British GT12 Nationals RD2 Tamworth – Report
Last Sunday was Round 2 of the BRCA GT12 National Championship held in Tamworth by the TRRAC club. The track was a nice flowing layout, with a couple of technical sections and a high grip level. A big thanks to the TRRAC club for their incredible effort put into hosting this national event. In qualifying, Adam Mackman managed to take the overall TQ with an impressive 11.87 fastest lap in the final round, with Sam Coult in 2nd and Aidan Ripley in 3rd. Mark Jewitt followed closely behind in 4th, whilst there was a total of 4 seconds separating 5th to 8th place completing the A Final. A special mention to 12 year old Chase Mackman for qualifying 6th for his first ever national A Final! In the Mini Supercup class, Matthew Smithson TQ’d with a fast 21 lap qualifying run, followed by Paul Frewin in 2nd and James Kemp in 3rd. As the A Final started the top 3 started to grow a gap from the rest of the drivers, with Adam, Sam and Aidan racing for the number 1 spot. A small error from Aidan allowed Mark Jewitt to catch up and take the 3rd place spot. Chase Mackman managed to gain a position and move into 5th overall. Whilst 3rd and 4th were battling for position, this allowed Adam and Sam to form a 4 second lead. With a full 6 minutes of clean racing between Adam and Sam, Adam managed to hold onto 1st and take the overall win with a gap of 0.2s to Sam in 2nd.
A Final Result:
1. Adam Mackman – Schumacher Atom 3
2. Sam Coult – Schumacher Atom 3
3. Mark Jewitt – Schumacher Atom 3
4. Aidan Ripley – Team ~Destiny GT12
5. Chase Mackman – Schumacher Atom 3
6. James Taylor – – Schumacher Atom 2
7. Simon Pole – Schumacher Atom 3
8. Mark Dieterman – Schumacher Atom 3
B Final
1. Matthew Gammons
2. David Gale
3. Richard Norris
C Final:
1. Michael Laws
2. Adam Hancock
3. Tom Foreman
D Final:
1. Sam Pope
2. Connor Smith
3. Bob Harley
E Final:
1. Daniel Stones
2. John Parker
3. Martin Williams
Mini Supercup:
1. Matthew Smithson
2. Paul Frewin
3. James Kemp
GT12 Juniors:
1. Chase Mackman
2. Connor Smith
3. Caleb Jones
Round 3 of the National Championship takes place at the Chesterfield Auto Racing Society club.
Thanks to Sam Coult for the Race report.
