Official Race Report from Paul Lawrence

Purdie's double at Brands

Just a year on from his race debut at the circuit, Andy Purdie claimed two wins in the Michelin Porsche Club Championship at Brands Hatch this Bank Holiday Weekend (August 28/29). Ian White chased him hard all the weekend, while Tom Segrue and Paul Goldman bagged a pair of class wins each.

Qualifying
Purdie took pole with his 3.2 Carrera ahead of White’s similar car by less than a tenth of a second round the tight 1.2-mile Brands Hatch Indy circuit. "I was aiming for the front row but didn’t really expect pole," said Purdie. "It should be a hard race – we are on the shortest circuit we visit with the biggest grid – and backmarkers will be a factor as the race goes on." The lead pair were more than half a second clear of third quickest Fraser Robertson, class two pace setter in his 944S2, with the 911SC of Goldman heading class three.

Race one
The front two got away well and Purdie and White were side-by-side into the first corner, Purdie establishing himself in the lead at Druids for the first time. White was setting the early pace, however, and slipped inside Purdie on lap two as they came onto the pit straight. They stayed in that order until lap ten when, in heavy traffic, White went outside a back-marker on the pit straight and Purdie dived to the inside, squeezing between the slower car and the pit wall to take the inside line into Paddock Hill Bend and a lead he was to hold for the rest of the race.
Behind, Robertson was recovering from a poor start to battle for third – and the class two lead – with Richard Lambert (Carrera 3). It all came to an end for them when Robertson went off on oil at Clearways. Lambert lost places to Colin Broster’s 3.2 Carrera, which was recovering from losing places due to a backmarker, and the class win to the 944S2 of Segrue. Lambert eventually took sixth behind Mark Lillington (968CS).
"It’s special to win at the Porsche Festival," said Purdie on the podium. "It was a tough hot race and I had to take a risk with a backmarker to get past Ian White. Towards the end I couldn’t see him in my mirrors so I was cruising."
"I spun on the same oil that Fraser went off on," explained White. "After that I was happy to settle for the for second." Goldman claimed class three ahead of racing returnee Neil Harvey.

Race two
Bank Holiday Monday’s race saw the Purdie/White battle continue, this time the pair seldom more than a length apart over 36 laps of close racing.
Within eight laps they were lapping backmarkers, the high driving standards in the series seeing most cars moving aside as the leaders flew by. Purdie never gave his rival a clear opportunity, and claimed his sixth win of the season – staying clear on a three-lap dash to the flag after a late Safety Car period.
"He was in my mirrors all race," said Purdie. "It’s been a perfect weekend though, I had my first race here last year, and to take two wins at my local track is great."
"We were so evenly matched," explained White. "It’s really enjoyable to have a clean close race, it’s hard to pass here and I got alongside once but it wasn’t enough."
Broster deposed Segrue for third early on, while in the final laps the 968s of Lillington and Kevin Harrison fought over fourth, the former taking the place. Segrue claimed class two and sixth overall, with class rival Robertson fighting his way up to seventh from 23rd on the grid.

RACE 1 RESULT
POS	NO	CL	NAME	NAT	CAR	TIME	LAPS	GAP	MPH	BEST
1	19	1	Andy PURDIE		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	30:11.815	32		78.00	55.361
2	13	1	Ian WHITE		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	30:21.798	32	9.983	77.57	55.484
3	5	1	Colin BROSTER		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	30:41.421	32	29.606	76.74	55.775
4	21	2	Tom SEGRUE		Porsche 944 S2	30:42.985	32	31.170	76.68	56.067
5	6	1	Mark LILLINGTON		Porsche 968	30:46.492	32	34.677	76.53	56.155
6	1	2	Richard LAMBERT		Porsche 911 Carrera 3	30:49.143	32	37.328	76.42	56.022
7	10	1	Lewis TOOTELL		Porsche 968 CS	31:01.198	32	49.383	75.93	56.304
8	24	2	Marcus CARNIEL		Porsche 911 3.0 SC	31:07.660	32	55.845	75.67	56.744
9	12	1	Richard HARRISON		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	31:08.484	32	56.669	75.63	57.109
10	7	1	Ian OLIVER		Porsche 74 Carrera	31:08.646	32	56.831	75.63	56.625
11	8	2	David BOTTERILL		Porsche 924 Carrera GT	30:15.774	31	1 LAP	75.40	56.643
12	25	2	Graham HOWELLS		Porsche 911 SC	30:17.142	31	1 LAP	75.34	57.321
13	62	2	Rob WILLIAMS		Porsche 911 Carrera 3	30:17.506	31	1 LAP	75.32	56.607
14	20	2	Chris MILNE		Porsche 911 SC	30:24.748	31	1 LAP	75.03	57.301
15	29	2	Steve BRIDGWOOD		Porsche 911 3.0 SC	30:34.324	31	1 LAP	74.63	57.230
16	22	2	Colin INGRAM		Porsche 911 SC	30:35.858	31	1 LAP	74.57	57.259
17	17	2	Andy DUNCAN		Porsche 944 S2	31:07.843	31	1 LAP	73.29	57.467
18	58	3	Paul GOLDMAN		Porsche 911 SC	30:13.561	30	2 LAPS	73.05	59.093
19	14	3	Neil HARVEY		Porsche 924 Turbo	30:49.107	30	2 LAPS	71.65	59.405
20	39	2	Stephen MORRIS		Porsche Carrera	30:23.196	29	3 LAPS	70.25	1:00.549
21	76	3	Laurence BILTON		Porsche 911 S	30:27.083	29	3 LAPS	70.10	1:00.512
22	35	3	Chris STEWART		Porsche 911E	30:58.421	29	3 LAPS	68.92	1:00.524
Not Classified
	11	2	Fraser ROBERTSON		Porsche 944	18:58.716	20	D.N.F.	77.59	55.685
	2	1	Kevin HARRISON		Porsche 968 CS	19:22.738	20	D.N.F.	75.98	56.060
	57	1	Dave STOCKTON		Porsche 968 CS	18:27.229	19	D.N.F.	75.81	56.415
	26	2	Alvaro CREGO		Porsche 944 S2	21:08.124	19	D.N.F.	66.19	59.566
	31	3	Ben DEMETRIOU		Porsche 911 SC	12:16.955	12	D.N.F.	71.97	59.071
Fastest Lap
	19	1	Andy PURDIE		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	55.361	13	128.32kph	79.73
	11	2	Fraser ROBERTSON		Porsche 944	55.685	13	127.57kph	79.27
	31	3	Ben DEMETRIOU		Porsche 911 SC	59.071	5	120.26kph	74.72

