, Lambert, Morris and McAleer.
Lambert departed the front group at Quarry on the next lap, going off
and into the barriers, as Carniel started to open a gap and McAleer
found a way past Morris. Sumpter set a fastest race lap on lap five to
move closer to the leader, McAleer then Morris following suit as the
lead pack pushed hard to close in.
Kavanagh looked inside Sumpter at Camp at the end of lap nine, then got
past at Quarry, McAleer following through to further demote Sumpter.
McAleer moved into second at Camp, the group fighting over second now
three seconds away from leader Carniel, but Kavanagh regained the slot
at Quarry on lap 13, and help on till the end to take second behind
Carniel. McAleer claimed third, ahead of Kevin Harrison and Miles
Maserati, the latter having come through from the back of the grid after
damper problems in qualifying.
“That was a real fight at the beginning,” said Carniel, “I thought I had
got a better start than Richard Lambert, then Mark Sumpter came bursting
though! We were neck-and neck at Quarry but I had the inside, then got
away from there. It felt like there was less grip than qualifying, I had
to manage the tyres as the race went on. I was able to hold the gap
constant, it was a case of not taking risks and bringing it home.”
“I was losing the brakes,” said Kavanagh. “I didn’t think I was going to
finish the race as there was smoke coming into the car, I backed of a
bit, then picked up the pace again as the car felt alright. Thankfully
it held together and that was some great clean racing with Mark McAleer
and Mark Sumpter.”
“A good race,” said McAleer, “it is really close round here and I had to
work my way through them.”
Chris Dyer and Richard Bennett fought over the Class Two win, qualifying
pace setter Tim Bates losing time early on. An off track excursion for
Bennett on lap 10 lost him ground, but he worked his way back to Dyer,
and was less than two tenths of a second behind as they took the chequer
flag.
“It was close, Richard has really come on,” said Dyer, “A good race, and
it’s nice to battle all the way, it’s more fun to have to work to win, I
don’t like just driving off into the distance.”
“That was great fun,” said Bennett, “I went off at one point, I’m not
really sure why, but the guts have done a great job rebuilding this car
after Oulton Park . I started to get back at Chris but he really knows
what he is doing and I was one lap short.”
Race Two
Sumpter repeated his demon start in race two, but once more Carniel was
just able to fend him off and led the field out of Quarry corner.
Lambert was third, ahead of Kavanagh, Harrison and McAleer. The front
six pulled clear of the rest in the early laps, circulating as a
high-speed train of cars, each looking for an error from any of the
others.
McAleer three times set fastest race laps when running sixth, but was
unable to take advantage of his pace as all the leaders were right on
the limit. With Sumpter unable to find a way past Carniel, Lambert
looked to go round the outside of the second placed car at Camp on lap
four, but couldn’t make the move stick at the very quick corner.
Lambert finally got past Sumpter on lap nine, and edged towards the
flying Carniel, as Kavanagh spun down the order. Through Camp at the end
of lap ten he was close the leader, who looked to get momentarily loose,
Lambert backing off slightly which let Sumpter carry more speed through
the corner and regaining the position.
Closing on the top six was Pete Morris, who had got past Richard Ellis
for seventh, and then ducked under the existing lap record in his chase
of the lead group. He took fifth from McAleer, who was falling back with
brake problems, but was unable to progress further, Carniel taking his
second win in an exciting race ahead of Lambert, who claimed second on
the final lap, Sumpter, Harrison and Morris.
“That was hard work,“ said Carniel. “I was leading train of cars, and I
am sure I wasn’t the quickest of them. My lap times were quicker that
the first race, but I could feel the car getting tired. Great to take
another pair of wins!”
“I like an exciting race,” said Lambert, “I was still having the same
hard brake pedal I had problems with in race one. I could see Mark
Sumpter coming at me to take second after Marcus held me up in Camp. I
didn’t see the last lap board, but a close and exciting – and very fair
– race.”
“I think we had the speed to win,” said Sumpter, “but between the top
three it was all about positioning. A fantastic race, and if you started
battling then you just got caught from behind, a really enjoyable race-
I’d like to have won but it was entertaining!”
“That was good fun, we all right on the edge the whole time and you are
hanging on through every corner,” said Harrison . “Aall you could do was
wait for someone to make a mistake.”
“Fastest lap and a lap record – I’ll take that,” said Morris.
In Class Two Bennett headed home Bates to take his first class victory
on the road after Dyer, who had challenged Bennett early in the race,
went off.
“I got away well,” said Bennett, “got in front, and when the others were
scrapping I pulled away. I think a wheel bearing is going so the car
started getting noisy, and I could see Tim was getting closer so I had
to just hope the car held together. Nice to take a proper win – a good
day!”
Porsche Club Championship Round 11:
1 Marcus Carniel (964 C2) 16 laps in 20m58.345s (84.68mph); 2 Scott
Kavanagh (993 C2) +2.455s; 3 Mark McAleer (968 CS); 4 Kevin Harrison
(964 C2); 5 Miles Maserati (968 CS); 6 Peter Morris (968 CS); 7 Richard
Ellis (993 C2); 8 David Botterill (962 C2); 9 Chris Dyer (944 S2); 10
Richard Bennett (944 S2). Class Winners: Carniel; Dyer. Fastest Lap:
Morris 1m16.998s (86.49mph).
