Another Lap Recording breaking performance by Caterham racer Andy Molsom of Molsom & Associates Optometrists at the Silverstone GP circuit.
At Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, the Saturday morning qualifying session was wet, and saw 3 classes of Caterham fighting for grid position. A difficult session for Andy Molsom placed him 19th and 17th for Saturday and Sundays race respectively.
Saturdays race was very wet, with poor visibility due to the spray from other cars, however a good start and first lap helped Molsom make progress. By the end of the 30 minute race, he had made his way up to 10th on the road, and 6th in class. Andy commented, “The conditions made for a difficult slippery race, especially the first few laps, with so much spray that visibility was practically zero, but I paced myself and kept ticking off the cars ahead one by one.”
Sundays race saw Andy line up 17th on the grid, and again a good start was immediately rewarded by moving up the order. Pushing hard, Andy made it to the front of the pack, taking the lead from the 2014 Champion and current championship leader Toby Briant. Over the next few laps, Briant and Molsom gained a small lead over the rest of the field, swapping the lead position several times. On the last lap, Martin Collier made a charge and caught Briant and Molsom, and despite going into Brooklands corner all together, Molsom lost out and finished the race in 3rd just 0.3 second behind the winner, Briant.
Molsom yet again broke the Lap Record for his class at Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, this reinforces his lap record at Cadwell Park last month, and complements his 2012 Rockingham lap record.
Andy Molsom says, “It was an excellent weekend, despite the difficult qualifying, I made up for it in both races, especially on Sunday. Even though I couldn't take the win, I broke another Lap Record and I am pleased with making up so many places, and challenging for the win.”
Andy leaves Silverstone GP still lying 6th in the Championship, but just 13 points behind the lead. There are 8 races remaining at 4 different circuits, with the next race at Donington Park on the weekend of 11th/12th July, where the Saturdays race is to be televised live on MotorsTV.
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Photo Caption – Andy Molsom working his way to the front on Sundays Race at Silverstone.
Please credit Chris Dicken for photograph. http://chrisdickenphotos.weebly.com/
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