This 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!

Qualifying:

In the final round of qualifying, Adam Mackman managed to take the overall TQ with an impressive 11.87 fastest lap, 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's with a fast 21 lap qualifying run, followed by Paul Frewin in 2nd and James Kemp in 3rd

Finals:

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. 
Here is the overall finishing positions from the A Final:

1st. Adam Mackman
2nd. Sam Coult
3rd. Mark Jewitt
4. Aidan Ripley
5. Chase Mackman
6. James Taylor
7. Simon Pole
8. Mark Dieterman



B Final:

1st. Matthew Gammons
2nd. David Gale
3rd. Richard Norris

C Final:

1st. Michael Laws
2nd. Adam Hancock
3rd. Tom Foreman

D Final:

1st. Sam Pope
2nd. Connor Smith
3rd. Bob Harley

E Final:

1st. Daniel Stones
2nd. John Parker
3rd. Martin Williams

Mini Supercup:

1st. Matthew Smithson
2nd. Paul Frewin
3rd. James Kemp

GT12 Juniors:

1st. Chase Mackman
2nd. Connor Smith
3rd. Caleb Jones

A huge thank you to everyone that competed at this round of the GT12 National Championship. We look forward to seeing everyone at Round 3 of the national championship at the Chesterfield Auto Racing Society club!

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