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May 26, 2008 - Rockingham, Race 2   

 
L: 36   T: 55m
 
Status
  Finishing Order: 1, 23, 14, 2, 4, 9, 16, 5, 3, 21, 55, 88, 42, 40, 51, 50, 15, 11, 20, 52, 71, 8, 12

 
L: 36   T: 55m
 
Status
  Steve Clark and Paul O'Neill are gifted a winner for the RPM Viper, as the Tech9 Lambo inexplicably spun out behind the safety car

 
L: 35   T: 54m
 
Status
  Matchitski spins running behind the pace car at gracelands. The field have no choice but to pass him, and they are about to take the chequered flag

 
L: 35   T: 53m
 
Status
  Looks like officials are going to bring out the chequered flag, ending the race 5 minutes early, which is unusual, as circumstances would normally call for a red flag

 
L: 35   T: 53m
 
Status
  No.11 takes a gamble there'll be a sprint to the finish and dives to the pits to take on wets.

 
L: 34   T: 52m
 
Status
  Running Order: 9, 1, 23, 14, 2, 4, 16, 5, 3, 21, 55, 88, 42, 40, 51, 50, 20, 15, 11, 52, 71, 8, 12

 
L: 34   T: 52m
 
Status
  Safety car is brought out to recover a beeched GT4 Ginetta at the Brook chicane

 
L: 33   T: 51m
 
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  No.20 ABG Viper retires after collision with Modena Lambo

 
L: 33   T: 51m
 
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  Machitski has a 5.5 second lead for the Tech9 Lambo

 
L: 32   T: 50m
 
Status
  Running Order: 9, 1, 23, 14, 4, 2, 16, 5, 3, 21, 20

 
L: 30   T: 49m
 
Status
  After recovering, Johnson has a coming together with Craig Wilkins in the ABG Viper at Gracelands

 
L: 30   T: 48m
 
Status
  Piers Johnson spins the 21 Modena Lambo just after the Deene hairpin

 
L: 30   T: 45m
 
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  Steve Clark gets past Hector Lester for 2nd place, out running the Ferrari along the front straight

 
L: 30   T: 45m
 
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  Running Order: 9, 23, 4, 1, 21, 14, 2, 20, 16, 5, , 55, 52, 88, 42

 
L: 29   T: 43m
 
Status
  James Sutton swarms over the back of No.21 Lambo of Piers Johnson. The CRS car makes the pass and moves up to 5th

 
L: 28   T: 42m
 
Status
  Machitski has a 1.2 second leader over Lester. Lester is 7/10ths ahead of Peter Bamford for CHAD and Steve Clark for RPM

 
L: 27   T: 41m
 
Status
  No.9 tech9 Lambo of Matchitski, passes Hector Lester at Gracelands to become the new leader of the race.

 
L: 26   T: 40m
 
Status
  Running Order following Pit Stops: 23, 4, 9, 1, 21, 14, 2, 20, 3, 16, 5, 55, 52, 8, 88, 51, 50, 42, 40, 11, 15, 71, 12

 
L: 25   T: 39m
 
Status
  Piers Johnson hs 'a moment' through the left handed Gracelands corner and loses time on the leading Ferrari of Hector Lester (CiM)

 
L: 25   T: 28m
 
Status
  Pit lane closed for driver changes

 
L: 25   T: 37m
 
Status
  20, 5, 8 Pits

 
L: 25   T: 36m
 
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  42, 21, 23, 4, 14, pits. It's a race for the teams as Modena and CiM battle to come out in the lead again

 
L: 24   T: 35m
 
Status
  3, 88, 52, 55, 88 pits

 
L: 23   T: 34m
 
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  No.9 pits

 
L: 23   T: 34m
 
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  No.1 comes to the pits

 
L: 23   T: 33m
 
Status
  Simonsen leads by seven tenths over Adam Jones and Matt Griffin

 
L: 22   T: 32m
 
Status
  No.12 Pits and retires from the race after a bad start to the race

 
L: 21   T: 30m
 
Status
  No.8 car puts wet tyres on

 
L: 21   T: 30m
 
Status
  16, 8, 2 Pit for drivber changes

 
L: 21   T: 30m
 
Status
  Simonsen has created a one second lead. Tim Harvey finally found a way past Reid to claim 8th spot

 
L: 20   T: 29m
 
Status
  Running Order: 23, 21, 4, 1, 14, 8, 9, 5, 3, 20, 2, 16

 
L: 19   T: 28m
 
Status
  No.40 car has problems with right rear wheel, causing a delay in their pit stop

 
L: 19   T: 28m
 
Status
  Oliver Bryant is battling with Harvey and Reid

 
L: 18   T: 27m
 
Status
  51, 50 Pit

 
L: 18   T: 36m
 
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  Harvey, Reid, Scott and O'Neil are nose to tail battling for 8th

