Andy Green’ s Morgan Plus 8.
MG Metros on track at Silverstone.
the way. By lap three, the 0.6 second gap separating the lead duo disappeared as McCarthy’ s lead fell to his pursuer. From here Files’ advantage was untouched as he steered towards a victorious finish. Behind, McCarthy’ s second place came under threat when a steady pace allowed Andy Green to sneak through.
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McCarthy in his MGB GT V8 held on for third.
Porsche Power
A rain shower before the start of the first Porsche Club Championship race presented the difficult decision of which tyres to use, and as the field headed onto the first of their two green flag laps, Mark
Sumpter in his Porsche 964 dived into the pits to change to wet tyres. As the race got underway, Adrian Slater, also in a 964, led the way from Tom Bradshaw in his Boxter S, as the field struggled on a slippery track. Now on wet tyres, Sumpter fired towards the head of the field, to make up an astonishing 28 places in just two laps. Before long, the Porsche 964 pilot was leading the way, trailed by Bradshaw. With the lead duo on different tyres, a drying track caused excitement. However, as the final laps arrived Sumpter appeared to have the upper hand with an eventual 35 second advantage over Bradshaw. Mark McAleer( Porsche 996) held on for third place, ahead of Pete Morris( Porsche 996) and Slater. A dry outing second time around saw Bradshaw control