	Start Time : 14:34
Weather / Track : Sunny / Dry	End Time : 15:04
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RACE 2 RESULT
POS	NO	CL	NAME	NAT	CAR	TIME	LAPS	GAP	MPH	BEST
1	19	1	Andy PURDIE		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	35:26.657	36		74.75	55.474
2	13	1	Ian WHITE		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	35:27.367	36	0.710	74.73	55.336
3	5	1	Colin BROSTER		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	35:35.276	36	8.619	74.45	56.033
4	6	1	Mark LILLINGTON		Porsche 968	35:36.356	36	9.699	74.41	56.018
5	2	1	Kevin HARRISON		Porsche 968 CS	35:36.577	36	9.920	74.41	55.614
6	21	2	Tom SEGRUE		Porsche 944 S2	35:40.539	36	13.882	74.27	56.309
7	11	2	Fraser ROBERTSON		Porsche 944	35:42.650	36	15.993	74.19	56.053
8	10	1	Lewis TOOTELL		Porsche 968 CS	35:46.628	36	19.971	74.06	56.387
9	24	2	Marcus CARNIEL		Porsche 911 3.0 SC	35:57.702	36	31.045	73.68	56.666
10	7	1	Ian OLIVER		Porsche 74 Carrera	35:59.169	36	32.512	73.63	56.639
11	12	1	Richard HARRISON		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	36:02.011	36	35.354	73.53	56.930
12	62	2	Rob WILLIAMS		Porsche 911 Carrera 3	36:02.829	36	36.172	73.50	56.931
13	22	2	Colin INGRAM		Porsche 911 SC	36:08.839	36	42.182	73.30	57.327
14	25	2	Graham HOWELLS		Porsche 911 SC	36:09.321	36	42.664	73.28	56.922
15	29	2	Steve BRIDGWOOD		Porsche 911 3.0 SC	35:31.258	35	1 LAP	72.52	57.534
16	1	2	Richard LAMBERT		Porsche 911 Carrera 3	35:39.655	35	1 LAP	72.24	56.359
17	17	2	Andy DUNCAN		Porsche 944 S2	36:03.642	35	1 LAP	71.43	57.379
18	58	3	Paul GOLDMAN		Porsche 911 SC	36:15.735	35	1 LAP	71.04	58.811
19	39	2	Stephen MORRIS		Porsche Carrera	35:28.071	34	2 LAPS	70.55	59.461
20	14	3	Neil HARVEY		Porsche 924 Turbo	35:29.196	34	2 LAPS	70.52	59.169
21	26	2	Alvaro CREGO		Porsche 944 S2	35:31.248	34	2 LAPS	70.45	58.841
22	35	3	Chris STEWART		Porsche 911E	36:11.630	33	3 LAPS	67.11	1:01.841
Not Classified
	20	2	Chris MILNE		Porsche 911 SC	35:50.005	25	N.C.F.	51.36	57.400
	31	3	Ben DEMETRIOU		Porsche 911 SC	20:49.937	20	D.N.F.	70.68	58.885
	8	2	David BOTTERILL		Porsche 924 Carrera GT	36:32.070	16	N.C.F.	32.25	1:08.833
Fastest Lap
	13	1	Ian WHITE		Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera	55.336	25	128.38kph	79.77
	11	2	Fraser ROBERTSON		Porsche 944	56.053	30	126.74kph	78.75
	58	3	Paul GOLDMAN		Porsche 911 SC	58.811	3	120.79kph	75.05

	Start Time : 13:16
Weather / Track : Cloudy / Dry	End Time : 13:52
Copyright © 2005 MST Sports Timing Ltd. All Rights Reserved	Printed : 13:54 Monday 29 August 2005