Event: Silverstone Classic - Group C Sports Cars

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Race 11: Group C

An amazing day’s retro racing concluded with a spectacular 30-minute sunset showdown for Group C prototypes.

Stirring up memories of Le Mans in the eighties, Nathan Kinch took full advantage of pole position in his Judd V10 powered Lola. Behind the two Nissan R93s of Bob Berridge and Katsu Kubota, Christophe D’Ansembourg’s high-tech Jaguar XJR14 and Mark Sumpter’s Porsche 962 were all sending up sparks in the dusk as they skirmished for second.

Kinch wasted no time making his escape but the four cars behind put on a fantastic show. The Ross Brawn-designed Jaguar eventually making its way through the squabbling Nissans but then slowed on the final lap to elevate Kubota and Sumpter into the remaining places on the podium.

There was no stopping the dominant Kinch, though, who romped home to take the day’s final victory.



Nathan Kinch (Lola T92/10) 17 laps
Katsu Kubota (Nissan R93) +51.742s
Mark Sumpter (Porsche 962) +57.885s


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Sunday race report.

Race 6: Group C

After bringing Saturday’s action to a close, racing into thedusk and evoking memories of iconic races at Le Mans, Sunday’s second race forGroup C prototypes harked back to some of the renowned endurance showdowns atSilverstone from the end of the last century.

Nathan Kinch, dominant winner the previous evening, led frompole in the wonderful sounding Lola T92/10 with its Judd V10 engine, but sadlyretired on the opening lap.

Bob Berridge happily assumed the lead of the race in the yellowNissan R93CK, ahead of another Nissan, the R90CK of the speedy Katsu Kubota andRobin Ward’s Spice SE90C.

Mark Sumpter soon set his sights on the third-placed Spice andmaximised the turbo power of his Porsche 962 to overhaul the Spice. The daythen improved further for Sumpter when Kubota spun his Nissan promoting thePorsche into second place.

1. Bob Berridge (Nissan R93CK) 14 laps
2. Mark Sumpter (Porsche 962) +18.849s
3. Katsu Kubota (Nissan R90CK) +9.551s