This was the first time The GT Cup had visited the fast and challenging Thruxton Circuit.
After tricky damp conditions for qualifying, Round Two of 2010 The GT Cup got underway on a dry track and another big grid. Alex Martin, Porsche 997 GT3 Cup made a terrific start leaving pole-man Jeff Leadley and his Ferrari 430 GTC behind and facing a tough job to close the gap. Alex Martin went on to drive a superb race and was never really challenged by the chasing pack. This left Leadley ( Ferrari 430 GTC) , Geddie ( Porsche 997 GT3 Cup) and Winstanley (TVR Tuscan) to carry on their battle where they left off after the previous round at Silverstone.
In Group Two Marco Pullen and his Ferrari 360 GTC had not qualified well and was out of contention leaving the Group Two battle to be decided between Keith Webster in his BMW M3 E36, David Back in his Ferrari 360 GTC and the KTM XBow of Colin Mowle. After a very close race they finished in this order.
Group Three saw the KTM Xbow of Tom Andrew take the podium ahead of David Botterill ( Porsche 944 Turbo) and Doug Setters who came third in his Lotus Exige.
Then on lap twelve Jeff Leadley had a big accident coming into Club corner. This brought out the red flags and the race was stopped. Jeff Leadley was then taken by ambulance to hospital.
As a result of delays following Jeff Leadley’s accident in race one the organisers shortened the timetable and as a result second GT Cup race was cancelled.
Championship Points overall after two Rounds and three Races:-
Keith Webster BMW E36 93pts
Marco Pullen Ferrari 360 GTC 92pts
Jim Geddie Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 91pts
Group Points after two rounds and three races:-
Group One
Jim Geddie Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 91pts
Alex Martin Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 87pts
Danny Winstanley TVR Tuscan 86pts
Group Two
Keith Webster BMW E36 93pts
Marco Pullen Ferrari 360 GTC 92pts
Mick Dwane Ferrari 360 Challenge 80pts
Group Three
Tom Andrew KTM XBow 77pts
David Botterill Porsche 944 Turbo 76pts
David Hathaway Ferrari 360 Challenge 75pts
