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SAM GORNALL PLEASED WITH CAMPAIGN DESPITE MISSING OUT<\/h2>\n

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Sam Gornall insists he is proud of his 2024 season despite missing out on securing the Vertu MINI CHALLENGE Trophy title at Brands Hatch.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his second season in the series, Gornall marked himself out as a title contender during the opening meeting of the year at Snetterton as he stormed to pole position and then took the first victory of the campaign.<\/p>\n

A hard-fought battle with Westbourne Motorsport team-mate Harry Hickton followed, with Gornall battling his way to the championship lead going into the final rounds of the season at Brands Hatch.<\/p>\n

Gornall endured a tough start to the weekend when clutch failure at the start of the opening race – where he was starting from pole – left him with only third gear, resulting in a 13th place finish a reduced championship lead.<\/p>\n

Having seen Hickton take the points lead with victory in race two, Gornall battled to victory in the final race of the campaign but it wasn\u2019t enough to reclaim the points lead – although he did wrap up the Graduate Cup crown.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no real words for how I feel,\u201d he said. \u201cAfter the opening race I was really on the backfoot with the lost points and the fact we had to start further down the grid, and it was a case of doing what I could from that point.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt hurts a bit to come so close and miss out but at the same time, I\u2019m pleased to have won the Graduate Cup and ended the season with a win. Overall, I\u2019m come on leaps and bounds as a driver this season which is what I wanted to do, and I\u2019m proud of how I\u2019ve performed. <\/em><\/p>\n

“It\u2019s just a shame we couldn\u2019t finish it off at the end.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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