Tim, driving for Redline Racing, has had a storming season so far and has an unprecedented lead in the season at this stage. With ten wins so far out of the 14 races, and second place in the remaining four, Tim is on track to win his second Carrera Cup title; but the pressure is mounting as the drivers head into the last three rounds. Michael Caine has won three out of the last four races, including the double at Silverstone, and is hot on Tim’s heels. Other threats come in the forms of Stephen Jelley, Euan Hankey and local driver Glynn Geddie.
All of the competitors will be chasing points at the challenging Knockhill circuit, which has become well known for changing the fortunes of a series. Unpredictable weather in Fife always catches out some of the teams, but Tim is positive as he travels up to Scotland. “Anyone would rather be in my position as we head into the final six races – but we all know that, in motorsport, anything can happen. One race really can change it all, so my objective for Knockhill is the same as ever – get pole and win… and, if not, finish as high as possible!
“Even though we still achieved two seconds at Silverstone, it was the first time we’ve had any problems with the car all season, as we lost pace in both races, but the team has worked hard to resolve this issue, so we are all confident that this won’t happen again. The micro-climate at Knockhill is always interesting – but I’m planning to just keep finishing without taking unnecessary risks.”
Michael Wilmshurst, the Chief Executive of Nationwide, is particularly looking forward to this weekend’s racing, “We know that Tim has an historic lead, and we are convinced that he is in a strong position to maintain his points gap at Knockhill, but I’m not sure if it is more nerve-racking seeing Tim leading the championship at this stage, or watching him fight his way up the table! Either way, it is great to see the team at Nationwide getting excited about this. And, as that is close to 2,500 people across the business - there is a lot of positive energy about! We have 400 guests at Knockhill this weekend and I know they will all be cheering Tim on.”
Carrera Cup qualifying is on Saturday 4 September 2010 at 14.00, with the first race at 10.20 on Sunday and the second race at 16.10. The second race is due to be shown live on ITV4 in the extensive BTCC race day programme, which starts at 11.30. In addition, the next dedicated coverage for the 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup GB will be broadcast during the Motorsport UK programme on ITV4 at 17.00 on Tuesday 31 August, and on ITV1 on Sunday 5 September. This will also be repeated on ITV4 on Sunday 5 September. Round twelve of the season at Snetterton will feature in this programme. Motorsport UK can also be watched at itv.com and is available for viewing for 28 days after the initial broadcast date.
