Race One
Porsche Carrera Cup GB points leader Dan Cammish (Redline Racing) notched his ninth win of a remarkable season with another exceptional drive. The 26-year-old, who started second on the grid, made light work of the notoriously challenging 1.3 mile Knockhill circuit to finish two seconds ahead of Samsung SUHD TV Racing team-mates Michael Meadows and James Sutton.
Cammish was forced to bide his time in the opening third of the race as pole-sitter Josh Webster (Team Parker Racing) got off to a great start. However when the defending champion and Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholar span out at the chicane, the Yorkshireman pounced. It was then a case of managing the gap to the two former double champions, Meadows and Sutton, who were embroiled in a battle of their own.
“That race was absolutely mega,” Cammish said. “Sometimes you get out the car and you’re happy and other times you get out and you’re ecstatic and this falls under the latter. I thought this would be the hardest circuit for me so to put a disappointing Friday behind me and pull it out of the bag on Saturday and in this race is awesome. I was literally on the edge out there. I was never going to race Josh for the win and would have happily sat in second. Therefore I’m really happy as it’s a great boost for the team.”
It was the ninth podium of the season for runner-up Meadows who looked at ease at the wheel of his six-gear rear-engined Porsche, although he was closely matched by the highly experienced James Sutton. There were also strong results for former BTCC driver Stephen Jelley and Brookspeed’s Jayde Kruger who finished in fourth and fifth respectively.
Race Two
Pole-sitter Dan Cammish took a lights-to-flag victory in the second race of the weekend to make it six consecutive Porsche Carrera Cup GB wins. The former Formula Ford champion proved utterly dominant and never looked like relinquishing the lead on the way to extending his overall points lead.
His double victory means that he has not finished outside the top two all season and looks to be edging ever closer to a resounding Championship win. Although it is still mathematically possible it seems increasingly unlikely that anyone will be able to catch the 26-year-old, especially if he continues his exceptionally strong run of results.
“I was very emotional after that race,” Cammish said. “It was obviously great to win but I felt in control there as I had the speed at any moment to do the job. I probably drove 32 of the fastest laps of my career and I don’t feel like I’ve been the fastest man round this track. It was just quick enough to beat Josh but he pushed me to the end. My heart was beating out my chest coming through those back markers at that speed. It’s so mentally and physically draining!”
That said the efforts of Josh Webster, Michael Meadows and James Sutton must be commended as all three showed incredible pace throughout the weekend. Webster looked particularly strong in his Team Parker Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car and proved his mental strength to put Sunday’s first race out of his mind.
The next Porsche Carrera Cup GB races will take place at Silverstone, Northamptonshire on the weekend of 26 and 27 September. In the meantime, be sure not to miss a thing by following us at @CarreraCupGB on Twitter and visiting www.porsche.co.uk/CarreraCupGB.