Works-Ginetta G50R catches fire - De Doncker crashes with the A+ Viper It looks as though the first two retirements are a reality. The first retirement is for the works -Ginetta, with at the wheel the Ginetta-boss Lawrence Tomlinson, Richard Dean, Danny Watts and Nigel Moore. After 4 hours and 10 minutes Danny Watts parked the British sports car on the track. The Ginetta G50R was belching smoke and fire rsulting in the race being neutralised with a 'Code 60'. Stefan Coppens was our man on the right spot and captured these shots of the burning Ginetta.
 A+ Racing has just confirmed that Jeffrey Van Hooydonk en co are throwing in the towel. After some 3 hours Eric De Doncker skidded off the track and damaged the frontal part of the Dodge Viper Competition Coupé. For the second time in three days A+ Racing team started with the repairs, after the Viper had hit the wall on Thursday... but to no avail. At 20.15hrs the message comes in that the team is retiring.
 In addition to Gravity Racing International we have lost another protagonist up front. The GPR Pino Racing Porsche is at a standstill in the pit box with a broken drive shaft. The team is tying to repair the car as quickly as possible, but no doubt some twenty minutes will be lost. And if that wasn't enough, Christian Kelders came into the pitlane too fast, whereby the #1 Porsche will have to go through a stop & go penalty of 3 minutes later.
The ProSpeed Competition Porsche has now taken the lead, head of the Sport Garage Ferrari and the Porsche of MPM Racing by Verbist.
Pictures: Martijn Wouters & Stefan Coppens & Valentin Meuwissen
 VZW 24u.be - Gordon McKay on Saturday 30 August 2008 at 22:29. | 
