GT: Silverstone
TVR 1-2-3 in three hour spectacular!
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The dominance of the Moslers in the British GT Championship was finally challenged today at Silverstone in a three hour spectacular.
The race got off to a busy start with most of the drivers seeming to forget that this was an endurance race. The Rollcentre Mosler made off into the distance, obviously with a light fuel load whilst the Balfe Motorsport Mosler stayed with the rest of the pack behind.
The Corvette was battling hard as were the T400Rs and the Ultima. Positions were swapped and much excitement was had as the cars fought it out in the first few laps. The Corvette was to push too hard however taking itself and the Balfe Mosler out with it. The Mosler rejoined but the damage to the steering left it off its normal hot pace.
The Rollcentre Mosler was to suffer problems too. A gearbox glitch left the car with just fourth gear and it was nursed around to a credible fourth place.
The problems with the Moslers played into the hands of the TVR teams who despite various problems during testing an qualifying ran a faultless race. Piers Johnson, Shane Lynch and Ben McLoughlin stayed out of trouble and stayed in front to bring the Eclipse T400R home first for a much deserved win. John Hartshorne and Graeme Mundy finished in second with the CDL T400R of Gareth Evans and Steve Hyde in third. If only they'd adopted a Le Mans style three-abreast finish!
Other racers of note included the Masters Motorsport Ultima which finished in fifth place. The Ultima has experienced many problems in the past but the team appears to have got on top of things now (perhaps its the PH stickers) and put in an impressive performance dicing with the TVRs - a battle we look forward to in future rounds.
The RML Exige also ran at great pace, surprising many. It flew around the track finishing ahead of the Morgans and took fourth in GT Cup class. This is a car to watch. Now its form has been sorted, it should rattle a few cages on the smaller tracks.
This was the first three hour race to be run as part of the British GT series and it can be judged a great success. It truly tested the mettle of the teams and provided exciting racing to boot.
A good result for the GT series and an historic result for TVR!
Link: Results (apologies to the missing third drivers - our system can currently only cope with two drivers per car!), Points Table
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