Berridge Waste Paper to support Aarons 2012 Clio Cup Championship.

 

Berridge Waste Paper has joined as a major sponsor for Aarons assault on the 2012 Clio Cup Championship. The Leicester based company Director, Ian Berridge has been invovled with Motor Racing for many years and have sponsored Aaron since 2009. In a meeting that took place only last week, Berridge Waste Paper became a major sponsor. “Its really difficult to find sponsors but to find one as supportive as Ian is a dream come true. I am looking forward to the year ahead. I would just like to say a Very Big Thank-you to Ian and Berridge Waste paper”

 

Aaron

Sponsorship

As we are only a few weeks away from the start of the season, and  have a plan of what we are doing in 2012. I am now starting on this years sponsorship campaign. for the next week I will be driving around, knocking on doors trying to find my full years budget! this will determine if we are going to be on the grid this year. Wish me luck! remember if you are interested in sponsoring me or the Team click on the sponsorship tab at the top of this page or follow this link. Sponsorship Aaron.

Winter Series – Press Release

Williamson star of the show in Renault Clio Cup Winter Series

A last minute decision saw Aaron Williamson take on a new challenge at Rockingham Motor Speedway last weekend.

Williamson, who finished 2^nd in the Ginetta G50 this season was planning to have a winter break from racing but the offer of a drive in the Renault Clio Winter series, from 20Ten racing team meant the youngster from Holbeach Drove faced one of the biggest challenges in his entire career to date.

Aaron hadn’t driven the car until Fridays practice session but managed to quickly adapt to a front wheel drive/left hand drive Car and post the 2^nd fastest time of the day. Williamson said “the Clio is a totally different car to the Ginettas that I’ve been racing for the last 4 years; driving on the left was a massive challenge but that, coupled with changing from rear wheel to front wheel drive made handling very testing”

Saturday’s qualifying session went well as Aaron managed to post the second fastest time, which was just 0.453 seconds shy of the more experienced Adam Bonham, who competed in the main Clio cup championship this season. A slow start for Bonham allowed Williamson to take an early lead, but Bonham soon regained the place until lap three when Williamson closed onto Bonham’s tail and got alongside on the run out of the final turn. A challenge from 3^rd placed Jake Giddings at Deene on lap four nearly cost Williamson dearly when contact was made between the two. Fortunately Williamson managed to escape unscathed albeit behind Bonham. Staying on his tail for the next two laps, Williamson made a couple of attempts to pass and eventually regained the lead on the run out of the final turn.

The race was then interrupted by a safety car period, to allow the marshalls to retrieve Giddings stricken car. A good restart for Williamson saw him hold the lead, gradually breaking clear as Bonham struggled to hold second. Williamson crossed the line to win his maiden Clio Cup race by 10.6 seconds.

The drivers second fastest times from qualifying made the grid for race two, with Bonham once again on pole ahead of Williamson. A slow start saw Williamson drop a place but as he gathered momentum, he was soon back in second and quickly caught Bonham at the front, finally finding his way past on the run to the final chicane on lap four.

The final few laps saw Swedish driver Kim Andersson right on Williamson’s tail making couple of moves for the lead, but was unable to get past. Williamson took his second win of the weekend to take the Winter Series title.

Williamson said “I wasn’t expecting to be competing in this Championship at all, so to win both races and take the Championship title is amazing, I really enjoyed driving the Clio and now hope to compete in the 2012 Clio Cup if I can raise some sponsorship” “I would like to thank Peterborough Waste management for sponsorship and 20Ten racing and Finesse Motorsport for giving me this opportunity and supporting me this weekend”

The Renault Clio cup is a support race to the British Touring Cars Championship (BTCC) and has provided a good grounding for BTCC drivers with Tom Onlsow-Cole, Mat Jackson, Andrew Jordan and Jonny Adam all having raced in Clio’s before graduating to BTCC.

 

Silverstone (End of Season) – Press Release

Williamson Clinches 2ndplace in GT Supercup Championship.

Local racing driver Aaron Williamson finished the season in 2^nd place at Silverstone National Circuit at the weekend.

The 19 year old from Holbeach Drove had mixed fortunes over the weekend when Saturday’s race ended abruptly on the first lap after a collision with another car that lost control in his path.  There was nothing Williamson could do to avoid the impact and his car was extensively damaged and unable to re join the race.  The race had to be stopped for over 40 minutes to deal with the incident and cut the other driver from the wreckage. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt in the accident.

Williamsons Championship position was now seriously in doubt after a zero score and concerns that the car wouldn’t be repaired in time for Sunday’s race.

The Finesse Motorsport team worked into the early hours to re-build the front end of the car and Williamson was relieved to be in a position to compete in the last race albeit from the back of the grid.

He charged through the field to finish in 4^th place which was enough to secure the runner up slot in the Championship.  Williamson said “it’s been an amazing season overall, we had a lot of bad luck early in the season but with the hard work from the Finesse Motorsport team and the sponsorship from Peterborough Waste Management, we managed to get some great results” “I’m hoping to secure enough funding so I can compete again in 2012 and hopefully lift the Championship trophy”

The 2012 BTCC season starts at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit on 31^st March 2012

Brands Hatch GP – Press Release

HAT TRICK FOR WILLIAMSON AT BRANDS HATCH

Local racing driver Aaron Williamson took 3 wins at Brands Hatch GP circuit earlier this month, moving him to second place in the Ginetta GT Supercup Championship.

