Motorsport: Kerr takes second pole, Keohane takes second spot

In very humid conditions at Brands Hatch, Robbie Kerr claimed his second Scholarship Class pole position.

Cork’s Michael Keohane was second fastest despite a misfire in his Weathermaster/Clonakilty Black pudding/irishmobiles.com car.

Matthew Gilmore, the championship leader, was third fastest around the Kent circuit.

The session was almost a carbon copy this morning’s first session - red flagged with five minutes remaining.

Kerr, Keohane and Gilmore were the pacesetters followed by Judice.

Keohane pitted after 14 minutes concerned about the misfire - his Meritus team are currently identifying the source of the problem. The Clonakilty driver, who

was second fastest during the morning’s session, will start tomorrow’s first double-header race from the back of the grid.

It transpired that the vertical gurney, part of the rear wing, exceeded the 900mm

permitted width by two millimeters and the organizers penalised the Cork driver for the infringement.

Scholarship grid for Round 8: Race 1;

1. Robbie Kerr,

2. Mathew Gilmore,

3. Kazuki Hoshino,

4, Ernani Judice,

13. Michael Keohane.

Scholarship grid for Round 8: Race 2

1. Robbie Kerr,

2. Michael Keohane,

3. Matthew Gilmore,

4. Ernani Judice,

5. Atsushi Katsumata.

Meanwhile, in the Slick 50 Formula Ford Championship qualifier, Gary Turkington in eleventh place was the top Irish qualifier.

Adam Carroll (14), Tony Rodgers (15), Emmet O’Brien (19) and James Murphy (24) were the other qualifiers.

U.S. racer, Patrick Long is on pole.

Northern Ireland’s, Colin Turkington claimed pole for tomorrow’s Ford Credit Fiesta Zetec-S race. Dubliner, Eoin Murray, who suffered a blown engine, is eighth.