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The weekend was
wet, and the track was really slick. The lapping
day was a total slip and slide affair. Saturday
was a bit drier and Sunday was overcast but dry.
On Saturday I
qualified 3rd in the rain in the GTP class. Had
a great race with Phillip Safriet but spun on
the last lap. I managed to hang on to 2nd place.
On Sunday with
the track drying out I managed my first pole,
albeit in GTP. I screwed up the start - dropping
the hammer too early. I got into the lead and
pulled away. Towards the end, Phillip caught me
and we had an amazing battle for the next 4
laps, trading positions all around the track. We
raced hard but clean. On the last lap coming
into turn 13 my tires were done and I tossed it
away, but luckily stayed off the wall. I got
going again but dropped back to 5th.
After the race
the stewards gave me a strong dressing down for
my early start!
Rob Brent was the
class of the field in GTR winning both races
with good margins!
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