J'AIME OCTOBER 2019

M OTO R S
Life in the fast lane
J’AIME GOES BEHIND THE SCENES AS OUR RESIDENT RACING DRIVER COLUMNIST MARTIN PLOWMAN
AND FRIEND OF J’AIME, TV STAR KELVIN FLETCHER, ARE CROWNED BRITISH GT PRO-AM CHAMPIONS
BRITISH GT4 PRO AM
CHAMPIONS KELVIN
FLETCHER AND MARTIN
PLOWMAN
In the final round of the 2019 British GT
Championship at Donington, ‘Pro’ racer Martin
Plowman and his ‘Am’ teammate Kelvin Fletcher,
of Strictly Come Dancing fame, took home the
Championship silverware. The pair had a strong
race in their Aston Martin GT4, leading the Pro-Am
class throughout the session. The win in class was
accompanied by fourth position overall in the GT4
category and the pair were crowned popular 2019
class champions.
Driving the first 60-minute stint, Kelvin started with
the race under the safety car. However, he quickly
found his pace and enjoyed some great opening laps.
Although leading the Pro-Am field from the outset,
he gained position with some overtakes on other
GT4 cars but was careful to hand the car over to
teammate Martin, in the best possible health.
Martin spent the majority of his stint in close
contention with other Pro-Am Championship
hopefuls, with the number 77 Balfe Motorsport
McLaren 570S GT4 being piloted by Broadhurst
behind him, closely followed by the number 20 of
O’Brien; the duo’s nearest rival. Further into his
stint, Martin overtook several GT4S class cars, and
was close on the heels of the Canning/Hand TF
Sport Aston Martin GT4. Although having the pace
to continue to climb up the field, Martin was aware
that Canning and Hand needed the position to win
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