Report - Round 12 - The Ferrari Hillclimb Championship - Club Racing Series'

FERRARI HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP
REPORT : ROUND 12 : GURSTON DOWN : 28/29 AUGUST 1999

Robin Ward moves inexorably towards the '99 title, but could still be caught.

Only six Ferraris made it to the August Bank Holiday round at Gurston Down. The main protagonists for the Championship, however, were all there and it would be nail-biting to see whether the two remaining contenders for the top honour, Geoff Dark or Robin Ward, would come away with the maximum points. Richard Allen, with his 328GTB, was a strong contender for quickest Ferrari at Gurston but his PEPs would no doubt send him back down the finishing order.

The well-organised meeting allowed for the customary four practice runs, despite the weekend being part of the busy RAC British Hillclimb Championship. The two 328s of Allen and John Marshall put down the quickest practice times, being the only two cars in the 38 sec. bracket. Dark and Ward were barely separable at this stage : 39.12 vs. 39.20.

The first competition runs on Sunday immediately brought the scratch winner, when Allen took his 328 to the finish in 37.88 with a very hard-trying Ward taking over one second off his practice best to clock 38.18 ahead of Marshall and Dark at 38.34 and 39.62 respectively. Chris England (308GTS) squeezed under the 40 sec. mark with a 39.99, ahead of Mike Spicer's 308GT4.

With the PEP factors applied, Robin Ward took the maximum 14 points that were available, whereas Geoff Dark was only able to add seven to his tally. All is not over yet because it is still mathematically possible for Dark to win the Championship, provided he takes maximum points from the next round. All eyes therefore will be on Shelsley Walsh on September 12th.

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