Snetterton, Saturday 8 June 2024 - The third round of the 2024 Ferrari Challenge UK race
series commenced today at Snetterton race circuit in Norfolk. Heady sunshine
followed initial showers, and the resulting conditions set the stage for a
fascinating spectacle of competitive racing action as the Trofeo Pirelli and
Coppa Shell drivers pushed their Ferrari 488 Challenge EVO race cars to the
limit.
Qualifying 1. In Trofeo Pirelli, Gilbert Yates (Charles Hurst) extracted the most from his qualifying session, stringing together an impressive lap of 2:09.727 to outqualify Andrew Morrow (Charles Hurst) by nearly 1 sec.
Trofeo Pirelli. Clear skies and sunshine following a wet qualifying session produced an almost-dry track for the race start. Haymandhra Pillai (Jardine Colchester) started well, diving down the inside of turn one to slip past an unsuspecting Andrew Morrow (Charles Hurst). Undeterred, the 2023 Trofeo Pirelli championship winner retaliated quickly to push back past Pillai and focus his efforts on fellow Charles Hurst stablemate Yates, who was working hard to consolidate his lead.
Snetterton, Sunday 9 June 2024 - A dry Snetterton race
circuit was the crucible in what proved to be another exciting day of racing
action as Race 2 in round three of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli UK
series took place at Snetterton today.
Qualifying 2. In Trofeo Pirelli, Gilbert Yates (Charles Hurst) once again showed his skill behind the wheel of his Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo to set a second successive pole, posting a time of 1:52,302.
Trofeo Pirelli. Action quickly followed lights out as the
second Race of the weekend commenced. Polesitter Gilbert Yates and Andrew
Morrow (Charles Hurst) confidently established themselves in the dry track
conditions and pulled away from the rest of the pack. Further down the order,
Haymandhra Pillai (Jardine Colchester) applied pressure against a determined
Pranav Vangala (HR Owen). Upfront, Gilbert Yates
did not suffer from the same tyre temperature issues which saw his car fade in
the latter stages of Race 1, and masterfully guided his car to ensure that
Morrow was kept firmly in the rear-view mirror. Yates crossed the line to
secure his first win of the weekend, with honours even between the pair in a
gripping battle for the 2024 Trofeo Pirelli title - with both drivers sitting
on 69 points apiece.