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GINETTA GUEST DRIVE
With no racing programme for 2010, Jonny was retained by Total Control Racing
as driver coach for both the Clio and Ginetta G50 drivers. He also coached
Ginetta G40 Junior drivers throughout 2010.
His only competitive outing for 2010 was the award of a
guest drive at the Knockhill round of the Ginetta G50 Championship that supports
the BTCC (4th / 5th September). Looked after by Dynojet and teamed with the
eventual 2010 Ginetta Champion Frank Wrathall, Jonny starred over the Knockhill
weekend in a way that only Rob Huff had done amongst the Celebrity drivers.
Having never sat in or driven a Ginetta G50 before, Jonny quickly got to grips
with the car, ending the Friday testing 2nd only 0.002 off!. Come qualifying,and
with a minor set up change to the car at his instigation, a stunning lap time
of 52.981 put him on pole ahead of Ginetta works driver Nigel Moore. In race
1 after creeping the start, a drive through was the result but Jonny still
came through to finish 8th, smashing the lap record in the process!!.
In race 2 a finish of 4th from 8th was achieved, proving
that you CAN overtake in a single make championship.In race 3, starting on
pole, after being closely shadowed by Moore till he broke the tow, Jonny drove
into the distance to win by 8.6 seconds from Nigel and eventual Champion Frank
Wrathall, just showing the speed and consistency he can offer in a GT car.
The other guest driver only to win in 2010 was the aforesaid WTCC driver Rob
Huff!!, more significant than that though, was defeating Moore, whose experience
includes Le Mans in the Team LNT Ginetta / Zytec and winning the FPA Championship
in 2010.
Jonny: "It's been great to be racing back at Knockhill, my local circuit,
and it's ended up a great weekend for me, especially getting a win in front
of such a good home crowd. I'd like to thank the Dynojet team for giving me
a such a well set up car to drive. Thanks also to Ginetta and Production Glassfibre
for giving me the opportunity to race the G50"
At the moment Jonny is back coaching for Total Control Racing after an productive
2010 season which saw wins and podiums for both the Renault Clio and Ginetta
G50 drivers. He is also working very hard with sponsorship and plans for the
2011 season and they will be revealed in the near future.