Drivers & guests of Porsche Club Great Britain today competed in the 12 Hours of Snetterton. Raising funds for the NHS Trust by driving solo for 12 hours around the Norfolk track from 9am until 9pm. 15 Drivers competed in the Porsche 718 Cayman in an applaudable stint which had spectacular racing throughout the 12 hours. The marathon stint was to reflect a NHS shift in support of frontline workers against Covid-19 and was set up by Toby Barlow: “We wanted to do something with my rather limited skill set that could make a difference! Thought that it’s worth a go to try and raise a few quid but it’s spiralled into something amazing”

William Chadwick took the green light after a very impressive qualifying session, his lead didn’t last long as cold tyres and a slight spin gave Matt Kyle-Henney the lead whilst William had to start his climb through the field after the incident. There was an impressive battle between Carl Sharkey and Austin Greatorex for over an hour, with Carl taking the final podium before the first stint of pitstops. The 3 hour mark had Kyle-Henney with a lead of 3 seconds from Chadwick, with both having a full lap on the chasing field. After 7 hours the gap was only 24 seconds between the top 2 with William making an impressive comeback to first position. Third place was taken up by Gavin Halls after an earlier error by Sharkey. As with many endurance races, the half way point featured retirements, racing incidents and connection errors which gave unfortunate ends to 6 of the 15 drivers. Event organiser Toby Barlow had internet issues which lost his podium spot and ended in a retirement. The 64 car, with a fantastic livery featuring Captain Tom Moore, driven by Jarvis, had multiple incidents. Paul Clist & Kevin Bolland from Year One Racing both had separate problems which ended in retirement. Christian Hughff had technical issues whilst Mateusz Sokolowski had a very early crash which ended his race.

With only 1 hour until the chequered flag there was still only 27 seconds between the top two. Gavin Halls was holding onto third place and had a scare when his connection dropped, thankfully he managed to get back into the race to claim the podium spot ahead of Sharkey. A total of 9 drivers completed the full 12 hours and as William Chadwick took the flag there was over £2770 raised for the NHS, a huge amount of money raised by the Porsche Club members.

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