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Solid Supercup debut for Hancock and Jota Sport |
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Monday, 23 June 2008 |
Sam Hancock took 16th place on his Porsche Supercup debut at
Magny-Cours at the weekend, stepping up from the Carrera Cup Great
Britain to the prestigious grand-prix support series.
The London-based driver, whose Jota Sport team entered the race in
association with the ToLimit team, faced a steep learning curve in the
ultra-competitive championship, Hancock qualifying 22nd, just over a
second shy of the pole time.
A strong first half of the race saw the twenty-eight year old climb to
13th overall by mid distance, until a tag from behind dramatically
dislodged his Porsche 997’s rear bumper, leaving it flapping behind the
car, compromising both handling and straight-line speed. For the final
seven laps Hancock defended from the chasing pack as best he could and
ultimately reached the chequered flag in 16th position.
Hancock said: “The whole purpose of this weekend was
to dip-a-toe in the Supercup water. With no testing we knew we’d be up
against it and, sure enough, we struggled in qualifying; but up until
the hit I think we held our own during the race. This has been a great
learning experience for me and the team and I’d like to say a big thank
you to the ToLimit for their help and to the Supercup organisers for
inviting us to compete. It’s an amazingly slick and well-run
championship and I can’t wait for the next round at Silverstone, where
hopefully we can come out fighting and move further up the field.”
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