2005 British GT Championship Castle Combe Rounds 8 & 9

[Andy Downes]

Castle Combe Sat/Sun 25th - 26th June 2005

The British GT Championship roars back into action at Castle Combe this weekend. No Enry List yet but the Aero8 will be there - Keith giving up the Peter Morgan Memorial meeting at Mallory on Sunday.

After its double-podium at Thruxton last time the Aero8 is now running with 50 kg of 'success' ballast (30kg for the win and 20kg for 2nd). Maximum ballast is 60kg and it is retained until you fall out of the podium positions - so let's hope they keep it !

More as we get towards the weekend.

Have Fun
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[Andy Downes]

More details from Castle combe later but in the meantime;

b]TV for Thruxton
Channel 4
Sunday 26th June 7.00am - 7.55am[/b]

Have Fun
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[Andy Downes]

Entry List for this weekend's races at Castle Combe.

1 10 GT2 Nissan 350Z
2 GT2 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR
3 34 GT2 Ferrari 360 GTC 40 kg
4 35 GT2 Ferrari 360 GTC 60 kg
5 42 GT2 TVR T400-R
6 43 GT2 TVR T400-R 20 kg
7 55 GT2 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR
8 69 GT2 Mosler MT900R 20 kg
9 77 GT2 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR
10 9 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3 50 kg
11 11 GT3 Team Aero Keith Ahlers Oliver Bryant Morgan Aero 8 50 kg
12 12 GT3 Ferrari 360
13 14 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3
14 15 GT3 Ferrari 360
15 16 GT3 Ferrari 360
16 20 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3
17 21 GT3 Ferrari 360
18 23 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3 30 kg
19 25 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3
20 30 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3
21 36 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3
22 81 GT3 Marcos Mantis 30 kg
23 96 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3
24 99 GT3 Porsche 911 GT3


Current Driver standings

GT3 Driver Points
1 Piers Masarati 54
Dimitris Deverikos 54
3 Oliver Bryant 32
4 Andy Britnell 26
5 Marco Attard 25
Nick Adams 25
7 Jamie Smyth 21
Miles Hulford 21
9 Keith Ahlers 21
10 Jon Finnemore 18

More later.

Have Fun
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[Andy Downes]

Race 1 is today
Qualifying 1 14:30 - 14:45
Qualifying 2 14:45 - 15:10
Race 17:20 - 18:20

Race 2 tomorrow (Sunday)
Race 13:15 - 14:15


Saturday Free Practice
1 34 GT2 SCUDERIA ECOSSE Ferrari 360 GTC 1:05.325
2 35 GT2 SCUDERIA ECOSSE Ferrari 360 GTC 1:05.380
3 42 GT2 TEAM LNT TVR T400R 1:05.943
4 69 GT2 ECLIPSE MOTORSPORT Mosler MT900R 1:06.225
5 55 GT2 EMBASSY RACING Porsche 996 RSR 1:06.339
6 22 GT2 EUROTECH Porsche GT3 RS 1:07.136
7 77 GT2 EUROTECH Porsche GT3 RS 1:07.313
8 21 GT3 UTD CHRISTIAN B'CAST Ferrari 360 1:07.766
9 10 GT2 RJN MOTORSPORT Nissan 350Z 1:07.786
10 43 GT2 TEAM LNT TVR T400R 1:07.917
11 81 GT3 TEAM TIGER Marcus Mantis 1:08.890
12 9 GT3 TECH 9 Porsche GT3 Cup 1:09.046
13 15 GT3 DAMAX Ferrari 360 1:09.374
14 99 GT3 EUROTECH Porsche 996 1:09.639
15 20 GT3 TRACKSPEED Porsche 996 GTC 1:09.947
16 11 GT3 TEAM AERO Morgan Aero 8 GT 1:09.995
17 16 GT3 DAMAX Ferrari 360 1:10.457
18 23 GT3 MOTORBASE QUAIFE Porsche GT3 1:10.645
19 12 GT3 JMH Ferrari 360 C 1:10.678
21 96 GT3 MOTORBASE QUAIFE Porsche GT3 Cup 1:11.124
22 25 GT3 TRACKSPEED Porsche 996 GTC 1:11.699
23 36 GT3 BILL BARRETT M/S Porsche 911 GT3 1:12.550

The GT3 class looks very tight (as ever) and remember the Aero 8 GT is carrying 50kg of 'success' ballast.

Good Luck - Keith, Oliver, Billy and Ian

[keith.ahlers]

Thanks for the posts, Andy.

Difficult weekend. Did not start Saturday's race owing to a flywheel problem in qualifying. Midnight rebuild saw us into Sunday's race but we struggled with 50kg of ballast and finished sixth.

Another time..................

[Andy Downes]

My apologies for the lack of posts - busy weekend, down to Castle Combe on Saturday (Aero 8 in bits), then all day at Mallory for the Peter Morgan Memorial Race Meeting - just fantastic !

Keith, at least you can take some of the ballast out now...

Qualifying

From http://www.Dailysportscar.com

"The Morgan meanwhile was in trouble. Keith Ahlers explaining: “The engine cut out on my first flying lap so we didn’t get a time in the second session. We have no idea what it is at the moment, just running through the diagnostics and hoping we can get Oliver out there for this evening’s race.â€

[Leigh Sebba]

“ My apologies for the lack of posts - busy weekend, down to Castle Combe on Saturday (Aero 8 in bits), then all day at Mallory ……“

Andy – shame your private plane was out of action or you could have popped down to Dijon Sat eve and seen three Plus 4s cross the line together to take first three places in Class in the Gentlemen Drivers 90 minute race. Am glad to say that in the pre – war race the John Clarke 4/4 retained all four wheels but unfortunately had little opposition in the back of the grid club