Title Battle Already Tight for Porsche Racers

Brands Hatch this Sunday, September 6th, hosts the mid-point of the 2020 Petro-Canada Lubricants Porsche Club Championship with Pirelli season, with races five and six of the revised ten-race schedule. The title battle is already tight with class one rivals Simon Clark and Mark McAleer tied at the top of the points table, while reigning champion and class two leader Ross Morris is just five points behind and a point clear of rival Matt Kyle-Henney.

Clark has been remarkably consistent in his Cayman S, with three second place finishes before a win in round four at Oulton Park last month. Mark McAleer has taken two wins from four races and been a constant podium visitor, and their battle should resume at Brands Hatch.
 
The lead duo in class one have not had it all their own way, with James Caley winning the opening round of the year in his 997, having made his race debut in the series in 2019, and former double-champion Pete Morris taking three podium finishes to date. 
 
Chris Dyer is another former champion who has been in the lead pack in his Cayman, while former class two champion Jake McAleer is getting to grips with a Cayman having raced a 996 previously. Kevin Harrison returns in his 996 and always goes well at Brands Hatch, while Andy Toon is another former champion and 996 runner.
 
Class two has provided some great racing already in 2020, with Ross Morris and Kyle-Henney having taken a race win each, while James Coleman has won twice but failed to finish in round four which dropped him to third in the points. Andy Muggeridge has been a front-runner but also got caught up in the early-race melee that caught out Coleman at Oulton Park, and will be keen to rack up some points in the two 25-minute races.

Having had their first ever races at Snetterton in July, Charles Clark and Bill Caley are gaining experience round by round and currently sit fourth and fifth in the class points. Adding variety to the Boxster dominated class is the 944 S2 of Richard Bayston. The only front-engined car on the grid this season, the 944 gives away horsepower to the Boxsters but runs much lighter making the car hard to pass on the brakes, an advantage Bayston used to take second in class in round four.
 
Class three is for Boxsters running on treaded tyres and series newcomer Paul Simpson took both Snetterton wins, before returnee Alistair Nelson used his experience to dominate at Oulton Park. As ever the racing is tight with the cars evenly matched, and Mike Thompson and Steven Shore have also gone well, while Barry Strong returns after missing Oulton Park.
 
Qualifying is at 10.00 on Sunday morning with the opening race scheduled for 12.40. The second of the two outings for the competitive field will be at 15.25.