 
L: 17   T: 36m
 
Status
  No.15 pulls from pit spot with airline still connected to the car

 
L: 16   T: 25m
 
Status
  11, 15, 40 Pit for mandatory driver changes

 
L: 16   T: 25m
 
Status
  Open for driver changes

 
L: 15   T: 23m
 
Status
  Tim Harvey and Anthony continue to battle for position in the midfield

 
L: 14   T: 21m
 
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  Paul O'Neill in the No.1 RPM Viper is setting the fastest laps and starting to gain on 4th place

 
L: 14   T: 21m
 
Status
  Running Order: 23, 21, 4, 8, 1, 14, 9, 3, 5, 20, 2, 40, 16

 
L: 14   T: 21m
 
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  Jonesis holding onto the coattails of Simonsen to try and regain the lead

 
L: 13   T: 19m
 
Status
  No.1 Passes No.14 at Deene

 
L: 13   T: 19m
 
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  Simonsen takes the lead, pasing Adam Jones at the Deene Hairpin

 
L: 12   T: 19m
 
Status
  Adam Wilcox pits to change back to slicks

 
L: 12   T: 18m
 
Status
  Micheal Bentwood omes into pits to change back to slicks

 
L: 12   T: 18m
 
Status
  Running Order: 21, 23, 4, 8, 14, 1, 9, 3, 5, 20, 2, 40, 16

 
L: 10   T: 15m
 
Status
  Tim Harvey, Anthony Reid, Aaron Scott and Oli Bryant in an emmense battle for 8th

 
L: 10   T: 16m
 
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  Simonsen all over the back of jones, just half a second behind

 
L: 9   T: 15m
 
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  No.40 Passies 15 at Deene hairpin for 12th

 
L: 9   T: 13m
 
Status
  Simonsen still gaing on Jones, just 1.2 between them. Matt Griffin (CHAD) 3 seconds behind, Ferrier a further 3 seconds behind and Micheal Meadows a further 7 seconds back.

 
L: 8   T: 13m
 
Status
  Simonsen starting to catch leading Modena Lambo of Adam Jones. Gap now just 3 seconds.

 
L: 7   T: 12m
 
Status
  Cars on wet tyres lapping at 1.5 faster than rest of field

 
L: 7   T: 10m
 
Status
  Simonson passes Griffin to take 2nd place

 
L: 7   T: 10m
 
Status
  Adam Jones has a 3.8 second lead over Matt Griffin and Allan Simonsen

 
L: 6   T: 9m
 
Status
  Michael Cullen pits for wet tyres

 
L: 6   T: 9m
 
Status
  Running order: 1,4,23,8,14,3,9,1, 20, 5, 2, 16, 15

 
L: 5   T: 8m
 
Status
  Harrington makes a fast clean stop.Bentwood pulls away before rear wheel is proprly fixed, causing the 42 car to delay exiting pit

 
L: 5   T: 7m
 
Status
  Guy Harrington in Modena Lambo Pits, Michael Bentwood AstonMartin pits fo wet tyres

 
L: 4   T: 6m
 
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  Tim Hrvey passes Paul O'neil who has dropped places this lap

 
L: 4   T: 5m
 
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  Adam Wilcox in the VRS Ferrari pits to tak on wet tyres

 
L: 4   T: 5m
 
Status
  Allan Simonsen pressuring Tom Ferrier for 3rd

 
L: 3   T: 4m
 
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  Track is proving slippery in the light rain, with slick tyres

 
L: 3   T: 4m
 
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  Adam Jones has a 2. second lead over Matt Griffin in the Ferrari

 
L: 2   T: 3m
 
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  No.15 Spins at gracelands, losing places, but rejoins

 
L: 2   T: 2m
 
Status
  Running Order: 21, 4, 8, 14, 9, 23, 3, 1, 15, 11

 
L: 1   T: 1m
 
Status
  Adam Wilcox soins onto grass at gracelands from 2nd

 
L: 1   T: 1m
 
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  Light rain starts to fall on track

 
L: 1   T: 1m
 
Status
  Green flag and the race is go

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
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  Tom Ferrier and Adam Jones spin on the parade lap and rejoin the field

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  No.99 will not be racing and fails to make grid

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  starting the first part of the race will be the class 'A' drivers

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  The BT field funnel behind the Safety car for the parade lap(s)

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  1 Minute board shown

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
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  2 Minute board is shown

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
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  3 Minute board is shown

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  Th British GT compeitiors are lined up on the grid, awaiting the start of Round 6. Theweather is currently dry and windy, with ominous clouds above.

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  One car not making the start will be the No.22 Ascari of David and Godfrey Jones. The pair have withdrawn their car in protest at their Knockhill disqualification and are now considering their future in the British GT series.

 
L: 0   T: 0m
 
Status
  Race 2 of the British GT Championship from ockingham will start at 1:25PM

 

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Retirements
Retired L:0
 
No.99 will not be racing and fails to make grid

Retired L:33
 
No.20 ABG Viper retires after collision with Modena Lambo