Lloyd heads Porsche Carrera Cup GB Donington test
Dan Lloyd sets overall testing paceMichael Leonard heads the Pro-Am1 timesWill Goff tops Pro-Am2 Daniel Lloyd maintained his front-running form in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB during testing at Donington Park yesterday (18 April). Lloyd (Team Parker Racing) backed up his leading pace from last weeks Thruxton test to top the times ahead of this weekends rounds three and four at the East Midlands track.With the top three Pro drivers covered by 14-hundredths of a second, the stage is set for two thrilling races at the popular track, while the action in Pro-Am1 and Pro-Am2 is likely to be just as close. Michael Leonard made it a very good day for Team Parker Racing by topping Pro-Am1, but only by a tenth of a second from his younger brother and team mate Karl. Meanwhile, Will Goff (Goff Racing) headed Pro-Am2 by a mere six-hundredths of a second from Peter Smallwood (Parr Motorsport).On a bright but blustery day, Lloyd ended the day fastest on 1m07.553s from Michael Meadows (Samsung Smart Motorsport) and Jonas Gelzinis (Juta Racing). I just wanted to keep the momentum going from Thruxton, said the Carrera Cup GB Scholarship driver. We tried a lot of things with the car and we knew wed find a chunk of time with the new tyres, added Lloyd.Right behind Lloyd was defending champion Meadows. Our sector times look like were really quick so Im confident for qualifying on Saturday, said Meadows. Like most drivers, he found the strong gusts of wind blowing across the track held his attention. Its very close, said third fastest Gelzinis at a track where he holds the current lap record. Im confident for qualifying, added the Lithuanian driver.Into an excellent fourth, only a four-tenths of a second slower than his Samsung Smart Motorsport team mate went Richard Kent, while early championship leader Dean Stoneman (Redline Racing) was fifth fastest from Rory Butcher (Celtic Speed).The prospects are excellent for a great contest in Pro-Am1 after only a fifth of a second covered the top four drivers. Michael Leonard narrowly set the pace from his brother Karl, Dan De Zille (Redline Racing) and Victor Jimenez (Redline Racing). Its going to be very tight between the four of us, said Michael Leonard. Ive not raced since Snetterton last August, so Im still a bit rusty. I didnt quite get the best out of the new tyres. Karl Leonard was also lacking recent seat time and thought that there was more time to come, while De Zille ran strongly following a switch to Pro-Am1.In Pro-Am2, Goff edged Smallwood by the slenderest of margins ahead of what should be two excellent contests. No troubles at all, said Goff. Weve had a very good day and well maybe make a few more tweaks before qualifying.