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Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain 09 Race 11 & 12 Snetterton
Porsche Carrera Cup GB action resumes at Snetterton
After a seven-week mid-season break, the Porsche Carrera Cup GB bursts back into action at Snetterton (1/2 August). Rounds 11 and 12 mark the start of a hectic run of six races through August as the championship builds towards the deciding races of the season in September and October.
It has already been a superb season for the Carrera Cup GB, with excellent grids, four different race winners and intense competition across all three categories. A field of 21 cars will line-up at the high-speed East Anglian track and it is Essex-based Tim Bridgman (Team Parker Racing) who heads to his home track with a slender points' lead.
With most of the key players having used the mid-season break for some testing, the relative pace of the front-runners at Snetterton will be very significant as the second half of the season begins.
Bridgman says that he and the team will continue to go all out for race wins, having won five of the 10 races so far. "There is no reason to change our approach to the weekends and as long as a bit of luck is on our side, we'll be fine. We've had our bad luck early in the season," said Bridgman.
Leading the chase is defending champion Tim Harvey (Red Line Racing), who is just three points behind Bridgman heading for Snetterton. However, Harvey knows that more speed is needed to really take the fight to Bridgman and that has been the focus for Harvey and the Red Line team since the most recent races at Croft.
Michael Caine (Motorbase Performance) and James Sutton (Red Line Racing) are also firmly in contention to make the title race a four-way contest. Newmarket-based Caine is the absolute local ace at Snetterton, while Sutton heads to Norfolk after a victory in the most recent Carrera Cup race at Croft and a superb podium finish in the Porsche Supercup race at the British Grand Prix meeting.
Striving to bridge the gap to the championship big four is Carrera Cup Scholarship winner Tom Bradshaw (Team Parker Racing), while fellow scholar Lewis Hopkins is getting quicker and quicker in his debut season with Red Line Racing. Adding more quality to the pro field is series returnee Charles Bateman (Team Parker Racing).
The pro-am1 category is delivering some great racing this season, with at least six drivers chasing the title. But it is Robert Lawson (JHR) who is starting to build a useful points' advantage and he will head to Snetterton with a 21-point lead over Tony Gilham (Red Line Racing).
However, Lawson and Gilham can expect more fierce opposition from Glynn Geddie (Team Parker Racing), Ollie Jackson (Motorbase Performance), Derek Pierce (JHR) and Michael Leonard (Team Parker Racing), and all of them are potential pro-am1 winners. Completing the strong pro-am1 field will be Tommy Dreelan (Celtic Speed) and VIP racer Jeremy Clark (Porsche Motorsport).
With six cars running in the pro-am2 category, the competition among the earlier 911GT3 Cup cars will be another feature of the weekend. Points' leader Robin Clark and Glenn McMenamin run with Parr Motorsport, but Bob Lyons (Celtic Speed) and Paul Hogarth (IN2Racing) will be tough to beat. Paul Mace (GT Marques) rejoins the series and is another key contender, while making his Carrera Cup debut will be Monaco-based Andrew Tate (Apex Motorsport).
Porsche Carrera Cup GB action resumes at Snetterton
After a seven-week mid-season break, the Porsche Carrera Cup GB bursts back into action at Snetterton (1/2 August). Rounds 11 and 12 mark the start of a hectic run of six races through August as the championship builds towards the deciding races of the season in September and October.
It has already been a superb season for the Carrera Cup GB, with excellent grids, four different race winners and intense competition across all three categories. A field of 21 cars will line-up at the high-speed East Anglian track and it is Essex-based Tim Bridgman (Team Parker Racing) who heads to his home track with a slender points' lead.
With most of the key players having used the mid-season break for some testing, the relative pace of the front-runners at Snetterton will be very significant as the second half of the season begins.
Bridgman says that he and the team will continue to go all out for race wins, having won five of the 10 races so far. "There is no reason to change our approach to the weekends and as long as a bit of luck is on our side, we'll be fine. We've had our bad luck early in the season," said Bridgman.
Leading the chase is defending champion Tim Harvey (Red Line Racing), who is just three points behind Bridgman heading for Snetterton. However, Harvey knows that more speed is needed to really take the fight to Bridgman and that has been the focus for Harvey and the Red Line team since the most recent races at Croft.
Michael Caine (Motorbase Performance) and James Sutton (Red Line Racing) are also firmly in contention to make the title race a four-way contest. Newmarket-based Caine is the absolute local ace at Snetterton, while Sutton heads to Norfolk after a victory in the most recent Carrera Cup race at Croft and a superb podium finish in the Porsche Supercup race at the British Grand Prix meeting.
Striving to bridge the gap to the championship big four is Carrera Cup Scholarship winner Tom Bradshaw (Team Parker Racing), while fellow scholar Lewis Hopkins is getting quicker and quicker in his debut season with Red Line Racing. Adding more quality to the pro field is series returnee Charles Bateman (Team Parker Racing).
The pro-am1 category is delivering some great racing this season, with at least six drivers chasing the title. But it is Robert Lawson (JHR) who is starting to build a useful points' advantage and he will head to Snetterton with a 21-point lead over Tony Gilham (Red Line Racing).
However, Lawson and Gilham can expect more fierce opposition from Glynn Geddie (Team Parker Racing), Ollie Jackson (Motorbase Performance), Derek Pierce (JHR) and Michael Leonard (Team Parker Racing), and all of them are potential pro-am1 winners. Completing the strong pro-am1 field will be Tommy Dreelan (Celtic Speed) and VIP racer Jeremy Clark (Porsche Motorsport).
With six cars running in the pro-am2 category, the competition among the earlier 911GT3 Cup cars will be another feature of the weekend. Points' leader Robin Clark and Glenn McMenamin run with Parr Motorsport, but Bob Lyons (Celtic Speed) and Paul Hogarth (IN2Racing) will be tough to beat. Paul Mace (GT Marques) rejoins the series and is another key contender, while making his Carrera Cup debut will be Monaco-based Andrew Tate (Apex Motorsport).