For the penultimate round of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB season Scott headed to Snetterton...
BRDC Rising Star Scott McKenna battled tricky conditions at Snetterton’s 300 circuit to grab a rookie class podium in the penultimate round of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB season. The North Yorkshire youngster travelled down the country to Norfolk looking to threaten for a fourth overall podium finish of the season, and chase after his closest two rookie championship rivals to make it a three-way fight heading towards the season’s conclusion.
McKenna’s Redline Racing team worked hard to ensure his Porsche 911 Cup car was fit to fight after a brief gearbox scare in Friday testing, and the rookie entered Saturday hoping to place his car among the frontrunners once more.
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Drier conditions thankfully greeted drivers for the second encounter of the day, and McKenna found his groove with a fine performance in the late 14-lapper.
Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
A strong start moved the Teessider up from eighth place on the grid into the top six, where he set about his chase of the podium places in a train of cars formed behind Will Martin’s Porsche. Latching onto the tail of Lorcan Hanafin, a moment for Martin left him open to attack, McKenna slicing by at turn three with a decisive move to advance to fifth place.
Now in the rookie class podium positions, McKenna chased the duo ahead of him but came him a solid fifth on the road, picking up the points and a top three in the competitive rookie battle. Those scores keep McKenna sitting fifth in the overall Carrera Cup GB standings, also remaining a comfortable third in the rookie standings with two races remaining and a gap of 22 points covering the three title contenders. McKenna next heads to the Brands Hatch Indy circuit for the final pair of races on 14/15 November. Races will again be broadcast LIVE on ITV4 in support of the British Touring Car Championship.
“Firstly, I want to thank Redline Racing for their support and efforts to get us back out on track during a tricky period for many of us in this very unique season. We arrived at Snetterton hoping to get back on it instantly and our pace in qualifying at least put us in and around the battles that we wanted to be a part of on Sunday. Weather wasn’t kind to any of us and we struggled in the first race with the conditions being as they were, so it was very tricky to make progress. However, we recovered a good result with a much stronger showing in the second race, which was much more like the performance I was expecting and we could push and move forward.
We’re still in the running for a good finish in the championship in our first year, so we’ll keep pushing and aim to end the year on a high at a great circuit next month.”
Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
Snetterton also marked the 200th appearance for new sponsor SACRED Cafe on a Porsche, the company now working with Redline Racing.
Weekend write up: Dan Mason
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Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
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Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
Scott McKenna at Snetterton - Image Credit: Porsche
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