Meadows and Webster share Carrera Cup GB wins

Michael Meadows and Josh Webster share the wins at Donington ParkTen drivers claim podium finishesImpressive debuts for Max Coates and Rob SmithRounds three and four of the 2014 Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Donington Park (19/20 April) delivered some fine racing from the latest Type 991 911 GT3 Cups as reigning champion Michael Meadows and Carrera Cup Scholarship driver Josh Webster each took a win. Webster’s win in round four came in one of the most unpredictable races in championship history as increasing rain made conditions very demanding. Despite a pit stop to change tyres, Webster eventually won by 50s and duly recorded one of the biggest winning margins in the story of the Carrera Cup GB. Victor Jimenez (Spain: Redline Racing) clinched second, while Paul Rees (Oxford: In2 Racing) scored his best result so far with third.In front of another bumper BTCC crowd and live on ITV4, Webster (Redline Racing) set another mark with the earliest race win for a Scholarship racer. “To get my first win within the first two race weekends in the Porsche Carrera Cup is awesome and I want to say a massive thanks to my sponsors,” said the 20-year old from Stowmarket. “And without the Carrera Cup Scholarship I wouldn’t be here!”Other notable performances were topped by Karl Leonard (Ireland: Team Parker Racing) who dominated Pro-Am1 after qualifying a superb second overall to Meadows (Reading: Samsung UHD TV Racing). Leonard then took a second and a fourth place in the two races and earned the ‘driver of the weekend’ award for his superb pace. Team Parker Racing was named as ‘team of the weekend’ and to complete a great weekend for the Parker squad, Justin Sherwood (Loughborough) won a set of tyres as part of Michelin’s long-standing support of the championship. Before the start of testing at each race weekend, a name is drawn from a hat to receive the tyres, with a value of more than £1200.Championship newcomers were Max Coates (Richmond: Parr Motorsport) and Rob Smith (Maldon: Redline Racing) and both drivers acquitted themselves extremely well. Coates showed immediate pace by qualifying fourth and then raced to two top six finishes, the second one in truly testing conditions. Smith, meanwhile, slotted in instantly to take two strong podium finishes in Pro-Am1.Coates said: “I had a fantastic experience and learnt so much. I wanted a podium from the races which I had the pace for in the dry. I’m hoping to have another chance to prove my worth in future rounds. I want to say a massive thank you to both Parr Motorsport and Porsche Cars GB for the opportunity this weekend.”Provisional Carrera Cup GB championship points after round 4:Overall: 1 Michael Meadows 79; 2 Josh Webster 71; 3 Victor Jimenez 60.Pro-Am1: 1 Karl Leonard 51; 2 Justin Sherwood 37; 3 Graeme Mundy 13.Pro-Am2: 1 Steven Liquorish 42; 2 Peter Kyle-Henney 36; 3 Will Goff 29.Teams: 1 Redline Racing 131; 2 In2 Racing 97; 3 Samsung UHD TV Racing 79.Next rounds: 3/4 May, Thruxton (Hampshire).


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