Genn McMenamin
Porsche Carrera Cup GB - pro-am2 2009 Champion
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Porsche Carrera Cup Porsche Carrera Cup McMenamin to defend Porsche Carrera Cup GB pro-am2 title
Glenn McMenamin is planning to defend his pro-am2 in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB this season after signing for a full campaign with Red Line Racing.
The Milton Keynes driver only started racing at the end of the 2008 season and missed the opening Carrera Cup races of 2009 while upgrading his racing licence to National 'A' status. Despite that handicap, McMenamin went on to win the pro-am2 title after a superb season.
Now, he says that retaining the pro-am2 title will be even tougher as the category is set for its strongest field to date. "It's going to be even more competitive than last year," said McMenamin. "There are seven or eight really strong drivers in the field and there will be some great racing. I'm really looking forward to another good year."
McMenamin has switched to Red Line Racing where he joins Tim Harvey, Michael Meadows, Andrew Shelley and Archie Hamilton in a very strong five-car squad from the Cleveland team. "Red Line has got some great drivers and I can learn a lot from Tim Harvey; he's such a presence in the team."
They have already had a couple of day's testing, including McMenamin's first visit to Thruxton. "That was quite an eye-opener," he said after his initial experience of the high-speed Hampshire track, which hosts the opening races of the season on 3/4 April.
Press Release by Paul Lawrence, Porsche Carrera Cup GB media co-ordinator, February 26th, 2010
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Geddie and McMenamin take Porsche Carrera Cup GB titles
Glynn Geddie and Glenn McMenamin both clinched titles in 2009 Porsche Carrera Cup GB during the final two races of the season at Brands Hatch (3/4 October).
Geddie won the pro-am1 title after a superb weekend at Brands when he took an overall podium finish ahead of Tim Harvey and Michael Caine. The 19-year old from Aberdeen was in his first full season of racing and won the pro-am1 category in 10 of the 20 races with Team Parker Racing.
"We've had so many ups ands downs this season and we've had some bad luck in the races," said Geddie. "After nearly stalling on the line for the final race I had to work hard, but we did what we needed to do. Next year I plan to be back in the Carrera Cup and move up to the pro category."
McMenamin wrapped up his first season of racing by winning the pro-am2 category. The Milton Keynes racer only joined the series at Donington in May after getting his National A race licence and has been a pro-am2 front-runner ever since with Parr Motorsport.
"My first ever race was this weekend a year ago in the Porsche Open and I was just happy to be out there on the grid," said McMenamin. "A year on, I've won my class in a major championship. I can’t really get my head round what I've achieved. It hasn’t sunk in yet."
He won the pro-am2 category four times and saw off the challenge of Paul Hogarth to take the title. McMenamin is already working towards continuing in the series in 2010. "I'm very much hoping to be back in the Carrera Cup next year. There's nowhere else I really want to be racing," he said.
Press Release by Paul Lawrence, Porsche Carrera Cup GB media co-ordinator, October 5th, 2009
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