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spawny whippet motorsport

 

Spa-Francorchamps

 

10th - 13th July 2003

 

This was my first visit to Spa and also my first rolling start race. This was a superb circuit, but very long and therefore difficult to learn in only two 30 minute qualifying sessions. Many corners require a high level of driver commitment for a good laptime.

 

Qualifying

 

I qualified 16th from 42 in the 1st session, which I was pleased with.

I missed the 2nd qualifying session due to a major vibration so serious that it fractured the front wing supports and made the car undriveable, especially with a wing under the front wheels... 

 

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Pre-race assembly area

New sunglasses needed

Startline for green flag lap

Dermot assessing the cause of

the vibration which broke front wing

 

Race

 

I got a poor start due to being unfamiliar with the startline procedure and fell back from Phil Moore. I then caught and passed quite a few cars, finishing 8th overall, despite losing a few places with a 140mph spin whilst taking the famous Eau Rouge flat on lap 5. Phil Moore had a grandstand view of this, but unfortunately his video ran out

 

 

   

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