Sad to see that we yet again have big drama here, but will refrain from more comments for the time being, on what I assume is an ongoing case.
Great track as Tony said, albeit very treacherous, with multiple options for getting it very wrong - including some bizarre ones; during practice, I went off and ended up inside a building. Walls were completely traversal going in, but once inside, they turned solid and I couldn't get out again..
Hadn't noticed the 5 AM start time, so in for a nasty surprise when Tony reminded us from the server in pre-race praccy. Still some time left, so went offline to do a few laps under those lighting conditions - thanks for the timely heads up Tony
Improved pb during qual, going below 2:20 for the first time, but still far off Ziu's time. Half bad start from me saw Geoffers slip in front, but easy to pass him late in the lap, with the straight line speed of the SLR vs Healey. Over the next laps, gaps to Ziu in front and Geoff behind stretched equally, but then I came upon a recovering Ziu and grabbed the lead. With him behind, there was no option but throw caution to the wind and go as fast as I could. Remained in front for a few laps, until he did his early stop. Dunno what went wrong for him. It was suggested in post-race chat that maybe he got a stop-n-go without noticing, so maybe that was why he couldn't refuel ?
With Ziu's untimely exit, the race turned lonely and a lot less exiting. Could relax a bit, to avoid making unnecessary mistakes. Pit at the end of L18 for a splash-n-dash. Grats to Geoffers & Bob for filling the podium, and Tony for completing it. Shame about the high attrition, but guess that's a characteristic of this track.