Porsche Club GB saw its three motorsport championships, the Porsche Club Championship, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge and the Porsche Speed Championship, come to a formal close with an awards evening at the Hilton Puckrup Hall Hotel near Tewkesbury on the evening of Saturday October 23rd. Awards for the champions and class winners from all three were presented by Chris Clark, Chairman of Porsche Club GB Motorsport, and guest Geoff Turrell, General Manager Marketing and Sales for Porsche GB.
Two awards for the new-for-2010 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge were announced on the night, Peter Smallwood taking the Driver of the year award only after a countback on the points having tied with series long points rival Bertie Carruthers. In his first full season of racing, Smallwood dominated in Class Two of the series, and wins the use of a Porsche Cayman S for a year courtesy of Porsche GB.
“Winning this in my first year of motorsport is a really big deal for me,” said Smallwood. “and the use of the Cayman is just a bonus. I have to thank Fearnsport for their support and their preparation of my car, and we are now looking at moving up to Class One for next season.”
Fittingly, Carruthers was awarded the ‘Spirit of the Series’ award, in recognition of his long journeys from Torquay for each meeting as well as his enthusiasm and contribution to the new series.
Porsche Club Champion Chris Dyer received his award for taking his first title, having also won Class Two, while the Class One title was picked up by Marcus Carniel. The teams’ title for the series went to County Classics Racing Ltd. for the second consecutive year. County Classics fielded cars scoring more points than other team – including guiding Porsche rookie Richard Bennett to second overall in the championship behind class rival Dyer.
The Porsche Speed Championship title was retained by Graham Rose, who after his flawless season 2009 this year won by just 0.08 of a point. Rose becomes the first ever three times winner of the championship.
“It has been a great year for us with some competitive racing at all levels,” said Porsche Club motorsport coordinator Steve Kevlin. “We have had strong entry numbers this season despite the current economic climate, and are already planning for the 2010 season, when we have the new Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge to look forward to.”
