Victory at final GT Trophy race
The FF Corse driver pairing of Rob Barff and Leon Price snatched victory at Brands Hatch last weekend to remain undefeated the whole year in the GT Trophy series. The duo shared the Leon’s Ferrari 458 GT3 to record their fourth victory from four starts, maintaining their 100% record this season.
The race was made all the more dramatic when the #88 car dropped off the lead lap with two unscheduled pit stops; first for a leaking fuel valve and the second for a puncture. The fight back by Rob Barf enabled the car to regain the lead position with 40 minutes remaining and maintain the lead until the chequered flag.
The father and son combination of Rupert & Alex Martin also recorded another successful result to finish second in class in the 3-hour endurance race in their Ferrari F430 Challenge GTC. Mark McAllister teamed up with professional driver Charlie Hollings, although unfortunately the pairing was delayed with a gearbox issue which required a lengthy pit stop and forced them to drop away from their initial early lead in class.
Cliff Fox/Paul McNeilly/Jamie Stanley were due to become the first FF Corse driver’s to start a race for the team with a Ferrari 458 Challenge. However and despite setting a succession of quick laps in testing on Friday the trio were forced to withdraw after an incident at Surtees resulted in damage to the rear crash structure of the car.
The next races coming up are as follows:-
August 29th : Castle Combe (Ferrari Open)
September 10th & 11th : Snetterton (Ferrari Open)
September 17th & 18th : Silverstone (Ferrari Open)
October 1st & 2nd : Spa (GT Cup)
October 15th & 16th : Snetterton (GT Cup)
For further information, please contact Anthony Cheshire on 01327 857601, or email [email protected] .
