GRCS9
Simon Smith had an unusually topsy turvy latest two rounds to GRC Season 9 resulting in three of the four races, him being upside down!
Silverstone got off to a shaky start after qualifying 17th but in avoiding all the lap 1 and 2 drama’s Smith suddenly found himself battling at the front of the field, coming home a shocked and delighted 5th! Smith then qualified fifth for the feature race and was running there until lap 2 when he was hit by an out of control Alain Cottini and rolled over his Volvo! Smith rejoined at the back of the back and desperately clawed his way up the order only to misjudge an overtaking move on Tim Spurr and half spin his BMB which in turn collected… you guessed it Alain Cottini! After all that Smith laid 26th and put in the career race of his life to ascend to a fantastic 9th after a missed opportunity for a potential podium.
Donnington however was Smith’s lowest point of season 9. The sprint race saw Smith qualify midpack but gain a rocket start up the field to 7th before spinning off on the opening lap and getting beached in the grass. After climbing back into the points down in 17th Smith then made a mistake on the second last lap and beached himself in gravel this time and ended up a pointless 23rd! Race 2 saw Smith qualify 5th again but at the same corner but this time lap 2, Smith was pincered by two cars and speared off into the abyss again. Simon, bit between his teeth climbed upto what was at the time 12th but with several ahead yet to pit but then caught a curb and over she went again – into the barriers upside down! With a broken car, Smith desperately tried to limp to snail home and just about scraped a 17th. With Paul Huggett absent at Donnington and only collecting a few points at Silverstone, it had been a trying few meetings for BackMarker Brigade.
Seaosn 9 closes at Monaco in 2 weeks time!
Filed under: GRC Touring Cars, Race Results, crash, GRC, paul huggett, Race Results, Simon Smith
