Snetterton was venue for rounds 7 and 8 of the British GT Championship last weekend. It was Leo Machitski and Jonathan Cocker who were once again the best Lamborghini team in first qualifying for Saturday afternoon’s race. They secured a place on the second row after recording the third fastest lap in the Tech9 Lamborghini Gallardo. The Team Modena Gallardo, driven by Ben de Zille Butler and Guy Harrington, was directly behind. Piers Johnson / Adam Jones (Team Modena) would start round 7 from tenth place, Oliver Morley / Tom Ferrier (Tech9) started from 12th position.

In second qualifying the Gallardo of Johnson / Jones claimed a front row position and were, as a result, the fastest regular British GT Championship competitors despite being beaten by guest starters Mortimer / Elli in a Ford GT. Machitski / Cocker qualified fifth, while Morley / Ferrier and de Zille Butler / Harrington landed in 15th and 16th positions.

The first one-hour race on Saturday was once again dominated by the Safety Car. This time it was the turn of Leo Machitski / Jonathan Cocker to suffer from the race being neutralised. After spinning at the start of the race the Tech9 drivers were making great strides towards the front. After taking fourth position the race stewards dispatched the Safety Car following the accident of an opponent and, in doing so, slowed the progress of Machitski / Cocker.

n the few remaining minutes they were unable to fight there way onto the podium and finished fourth. Jones / Johnson (Team Modena) took the flag in 8th position, Morley / Ferrier (Tech9) were classified 13th, and De Zille Butler / Harrington were forced to retire due to engine problems with their Gallardo.

Machitski / Cocker remained the highest placed Lamborghini Gallardo team in the British GT Championship on Sunday. With sixth place they left Snetterton with a brace of points scoring finishes. Adam Jones held second place overall for a long time, but unfortunately Jones / Johnson had to retire on lap 21. However, Tech9 brought both cars home with Ferrier / Morley taking the flag again in 13th place.