Redline Racing’s Dan Cammish secured the 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup GB title with his thirteenth top-two finish of the season after a characteristically impressive drive to second place at Silverstone in the first race of the day.
The 26-year-old got off to a good start and managed to stay out of trouble to ensure he joins the illustrious names to have taken the Drivers’ Championship crown.
With 10 wins to his name, the Yorkshireman has been utterly dominant all season behind the wheel of his 460 hp Porsche and it was only a matter of time before his relentless form made him impossible to catch. The emotion at the end of the race was clear to see as he celebrated the incredible achievement with his engineers, family and sponsors.
“I’ve had some great results all year and knew I was in the hot seat this morning,” Cammish said. “It’s been a long time coming to get over the line and to do it without any dramas is a huge relief. We have consistently been the best car this year and I think if I hadn’t won today I would have been upset.
“I was putting on a brave face this morning but my stomach was in knots. I think it was more because I knew how tough the race was going to be. I really don’t think we’ve got a great deal of speed so finishing second around a track that has four corners and two straights is pretty impressive.”
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It was also an emotional day for race winner Dino Zamparelli who put a tough season behind him to taste the champagne on the top step. The 22-year-old, who was racing with GT Marques for the first time, looked a man full of confidence as he made it past pole-sitter Meadows to take the chequered flag.
Former double champion Michael Meadows rounded off the podium with Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholar Josh Webster and Tom Sharp also scoring strong points. Mention must also go to In2 Racing’s Tom Bradshaw who came home in seventh on his season debut.
The second race of the day was one of the most exciting Porsche Carrera Cup GB races in recent memory and saw a post-race 11-second penalty to provisional race winner Josh Webster hand Dino Zamparelli his second win of the day to crown a perfect weekend for the Bristolian.
Pole-sitter Michael Meadows, Porsche Carrera Cup GB Josh Webster and Zamparelli were nose-to-tail for long periods before an incident involving race leader Meadows and Webster caused Meadows to spin and drop down the order. That left Webster to come home first ahead of Zamparelli and 2015 champion Dan Cammish until Webster was demoted in the timesheets for his part in the incident, awarding Zamparelli his second victory of the day.
“It’s been a tough year and this is the first time we’ve just cracked it completely,” the Clifton-based driver stated. “I just can’t thank the guys at GT Marques enough because they have done me proud and I hope I have done them a favour. I wanted to win so much but it was really hard because there were yellow flags everywhere. Winning is what racers feed off and I knew I had it in me to get the job done today.”
Webster's demotion also meant Tom Sharp picked up his second top-three finish of the season in his battle with Zamparelli for the new-for-2015 £50,000 Rookie Class prize. There was also an impressive performance by Brookspeed’s Jayde Kruger who put the disappointment of the morning race behind him to come back strong and take fifth.
Rounds 15 & 16 of the 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup GB take place at Brands Hatch on 10/11 October 2015.
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