PPG & Nationwide Sponsored Dan Cammish Wins the 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship!

silverstone 2Redline Racing driver Dan Cammish sealed his title win with two podium finishes at Silverstone, continuing his unbroken run in 2015.

Beginning the weekend with a strong qualifying result, Cammish was set for the biggest race of his career. With P4 secured Cammish increased his chances of winning the championship at Silverstone, as a fourth place finish would ensure the title.

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Race One

The Leeds racing driver got off to a quick start, passing Josh Webster before the first corner and arriving unexpectedly close to Michael Meadows in second. By mid-race there was a clear leading pack of four cars almost nose to tail. As they came through the famous Becketts corner to join the Wellington straight, Meadows got crossed up by a back marker and went wide, allowing Dan to power through and take second.

Cammish said “there was loads of oil off at Becketts. God knows how Michael rescued it because he was at 90 degrees at one point. I slid and got away with it and the next few laps it was a case of picking your way through it. Other than that we had more speed than Josh but not as much as Dino."

When Dan crossed the line the sense of relief was almost palpable as the pressure and weight of expectation was instantly lifted as he became the 2015 champion.

"I was calm this morning until we got onto the grid and then my stomach tied itself in knots," said Dan. "I think it was more because I knew how tough the race was going to be. I had put everything in to qualify fourth on the grid and we were really down on speed. We even looked at changing the engine on Friday night we were that concerned about straight-line speed. To finish second on a track that has got four corners and three straights is pretty impressive really."

Dan has now won 10 races, being utterly dominant all season behind the wheel of his 460bhp Porsche and it was only a matter of time before his consistent form made him impossible to catch.

"We've had some great results all year. I knew I was in the hot seat so to speak for a while now and it has been coming but it was nice to get it across the line without any dramas. Anything can happen out there and it usually does. I didn't want to end up facing the wrong way or one touch of the radiator and I'm out and then the pressure mounts again. It’s nice to get it across the line, we've been consistently the best car this year so I'm really, really pleased." 

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Race Two

An emotional win in the first race was soon put aside when Dan sat back in his Porsche to race again for another podium finish. Dan started in fifth place on the rolling start but struggled with a car down on power. Despite this, he managed to gain fourth place with a move up the inside of Kruger at Luffield, then picked up third when Meadows spun out after a clash with eventual winner Josh Webster. The third-placed finish maintained his incredible run of fourteen podium finishes in 2015. The final result of race two remains provisional as on the road winner Josh Webster is under investigation for an incident with Michael Meadows.

"It was a good race," said Dan. "It was close at the start but I'm disappointed a little bit. I feel that we've masked an engine power issue for a long time”. However with 10 wins under his belt Dan commented, “I'm really proud of myself, it's been a good day's work. I need to say a big thank you to Nationwide, PPG and Lansa for all their support this season. These guys are behind me to the end and I'll be going even faster now that I don't have any pressure."

PPG UK & Ireland Market Director Gethyn Davies commented ‘congratulations to Dan Cammish on his championship win! A great season for him and Redline Racing. We have had a fantastic sponsorship year together with Nationwide Crash Repairs and hope to continue this next season with more great wins and podium finishes! I’d like to thank everyone involved in helping PPG support Dan Cammish, good luck for next year!'

The next Porsche Carrera Cup GB races will take place at Brands Hatch, Kent on the weekend of 10 and 11 October.

News report and pictures courtesy of The Yorkshire Times, Torquetogether & www.porsche.co.uk/CarreraCupGB