2010 GT3 Cup Pukekohe

International Motorsport team driver Jonny Reid has hung on to finish 2nd in the overall points for Round 1 in the 2010/11 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge at Pukekohe, behind fellow 997 driver Daniel Gaunt.

Reid struck troubles early on in the weekend but fought back to claim a podium position, opening his points account for the season. Suffering from a fever, Reid struggled in Race 1 and had to make an additional pit-stop in the mini-endurance race to carry out quick adjustments to his Rayglass/Giltrap 997 finishing 7th, however strong performances in races 2 & 3 saw him finish in 2nd for both races, securing 2nd overall for the weekend.

Team mate Mitchell Cunningham performed well in qualifying positioning his car in P3 before a heavy impact with the wall put the pressure on the team to repair the car for the Saturday afternoon race. Despite the mistake in qualifying, Cunningham drove a disciplined race to finish 2nd. He then backed up his performance in Race 2 by quickly moving into the lead off the start, where he lead the charge for 10 laps before putting his foot wrong at the hairpin, opening the door for Craig Baird to slip through into the lead. Cunningham held his position in second for the remaining two laps but it wasn’t enough to keep a fighting Reid from pipping him across the line for 2nd. Race 3 didn’t unfold as well for Cunningham as he was punted off the track early on by Baird, however he fought hard and retained third for the weekend.

The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge now moves to Ruapuna Raceway on 26 – 28 November 2010.