>>Bridgman destroys the opposition at Brands Hatch | 21 September 2008 Tim Bridgman (Team Parker Racing) was the dominant race winner of the final round of the 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup GB, converting pole position into a lead that he held for every lap of the race. With Harvey running second, Bridgman was untroubled, even when his swiftly built-up five-second lead was lost as the safety car came out on lap eight. The safety car was needed after Michael Leonard (RSS Performance) spun at Clearways and the closely following Glynn Geddie (Parr Motorsport/Apex) and Pippa Mann (Team Eurotech) could not avoid the spinning car. Gilham was very lucky to avoid Leonard and escaped the incident with a damaged door. But with three cars damaged, the safety car came out while the track was cleared. From the restart, with just nine laps remaining, Bridgman swept clear once more and rebuilt his lead to over three seconds at the flag. "I wanted to dominate this race; I feel that I deserve more than I've had this season and I really wanted to prove it. We have had such bad luck this season, things that have been out of anyones control, I really wanted to deliver in style not just for myself but also for everyone at Team Parker Racing. We took the teams title yesterday in race one and it is thoroughly deserved. This one is for them." said Bridgman after an emphatic victory. Second place was more than enough for Harvey to be confirmed as champion, while Caine was third and an ever-present shadow for Harvey. "The pace of the car has been good and the support I've had from my sponsors has been tremendous," said Caine after a superb season. Jota Sport drivers Sam Hancock and Phil Quaife were fourth and fifth, but Quaife had to battle back in front of Jake Rosenzweig (Team Parker Racing) later in the race after a long tussle. Rice raced hard to take the pro-am1 after a dogged chase of Gilham in the points' table and finally went narrowly ahead in the concluding race of the season. "I suppose I should concentrate a bit harder at the start of the season," joked Rice after having to claw back a major points' deficit. Gilham took second in pro-am1, while Ray MacDowell (Red Line Racing) joined them on the podium. The incident that eliminated Leonard and Geddie left the pro-am2 category to Ollie Jackson (PCGB) after an excellent drive to fend off Paul Hogarth (IN2RACING) and Graeme Mundy (RSS Performance). - Ends - << back to news