Faulkners Carrera Cup opportunity
....... at Oulton Park Damien Faulkner could take over the lead of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB during rounds seven and eight at Oulton Park in Cheshire over the weekend of 18/19 June.Richard Westbrook (Red Line Racing) has taken a strong grip on the title race and now has a 22-point lead over Damien Faulkner (Team Parker Racing). However, Westbrook has finally confirmed that he won't be racing at Oulton Park; instead he will be competing in the Porsche Supercup races supporting the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis. To date this year, Westbrook has been contesting both series, but this first date clash has forced him to forego the Carrera Cup races. He knows that Faulkner in particular can take over the lead in the title race, but that certainly doesn't mean that Westbrook has given up on the Carrera Cup. He'll be back at Croft in July, aiming to resume his winning form and he could still win the title based on his form over the early season races.Westbrook has proved unstoppable to date, scoring six wins from six races, but now the door is open for other drivers to win and that will put the focus on Faulkner, Tim Harvey (Team RPM) and Jason Templeman (Team Parker Racing).Harvey, however, had a nightmare weekend last time out at Brands Hatch when contact with Templeman led to a major accident in the first race. After the engineers from Team RPM worked through the night, Harvey was forced out of the second race when a water pipe became detached. The former British Touring Car champion will be more determined than ever to get back onto the top of the podium at Oulton Park.A gaggle of drivers are lining up to rival the top three, including Red Line Racing trio Nigel Rice, Jason Young and Stephen Shanly. Shanly has yet to race a Porsche at Oulton Park, but has won at the venue before in sports-racing cars. Adding more quality to the field is Andy Britnell (Motorbase Performance), Steve Clark (Team RPM) and David Ashburn (Track Speed). Meanwhile, reigning British hillclimb champion Adam Fleetwood will make his racing debut in the Porsche Cars with Team Autosport VIP entry.