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Jul 13, 2008 - Brands Hatch GP, Race 2      L: 36   T: 60m     Despite tyre problems, the retirement of CiM Ferrari means James Gornall and John Barnes are crowned the 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Champions   L: 36   T: 60m     Finish Order: 15, 2, 16, 20, 42, 21, 40, 1, 88, 51, 55, 50, 14, 12, 52, 18, 11, 23, 71   L: 36   T: 60m     Shovin holds off the Redwood/Foster Viper to take 3rd victory of season. Adding another podium to their collection, Metcalf and Hines take 3rd spot after some consistent and under the radar racing   L: 35   T: 59m     Final lap. Shovlin is still feeling the pressure from No.2 RPM Viper   L: 34   T: 58m     Running Order: 15, 2, 16, 20, 42, 21, 40, 1,   L: 34   T: 58m     Lead pair are nose to tail across start/finish line   L: 34   T: 58m     Leading pair are 10 secs ahead of Metcalfe in 3rd   L: 57   T: 57m     No.2 Viper is swarming over Shovlin in the lead, and tries to get the top spot at paddock hill   L: 56   T: 33m     Posts 16/17   L: 33   T: 56m     Reports of oil on the track, mid-lap   L: 32   T: 54m     Phil Burton brings VRS Ferrari in to pits with engine problem   L: 32   T: 54m     Running Order: 15, 2, 16, 42, 20, 21, 14   L: 31   T: 53m     No.14   L: 31   T: 53m     Meadows and Redwood come together at Paddock hill bend. The CRS car of meadoews ends up in gravel trap   L: 30   T: 52m     Shovlins lead is nearly a second over sister car of Meadows. Third is Foster, who is ahead of Metcalfe. Metcalfe has made his way up the field   L: 29   T: 50m     Gornall was still struggling and dives into pits for what looks like a left rear tyre   L: 29   T: 50m     Redwood gets a run on Meadows in 2nd along the back straight, bu the CRS car holds him off   L: 29   T: 49m     Running Order: 15, 14, 2, 42, 16, 40, 12, 21, 20, 1   L: 29   T: 49m     Gornall doesn't take to the pits   L: 28   T: 48m     Brookspeed Viper looks to have a problem.. Could be a puncture. Gornall has to complete 2/3rds of a lap to get to pit lane   L: 28   T: 48m     Shovlin in 2nd dives down inside of the Trimite Viper at Paddock hill. Gornall then loses places to No.14 & No.2   L: 27   T: 46m     No.15 Shovlin dives down the inside of Jenkinson in 22GT Aston Martin. He also loses places to Meadows and Foster, dropping to fifth   L: 27   T: 46m     Safety car pulls into pit lane, and race is restarted.   L: 25   T: 42m     No 20 ABG Viper comes back to pits for repairs as it looks like more than a tyre problem and mechanics cleardebris from around wheels   L: 25   T: 42m     Dark skies on the horizon, could it rain in the last twenty minutes   L: 25   T: 41m     Running Order: 40, 42, 15, 14, 2, 12, 16, 20, 21, 88   L: 24   T: 40m     To recover Cadena Motorsport car of Whight over back of course   L: 24   T: 40m     Running Order: 40, 42, 15   L: 23   T: 29m     for driver changes   L: 23   T: 37m     Lead lost for Wilkins because of shredded tyre   L: 23   T: 37m     Smoke pours from the ABG Viper of Wilkins and it heads to the pits to retire   L: 23   T: 37m     No.1 pits for driver change   L: 23   T: 37m     No.12 & No.42 Pits   L: 23   T: 36m     No.40 of Gornall is stuck to the bumpre of ABG Wilkins, through paddock hill, druids and graham hill   L: 23   T: 35m     CiM problem was alternator belt failure   L: 22   T: 34m     Craig Wilkins comes out ahead of Gornall in the Brookspeed viper, to maintain lead   L: 21   T: 33m     No.2 pits   L: 21   T: 33m     No.20 pits   L: 20   T: 32m     The Modena car left a trail of fluid when leaving pits, could explain spin.   