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Podium for Hancock at Croft |
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Monday, 02 June 2008 |
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Sam Hancock took a podium finish from race 1 of the Porsche Carrera
Cup GB round at Croft, but missed out on the chance of a race 2 repeat after a
tyre gamble back fired.
Race 1
Having qualified fifth, Sam made a good start to
pass team mate Phil Quaife off the line for fourth. He then closed up to the
lead battle between Tim Bridgman, Stefan Hodgetts and Tim Harvey, but couldn’t
force his way into the top three. He did however get to stand on the podium and
score 16 championship points, as Hodgetts was racing in the invitational class
and therefore didn’t score.
Race 2
Following
torrential rain throughout the day, the entire field lined up on wets for the
warm up lap. But on a drying track pole man Tim Harvey and a number of other
drivers opted to sacrifice their grid positions to pit for slicks and start the
race from the pit lane. Hancock, starting third, and second placed Tim Bridgman
gambled to stay out on wets but soon regretted their decision. After only a
handful of laps they were ten seconds slower than the slick shod cars and losing
ground rapidly. Sam took the difficult decision to pit mid-race and bolt on dry
tyres to limit his losses. Having rejoined last, he fought back through the
field, but could only secure eighth by the chequered
flag.
Hancock: “It was the right decision to pit
mid-race because I finished further up the road than I would have done had I
continued on wets. Unfortunately though, the decision that really mattered was
the one on the formation lap and disappointingly my gamble didn't pay off. A
podium from race 1 this weekend was a nice result though so there are certainly
some positives to take away from this event and as ever we'll come out fighting
in the next round."
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