PPG Sponsored Dan Cammish takes the double win at Oulton Park in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship

PPG & Nationwide Crash Repairs sponsored driver Daniel Cammish continued his victory run by winning round five of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Oulton Park.

Race One

The Leeds-based driver was able to take advantage of early leader Stephen Jelley when he hesitated lapping his teammate. Dan got a good start to the race but Jelley started alongside him and remained next to Dan in the opening corner, this put him on the inside for the second turn and Dan had to cede the place.

Dan demonstrated his speed by setting the fastest lap of the race but would have to wait until the final five laps however for his opportunity. Coming into Druids Rupert Martin held Jelley up on the inside and Dan was able to sweep around the outside of them both. He then set fastest lap to consolidate his lead before a red flag came out, bringing the race to a premature end.

“You can’t overtake around here and Stephen did a good job at the start but that was the race," said Dan. "Unfortunately he got blocked up by his teammate and I took advantage. I did as much as I could at the start. It’s a rolling start and there is only so much you can do. I did my best to try and hang him out around the outside and I did to a point. His nose was level with my rear wheel and I knew I was knackered because if I go left he spins me into the fence, if I don’t he passes me. There were only two options there.”

“We had so much more speed, as I proved by setting fastest lap once I got past him, even though the tyres were completely knackered at that point. I couldn’t overtake him so I just thought if I dart around in his mirrors and throw the car around, he might think I’m going to hit him, miss his braking point or do something. He kind of did a couple of times but it was never something I could capitalise on.”

Race Two

The 27 year old got a superb start from the standing start grid to hold the lead. Unlike the previous race, he was untroubled by his front row rival, Stephen Jelley, through the opening corners and was then able to set about building a lead.

By lap five he had set the fastest lap of the race and built a four second lead. He then carried on; bettering the time twice and amassing an 8.5 second lead by the penultimate lap. From there he cruised across the line to take his fifth win, and his second double victory of the season. The Nationwide Crash Repair/PPG Paint sponsored driver now leads the championship by 20 points as they head to the halfway point of the season at Croft

“I had a great start,” said Dan. “The first two corners were really good and it gave me a gap going into the hairpin. It was over from there, I just drove away. We had so much speed in the car and in myself, we made it look good and I’m really happy.”

“We just had so much speed and that’s why I was able to set the fastest lap of the race and then beat it a couple of times. The car is so good here, I like it here and when you combine the two this is the result.”

 

Rounds 7 & 8 of the championship will take place at Croft in Yorkshire on the 18th & 19th June.