The 19 year old from Holbeach Drove went into the weekend sitting 3^rd in the Championship and still within striking distance of the title.

Williamson was disappointed with his qualifying position of 5^th place but made a determined effort at the start and managed to get into 2^nd place after the first lap and then moved into the lead after lap 5, he maintained this position after pulling a good lead and took a very well deserved win.

Race 2 saw Williamson start on pole position where he had to drive the most defensive race of his career with the championship leader hot on his heels.  He kept his cool and drove a faultless 14 laps to take his 2^nd win of the weekend.

Sunday’s 17 lap race saw a repeat performance with Williamson leading from start to finish. The race was punctuated by two safety car periods but Williamson was unruffled and handled the situation perfectly.  “Three out of three, you can’t get better than that”, said Williamson, “It’s been mentally and physically draining this weekend, physically because of the heat and mentally because of the pressure of Tom (Ingram) and the championship. Congratulations to him for winning the title, it’s a shame it couldn’t go down to Silverstone though now we’ve got some good pace in our car!”

Williamson, who is sponsored by Peterborough Waste Management, had a difficult start to the season with a total write off after a smash on the starting grid at Thruxton circuit.  His luck has improved over the season with a tally of 15 podium finishes including 6 wins.

The Ginetta  GT Supercup is a support race to the British Touring Cars Championship and consists of two classes of race car; the G55 which has a 3.7 litre V6 Engine delivering 370bhp and the G50 which is the predecessor of the G55 and has a 3.5 litre V6 Engine that delivers 300 bhp with a top speed of 140mph

The final rounds of the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup season will take place this weekend 15th/16th October, at Northamptonshire’s Silverstone National Circuit and will be televised live on ITV4 on Sunday from 11am-6.30pm

Rockingham – Press release

Racing driver, Aaron Williamson, resumed his championship battle at
Rockingham race circuit earlier this month.  Williamson went into the weekend sitting 3^rd in the Championship; he retained that position and managed to gain some valuable points on 2^nd place.

 

Rockingham Circuit is the only circuit on the TOCA calendar that runs anti clockwise and is not one favoured by the 19 year old.  Williamson said “I’ve never been a strong competitor at Rockingham so this weekend was all about trying to stay focussed and pick up good points, we managed to acheive that so I’m really pleased with the results”

 

Friday’s practice session didn’t go according to plan with Williamson struggling with set up problems; the issues were recified but Williamson went straight into Qualifying on Saturday morning without any further testing.  After Qualifying 6^th for Saturdays race, he got off to a good start and managed to finish in 5^th place.

 

The Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup changed the format for Sundays race by introducing a mandatory wheel change pit stop.  This was a new experience for the Finesse Motor sport team but they did a fantastic job, getting Williamson back on track within the designated time scale. After starting 5^th on the grid and battling tirelessly for 28 laps, Williamson managed a well deserved 4^th place.

 

The penultimate meeting continues this weekend at Brands Hatch GP Circuit in Kent.  The weekend consists of 3 sprint races and Williamson, whose principal sponsor is Peterborough Waste Management, is hoping to get back on the Podium and move up the Championship table.

 

The Ginetta GT supercup is a support race to The British Touring Cars Championship (BTCC) and will be televised live from 11am – 6pm on ITV4. Sundays GT supercup race is scheduled to take place at 4.15pm.

Knockhill – Press Release

Williamson continues Championship challenge in Scotland

Local racing driver Aaron Williamson faces a tough battle next weekend when the GT supercup moves north of the border to Knockhill race circuit in Scotland.

Williamson is currently running 3^rd in the Championship after picking up good points at Snetterton circuit several weeks ago.  Snetterton circuit in Norfolk has undergone a multi million pound transformation creating a very challenging  3 mile track.  After Qualifying 5^th, Williamson managed to quickly pick his way through to 3^rd place and maintain that position to collect another trophy.  Race 2 saw a change of luck for Williamson who was set to start 3^rd on the grid when the drive shaft broke on the green flag lap. A very disappointed Williamson had to retire to the pit lane before the race got underway.  This also meant that Aaron would have to start at the back of the grid for Race 3; despite this, Williamson managed to battle through the field to take another 3^rd place.

The Ginetta GT Supercup is a two class championship for both Ginetta G55 and G50 models, the winner of the G50 Championship wins a loaned G55 car for the 2012 Championship so there is everything to play for over the coming rounds.

Williamson, who is sponsored by Peterborough Waste Management, is now looking forward to visiting his favourite track this coming weekend.  The 1.3 mile track is situated Nr Fife in Scotland and is one of the most testing tracks on the BTCC  Calendar.  Inclement weather has been forecast for the weekend which plays to the young drivers’ advantage.  Williamson said “Knockhill is a very technical track, which totally suits my driving style.  I absolutely loved racing there last year and I’m confident that, together with the Finesse Motor Sport team, I will gain some valuable points this weekend ”

The Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup is a support race for the British Touring Cars Championship and will be televised live on ITV4 this Sunday 4^th September 11.00-6pm. Provisional time for the GT Supercup race is: 3.30pm