Defending champion Tim Harvey says that the seven-week mid-season break in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB will allow him and Red Line Racing to find the pace they need to challenge for the championship title.
Currently, after 10 of the 20 races, Harvey lies second in the overall standings to Tim Bridgman by just three points, but the former BTCC champion knows that he needs to find a little bit more speed to really take the fight to Bridgman over the second half of the season.
Currently, after 10 of the 20 races, Harvey lies second in the overall standings to Tim Bridgman by just three points, but the former BTCC champion knows that he needs to find a little bit more speed to really take the fight to Bridgman over the second half of the season.
"Clearly Tim Bridgman, with pole for every race, has had the best pace and we've been a little bit off our pace from last year," said Harvey. "I'm lacking two or three-tenths generally in qualifying. My season so far has been only one win and not really the outright pace."
But Harvey and the team have experience to spare and know that the mid-season break gives them the opportunity to find the pace they need.
"We're using the summer break to do some testing and try and have a stronger second half to the season," said Harvey. "I'm doing okay in the points by dint of some strategic driving and getting the best results I can out of the races. But I haven't felt in contention to win races, apart from at Thruxton, and Thruxton is a bit of a one-off circuit. I haven’t yet achieved what I want to achieve in terms of race pace. But points-wise, it's been quite good."
Harvey has an unrivalled record in the Carrera Cup, having scored 81 podiums in 114 race starts. He has finished runner-up three times and won the crown in 2008. "We're going to work very hard to find the pace and I want to go to each race feeling I've got the pace to win. But the championship could still come down to non-finishes."
The action resumes at Snetterton for rounds 11 and 12 over the weekend of 1/2 August and Harvey is confident of being quick at the Norfolk track. "Snetterton has been good to me the last two years and if I don’t win there this year I'll be disappointed."
But Harvey and the team have experience to spare and know that the mid-season break gives them the opportunity to find the pace they need.
"We're using the summer break to do some testing and try and have a stronger second half to the season," said Harvey. "I'm doing okay in the points by dint of some strategic driving and getting the best results I can out of the races. But I haven't felt in contention to win races, apart from at Thruxton, and Thruxton is a bit of a one-off circuit. I haven’t yet achieved what I want to achieve in terms of race pace. But points-wise, it's been quite good."
Harvey has an unrivalled record in the Carrera Cup, having scored 81 podiums in 114 race starts. He has finished runner-up three times and won the crown in 2008. "We're going to work very hard to find the pace and I want to go to each race feeling I've got the pace to win. But the championship could still come down to non-finishes."
The action resumes at Snetterton for rounds 11 and 12 over the weekend of 1/2 August and Harvey is confident of being quick at the Norfolk track. "Snetterton has been good to me the last two years and if I don’t win there this year I'll be disappointed."