Max Bird has been topped the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Pro Am champion of 2023 – in his first 12 months of racing at this degree.
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After a flying begin to the championship wherein he claimed 3 wins and 4 second locations from 8 begins to steer the ProAm class on the mid level within the season by an enormous margin, the second half of the 12 months proved very difficult for the 23 12 months old from Chidham close to Chichester.
It began at a really moist and windy Knockhill circuit in Scotland, a visit to the gravel in race 1 and an awesome restoration in race 2 resulted in a third place podium and a barely decreased lead within the championship.
After Knockhill it was again to Donington the place the season had began and Max was again on type and was the quickest Pro Am driver in qualifying and took a 2nd place podium in race 1, however catastrophe struck in race 2 when a automotive that he was following carefully hit the tyre barrier on the chicane, dislodged the tyres into Max’s path and put him out of the race and a sure second podium of the weekend. If that wasn’t dangerous sufficient, the injury to the automotive meant that Max missed the take a look at session for the following spherical at Silverstone, which proved to be a major handicap.
The penultimate spherical on the brief Silverstone National circuit proved to be a low level of the season, having missed the take a look at session Max’s discovered himself 2.5/10ths second off the tempo all weekend, which while this doesn’t sound a lot was sufficient to drop him again to sixth place Pro Am in qualifying and on akin to brief observe with all of the vehicles so shut in lap instances he discovered it troublesome to make up locations and ended up with out a podium end for the primary time in 2023 and with a decreased lead within the championship.
Max went into the ultimate spherical of the championship on the difficult Brands Hatch GP circuit with a lead of 18 factors over his important rival. With a possible 24 factors available for the weekend he couldn’t afford to calm down or make a mistake.
After an issue with the brakes in follow Max got here again in qualifying to be third quickest within the ProAm class, however his rival was quickest and earned 2 factors in consequence, lowering Max’s result in 16 factors. Race 1 went to his important rival after a prolonged security automotive interval with Max taking third place, lowering his result in simply 11 factors, which meant that if his rival gained the Pro Am class within the 2nd race and Max didn’t end he would lose the championship. Max simply wanted 1 extra level to safe the championship and his luck held out, his rival didn’t win and Max completed in a protected fifth place and clinched the distinguished Porsche Carrera Cup GB Pro Am Championship for 2023 at his first try.
When requested how he would sum up this 12 months’s racing Max mentioned “I fought very exhausting all year long and I’m thrilled to have gained the Porsche championship, I can hardly consider it! I had an awesome crew behind me, I couldn’t have executed it with out them and the help of all my sponsors and particularly my mother and father. I’m now trying ahead to the following step in my profession”.
Max acquired help in 2023 from native firms, together with Seaward Properties, Bluebird Developments, Artec Engineering and the Goodwood Health membership and is proud to be concerned with the native charity Dementia Support.
Max hopes to proceed his success subsequent season, to seek out out extra about sharing in Max’s success on the race observe and the partnership alternatives available to businesses, contact Max’s advertising crew at [email protected] or go to his web site at www.maxbirdracing.com/partnerships.
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