Spa 6 Hrs British Sports GT & Saloon Challenge 2013

British Sports GT & Saloon Challenge Sept 2013

This race featured " The Ford Falcon El" a rather overweight and under powered car from the USA.

Main Feature:-

Size:- Huge.

Weight:- very light at about 1050Kg. (it's lighter tham my DB2 Lightweight)

Power:- 620 BHP. (wheel spinning in every gear a promise)

Colour:- Red

Also required:- Bravery Pills, Dry weather, plenty of underwear and a great team of people.

Result:- Great Fun, Smile on your face or fear as the case may be.

In the out side paddock

Carbon Fibre air intake cover

Thursday 45 mins Practice in dry weather.

It was decided wisely that we would have a practice on the Thursday before the qualifying on Friday this was for may benefit as I had never sat in the car before never mind race it around Spa. This proved very useful for both Julian Bailey-Watts (car owner) and me.

I managed a lap time of 3Mins 07secs  on my penultimate lap but I think I was a bit faster on my last lap but came into the pits to see if Julian wanted a few more laps before the end of our session.

I must say in the dry although a handful Flacon El was great fun to drive providing you fully respected the power.

Happy Chappies

Qualifying:- Friday 30 minutes.

Weather very wet raining.

Grid Size:- 80Best Lap :- 3.45.713

Grid Postion:- 59

Class Position:- 12th

The Race:- 61 minutes
Weather :- Only wet race of the weekend. Wet track and some rain.

Grid Size:- 80

Best Lap time:- 3.12.900 

Finishing Postion:- 50

Class Position:- 9th

Julian started the race as the rain started to fall and did an excellent job and moved up through the field. We decided to pit later than many of the other cars and so moved up to 35th position when Julian brought the car into the pits after about 35mins.

Julian asking directions to the track

Waiting to go out for the race and the rain starts

Grid positions being sorted

Rolling start for 80 cars

Famous driver getting ready for second part of the race

The Pit crew

Julian in the first part of the race

Time for Julian to pit at about 35Mins. Darren is in full control.

I ask how is it Julian"very slippery" Oh S--T

I was slow to go out.

 We pitted in 35th position quite late and I went back onto the track after the pit stop into 53rd position. I made it up to 48th over the next few laps but then double yellow waved flags and a SC board slowed me down which allowed any cars past the accident to catch up an again 1 lap.

Going into Bus Stpped got hit from behind by DB6 on Last lap and lost about 40 secs and another lap.

Trying to start the car

Flume of smoke got car going again

The Finish

The Pit Girls (does that sound right if not its Julians fault as he is team leader)

Other Pictures from the Spa 6 Hrs

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