My first win in the Clio Cup GB
Trac Môn’s scenic Coastal configuration at Anglesey, North Wales hosted the third and fourth rounds of the returning Clio Cup Great Britain Championship, I was eager to hit the ground running and secure more championship points.
After securing pole at Brands Hatch last time out I was confident of getting pole again in qualifying, unfortunately narrowly missing out to my teammate by 0.040s taking 2nd on the grid for the third round. My teammate also secured pole for the second fastest lap for round four where I would be joining him on the front row.
Race One my teammate Ben Colburn, held onto his lead at the front of the pack with a strong start and with a fast opening lap and gapped the field. I managed to maintain my second position off the line and hold it for the first lap and started to move away from 3rd position. As the race progressed, I began to close the gap on my teammate, with less than a second separating us on each lap. As I battled for the lead this allowed the 3rd position to catch us up, reducing the gap significantly. On the penultimate lap, I attempted to overtake my teammate for the lead, but his defensive line kept him in front, but this pushed me out of position enabling 3rd place to move into second place. Although I managed to regain 2nd position, 3rd ultimately secured second place on the final lap demoting me to 3rd place.
Race Two, once again my teammate got a strong start from pole, leading the field through the opening lap. 3rd managed to overtake me at the start, but a small error caused him to run wide, demoting him to 4th. I managed to stay with my teammate and on the 4th lap I made my move to overtake him to secure the lead. Despite my teammates' effort to regain the lead, I was able to clinch my first Clio Cup GB victory, maintaining my streak of podium finishes in the 4 rounds to date. Too round the weekend off I ended the day on a high note, setting the fastest lap in both races, and giving me the lap record for the Clio Cup GB at Anglesey’s Trac Mon.
I would like to thank my sponsors for their continuing support, Reactive Welding, Gorilla Design Ltd, Rygor Group, Glenhaze Distribution, Brandfixx, Halls Motorsport, Media Driven. Also a special mention to my team Westbourne Motorsport for giving me a fantastic car to win my first race in the Clio Cup GB, I am now looking forward to the next round on August 11th at Snetterton in Norfolk.
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