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May 10, 2009 - Spa, Race 2   

 
L: 22   T: 60m
 
Status
  Finish Order:20, 23, 8, 7, 32, 3, 12, 21, 52, 54, 90, 9, 44

 
L: 22   T: 60m
 
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  In second, a deflated Hector Lester with Fisken bring the Rollcentre Mosler for the final podium

 
L: 22   T: 60m
 
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  The ABG Viper takes the checkered flag for ABG's first ever British GT win

 
L: 22   T: 60m
 
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  Last lap, and the Wilkins ABG Viper has snatched the need at the most crucial time

 
L: 21   T: 59m
 
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  The Viper is nose to tail with the Ferrari at Radion. Wilkins has grabbed the lead from Lester. Only one lap remains

 
L: 21   T: 58m
 
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  Wilkins and Lester are now within a second of each other

 
L: 20   T: 55m
 
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  Wilkins takes 1.7 seconds out of Lester's lead. The gap is now just over 2 seconds. With 5 minutes remaining, will Lester be able to hold off the Viper?

 
L: 19   T: 53m
 
Status
  Top 5: Lester, Wilkins, Fisken, Howard, Alexander

 
L: 19   T: 53m
 
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  Wilkins is gaining on Lester in the lead, by a second this lap. Andrew Howard is now in sight of Fisken and looks for an opportunity very soon.

 
L: 18   T: 50m
 
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  THe gap between Lester and Wilkins is now six seconds. The Wilkins Viper has plenty of traffic to deal with before catching the No.23 Ferrari

 
L: 17   T: 48m
 
Status
  THe Phil Burton Ferrari crawls across the start/finish line this time around. Is the VRS F430 suffering form the same driveshaft problem as yesterday?

 
L: 17   T: 48m
 
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  Top 5: Lester, Wilkins, Fisken, Howard, Alexander, Burton

 
L: 16   T: 46m
 
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  THe Abbott/Sims penalty is for pitting 21 seconds outside of the allocated window

 
L: 16   T: 46m
 
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  Craig Wilkins is on a charge and now stareting to claw back some of Hector Lesters lead

 
L: 16   T: 46m
 
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  THe GT4 Ginetta of Abbott and Sims is given a 10 second stop/go penalty

 
L: 15   T: 45m
 
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  Fisken the Mosler is being caught by fourth place Aston Martin of Andrew Howard

 
L: 14   T: 42m
 
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  Hector Lester is extending the lead over the Viper. THe Fisken in 3rd looks to have had a spin. Howard now runs 4th, with Tom Alexander in the 22GT Racing Aston Martin rounding out the top 5

 
L: 14   T: 40m
 
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  Running Order: 23, 20, 32, 8, 7, 12, 3, 21, 9

 
L: 13   T: 28m
 
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  Hector Lester has maintained the lead for the Rosso Verde F430. Second is the Viper of Craig Wilkins, with Fisken in the 2nd Rollcentre Mosler in third. the 2nd spot viper and 3rd spot Mosler look set to have a battle in the second half of the race

 
L: 13   T: 35m
 
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  30 seconds of the pit window left, some teams are playing it tight on time, inclding the No.8 Mosler

 
L: 12   T: 34m
 
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  23 & 20 Pit - Short stays out

 
L: 11   T: 32m
 
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  Simonsen puts in a very slow lap.. Problems?

 
L: 10   T: 29m
 
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  Short is being caught by Scott in third

 
L: 10   T: 29m
 
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  Simonsen is lapping 2 seconds a lap faster than Short. Short is slowly being caught in 3rd. Smyth in the Aston Martin is battling with Wilcox in 4th and looks set to snatch the position, this time around

 
L: 10   T: 29m
 
Status
  Top 5:Simonsen, Short, Scott, Wilcox, Smyth

 
L: 9   T: 26m
 
Status
  The Zytec Ginetta hasn't appeared this time around, and yellow flags are waving at T14. Could this be the end of the race for the Invitational car?

 
L: 9   T: 26m
 
Status
  Martin Short is shown the Black and White flag

 
L: 8   T: 25m
 
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  Pit lane is open for drivier changes. With the faster drivers starting this race, teams are not expected to stop until the final minutes of the window

 
L: 8   T: 23m
 
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  Top 5: Simonsen, Short, Scott, Bryant, Wilcox

 
L: 7   T: 21m
 
Status
  Martin Short in the Moselr has found a way past Aaron Scott's Viper for second position. Simonsen in the Rosso Verde Ferrari is carving out a big gap from the rest of the BGT field

 
L: 6   T: 18m
 
Status
  Alan Simonsen is now mixing it up with the Belgium GT front runner. The Michellin shod cars are normally 2-3 seconds faster than the British, Avon shod counterparts

 
L: 6   T: 18m
 
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  Aaron Scott and Martin Short are battling nose to tail for second spot

 
L: 5   T: 17m
 
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  Reported that the No.9 car has stopped at turn 5

 
L: 5   T: 17m
 
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  THe No.9 Rollcentre Mosler of Stuart Hall has spun and fallen down the order

 
L: 5   T: 16m
 
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  Alan Simonsen in the F430 leads the British GT field on the first green lap

 
L: 5   T: 16m
 
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  Safety Car pulls in and the race is go

 
L: 5   T: 15m
 
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  Safety car is coming in this lap

 
L: 4   T: 12m
 
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  Running Order: 23, 20, 8, 9, 90, 12, 3, 7

 
L: 3   T: 9m
 
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  The Mark Thomas Ginetta spun at Eau Rouge

 
L: 3   T: 9m
 
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  The fog appears to be lifiting in the Bust Stop/Le Source area, could the safety car come in soon?

 
L: 2   T: 4m
 
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  It's the GT4 Ginetta of Mike Thomas that has crashed into the wall whilst following the safety car.

 
L: 2   T: 4m
 
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  The JOnes Brothers have not made the start due to a cracked block

 
L: 2   T: 4m
 
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  THe JOnes Brothers Ascari has not made it around this lap and yellow flags are waving at Turn 3 for a car in the wall.

 
L: 2   T: 4m
 
Status
  The British GT and Belgium GT Fields continue to follow the safety car around Spa due to the foggy conditions

 
L: 1   T: 1m
 
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  The race is started behind the safety car Green/SC

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
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  The British GT field line up behind the safety car. The weather conditions are challenging with little visibility, so the race will run behind the pace car

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
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  The second British GT Race of the weekend at Spa is scheduled to start at 8:05AM(UK). The Belgium Circuit is shrouded in a cloak of fog, which has already caused the morning warm-up for the LMS series to be cancelled

 

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Retired L:2
 
The JOnes Brothers have not made the start due to a cracked block

Retired L:2
 
It's the GT4 Ginetta of Mike Thomas that has crashed into the wall whilst following the safety car.

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The Mark Thomas Ginetta spun at Eau Rouge

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Reported that the No.9 car has stopped at turn 5

Retired L:17
 
THe Phil Burton Ferrari crawls across the start/finish line this time around. Is the VRS F430 suffering form the same driveshaft problem as yesterday?