Porsche Club Championship Round 12:
1 Carniel 16 laps in 20m55.791s (84.85mph); 2 Richard Lambert (964 C2)
+0.689s; 3 Mark Sumpter (911 SC); 4 Harrison; 5 Morris; 6 McAleer; 7
Ellis; 8 Maserati; 9 Paul Follett (968 CS); 10 Kavanagh. Class Winners:
Carniel; Bennett. Fastest Lap: Morris 1m16.671s (86.86mph).
Oulton Park , Cheshire
August 14th 2010
Carniel Takes
Home Double at Oulton Park
Local
racer Marcus Carniel dominated at Oulton Park , only headed through the
very first corner of the first race on his way to two wins at his home
circuit. Mark Sumpter and Pete Morris rounded out the podium on race
one, with Mark McAleer and Morris once more chasing home Carniel in the
second of Saturday afternoon’s two 25-minute races.
The Class
Two runners once more had their own race in the Porsche GT3 Cup
Challenge event, Richard Bennett taking his first class win in race one
after an incident saw neither Tim Bates nor Chris Dyer in the final
result sheets. In race two, Dyer returned to winning form to take the
victory, clear of the chasing Bates.
Qualifying
Carniel
topped the times on a damp track in qualifying, over a second clear of
the rest who were headed by Mark Sumpter in his 911 SC. Series returnee
Mike Clapham was third, with Mark McAleer alongside, having finally
finished work on his 968 after the damage it received at Snetterton in
the previous round at 3.30am on Saturday morning before driving down to
Oulton Park in time for qualifying.
“I just
found my own space on track,” said Carniel, “there was a dry line
everywhere. I need a good start now, and then try to pull away.”
Race One
Sumpter
made the best start of the two front row men and headed the field
through Old Hall, before a mistake at Cascades saw Carniel slip through
and Sumpter defending hard from the pack. Carniel had a handy gap at the
end of lap one ahead of Sumpter, McAleer, and the flying Kevin Harrison,
up from eighth on the grid.
By the
end of lap two Harrison was into third and closing on Sumpter, setting a
brace of fastest laps as he moved closer. Pete Morris also deposed
McAleer, in turn also setting fastest lap as the battle for second
closed up.
Just as
Sumpter was starting to look threatened, the battle for third
intensified and he was able to ease away again, Morris looking inside
Harrison into Old Hall on lap seven. With Carniel clear at the front and
Sumpter opening a gap, Harrison was under pressure from Morris and
McAleer, before slowing and finally pitting as gearbox problems hit his
964 C2.
It was a
well-deserved third win of the season for local man Carniel, Sumpter
taking his best finish of the year and Morris rounding off the podium.
McAleer was fourth, one of a number of runners to find Oulton Park hard
on his brakes.
“I
enjoyed that! I messed up the start and thought I was going to get
mugged by everyone,” said Carniel. “Mark Sumpter made a mistake in
Cascades and I was able to get through. I pulled a gap initially, and
then it was a case of getting to the end. I could see other people’s pit
boards to know what the gap was. I just had to manage the tyres, this is
a demanding circuit on tyres and brakes, that’s half the job done
today!”
“I made a
really good start,” said Sumpter, “then I think I just underestimated
the amount of grip I had in the first corner. I was on brand new tyres,
and nearly lost the car completely in cascades – I had to do some heavy
blocking on the way into the Shell hairpin. Once the car had some grip I
was able to pull away, but had to nurse the brakes a bit. Good fun, and
we are really getting there with the car.”
“I got
stuck behind Mark McAleer,” said Morris, “but the rear-engined cars had
the legs on me today. I had a good battle with Kevin Harrison, but think
he had a problem. A great race and thoroughly enjoyable.”
Tim Bates
headed the Class Two runners in their race, with championship leader
Dyer in close attendance and Richard Bennett, his car rebuilt after a
big off in testing on Friday, running third. Bates opened a gap, only
for Dyer to close it back down again, and the two were close together
going into lap eight when they touched, Bates spinning off into the Old
Hall tyre barrier. Dyer took the flag but was later excluded, Bennett
thus taking his first Porsche Club class win ahead of Anthony Oliver.
“The
team did some fantastic work just to get me back racing, the rear of the
car was a mess yesterday,” said Bennett. “I need to thank everyone who
helped, especially the Strasse team who had the engine mounts we needed.
It’s nice to win, but I really want to do it on my own merit.”
Race Two
Carniel
took the double in race two, making the best start and then opening a
gap that he then controlled. Behind, Clapham was second on the grid,
having missed race one with an oil leak, but was soon out as more
problems hit, and McAleer was second, ahead of Sumpter and Paul
Follett.
Follett
lost ground on lap six, as Sumpter closed on McAleer and took second on
lap eight, only for McAleer to lance back past as they started lap 10.
What was building into an exciting battle was ended when Sumpter pulled
off with a driveshaft failure a lap later, elevating David Botterill to
third, with Pete Morris right behind him.
