JHR Developments racer Andrew Herron served up a masterclass in the art of overtaking during round six of the ELF Renault Clio Cup at Donington Park National Circuit Sunday, 15th July, achieving an incredible ninth place to match his previous best result of the year after being forced to start a lowly 27th on the grid.The 19-year-old category rookie, from Dromore in Northern Ireland, impressed from the first minute of testing at the 1.96-mile Leicestershire venue on Thursday and although Saturday’s qualification race turned out unfavourably, the committed and rapid teenager wasn’t deterred and had his sights set on producing the drive of his life this afternoon.With the race timetable affected due to several downpours which made track conditions less than ideal, the Clio Cup feature race was delayed from its lunchtime slot until after the third and final Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship race of the day but when the event did get underway, Andrew ensured maximum entertainment value.Just two laps into the race, Andrew had climbed nine places up the order and with some spirited driving he duly made his way into the top 16 midway through lap three. By the eighth tour he was incredibly as high as 12th position but still the Co. Down sensation wasn’t finished and some consistently quick laps saw him rapidly reel in the top 10.Three laps from the end, the Brian Herron Contracts-backed star was into 10th place but still there was more to come and on the final lap he passed Robert Brown to seize ninth position and 12 very hard-earned championship points to continue his run of being one of just eight drivers to score points in every single feature race so far this season.Looking back on what is undoubtedly his best ever performance in a Clio with a truly spell-binding effort, Andrew commented: “Building up to this weekend we’ve been on the pace everywhere and then at Donington on Thursday we were quick again. “It’s frustrating we had so many problems in the qualification race and to then start in 27th place for the points-scoring race made me just want to go for it. I knew I had to pass people quickly, I couldn’t get boxed-in behind cars and so I was determined to overtake as soon as possible.“My tracking got knocked out at one point but we still managed to have good pace and continue moving forward. I’m really pleased with the result, I didn’t expect it after Saturday and I’m equally delighted for the team, Steven (Hunter – JHR team boss) and the boys did a great job this weekend.”Delighted to produce such a fantastic showing, the bittersweet nature of motor racing though did leave both Andrew and his JHR team wondering what might have been had he started the feature race from inside the top six.“During the qualifying session on Saturday my gear connector went so we’ve no doubt we would have been on pole position for our Heat had it not been for that problem. Third was still great but pole would obviously have been much better!”The aim now for Andrew is to keep the ball rolling and the momentum swinging in his favour so he heads to official testing at Snetterton Circuit this Thursday, 19th July, aiming for even greater performances. The Norfolk venue will host round seven of the Clio Cup on 28th/29th July.“We’re on a roll now, I feel very confident and I can’t see any reason why we shouldn’t go well on Thursday and then score more good points during the race meeting at Snetterton in a couple of weeks. I’m really looking forward to it.”The next race meeting, round seven of the ELF Renault Clio Cup season, will take place at Snetterton and will be held two weeks from now on 28th/29th July. Pre-event testing is scheduled for Friday, 27th July. Provisional 2007 ELF Renault Clio Cup Driver Standings (after Rd6)1st Stefan Hodgetts, 157pts; 2nd Martin Byford, 136pts; 12th Andrew Herron, 48pts