ABG enter eight cars in Pro-Mil GT Cup
8th October 2007
ABG Motorsport is set to field a squad of eight cars for next month's inaugural race of the Pro-Mil GT Cup at Snetterton on 3rd & 4th November. Team Boss Peter Hignet commented "This race seems to have caught the imagination of all my Drivers, usually they want to do different races at different circuits on the same day, it will be a very busy weekend but at least they will all be in one place at the same time". Protyre have agreed to provide ABG with support which will ease the teams work load. Hignet also anticipates an lively weekend, "it looks like my biggest problem will be managing the egos of 8 Drivers all wanting to win the same race" he said.
Driving for the team will be former Porsche Club Champions Colin Broster and Peter Morris, who after teaming up to win the GTC class for ABG at the recent Brands Hatch BGT round, will be renewing their rivalry in separate cars, both have entered Porsche 996 GT3s. Also driving 996GT3s will be two Irish Drivers, Bertie Carruthers who is just returning to racing this year after a lengthy sabbatical, and young Steven Doyle, who in his first year with the ex Supercup car and has already established himself as the man to beat in Irish Porsche racing.
Pro-Mil Director Craig Wilkins will be entering the Snetterton race in a 996 GT3 having been refused permission from Haynes to run his British GT Dodge Viper. Rod Carman has entered his Porsche 997GT3, and will be a useful yardstick in judging the relative performance between the GT3s. Racing newcomer Andrew Tate has been allowed to enter in his 996 GT3 RSR. "Although not a GT Cup car, Andrew's relative inexperience at this moment means that he will be running at around GT Cup pace", commented race coordinator Jock Simpson.
Finally the Cuckoo in the Porsche nest is Haynes himself, in the ex Simonson/Lester Ferrari 360, which Marc has had equipped with hand controls. Marc has been showing good pace in testing with the car but is a little race rusty having not competed for four years.