Carniel
took the flag for the win, with McAleer secure in second, but on the
last lap Morris found a way past Botterill to claim the final podium
spot. With Botterill fourth, Follett claimed fifth.
“I messed
up the start, even more than the first time,“ said Carniel, “I had to go
as wide as I dared to hold on in the first corner. The car feels tired
now, the brake pads were new for race one and are worn now, and I didn’t
really dare let up the whole race. I can’t complain about the weekend,
pole and two lights to flag wins is always the dream and it’s nice to
pull it off so close to home.”
“The car
was good now we have the brakes sorted after race one,” said McAleer, “I
had a good battle with Mark Sumpter who was going well but I just
couldn’t get close enough to Marcus to put a challenge in. It’s a great
result after all the work we put in to get the car here.”
“My car
was getting hotter and hotter,” said Morris, “but I was getting blocked,
finally got clear, and got past David Botterill on the last lap. I had a
poor start, spun the wheels, and lost places right there. I’m glad to
get third again, a good weekend.”
Dyer took
the lead on the opening lap of the Class Two race, with Bates behind
ahead of Oliver and Bennett. Dyer opened a gap that he then managed for
the rest of the race, never letting Bates close enough to mount a
challenge. As Dyer took his eighth win of the season, Bates claimed
second in his battered 911 SC and Bennett claimed third.
“I was
determined to make a good start and had a game plan for that race,” said
Dyer. “The car went well here today, the handling has been fantastic and
we have done a lot of work on the suspension.”
Porsche
Club Championship Class One Race One:
1 Marcus Carniel (964 C2) 13laps in 25m48.503s (81.36mph); 2 Mark
Sumpter (911 SC) +2.952s; 3 Peter Morris (968 CS); 4 Mark McAleer (968
CS); 5 Richard Ellis (993 C2); 6 David Botterill (964 C2); 7 Paul
Follett (968 CS); 8 Adam Dawson (993 C2). Fastest Lap: Morris 1m57.620s
(82.39mph).
Class Two
Race One:
1 Richard Bennett (944 S2) 12 laps in 25m00.224s (77.51mph); 2 Anthony
Oliver (944 S2 ) + 1 lap. Fastest Lap: Tim Bates (911 SC) 2m00.170s
(80.64mph).
Class One
Race Two:
1 Carniel 25m49.338s (81.31mph); 2 McAleer +2.235s; 3 Morris; 4
Botterill; 5 Follett; 6 Miles Maserati (968 CS); 7 Ellis; 8 Dawson.
Fastest Lap: McAleer 1m57.677s (82.35mph).
Class Two
Race Two:
1 Chris Dyer (944 S2) 13 laps in 26m30.621s (79.20mph); 2 Bates +2.703s;
3 Bennett; 4 Oliver; 5 Paul Seagrave (944 S2). Fastest Lap: Dyer
2m00.155s (80.65mph).
Snetterton, Norfolk
July 25th 2010
Exciting
Racing Sees Wins for Carniel and Morris
The
Porsche Club Championship returned to Snetterton for the first time
since 2007 – and the runners were rewarded with two exciting races that
saw overall wins for Marcus Carniel and Pete Morris. The first race was
halted early by a red flag after Mark McAleer and Kevin Harrison clashed
at the Esses, ending both driver’s race day.
The Class
Two runners had their own race once more running with the Porsche GT3
Cup Challenge field – Chris Dyer adding another two wins to his tally
after some close early racing.
Qualifying
With the
track drying after a short shower, the times dropped as the session went
on, Pete Morris finally claiming pole with a series of laps quicker than
the rest. Mark McAleer was second quickest making it an all 968 CS front
row.
“My
ambition this weekend is to get on the podium – the competition in this
series is just so tight now, “ said Morris. “It was greasy out there at
first, you just had to wait for a dry line. The pit boards were telling
me I was fourth – turns out they were lying to me to make me go
quicker!”
Marcus
Carniel was third and quickest of the rear-engined racers, with the
similar 964 C2 of Richard Lambert alongside. Paul Follett was fifth –
his best ever qualifying in the series.
The Class
Two runners qualified with the GT3 runners, Chris Dyer heading returnee
Tim Bates and Cieran Brewer.
Race One
McAleer
went round the outside of Morris into the first corner to take thelead –
but the Yorkshireman was down in ninth by the end of the lap having lost
second gear. It was Carniel in the lead, with Morris in close
attendance, and a storming first lap from Richard Ellis seeing him up to
third.
Carniel
was under pressure from Morris, and soon it became a train of cars at
the front, David Botterill going past Miles Maserati for fourth on lap
five, then Ellis and Botterill demoting Morris a lap later. Botterill
was flying on new tyres, takings second from Ellis, but the latter
fought back and then moved into the lead on lap 12.
The order
at the front was then shuffled by a series of stop-go penalties for
exceeding the circuit limits – first Morris was called in, then Ellis
was forced to pit from the lead for a similar penalty. That put Carniel
back at the front, but he was soon confronted with red flags after
McAleer and Kevin Harrison came together at the Esses, McAleer’s car
stranded across the track and bringing the race to a halt.
With the
results wound back a lap and the cars that caused the red flag excluded
– Botterill was a worthy second ahead of Maserati, with Follett fourth.
