After six hours
of running, the Care Racing supported Prodrive Ferrari nr.66 is well positioned
in sixth place overall, second in the GTS class. All three drivers have now
completed their first two stints in the car, and there are no problems with the
550 Maranello.
Peter Kox took the start and held the GTS lead until the first round of pit
stops, and thereafter stayed closely behind the nr. 64 Corvette, the new class
leader. Shortly after Tomas Enge started his double stint, he spun on the same
patch of oil at the Porsche Curves that had caused the Audi accidents.
The Czech was fortunate not to hit anything, and returned to the pits to change
tyres and clear gravel from the car, thus dropping behind the team's other car
in the running order.
Car 65's driving crew have also all completed their first double stints and were
holding a strong 2nd position in class, with Colin McRae at the wheel, when he
also had a spin.
He explains, "I was at the Mulsanne Corner and had moved to one side of the
track to let a prototype pass but got onto the marbles and the car started to
spin. I tried to catch it but don't think I had enough revs and after that the
clutch started slipping.
"We decided to change it and the team did a great job to get the car out again
after about 30 minutes, although we unfortunately lost 8 laps in the process. It
was a shame as my lap times were very consistent until then and I was beginning
to get into a good rhythm."
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