L: 20   T: 32m     Ben de Zille Butler in Modena Lambo spins on out lap at druids   L: 19   T: 30m     Scott now leads by 2.5 secs over the No.42 Aston Martin   L: 18   T: 29m     No.16 Pits   L: 18   T: 28m     No.11 pits   L: 18   T: 28m     No.40 Pits   L: 16   T: 28m     Whisps of white smoke appearing from the Harrington Modena Lambo when cornering   L: 16   T: 27m     Looks like terminal engine problem for the CiM Ferrari   L: 16   T: 26m     Barnes eads Scott by 9/10ths. The No.15 car exit pits ahead of the ABG Viper, holding him up   L: 15   T: 25m     Looks to be a problem with CiM ferrari in the pits   L: 15   T: 24m     No.14 pits   L: 15   T: 24m     Simonsen dives straight into pits within a few seconds of window opening; a surprise for many   L: 15   T: 24m     For driver changes   L: 15   T: 24m     Simonsen and Barnes nose to tail through Sheene curve   L: 14   T: 22m     Barnes is now just 0.7 behind Simonsen. Scott in third just 1.2 further back   L: 13   T: 21m     Nigel Redwood finds a way past Wilcox for 6th spot.   L: 13   T: 21m     Barnes gains on Simonsen and now gap is just 1.7 between first and second   L: 12   T: 20m     In a daring move of late braking, Cullen dives inside Wilcox at Graham Hill for 5th spot   L: 12   T: 19m     Simonsen lead is downto 2.8 seconds. Scott his gaining of Barnes   L: 11   T: 17m     Running Order: 23, 40, 20, 42, 12, 15, 2, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21   L: 11   T: 17m     Simonsen lead ow over 3 seconds. Aaron Scott now in third is looking fast and eyeing Barnes ahead   L: 10   T: 16m     No.1 Viper rejoins after repairs   L: 9   T: 15m     Cullen gets a pass on Kershaw Aston Martin at Graham Hill bend   L: 9   T: 15m     Bryant brings No.1 RPM Viper in to pits for enforced repairs   L: 8   T: 13m     Running Order: 23, 40, 1, 20, 42, 12, 11, 18, 15, 14, 2, 16, 21   L: 8   T: 13m     Simonsen lead now 2.3 seconds ahead of No.40 Barnes. Bryant is hot on the tail of Barnes in 3rd   L: 6   T: 12m     No.18 is also shown black and white standards flag, on top of black and orange   L: 6   T: 12m     Car No.1 shown black and orange for loose floor pan   L: 5   T: 10m     Flag isblack and orange, enforced stop for repairs   L: 5   T: 10m     No.18 shown driving standards warning flag   L: 5   T: 10m     Not black and orange flag   L: 5   T: 10m     No.18 Black and Orange flag.. Reason unknown at ths point   L: 5   T: 9m     Adam Wilcox in VRS Ferrari has a queue of traffic behind him along back straight   L: 5   T: 9m     Cadena Aston Martin is being closed i on by CRS's Cullen & Sutton   L: 4   T: 7m     Bentwood in 22GT Racing DBRS9 passes Wilcox in VRS Ferrrai at Druids to take 5th spot   L: 4   T: 7m     Running Order: 23, 40, 120, 12, 42, 11, 18, 15, 14, 2, 16   L: 4   T: 7m     Simonsen lead now 1.6 secs ahead   L: 3   T: 5m     Cullen passes No.2 Redwood Viper at Graham hill to move into top 10   L: 2   T: 5m     Bentwood now hassling Wilcox for 5th. Aston Martin is looking faster over the straights   L: 2   T: 4m     Wilcox, Scott and Bentwood battle for 4th. Wiclcox struggling to hold on. Scott gets inside at Graham hill and out powers the No.12 car to take 4th   L: 1   T: 2m     Cullen passes Hines for 11th   L: 1   T: 2m     Rear defuser on No.1 car is cming loose   L: 1   T: 2m     Scott in ABG Viper has a look at the inside of Wilcox for fifth spott   L: 0   T: 1m     front three already creating a small gap   L: 0   T: 0m     Jon Barnes snatches second from No.1 Bryant at the start   L: 0   T: 0m     Safety car pulls in, green flag is waved and the race is go.   L: 0   T: 0m     Field funnel behind safety car Starting Order: 23, 1, 40, 42, 2, 12, 14, 11, 2, 18, 15, 16, 52, 51, 88, 55, 54, 71, 50, 21   L: 0   T: 0m     GTGateway would like to say a special hello to our readers in Australia, Andrew and friends, who we hear are having a late night BBQ to follow the Trimite Brookspeed Viper of James Gornall & Jon Barnes, hopefully to the championship title.   L: 0   T: 0m     The second Brands Hatch race of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship will start at 2:15PM   Starting Grid # :   Retirements L:16   Looks like terminal engine problem for the CiM Ferrari L:31   No.14 L:32   Phil Burton brings VRS Ferrari in to pits with engine problem

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