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May 30, 2009 - Rockingham, Race 1   

 
L: 43   T: m
 
Status
  Finishing order - 90, 23, 12, 7, 9, 3, 2, 52, 44

 
L: 42   T: m
 
Status
  Last lap - Bryant leading by 5.999s

 
L: 39   T: 4m
 
Status
  Simonsen fights his way passed Wilcox heading into infield section

 
L: 39   T: 4m
 
Status
  WIlcox almost loses position to Simonsen whilst lapping No.44 Ginetta G50

 
L: 38   T: 6m
 
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  Wilcox and Simonsen brought gap to leader down to just 9.657s

 
L: 36   T: 8m
 
Status
  Simonsen locked onto rear end of Wilcox, runing nose to tail

 
L: 36   T: 9m
 
Status
  Wilcox and Simonsen closing gap to leader together, Bryant 12.664s ahead

 
L: 35   T: 10m
 
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  Simonsen now just 1.4s behind Wilcox

 
L: 34   T: 12m
 
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  Simonsen now just 2.3 seconds adrift of Wilcox

 
L: 33   T: 13m
 
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  Simonsen just 3 seconds behind Wilcox, gradually closing in

 
L: 33   T: 14m
 
Status
  Wilcox gains 2 seconds on race leader. Gap between top two now 19.090

 
L: 32   T: 15m
 
Status
  Running order - 90, 12, 23, 7, 9, 3, 2, 52, 44

 
L: 30   T: 17m
 
Status
  Simonsen tries to pass Smyth round outside. Smyth runs wide at final corner onto grass, allowing Simonsen through

 
L: 30   T: 18m
 
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  Simonsen just 1.1s behind Smyth

 
L: 29   T: 18m
 
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  Wilcox now oulling away from Smyth. Simonsen closing in on Smyth

 
L: 28   T: 20m
 
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  Wilcox all over Smyth. Late on brakes into infield section, taking second

 
L: 27   T: 21m
 
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L: 27   T: 22m
 
Status
  Jamie Smyth, now in Beechdean Aston Martin, second - 26.797s behind leading Ginetta

 
L: 26   T: 23m
 
Status
  Running Order - 90, 7, 12, 23, 9, 3, 52, 2, 44

 
L: 26   T: 24m
 
Status
  Oliver Bryant, now at wheel of Ginetta G50Z regains lead after Mosler pits

 
L: 25   T: 25m
 
Status
  No. 54 Ginetta G50 reitres after colliding with Ford GT, Leaking fluid

 
L: 24   T: 26m
 
Status
  Scott retires with broken drive shaft

 
L: 24   T: 27m
 
Status
  Simms comes into pits missing front bodywork

 
L: 24   T: 27m
 
Status
  Mosler spins at entrance to infield of circuit

 
L: 23   T: 28m
 
Status
  Bentwood (Ford GT) collides with Rob Austin Racing Ginetta of Gary Simms near pit entrance

 
L: 23   T: 29m
 
Status
  After slowing round infield of circuit, Scott pits

 
L: 22   T: 29m
 
Status
  Leader - Osborne - finally pits

 
L: 22   T: 30m
 
Status
  Wilcox tries to pass up the inside heading onto the infield section, makes it stick and moves up to fifth

 
L: 22   T: 31m
 
Status
  Adam Wilcox running nose to tail with Aaron Scott for 5th place

 
L: 21   T: 32m
 
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  No.21 MTECH Ferrari retires

 
L: 20   T: 33m
 
Status
  MTECH Ferrari (No.21) being pushed out of pit lane

 
L: 19   T: 34m
 
Status
  No.21 Ferrari still in pits with more problems

 
L: 19   T: 34m
 
Status
  GT4 leader pits to switch with Nigel Moore

 
L: 19   T: 35m
 
Status
  Brown working hard to decrease gap to Osborne. Gap now just 0.837

 
L: 18   T: 35m
 
Status
  Bentwood gets going

 
L: 18   T: 36m
 
Status
  Michael Bentwood also pits, but stops at end of pitlane when rejoining the race

 
L: 17   T: 37m
 
Status
  21 and 23 also pit

 
L: 17   T: 37m
 
Status
  Pit lane open. Wilkins pits straight away. Burton follows to swtich with Adam Wilcox

 
L: 17   T: 38m
 
Status
  Second drivers ready in pitlane for pitstops and driver changes

 
L: 16   T: 38m
 
Status
  Burton still running nose to tail with Wilkins.

 
L: 14   T: 40m
 
Status
  Jody Firth leading GT4 Class for Team WFR

 
L: 14   T: 41m
 
Status
  Running Order - 90, 9, 7, 20, 12, 3, 21, 23, 2, 52

 
L: 13   T: 42m
 
Status
  Leaders now lapping back-markers. Gap differing between them as lapping

 
L: 12   T: 43m
 
Status
  Gap between leading dup (No.90 and No.9) now just 2.493 seconds

 
L: 12   T: 45m
 
Status
  Howard managed to take third from Wilkins. Burton still following behind, looking to follow Howard through

 
L: 10   T: 47m
 
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  Burton now catching Wilkins and Howard in front of him. Left No.21 and No.3 behind

 
L: 10   T: 47m
 
Status
  Gap between first and second beginning to close. Now just 3.674 seconds separating them

 
L: 10   T: 48m
 
Status
  Hector Lester beginning to be caught by Philip Walker in the Ford GT

 
L: 9   T: 48m
 
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  Daniel Brown beginning to chip away at the gap to Osborne

 
L: 8   T: 50m
 
Status
  No.12, No.21 and No.3 Ferrari's running close together, batling for 4th, 5th and 6th

 
L: 7   T: 52m
 
Status
  Howard beginning to catch Wilkins for third

 
L: 6   T: 53m
 
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  Joe Osborne in No.90 Ginetta G50Z still leading, from Mosler of Dan Brown. Osborne 4.423 ahead

 
L: 5   T: 54m
 
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  Howard moved up to fourth, ahead of Burton. Now begining to chase down the Viper of Wilkins

 
L: 4   T: 55m
 
Status
  No.22 Ascari retires at end of lap two

 
L: 4   T: 55m
 
Status
  Heading round turn one at start of lap four, Wilkins gets passed Buton for third

 
L: 3   T: 57m
 
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  Wilkins still all over back of Burton, battling for third. Burton just holding on to the position

 
L: 3   T: 57m
 
Status
  No.22 Ascari comes into pits at end of lap two

 
L: 2   T: 58m
 
Status
  Barwell Beechdean Aston Martin of Andrew Howard dropped back, and now battling Burton for third

 
L: 2   T: 60m
 
Status
  No.90 Ginetta G50Z immediately pulled out a lead at the front. Mosler of Daniel Brown second

 
L: 1   T: 60m
 
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  Craig Wilkins in No.20 Viper moves up to 6th

 
L: 1   T: 60m
 
Status
  late braking from Phil Burton in No.12 Ferrari lifts him up to third

 
L: 1   T: 60m
 
Status
  No.90 has good start, leaps into lead

 

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Retirements
Retired L:4
 
No.22 Ascari retires at end of lap two

Retired L:21
 
No.21 MTECH Ferrari retires

Retired L:24
 
Scott retires with broken drive shaft

Retired L:25
 
No. 54 Ginetta G50 reitres after colliding with Ford GT, Leaking fluid