“I was
under a lot of pressure not to make mistakes,” said Carniel. “I did make
some, but luckily didn’t lose any places. I was able to get past Mark
McAleer on the opening lap, When Richard went past I was having to
battle – then I saw the black flag for him. It was a bit of a downer to
see the last lap board, and then to see the red flags at Sear. I started
thinking ‘what’s up?’ – then I realised I had won.”
“The car
felt good this morning, particularly in the damp,” said Botterill. “I
started on new tyres, but they didn’t feel balanced so I put old ones on
for qualifying. I put the new ones back on the race and it felt really
good all the way. I was with Marcus and thought that some of the others
had gone into the distance. It was only when I got into second I
realised we were battling for the lead! It was a good race, had some
battles with Richard Ellis, but Marcus was just getting the power on at
the right times.”
“I was
trying to stay out of trouble!” said Maserati. “I was at the back of the
lead pack, every time they pulled away I was able to get back with them,
but a very pleasing result. The cars here are just so equal it’s a great
championship to race in.”
Tim Bates
had his 911 in the lead early in the Class Two battle, but was forced
out by a driveshaft problem and Dyer went back to ahead to claim another
win.
“Tim
Bates kept me honest right at the start, it was good to battle with
him,” said Dyer, “he was pushing me hard. After he pulled off it was
about conserving my tyres and relaxing a bit.”
Race Two
McAleer
and Harrison were missing from the grid, their cars too damaged to
continue, leaving Morris with the front row to himself. He was under
pressure from Carniel from the start, and the race one winner got ahead,
only to spin as they dived into Russell at the end of the opening lap,
falling down to eighth. It was the 964 C2 of Lambert that emerged in the
lead, with Morris third behind Maserati and Ellis fourth.
Lambert
extended a gap with a series of fastest laps, while Maserati and Morris
battled over second – the pair going up the pit straight side-by-side on
lap seven as Morris finally found a way past. Eager to make amends for
his earlier penalty, Morris in turn was setting fastest laps as he
closed on Lambert, the pair together in the final laps as they dived
past back-markers.
Just as
it looked like Lambert would hold on to take his first outright Porsche
Club Championship win, his 964 started suffering fuel surge as they
turned into Coram, Morris taking advantage on the very last lap to slide
inside Lambert and take his first win of 2010 after an exciting lead
battle.
Maserati
was a secure third, with Botterill fourth ahead of Ellis and Follett.
“After
the black flag from race one I was determined to do well, said Morris.
“Somehow, I was more relaxed in the race, I have been trying to get
decent points and had a cracking race. The battle with Richard was
great, but then he got some fuel surge right at the end and I was able
to get under him. A fantastic race.”
“I seemed
to suddenly have some performance,“ said Lambert who had been down on
power all day. “I wasn’t expecting to come anywhere, so I didn’t put
much fuel in, and in the last few laps was getting fuel surge. I pulled
away early and thought everyone was going to catch me, but they didn’t –
and it was only Pete closing in.”
“It’s
been a good day,” said Maserati, “when Pete got past me I thought I
could stay with him, but he was just too quick and he was flat out, I
knew I was holding him up early on. A good points score today.”
Dyer took
his second Class Two win in their race, the Yorkshireman extending his
lead at the top of the overall points table. After a close battle in the
early laps with a Class Three GT3 Cup car and his rivals.
“That was
a good battle,” said Dyer, “I was able to get past Peter Erceg and keep
the others behind. The car is vibrating now, I think the wheel bearings
have gone, it has been a hot and hard day – but thoroughly enjoyable.”
Porsche
Club Championship Class One Race One:
1 Marcus Carniel (964 C2) 17 laps in 23m22.832s (85.15mph); 2 David
Botterill (964 C2) +0.949s; 3 Miles Maserati (968 CS); 4 Paul Folleett
(968 CS); 5 Richard Lambert (964 C2); 6 Richard Ellis (993 C2); 7 Peter
Penfold (968 Cs); 8 Malcom Jones (911). Fastest Lap: McAleer 1m20.570s
(87.21mph).
Class Two
Race One:
1 Chris Dyer (944 S2) 19 laps in 26m42.678s (83.30mph); 2 Cieran Brewer
(944 S2) +7.102s; 3 Richard Bennett (944 S2).
Race Two:
1 Morris 19 laps in 26m00.219s (85.57mph); 2 Lambert +0.136s); 3
Maserati; 4 Botterill; 5 Ellis; 6 Follett; 7 Carniel; 8 Mike Salmon (968
CS); 9 Jones; 10 Penfold. Fastest Lap: Morris 1m20.490s (87.30mph).
Class Two
Race Two:
1 Dyer 19 laps in 26m37.006s (83.60mph); 2 Bennett; 3 Brewer.
Silverstone, Northants -
June 27th 2010
McAleer and
Carniel Take Silverstone Wins
Mark
McAleer and Marcus Carniel claimed the Class One wins in rounds five and
six of the 2010 Porsche Club Championship at Silverstone on Sunday June
27th, the former putting in a stunning drive to take the opening race
from tenth on the grid for his fifth win in a row. Carniel won the
second race, leading home a train of cars after a close exciting race.
