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Ben
Winrow (Earls Barton) topped the timesheets during official testing for round 10
of the ELF Renault Clio Cup at Donington Park, where he won round six earlier
this season. The Total Control Racing ace set a time of 1min 47.143s (84.00mph)
in the third and final session on the Grand Prix configuration of the Derbyshire
circuit, which this weekend hosts the World Series by Renault
event.
Momo
UK’s Stefan Hodgetts (Redditch) was second quickest 0.336s behind, while In Tune
with Robertshaw Racings’ Michael Doyle (Gartocharn) was third on combined
classification. The Scottish teenager was fastest in each of the first two
sessions, with his mark of 1min 47.587s (83.65mph) in session two good enough
for third overall.
Doyle
and Hodgetts, separated by a mere 0.027s, headed Z Speed Racing’s Championship
leader Martin Byford (Colchester) in session one as 38 drivers out of the 41
entered for round 10 tested on Wednesday, 5th September. Team
Eurotech-John Guest Speedfit’s Andrew Jordan (Sutton Coldfield), Robertshaw
Racing’s Chris Dymond (Akeley) and Mardi Gras Motorsport’s Ed Pead (Northampton)
completed the top six.
Doyle
and Hodgetts also filled the top two spots in session two, this time by the even
narrower margin of 0.015s, ahead of Winrow, Byford, Pead and Benham Motorsport
with Robertshaw Racing’s Barry Benham (Cheltenham). Cleland Motorsport’s Clio
Cup debutant Simon Quinn (Co Meath) improved 10 places to lie 24th,
ahead of JHR Developments’ returnee Richard Cannon
(Chesterfield).
Session
three saw Winrow surge to the top of the times with Hodgetts again in second
place. JHR’s Robert Lawson (Richmond, N Yorks) climbed to third, with Dymond
ahead of Youth 4 Human Rights with SVE’s Niki Lanik (Ashurst Wood). Martin
Byford rounded out the top six as he prepares for the race that could take him
to the brink of the title.
Commenting
on the day, fastest driver Ben Winrow said: “I’ve always enjoyed Donington Park
as the circuit suits my driving style. You have to be very smooth and carry
speed through the corners and my style is smooth enough to take advantage of
that. Donington Park is my local circuit this season and I’ll have around 100
guests here at the weekend so I hope to put on a good performance for
them.”
Qualifying
for round 10 takes place on Saturday, 8th September with the race on
Sunday, 9th September due to start at 11.25.
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