Hollywood is cooking with gas

Monday, September 21, 2015


After their race one disappointment FF Corse drivers Calum Lockie and David Masonresumed their domination of the MSA British Dunlop Endurance Championship with a victory by two laps over Beechdean Motorsport’s Aston Martin Vantage GT4.

The winning margin was due to the differing fortunes of the two teams in the second half of the 90 minute race. Having been given a four lap lead by Lockie when he took over the car with 40 minutes remaining Mason was able to ease home. He was able to take the strain off the worn tyres beneath the Ferrari 458 Challenge, as well as bring the car to the checkered flag following the team’s repair job, which Mason was quick to praise after the race.

There was a brief scare during the pitstop with smoke once more rising from the machine as it sat stationary. Fortunately, this time it was not the sign of a serious problem and Mason was able to go on to take the win that all but confirmed the pair as 2015 champions as second in the points Nick Holden was an early retirement in his Ariel Atom.

While Mason was moderating his pace Beechdean driver Andrew Howard, fresh from his GT3 championship win a week earlier, was setting his fastest laps of the day. He regularly took four seconds a lap back from the Ferrari, sufficient to twice unlap himself around the 1.85 mile Silverstone International circuit. Howard’s performance secured a second runner-up result for himself & Hollywood, who has been cooking with gas recently on the circuit.


Chris Valentine and Fareed Ali were the men who made the lofty observations of their competitors and they added a second Endurance Championship podium finish to their day in the Porsche Boxter.

The Anglo-Canadian pair also finished third in the trophy standings for the second time of the day, finishing behind Steve Glynn’s TVR and the Chevrolet CR8 of Gary Simms. Glynn doubled his count of winner’s trophies, having also come out ahead in the first race of the day, but he did so only after a seven second stop go for Simms off set the delay of a longer than expected pitstop for the TVR driver.

Early in the race he had been the second quickest man on track, proving the Sagaris’ pace by taking second overall from the Hollywood driven Beechdean Vantage GT4 that had started the race from pole position.

Source material - Beechdean Motorsport
Photo credit - Britcar
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