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Total 24 Hours of Spa: LIVE at Planetlemans - 7

We’ve gone into the second half of the race. Vitaphone is clearly in command, but anything can happen. At the moment though it is quite uneventful[…]

Total 24 Hours of Spa: LIVE at Planetlemans - 6

Ten hours have gone by. Just before the end of the last hour one of the AF Corse Ferraris went off bringing out the safety car. At the moment the Maserati’s are still leading the race with BMS Scuderia Italia on top in GT2. Back to the track[…]

Total 24 Hours of Spa: LIVE at Planetlemans - 5

It is Sunday now, so only sixteen hours to go. The two Vitaphone Maserati MC12s have not had any problems and are in the lead. Simonsen is in third place, but far back. In GT2 Collard has just gone to the lead after the BMS Scuderia Ferrari made a pit stop. Mühlner Motorsport still leads G3[…]

Total 24 Hours of Spa: LIVE at Planetlemans - 4

After six hours we are currently behind the safety car after a fire onboard Phoenix Carsport Corvette. We’re supposed to go green soon now so let’s get back to the action quickly again as the race goes into its seventh hour[…]

Total 24 Hours of Spa: LIVE at Planetlemans - 3

Four hours completed now. Phoenix #6 is still in the lead in GT1, followed by the two Vitaphone MC12’s, Pierguidi in front of sarrazin. GT2 is led by Malucelli in the BMS Ferrari, followed by Collard and Bruni […]

Total 24 Hours of Spa: LIVE at Planetlemans - 2

Two hours completed, the Phoenix Corvette has a clear lead. The GT2 battle could become more interesting as they are still very close to each other. With the track wet after it started raining just before the two hour mark it will be tricky. Back to the action now[…]

Total 24 Hours of Spa: LIVE at Planetlemans - 1

It is time to get our focus on the first two hours of the Total 24 Hours of Spa. The skies over the Belgian track are grey at the moment and the first spats of rain have come down in the paddock area. At the moment the cars are being lined up on the grid, waiting for the pace car lap before going green. After the retirement of the Larbre Saleen the number 6 Phoenix Carsport Corvette is on pole position[…]

Total 24 Hours of Spa: Warm Up Report

There was good and bad news during the warm up session today. Good things were the weather, as the sun was still shining brightly, and the return of the Selleslagh Racing Team Corvette after its crash in the first qualifying session. Unfortunately at the very end of the session the Larbre Saleen went off heavily at Eau Rouge[…]

News from the annual SRO Spa press conference

As usual the SRO had its annual press conference with Stéphane Ratel this afternoon at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. After months of speculation Ratel talked about the current status of the SRO series, the near future and of course the much anticipated GT1 World Championship and GT2 European Championship[…]

Total 24 Hours of Spa: Qualifying 3 Report

The third and final qualifying session for this weekend’s Total 24 Hours of Spa took place between 12:50 and 13:35 today. Cloudy skies greeted the FIA GT drivers today as the teams went out to try and beat the pole time of 2:14.581 set by Jetalliance Racing’s Karl Wendlinger last night[…]

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