News: Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain 2006, 16th July

Motorbase takes four Carrera Cup podiums at Croft

Motorbase Performance scored no less than four podium finishes during rounds nine and ten of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Croft over the weekend (15/16 July).

After a six-week mid-season break, the championship resumed at the North Yorkshire track and the Motorbase cars of Tim Harvey, Michael Caine and Phil Quaife were right at the head of the action as the temperature soared under brilliant blue skies.

Harvey twice finished third overall to remain right in contention for the overall drivers' title, while Quaife had another stunning weekend to twice win the pro-am category and extend his points' lead. Caine, meanwhile, ran a strong fourth in the opening race to finish close behind Harvey but was out of luck in the second race when a transmission problem off the grid forced him to retire.

In the opening race, Harvey ran second for the first 12 laps, but was under constant pressure from championship rival Damien Faulkner. Finally, under braking for Tower Corner on the 13th lap, Faulkner was just able to dive ahead. Although Harvey quickly re-challenged, he eventually finished third with Caine running him close.

Quaife set the pro-am pace in qualifying and continued that form in the opening race on Saturday afternoon. In finishing seventh overall, he won the pro-am category and extended his points lead over Sam Edwards. "It was very hot out there and I had to work hard. But I held in there," reported Quaife.

Harvey slotted into third behind Danny Watts and Faulkner in the second race and chased his Irish rival for much of the race and was still only just over a second behind at the flag. "We changed a couple of things on the car after the first race and we were all so evenly matched," said Tim. The result keeps Harvey second in the championship, just six points behind Faulkner with 10 races still to run.

"It's been an excellent weekend," said Quaife after another commanding pro-am victory. "I'm absolutely over the moon with the two races. I couldn't ask for much better!"

The Carrera Cup season continues at Donington Park in Leicestershire on 29/30 July when the three Motorbase Performance cars will again be chasing victory and podium finishes.

Provisional 2006 driver championship points positions:

Pos	Driver	Total Points
1	Damien Faulkner	166
2	Tim Harvey	160
3	Richard Williams	124
4	Danny Watts	101
5	Phil Quaife	99
6	Sam Edwards	68
7	Jason Templeman	66
8	Richard Westbrook	64
9	Jason Young	56
=	David Ashburn	56
11	Nigel Rice	54
12	Michael Caine	52
13	Mark Cole	51
14	Andy Purdie	45
15	Mark Hazell	38
16	Mike Richards	31
17	Pete Osbourne	26
18	Maxi Jazz	24
19	Phil Hindley	10
20	Paul Warren	2
21	Paul Hogarth	1
22	Piers Masarati	0
=	Tim Sugden	0
Pro-am category
1	Phil Quaife	99
2	Sam Edwards	68
3	Jason Young	56
=	David Ashburn	56
5	Nigel Rice	54
6	Andy Purdie	45
7	Mark Hazell	38
8	Mike Richards	31
9	Pete Osbourne	26
10	Maxi Jazz	24
11	Paul Warren	2
12	Paul Hogarth	1

 

Provisional 2006 team championship points positions:

Pos	Driver	Total Points	Scoring Drivers
1	Team Parker Racing	232	Faulkner and Templeman
2	Red Line Racing	219	Westbrook/Watts and Rice
3	Motorbase Performance	212	Harvey and Caine
4	IN2RACING	155	Williams and Richards
5	Tech 9 Motorsport	57	Hindley and Cole
6	Trackspeed	56	Ashburn and Masarati
7	Paragon with RH Motorsport	45	Purdie
8	Team O	26	Osbourne
9	Team RPM	4	Cole

Note:

Only two cars per team can score points towards the team championship.
The scoring cars had to be nominated prior to the opening race of the season.

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