Championship Finale at Silverstone of the Caterham Graduates Championship for Andy Molsom.

Rounds 14 and 15 of the Caterham Graduates Super Championship met at Silverstone International Circuit.
Qualifying didn’t go to plan for Molsom, but it was still enough for 3rd in class for both races, behind White and Briant.

For Saturdays race, Molsom started 12th on the road (3rd in class). After a great start and first lap Molsom had made his way through into the lead of his class, and 4th on the road. A race long battle then commenced between Briant, White and Molsom for the class lead, with positions being swapped, until lapping the slower Classics class. Molsom couldn’t get past the Classics class leader until after Stowe corner, which immediately gave Briant a 2 second advantage. With White constantly looking for a way past, Molsom was chasing Briant whilst defending from White. Briant was caught by the last lap, but Molsom wasn’t able to get past, as White from behind was challenging for track position. Molsom held onto 2nd place, with Briant taking the win and the Championship by just over a second.

Sundays race, Molsom started in 13th place, whilst Briant and White started in 10th and 7th on the grid among the Mega-Graduate Caterhams. Molsom again had a great start, making a few places on the first lap. By the end of lap 2, Molsom was behind Briant and chasing hard. Both Briant and White made good starts, with White leading the class for the first 5 laps and Briant in close pursuit. Lap 6 saw Briant take the lead, and Molsom made his way into 2nd on the road. By lap 10, Molsom overtook Briant and a Mega-Graduate into Village corner, taking the class lead and 4th on the road, just 3.3 seconds behind the overall leader. Molsom then began chasing and catching the Mega-Graduate leaders, maintaining the class lead until the last lap. On the last lap, Molsom was defending from Briant on the inside into Vale, which left the door open on the inside into Club and Briant slipped past to take the chequered flag, just beating Molsom to the win.

“Rockey Racing did a great job preparing the car, and sorting the fuel pressure regulator that caused the problems at Snetterton. The car was faultless all weekend.” said Andy Molsom.

“It was a great weekend to finish the season, close racing with no contact, and challenging for the win in both races. It is going to be a long winter, but after 14 years owning my Caterham, maybe I need a change for next season….” says Andy Molsom.

Molsom finishes the year as runner up in the Championship behind Briant. Next month sees the Championship Awards Night, where Geoff Lees (Ex Formula 1 driver, and F2 Champion.) will be handing out the trophies at the Brooklands Museum in Surrey.

Photo Caption – Molsom leading his class at Silverstone.
Please credit Chris Dicken for the photo. http://chrisdickenphotos.weebly.com/motorsport.html

Please see:
Caterham Graduates Racing Club www.graduates.org.uk
Molsom & Associates Optometrists www.molsom.co.uk

For further information, please contact:
Molsom & Associates Optometrists
Tel: 01775 713366