The Class
Two runners ran as a separate race in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge
event, Chris Dyer winning race one, before losing out to Cieran Brewer
later in the day.
Qualifying
Morris
snatched pole on his very last lap, setting his quickest time as the
chequer flag waved to end the 20-minute qualifying session. Kevin
Harrison was second quickest, ahead of Jez Clark and Miles Maserati.
Championship leader McAleer was only tenth quickest, unsure as to the
reason for his lack of qualifying pace.
“It was
very slippery out there – but looks like ‘podium Pete’ could be back!”
joked Morris. “We didn’t test here on Friday, but I got a bit of a tow
on the final lap and now I’m really looking forward to the race.”
Race One
Harrison
once more made the most of his rear-engined traction to lead the field
away, Morris slotting in behind on the run to the first corner, only to
spin when he arrived there. At the end of lap one it was Harrison ahead
of Clark and Carniel, McAleer already up to sixth.
Into
fourth by lap three, McAleer closed on the lead three, easing past
Carniel and Clark on lap nine as the former dropped down the order.
McAleer and Clark were right with Harrison , but the leader kept them at
bay until lap 19, when he ran wide exiting Becketts and the two 968s
snatched their opportunity to move ahead.
McAleer
opened enough of a gap on Clark to safely take his fifth win in five
races this season, Harrison holding onto take third.
“We
couldn’t find anything wrong with the car after qualifying, I think it
just took me some time to get myself going” said McAleer. “The car was
ideal in the race, I was sliding at the end but so was everyone else. It
was brilliant to come through from tenth on the grid, the best of my
five wins so far this season.”
“It was a
difficult race,” said Clark , “I was trying to save the tyres, but still
seemed to have the pace. I lost the knob off the gear lever early on,
and towards the end was missing gears and Mark started to pull away, his
car looked so stable as I followed him – he drove a great race.”
“I
thought that was in the bag- I had a gap and was quite comfortable,”
said Harrison . “Then, coming onto the back straight, I did my normal
line into the corner, tried to get the power down early and just went
off sideways and they were through.”
Another
strong performance from Miles Maserati saw him claim fourth, ahead of
Mark Sumpter and the recovering Carniel, who just pipped Richard Ellis,
with Paul Follett next up.
The Class
Two runners ran in their separate event, Dyer going past Brewer in the
first quarter of the race after losing ground as his bonnet flow off,
and then easing away to continue his run of victories.
“A pin
came out the bonnet on the opening lap,” said Dyer, “then on the back
straight it came up – and then flew right off. It was a good battle then
with Cieran, the car was good, I just got a lot of fluid over the
windscreen from another car. We need to get the bonnet back and tape it
up for the next race.”
Race Two
Morris
held it together on the opening lap in the afternoon’s second race,
leading the field ahead of Harrison and Carniel. He was deposed on lap
three, tumbling to third, Carniel now leading with Harrison in close
attendance, Championship leader McAleer, once more starting from the
fifth row of the grid, was already up to fifth and chasing Maserati and
Clark.
Clark and
Morris swapped places more than once, before Clark was held wide by
Morris through Luffield and then started to lose ground, eventually
retiring with a clutch problem. McAleer took third from Morris on lap
13, and the lead four closed right up, Carniel leading a train of four
cars for the final laps of the race.
Despite
pressure from behind, Carniel never gave his followers a hint of a
passing opportunity, the four lapping rapidly and crossing the line at
the end of the 25-minute race less than a second apart, Carniel leading
home Harrison, McAleer and Morris.
“I
couldn’t be too defensive,” said Carniel, “I could see Kevin was quicker
in places, and he tried to go past me at Brooklands on more than one
occasion. I was right on the limit, the ABS really working as I had to
turn the car in, but I got away with it. I was quicker through Copse
than Kevin, had a good exit from Luffield and was quick down the
straight. I’m shattered – but pleased to take the win.”
“No-one
made the big mistake we need to change places,“ said Harrison . “I was
alongside Marcus into the complex, but had to let him go. I tried to go
wide round Pete Morris at the start, but someone got inside me. It is a
good weekend, second and third will do me.”
“I tried
to get through again, but they were too quick,” said McAleer. “The 964s
were quick on the straight – and they both drove well with no mistakes.
Shame to lose my unbeaten record, but from tenth on the grid third will
do.”
“Another
fourth place!” said Morris, “I had a cracking race with Mark and Jez, it
was hot work. There were no big incidents and it is great to be running
with the lead group – I just need a podium finish now.”
Maserati
took fifth, with Ellis, Sumpter and Follett filling the next slots.
In the
class two battle, Dyer once more looked to have the better of Brewer,
but a suspension problem that also took out his ABS ended what was a
close battle in Brewer’s favour.
“We were
close right at the start,” said Brewer, “and I got in front of him, then
we was past after four or five laps. I stayed close, then he had a
problem towards the end. It was a good race, a great battle with no
contact, very enjoyable.”
