It was two more wins for Porsche Club Championship leader Ian White on Silverstone's National Circuit, though class rival Mark McAleer pushed him hard on each day. Tom Segrue and Richard Lambert took a win each in Class Two, while Class Three honours were shared by Alex Eacock and Chris Berry.

QualifyingMcAleer took his first pole of 2006, just heading White's Carrera with Ian Oliver third on the grid. McAleer set his time early in the session then sat in the pits as White lapped quickly without being able to beat his mark.

"The track and car were good," said McAleer, "and we had no problems. I came in early as we weren't getting any quicker."

"As far as I am concerned that is a point lost," said White, referring to the point awarded for pole position. "We haven't had time to get the car fully back together after the damage at Castle Combe, but if I can get a good start it should go well in the race."

Tom Segrue headed the Class Two runners in third overall, with James Hilliard next up, second in that class and his best qualifying position in the series. Title challenger Richard Lambert was third quickest, the lead three in the class closely matched on pace.

"There was lots of traffic out there," said Segrue, "but this track suits my car and I'm aiming to beat Richard away and take the class."

Alex Eacock continued his run of form in Class Three with the class pole ahead of Alan Newbold and Chris Berry.

Race OneThe red flags were out in seconds of the first attempt to start Saturday's race as the slow starting Colin Ingram's 911SC was struck heavily from behind by the unsighted Chris Stewart. With the track blocked the race was halted, both drivers unhurt but both Porsches damaged. "This could end my season," said Stewart, whose 911E had ridden up and over Ingram's rear wing, "it will take the rest of my budget to repair the car."

White led the field away for the second time, with McAleer close behind in his 968 CS. Segrue tucked into third, but Lambert spun at Brooklands on the opening lap dropping him down the order.

McAleer was right with White, Segrue closing up and holding a watching brief on the battle for the front, content to lead Class Two with Lambert having lost ground. A fastest lap for McAleer on lap eight that saw him close right up was answered by White a lap later with a fastest lap of his own, with Hilliard pulling off from sixth on that lap with a gearbox problem.

Into Becketts on lap 11 a touch from behind saw White spin, McAleer and Segrue going past with White rejoining third and on a charge. A series of fastest laps saw White back with Segrue and going past on the inside through Woodcote, and he then closed in on McAleer, regaining the lead by taking his Carrera down the inside into Copse on lap 19.

White pulled clear to take his fourth win of 2006, with McAleer taking second. Segrue looked secure in third until suffering a suspension failure at Becketts with a lap to go, letting Oliver up to third and handing Marcus Carniel the Class Two lead - Carniel crossing the line with the recovering Lambert less than a second behind.

"I got tapped going into Becketts and spun round," explained White. " After that, I have never been so determined in my life to get back in front, and I went past cleanly down the inside through Copse."

"I braked a little late at Becketts," said McAleer of the incident, "then I clipped a kerb which unsettled the ABS, it was just a mistake. After that my front bumper was rubbing on a tyre and it was overheating - the car was understeering and there was nothing I could do to stop Ian going past."

"My tyres were going off and I knew I wasn't going to catch Tom," said Carniel, " so it was a bit of a win by default when I saw him stopped. I knew Richard was catching me but I was just able to hold him off."

"I spun on my own at Brooklands," said Lambert, "and I just couldn't quite catch Marcus."

Eacock made it three in a row in Class Three with his 944, heading home Berry and Newbold. "It was a good race," said Eacock, " but I was a bit relieved to finish as the engine was sounding a bit sick - it's a standard road engine and has done 185,00 miles now!"

Race TwoWhite led the field away in Sunday's 30-minute race, McAleer initially being beaten away by a fast starting Carniel and dropping to third. A lap later McAleer was into second, and closed on White, the two then running close for the remainder of the race.

McAleer twice looked round the outside of the leader as they reached Brooklands, but White never gave him a clear opportunity and they crossed the line still in close formation in that order.

"I had to defend all the way," said White. "We even touched a couple of times at Brooklands, but we were close and that is racing. I wanted to do well this weekend as we go to Cadwell Park next and I have never been there before - this gives me a bit of a cushion in the points table."

"That was really close," agreed McAleer, "I went round the outside a couple of times, but then I started to lose my brakes as we were running so close and they were getting no cooling air. I arrived at Copse on one lap and there were no brakes at all."

Carniel lost third to Lambert, who was storming up the order after losing ground on the opening lap. The Class Two leader recovered from seventh on the first lap to take third by lap eight, opening a gap to the rest as the race progressed. Class rival Segrue came through to take fourth from the back of the grid.

"I like to make it hard for myself," joked Lambert. "The car jumped out of gear on the line, then I just had to keep going as hard as I could and stay ahead of Tom. This weekend I have had two eventful races - they have both been hard work."

"I lost ground due to some yellow flags," said Segrue, " but I would have needed at least another 10 or 15 minutes to catch Richard."

James Neal brought his 964 Carrera 2 home fifth, while another fine drive was that of James Hilliard, who came through to sixth from the back row of the grid after repairing the gear linkage of his 944 overnight.

A highlight of the race was the Class Three battle, Chris Berry ending Alex Eacock's run of victories in a close fought dice with his.

"Alex made me work for that," said Berry. "I actually thought he was in front of me early on so I was pushing hard, then I saw him in my mirrors. He got ahead at one point but I went back past, and it was a good hard, clean, race."

Race 1: 1 Ian White (911 Carrera) 27 laps in 30m.55.737s (85.94mph); 2 Mark McAleer (968CS) +2.962s; 3 Ian Oliver (911 Carrera); 4 Marcus Carniel (911SC); 5 Richard Lambert (911 Carrera) 6 Richard Harrison (911 Carrera CS); 7 Ben Demetriou (911SC); 8 James Neal (964 Carrera 2); 9 Chris Milne (911SC); David Botterill (924 Carrera GT). Class Winners: White; Carniel; Alex Eacock (944). Pole Position: McAleer 1m07.606s (87.27mph). Fastest lap: White 1m07.395s 

Race 2: 1 White 27 laps in 30m58.236s (85.82mph); 2 McAleer +0.236s; 3 Lambert; 4 Segrue; 5 Neal; 6 James Hilliard (944 S2); 7 Oliver; 8 Milne; 9 Carniel; 10 Demetriou. Class Winners: White; Lambert, Chris Berry (911E). Pole Position: White. Fastest lap: McAleer 1m07.223s.

Next rounds: Cadwell Park, Lincs, July 1 / 2