Carrera Cup switches to Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is the destination for rounds five and six of the 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup GB as the championship resumes after a four-week break for a pair of races on the spectacular Indy circuit over the weekend of 4/5 June.For 22-year old Susie Stoddart, from near Oban in west Scotland, the weekend represents a fantastic opportunity as she has been selected to race the Porsche Cars with Team Autosport entry at Brands Hatch during a weekend away from her campaign in British Formula 3."I'm really, really excited. It's a big opportunity," says Susie of the chance to race in the Carrera Cup. "I've never raced anything other than a single-seater, so it's a whole new experience. But Brands is a great track and I'll just give it my best shot. I love racing, so this way I get another opportunity to race! It's everyone's dream to be racing a Porsche."Heading the field to Brands is Richard Westbrook (Red Line Racing). Having won all four of the opening races at Donington Park and Thruxton against fierce challenges, Westbrook has seized the early points' lead in the title race. With a road-going Porsche 911 Carrera up for grabs at the end of the season, there is a lot to play for!The big threat to Westbrook comes from Tim Harvey (Team RPM). Although he has slipped a few points back from Westbrook in the early races, Harvey will be aiming to come out stronger than ever at Brands. During their battle for the 2004 title, both Westbrook and Harvey had disastrous weekends at Brands during two visits to the Kent track, so both will be eager to score well this time around.Taking the fight to Westbrook and Harvey will be Team Parker Racing duo Damien Faulkner and Jason Templeman. Templeman dominated at Brands last summer, so he knows he has the pace to win again, while Irish charger Faulkner was the biggest threat to Westbrook at Thruxton last time out.Leading the chase of the 'big four' will be Nigel Rice and his Red Line Racing team mate Jason Young, who claimed a memorable podium finish at Thruxton. Completing the Red Line Racing squad is Stephen Shanly, a former race winner at Brands in National Supersports. Returning to the Carrera Cup for the Brands weekend will be the Motorbase Performance team, which is based just down the road from the circuit at Wrotham. Leading the driver line-up will be Andy Britnell who will be using all his local experience in a bid for a podium finish.After qualifying on Saturday morning, the first Carrera Cup race will be on Saturday afternoon with the second race on Sunday during the British Touring Car Championship race meeting.