Porsche
Club Championship Class One Race One:
1 Mark
McAleer (968 CS) 22 laps in 25m04.798s (86.26mph); 2 Jeremy Clark (968
CS) +1.603s; 3 Kevin Harrison (964 C2); 4 Miles Maserati (968 CS); 5
Mark Sumpter (911 SC); 6 Marcus Carniel (964 C2); 7 Richard Ellis (993
C2); 8 Paul Follett (968 CS); 9 Peter Morris (968 CS); 10 Mike Clapham
(968 CS). Fastest Lap: Harrison 1m07.150s (87.86mph).
Class Two
Race One:
1 Chris Dyer (944 S2) 22 laps in 25m41.061s (84.23mph); 2 Cieran Brewer
(9344 S2) +5.335s; 3 Richard Bennett (944).
Race Two:
1 Carniel 22 laps in 25m02.917s (86.37mph); 2 Harrison +0.155s; 3
McAleer; 4 Morris; 5 Maserati; 6 Ellis; 7 Sumpter; 8 Follett; 9 Clapham;
10 Richard Lambert 964 C2. Fastest Lap: McAleer 1m07.021s (88.03mph).
Class Two
Race Two:
1 Brewer 22 laps in 25.35.024s (84.56mph); 2 Dyer +3.258s; 3 Bennett.
Cadwell
Park - June 5th 2010
McAleer
the Man at Cadwell
Porsche
Club Championship points leader Mark McAleer kept his 2010 unbeaten run
going with victories in rounds three and four of the series at Cadwell
Park in Lincolnshire on Saturday. The Yorkshire racer had to battle hard
for his first win, then led all the way to take the afternoon’s second
round.
Chris
Dyer made it a great day for Yorkshire racers with a brace of Class Two
wins.
Qualifying
McAleer
was quickest in the morning’s 20-minute session, which was red-flagged
after Fraser Robertson speared off in his 944. Clark was second
quickest, with Sumpter next up and quickest of the rear-engined cars
with Carniel alongside.
“It will
be a hard race, hard on the brakes and tyres,” said McAleer, “it’s not
easy to overtake here, so it will all be about getting off the line.”
Dyer
headed Class Two, with Robertson second-quickest despite only completing
five laps.
Race One
It was
the row two runners that made the best starts, Sumpter squeezing between
the front row cars, and Carniel making the most their focus on Sumpter
to storm round the outside of everyone and into the lead. Clark quickly
recovered to second, and the order at the end of the first lap was
Carniel heading Clark, McAleer, Sumpter and Harrison .
Clark was
looking for a way past the leader, exploring the outside route into the
Mountain on lap three, but Carniel was covering his every move. That
backed up the cars behind, and soon it was a seven car train at the
front, Harrison having got past Sumpter for fourth with Pete Morris now
in sixth ahead of Ed Hayes.
The order
was shuffled on lap seven when Clark spun, Sumpter going off in
avoidance. That elevated McAleer to second ahead of Harrison and Morris,
with Sumpter and Clark rejoining in seventh and eighth.
“I locked
it up and went straight on,” said Clark . “I think it was driver error –
but I’ll check the ECU just in case! It was good of Mark to come off in
avoidance rather than hitting me.”
McAleer
was with the leader on lap eight, and two laps later was alongside as
they went through Mansfield before claiming the inside into the Mountain
and into the lead. The Yorkshire man then set about opening a small gap,
which he maintained till the flag for his third win in three races so
far this season.
Carniel
held off Harrison to claim second, wish Morris a close fourth. A fine
run from Hayes was ended when he retired from fifth with overheating,
which saw Richard Ellis move up a slot to take over fifth in his 993.
Sumpter recovered to sixth, with Class Two leader Chris Dyer taking…
“The
start was a disaster,” said McAleer, “I spun the wheels and everyone
else went straight past – Marcus just rattled past. That made it more
difficult, then Jez was right in front of me when I saw him go straight
on, and Mark was gone from behind too. The race was really hard work,
Marcus missed his apex at Mansfield and I just managed to edge alongside
him and went past in the Mountain. Once I was in front I was able to get
clear.”
“I had a
plan for the start, but you never really know till the lights go out
what to do,” said Carniel. “I thought Mark Sumpter had got a better
start, but he got boxed and I was able to keep on it and go round the
outside of them all. From then on it was hard, Jez was close but spun,
then Mark was behind me and found a way past – kissing me on the way! I
was running out of brakes a bit down there, and that lap I didn’t get
over enough to cover him into the corner.”
“A
rip-roaring race, but so hot!” said Harrison . ”I almost hit the others
so many times in the Mountain section, we were all so close and you are
heavy on the brakes through there. At the start the other left me with
nowhere else to go, but it was a great race, and I’m happy to take third
in this company.”
“I tested
here yesterday as it is my first time here,” said Dyer. “The car is
going well and we took time to get the car really good for this meeting.
I was catching some Class One cars, but backed off a bit to save the car
and the brakes.”
Race Two
Second
time round the front row starters learnt from the lesson Sumpter and
Carniel had taught them in race one and both got away cleanly, running
side by side into the first corner where McAleer had the inside line and
moved into the lead ahead of Clark. Carniel took second on the top
straight from Clark, with Sumpter fourth and Harrison fifth at the end
of lap one.
