Dan Cammish:
“Qualifying was great. It’s good to be on the front row in such a competitive championship so I was happy with that but I was also disappointed to be only 0.027 off pole position. Race one was dictated by that moment really. I got a good start but it’s difficult to overtake here so second place was as good as we could do. I’ve got to say well done to Lorcan [Hanafin] though on a good race.
“It was a difficult race two, and I didn’t have the best of starts but made up for it into turns one and two and then settled into a rhythm, but it’s difficult to overtake in Porsches around Oulton Park. We were quick and set the fastest lap, but it becomes difficult and scrappy.
“I ended up on the wrong side of the track through no fault of my own, as the guys in front got into a squabble, so I had nowhere to go but into a gap but that wasn’t where I wanted to be, so I wanted to go forward one and end up going back one.
“I am a little bit indifferent about the race to be honest; the new style of Porsche racing with the reverse grid has changed it from my day. It’ll be better at tracks where you can overtake someone, and that isn’t Knockhill either, so we have to get that out of the way and wait till we are somewhere you can have a race.
“You could look at how you change your mentality over the weekend, but if you look at someone like [Will] Martin who finished third – you don’t end up too far back on the reverse grid, so you could have two thirds or a first and sixth. Finishing in the middle isn’t a bad tactic, so it’s a bit strange.
“I do think about the championship but only from the point that no one is getting anywhere. We all leave and maybe gain or lose a point but nothing much is happening. No one is having a clean day. I was docked four points before we even started, which was a shame, I missed pole by two hundredths which costs you a couple of points, and I got fastest lap but lost a place, so it’s something of nothing. On another day I could come away with seven more points but no one else is dominating this championship. Someone could be taking control, but no one is, so we’re still in the hunt.
“It was great to have fans back and I have missed them. There are so many happy people glad to be here and people do come to find me after touring cars so that’s great. It was also great to have so many of my sponsors here for the weekend, so I was happy I could help promote Duckhams, Porsche Centre Preston, Zeus and my other partners.”
Dan Cammish emerged from a tricky Porsche Carrera Cup GB weekend at Oulton Park in Cheshire still in the mix for what would be his third championship title, after claiming his fourth podium of the season.
The Duckhams Oil and Porsche Centre Preston-backed driver finished just 0.3s off the win in race one held on Saturday, July 31st, but for the partially reversed grid for race two, found himself in the midst of a five-car battle, where small margins made a big difference.
It was a frustrating start to the weekend for the Redline Racing driver who missed out on pole position by 0.027s, which also would have meant an extra two championship points.
In race one he had strong pace and remained right on the rear of Lorcan Hanafin but just couldn’t quite find a safe move to get past the leader, despite his best efforts, but then had to contest a time penalty he had been handed for starting out of position. However, once the team showed the judges his onboard footage which showed the start line marshal had given him the thumbs up for his positioning, the penalty was rescinded.
For race two, held on Sunday, Dan managed to hold onto fourth place before the Safety Car was called when Hanafin went off and collected Will Bratt in the process. When the racing resumed, with the margins so fine and five cars battling for the race lead, he challenged Will Martin for third but was then hung out on the wrong side of the track, which cost him a position to Harry King.
Despite the disappointment, the Yorkshireman is tied for second in the championship standings and just one point behind the lead with ten races still to run. He is next in action in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB in two weeks’ time at Knockhill in Scotland, over the weekend of August 14/15.
Porsche Carrera Cup GB Professional Championship after 6 rounds
1. Kiern Jewiss - 45 points
2. Dan Cammish - 44 points
2. Lorcan Hanafin - 44 points
4. Will Martin - 36 points
5. Lewis Plato - 32 points