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Spa First Hour
May 8th, 2011
At 2.05, the cars were sent on their way – well most of them anyway. The gearbox work hadn’t quite finished, so MIK were forced to start from the pit lane. The organisers presented them with a one lap penalty. Drama straight away, as McNish spins his Audi, while Olivier Pla had taken the ASM [...]
Read MoreMorning at Spa
May 8th, 2011
Hi race fans, It’s the big day, and we’re all knackered. It’s been a tiring week, never getting back to the hotel before midnight. One thing that surprises everyone, when they first come to Spa, is how steep Eau Rouge is. That is typical of everywhere, we are forever walking either up hill or down [...]
Read MoreSpa Qualifying
May 7th, 2011
Qualifying has started. The GTs have done their bit, now it’s time for the prototypes. The cars have to start the race with the tyres they set their times with. This leads to different approaches, as some cars will qualify with harder tyres, in the hope of getting through the first pit stops without changing them. [...]
Read MoreSpa Part 2
May 6th, 2011
It’s another sunny day. Weather forecast is for more of the same all week. Amazing, but we are in Spa, so the wet tyres won’t be packed away just yet. An update on all the crashed cars from yesterday….Peugeot will have all 4 cars out, Rebellion will have both of their cars running, but RML [...]
Read MoreSpa practice
May 6th, 2011
Hi Everyone, We’ve had a busy time since Le Mans. A quick turnaround on the MIK Hybrid car, and plenty of spares to sort out for all the teams. We needed to test the hybrid motor again, so it was off to Curborough sprint course, which just happens to be round the back of Zytek [...]
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