Harrison
was into third on lap three, the first four close together through the
tight Mountain section. McAleer then began to open out a gap at the
front, as Morris broke free of Sumpter and Ellis and homed in on the
three ahead to make it a four car dice for second.
A back
marker as they headed towards Hall bends on lap 10 saw Carniel suddenly
clear in second, but Harrison was lapping rapidly to close back in
again, while a lock-up from Clark saw Morris take fourth.
Carniel
and Harrison touched at Park on the final lap, Carniel tumbling down the
order and Harrison moving into second on his first visit to Cadwell,
while Clark took third from Morris on the same lap. McAleer was still
clear to take his fourth win of the season, with Sumpter, who set
fastest lap in both races, fifth.
A strong
performance from Chris Dyer saw him take his second Class Two win of the
day, and again finishing the top ten overall.
“I made a
cracking start that time,” said McAleer, “I got it right off the line.
Marcus was just so quick though, he was giving me a really hard time and
I was having to defend down the start – finish straight where his power
really tells. I was defensive, but I was better in the quicker bits of
the circuit. Then I got a bit of a gap as they started dicing. Another
two wins is cracking – long may it continue!”
“That was
a good race,” said Harrison , “it’s really difficult round here the only
way you can get past anyone round is under braking. Marcus outbraked
himself and I was so close that I couldn’t stop and just tapped him. I
was trying to push him hard and into making a mistake, but I didn’t want
to hit him.”
“That was
better than the first race,” said Clark , “but we still don’t have the
brakes quite right. Had a great race with Pete Morris, I was watching
him waiting for him to make a move, but he got past me fair and square.
Luckily he got held up on the last lap and I nipped round the outside of
him at Mansfield , he could have taken me out there but he didn’t.”
“I’m
having to up my game to catch these guys!” said Morris. “Jez got past me
for third place, I got stuck behind a back-marker and he took the right
line to fair play to him. But what a cracking race – the standard of
driving is great, a credit to the club.”
“I only
made one mistake in the race,” said Dyer, “and that dropped me off the
back of a train on Class One cars. It’s a great circuit and I’ve loved
coming here.”
Porsche
Club Championship Race One (15 Laps):
1 Mark McAleer (968 CS); 2 Marcus Carniel (964 C2) +1.875s; 3 Kevin
Harrison (964 C2); 4 Peter Morris (968 CS); 5 Richard Ellis (993 C2); 6
Mark Sumpter (911 Carrera); 7 Miles Maserati (968 CS); 8 Chris Dyer (944
S2); 9 Mike Clapham (968 CS); 10 David Botterill (964 C2). Class
Winners: McAleer; Dyer. Fastest Lap: Sumpter 1m42.026s (76.675mph).
Race Two
(15 Laps):
1 McAleer; 2 Harrison +3.443s; 3 Jez Clark (968 CS); 4 Morris; 5
Sumpter; 6 Ellis; 7 Maserati; 8 Carniel; Dyer; Botterill. CW: McAleer;
Dyer. FL: Sumpter, 1m41.741s (76.889mph).
Brands Hatch , April 10th 2010
McAleer Double Kicks off
Porsche Club Championship Season
Brands Hatch hosted the opening rounds
of the 2010 Porsche Club Championship on
Saturday April 10th, and the Kent
circuit witnessed two exciting races
that saw 2007 champion Mark McAleer
start the season with a pair of outright
wins.
Qualifying
Saturday morning’s 20-minute qualifying
session saw reigning champion Jez Clark
– out in Class One car for the first
time – setting times good enough to take
pole for both races. McAleer was second
quickest in his similar 968 CS, with
Porsche Club returnee Mark Sumpter third
in his 911 Carrera 2, the car he raced
with the Porsche Club in 1994.
“I’m stunned to be on pole,” said Clark
, “I only sat in the car for the first
time yesterday and it’s left-hand drive,
which is new to me in this series. I’m
amazed to do that time – but it is going
to be hard in the races.”
Kevin Harrison was quickest in Class
Two, out in the 944 S2 that Clark used
to win the title in 2009. Having spun
his 946 C2 in testing at Brands Hatch on
Friday and buzzed the engine, Harrison
jumped into the 944 and took class pole
for both races.
Race One
Start of the day went to Sumpter in race
one, who slotted his Paragon-run 911
between Clark and McAleer and led the
field into Paddock Hill Bend. Too much
wheelspin saw Clark lose out at the
start to fall to fifth at the end of the
first lap, while Marcus Carniel was
another to make use of the speed of the
rear – engined Porsches off the line to
come round second in his 946 C2.
McAleer got inside Carniel at Clearways
to take second on lap two, but lost out
at two laps later at Druids to slip to
third once more. Meanwhile, Clark went
past Porsche Club debutant Miles
Maserati for fourth.
Carniel took the lead from Sumpter on
lap five, and a lap later McAleer got
inside the early leader at Druids,
forcing him wide and allowing Clark to
move past as well. A series of fastest
laps saw McAleer close on Carniel, and
by lap 12 he was in the lead, with Clark
in turn closing on Carniel’s 964. For
the rest of the race Clark looked for a
way past Carniel, but was never offered
a clear opportunity and twice lost
ground at Graham Bill Bend as he got
used to racing a left-hand drive Porsche
for the first time and just dropped a
wheel off on the entry to the left-hand
corner.
