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Porsche Carrera Cup GB 2009 Race 17 & 18 Rockingham
Sutton heads Carrera Cup testing at Rockingham
James Sutton set the testing pace ahead of rounds 17 and 18 of the 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Rockingham today (Friday 18 September 2009). In a very competitive field, Tony Gilham headed pro-am1, while series newcomer Steve Parish topped the pro-am2 times.
Sutton (Red Line Racing) ended the day fastest as less than half a second split the top five cars, with the four overall title contenders setting the top four times. "I went a tenth slower on my new tyres," reported Sutton, who also caught slower cars as he pushed for a faster time. Thirteen-hundredths of a second slower than Sutton was Tim Bridgman (Team Parker Racing), with championship leader Tim Harvey (Red Line Racing) just one-hundredth of a second behind.
"We did some good testing and got our race set-up sorted out," said Harvey, who goes into qualifying with a slender eight-point championship lead over Bridgman. Fourth fastest was Michael Caine (Motorbase Performance), who was the only leading contender not to run new tyres. "We ran on Silverstone race rubber and made quite a few changes," said Caine.
Fifth fastest and well in touch with the championship's leading quartet was Tom Bradshaw (Team Parker Racing) after an excellent day's work. Like another 12 of the 20 drivers in the field, Bradshaw will be racing at Rockingham for the first time this weekend.
The four drivers contesting the pro-am1 title filled the next four places, pointing to a tough weekend of competition in the category. Tony Gilham (Red Line Racing) was quickest by 17-thousandths of a second from Glynn Geddie (Team Parker Racing), with Robert Lawson (JHR) and Ollie Jackson (Motorbase Performance) well in contention. "We only did a six-lap run," said Gilham, who was conserving his limited budget as much as possible. "We know we've got good pace," he added, having started the day with a timely boost when he won four new tyres in the Michelin tyre draw.
Lewis Hopkins (Red Line Racing) completed the overall top 10 with a good day's work, while one of the most impressive performances of the day came from series newcomer Steve Parish (Motorbase Performance), who headed the competitive pro-am2 field in eleventh fastest overall. "I'm chuffed with that," said Parish ahead of his first races in the Carrera Cup. "That's massively above my expectations," he said as he headed pro-am2 title contenders Glenn McMenamin (Parr Motorsport) and Paul Hogarth (IN2Racing).
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Sutton heads Carrera Cup testing at Rockingham
James Sutton set the testing pace ahead of rounds 17 and 18 of the 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Rockingham today (Friday 18 September 2009). In a very competitive field, Tony Gilham headed pro-am1, while series newcomer Steve Parish topped the pro-am2 times.
Sutton (Red Line Racing) ended the day fastest as less than half a second split the top five cars, with the four overall title contenders setting the top four times. "I went a tenth slower on my new tyres," reported Sutton, who also caught slower cars as he pushed for a faster time. Thirteen-hundredths of a second slower than Sutton was Tim Bridgman (Team Parker Racing), with championship leader Tim Harvey (Red Line Racing) just one-hundredth of a second behind.
"We did some good testing and got our race set-up sorted out," said Harvey, who goes into qualifying with a slender eight-point championship lead over Bridgman. Fourth fastest was Michael Caine (Motorbase Performance), who was the only leading contender not to run new tyres. "We ran on Silverstone race rubber and made quite a few changes," said Caine.
Fifth fastest and well in touch with the championship's leading quartet was Tom Bradshaw (Team Parker Racing) after an excellent day's work. Like another 12 of the 20 drivers in the field, Bradshaw will be racing at Rockingham for the first time this weekend.
The four drivers contesting the pro-am1 title filled the next four places, pointing to a tough weekend of competition in the category. Tony Gilham (Red Line Racing) was quickest by 17-thousandths of a second from Glynn Geddie (Team Parker Racing), with Robert Lawson (JHR) and Ollie Jackson (Motorbase Performance) well in contention. "We only did a six-lap run," said Gilham, who was conserving his limited budget as much as possible. "We know we've got good pace," he added, having started the day with a timely boost when he won four new tyres in the Michelin tyre draw.
Lewis Hopkins (Red Line Racing) completed the overall top 10 with a good day's work, while one of the most impressive performances of the day came from series newcomer Steve Parish (Motorbase Performance), who headed the competitive pro-am2 field in eleventh fastest overall. "I'm chuffed with that," said Parish ahead of his first races in the Carrera Cup. "That's massively above my expectations," he said as he headed pro-am2 title contenders Glenn McMenamin (Parr Motorsport) and Paul Hogarth (IN2Racing).
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