2011 VERC Round of Brands Hatch

The 2011 VERC Round of Brands Hatch was the first race of the Vaughn European Racing Challenge's inaugural season. It was held at Brands Hatch in Britain.

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Summary
Ivan Nikolayev qualified on the pole with Bill Wainwright on the outside pole. Cameron Taylor started third.

Into Druids early in the race, Wainwright spun and fell far back. Elena Wagner began challenging Nikolayev and Taylor, however on Lap 1 coming out of Druids, Taylor took the lead and began turning lap times several seconds faster than the rest of the leaders.

Meanwhile, at the back of the field, Wainwright hooked Josh Mertz, spinning him into the barrier going down the hill. By the half-way point Taylor had pulled out an enormous lead, with Nikolayev in hot pursuit. By this point Nikolayev was turning the fastest lap times. However, he ran Dingle Dell too wide, tapping the wall and getting a flat tire. The incident forced Nikolayev to pit.

This left Taylor with a big enough lead to cruise to his first career victory, which stunned most of the paddock since Taylor was a relative unknown.

Results

 * ''For full results, please see here.