“I know the 911s would beat us off the
line,” said McAleer, “but Mark Sumpter
just rattled past us – he was trying
hard. I went past Marcus into Clearways
then he got me back into Druids. Once I
was in front I wanted a gap, they were
fighting behind and I let them get on
with it. A pleasing race.”
“I got a good start,” said Carniel,
“then had to squeeze past Jez who was
slower away – but he didn’t fight too
hard and I was past cleanly. I got
inside Mark Sumpter at Paddock Hill
Bend, but Mark McAleer got back at me
and we changed places again before he
went ahead, and then I was just having
to defend from Jez.”
“I just had too much wheelspin at the
start,” said Clark , “my practice start
was good but then just really got it
wrong. The 911 s shot past, and it was a
case of trying to get back to Mark. I
was up to third, then was behind Marcus
all the way – he never gave me much
opportunity.”
Behind the top three, Pete Morris worked
his way through after dropping to
seventh on the opening lap to claim
fourth, ahead of an impressive race for
Maserati who was fifth, with Sumpter
sixth after a misfire slowed his 911 in
the final laps.
“I got caught behind Jez Clark at the
start,“ said Morris, “then had a good
battle with Miles Maserati, but it was a
cracking race. I’m happy with fourth, a
podium would be nice, but I really had
to work for it.”
“The 911 is always good car to start,”
said Sumpter, “the car just digs in and
go. We had a misfire right at the end –
it would go over 5,500 revs.”
Class Two wet to Kevin Harrison, ahead
of Chris Dyer and Cieran Brewer.
“A fantastic race, good fun,” said
Harrison . “The 944 is so easy to drive
fast, it feels very different to my 964
but just handles so well.”
Race Two
Sumpter again nailed his start in race
two, but McAleer fought back
immediately, seizing the chance to go
past as Sumpter drifted wide at
Clearways on the opening lap. Carniel
was third at the end of race one, with
Clark fourth ahead of Maserati, who went
past as Clark went wide at Graham Hill
Bend only to have the champion get
inside him at Clearways to grab the slot
back.
Some quick laps from McAleer saw him
open a gap at the front, only to lose
his advantage when the Safety Car
emerged on lap six with Malcolm Jones’
911 stranded at the side of the track at
Surtees after contact with the barrier.
Clark had just got past Carniel as the
flags came out for the incident, and was
third behind McAleer and Sumpter as
racing resumed on lap seven.
The top three ran close before McAleer
started to ease away, as Clark looked
for a way past Sumpter. He finally got
inside him at Clearways on lap 20, the
two cars running side by side before
Clark moved ahead as they entered the
pits straight.
McAleer was clear to take win two, with
Clark leading home Sumpter for the next
two positions. Behind these three,
another close battle saw Carniel just
holding off Morris and Maserati.
“Two out of two – I am really pleased,”
said McAleer. “When the Safety Car came
out it was a bit disappointing, but I
was good on the restart. Mark made a
mistake and ran wide and I got past him
into Clearways to take the lead. It’s
going to be a happy drive home.”
“I was unsighted as the flags came out,”
said Clark , “but I was right behind
Marcus, and didn’t see the flags until I
had completed the move. It was a hard
battle with Mark Sumpter right at the
end, I was inside him at the end, then
we touched twice but I was through. A
good race, disappointed I didn’t get up
with Mark McAleer, I could see him a
head but he was controlling the gap.”
“I just ran out of brakes at the end,”
said Sumpter. “I was having a great
battle with Jez, it was great fun, but I
made a mistake at Surtees and he had a
run on my. His nose was alongside, I
tried to squeeze him but he was there
and through. It’s good to know we can
race against the much newer cars.”
Dyer took Class Two after a superb start
saw him come round seventh at the end of
the opening lap. He then ran in the top
ten race long, Harrison two slots
further back overall but never able to
get close to the class leader.
“We were on new tyres and they really
worked,” said Dyer. “I made a great
start, inside and outside people and it
was a dream opening lap. When the Safety
Car came out I thought I was going to
get mugged at the restart, but I got
back in my rhythm and an enjoyable
race.”
Porsche Club Championship Race One (28
Laps):
-
1 Mark McAleer (968 CS);
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2 Marcus Carniel (964 C2) +1.688s;
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3 Jeremy Clark (968 CS);
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4 Peter Morris (968 CS);
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5 Miles Maserati (968 CS);
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6 Mark Sumpter (911 Carrera);
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7 Richard Ellis (993 C2);
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8 Tom Segrue (968 CS);
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9 Kevin Harrison (944 S2);
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10 Paul Follett (968 CS).
-
Class Winners: McAleer; Harrison.
Fastest Lap: McAleer 54.188s
(77.63mph).
Race Two (21 Laps):
-
1 McAleer;
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2 Clark +2.864s;
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3 Sumpter;
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4 Carniel;
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5 Morris;
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6 Masarati;
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7 Chris Dyer (944 S2);
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8 Follett;
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9 Harrison;
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10 Segrue.
Class Winners: McAleer; Dyer. Fastest
Lap: McAleer 54.488s (79.19mph).
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