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Bridgman completes Rockingham double
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13 April 2008
Bridgman completes Rockingham double
Tim Bridgman completed a perfect weekend with his second victory of the day in round four of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at Rockingham today (Sunday 13 April).
In what was something of a re-run of the earlier race, Bridgman (Team Parker Racing) went ahead from the start and was able to work clear of Tim Harvey (Red Line Racing) as Michael Caine (Team Parker Racing) again completed the podium. "It's been a perfect weekend and that's just what we needed after Brands," said Bridgman. "The team gave me a great car and I was really focused on getting a strong weekend, so I'm really, really pleased," said Bridgman.
With Bridgman settled into the lead and Harvey establishing himself in second place, the focus of attention moved to the contest for third as Sam Hancock (Jota Sport) dived through to third at the first corner ahead of Caine. "As I went from fourth to fifth out of Turn One, it jumped out of gear," said Caine after briefly losing momentum.
Dean Smith (PCGB) was also in the scrabble for position in the opening corners, but spun at Yentwood and also tipped Charles Bateman (Team Parker Racing) into a spin. Both resumed after a delay as Caine set about challenging Hancock. But with Jota Sport's Phil Quaife right on his tail, Caine found himself sandwiched between team mates.
For lap after lap, Caine attacked Hancock but it was not until lap 16, three from the finish, that Caine finally squeezed ahead after they ran side-by-side through Brooke. By now, Harvey was long gone in second, but Caine believed that it could have been different if he had found a gap to get by Hancock earlier. "I think our car had the pace to be second," said Caine. Harvey, meanwhile, acknowledged that Bridgman was out of reach. "It was pretty much the same as the first race; I wasn't going to catch him today."
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