DUMFRIESSHIRE racing driver Ross Wylie will head to the penultimate GT Cup Championship event of the season in September with an extended GTO class lead after claiming another two wins last weekend.
Thornhill’s Wylie and co-driver Paul Bailey raced the latter’s Lamborghini Huracan at Silverstone. Bailey began Saturday’s 50-minute race around the 3.66-mile Grand Prix circuit from ninth place on the 21-car grid and pitted after 25 mins for their 105-seconds compulsory driver change stop from ninth overall and leading the GTO class. Wylie lay16th with 20 mins remaining and went on to record an excellent seventh overall and class victory, having also set the fastest GTO category race lap.
Sunday’s 50-minute race starting behind the safety car due to the atrocious conditions. Bailey pitted the Lamborghini from seventh, first in GTO, with 19 mins to run. Ross resumed tenth overall, he sliced his way through to eighth place overall and recorded a fourth GTO race victory from eight starts this year.
The 31-year-old’s next race action will be in the Porsche Carrera GB Cup at Knockhill over August 12-14.
Ross said: “It was a good, fun weekend racing the Lamborghini with the icing on the cake, scoring maximum points in my quest to win the GTO title again.
“Two GT Cup events remain, at Donington Park and Snetterton, but now I’m focussed back on my Porsche Carrera GB Cup programme.
“I have an official Porsche test in my Glenturret 911 at Donington this week in preparation for races there in late August then I have a day’s testing at Knockhill next week.
“It also gives me an opportunity to reacquaint myself to Knockhill as although it’s my ‘home’ circuit, I’ve not raced there that often during my 20 year motorsport career – especially in recent years.”
