August 2019 Snetterton Race Report

REVOLUTION UK TROPHY - Abbott and Wheldon share honours

Revolution driver, Rob Wheldon, describes his victory and driving the Revolution A-one around Snetterton: “Once I was in the lead the race felt fairly comfortable, the car performed well and handled great around the tight and twisty corners of Snetterton. The future looks bright for UK Sports Prototype Cup and we are excited to see more Revolution cars on the grid.”

In race two, Revolution development driver James Abbott took the honours. As a previous Revolution race winner, Abbott was able to use his experience to take a controlled victory. Rob Wheldon looked in contention to challenge for victory but an unforced pit stop put paid to any chance of a win. 

The final race of an enthralling triple-header was a 50 minute endurance race which saw James Abbott return to top step of the podium to make it two wins from three and further cement his lead in the Revolution UK Trophy. Finishing in second place was former Radical racer Mark Hignett who was driving the Revolution for the first time.  

BARC RADICAL SR3 TROPHY - Macrae masters Snetterton

After setting a scintillating pole position lap, BARC Radical SR3 Trophy newcomer Peter Tyler battled the strong winds of the Snetterton circuit to take victory in race one. Throughout the race Tyler and Donington race winner Jon Macrae battled wheel to wheel for the lead until Macrae spun his car and had to settle for second place.

Pole-sitter and race one winner, Peter Tyler described the Sports Prototype Cup and his battle: “I enjoyed the battle with Jon Macrae, it was very close, I was very pleased to win. It is great to be a part of the Sports Prototype Cup, it has given us the opportunity to have exciting racing on some of the best racetracks in the UK and Europe.”

In the second race, Macrae made amends after spinning in race one by producing a dominant display to finish over 14 seconds clear of race one rival Tyler, with experienced Saloon car racer Matt Moore finishing in third place in his return to Radicals after a decade away. 

Jon Macrae masters Snetterton

Macrae continued to stamp his authority on the weekend by leading from start to finish in the 50 minute endurance race. Even with a race featuring a mandatory 45 second pit stop, Macrae looked in a league of his own with closest rival Tyler finishing over 20 seconds behind. As well as two SR3 race victories, Macrae rounded off a brilliant weekend by winning the B.R.M. Speed Award for fastest SR3 lap of the weekend. Matt Moore yet again finished on the podium in third place, even with an extra pitstop Moore was able to bring the car home to finish a strong weekend of racing.  He enjoyed a close battle with Kasper Jensen who was an unfortunate retirement after his Valour team had worked hard to rebuild the car after damage sustained on the Saturday.

The race also featured a stirring performance from Barry Liversedge. Running as an invitational entry due to minor technical differences between his car and the other BARC SR3 Trophy contenders, Barry stormed from the back of the grid to pass Tyler for second on the road, but wasn’t eligible for overall honours.