The Christians in Motorsport
Ferrari of Hector Lester and Allan Simonsen took the chequered flag from twelfth on the grid in an action packed race opening race for the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at
Croft.
The pair came home ahead of the Barwell Aston Martin of Guy Harrington and Ben de Zille Butler with Alex Mortimer and Bradley Ellis taking the final podium position - only to receive a penalty for blocking and slip behind the Team Eurotech Ascari of David and Godfrey Jones. The Team Aero Morgan of Keith Ahlers and Steve Hyde returned to winning ways with a lights to flag victory in the GTC Class ahead of championship leaders Graeme Mundy and Jamie Smyth in the RSS Performance Porsche.
At the start it was the two Ascari's of David Jones and Michael Greenhalgh that led the 22 car grid towards the first corner at Clervaux but it Guy Harrington in the Aston Martin who got the best start to get alongside the Berlanga Ascari and sweep into second place ahead of Greenhalgh on the exit of the corner.
As the leaders exited the Chicane to join the long straight down to Tower bend it was Jones from Harrington from Greenhalgh and Nigel Redwood in the #7 Team RPM Viper. Jones had the Aston Martin in his mirrors as they exited the
Jim Clark Esses but a miscalculation by the Leicestershire driver put the Ascari's wheels on the grass, dropping Jones down to fifth by the end of the opening lap behind the Viper of Alex Mortimer.
As the cars crossed the line for the first time it has the Aston Martin of round ten winner Guy Harrington in the lead, with the Berlanga Ascari of Michael Greenhalgh just one second adrift. The Team RPM Vipers of Redwood and Mortimer were joined by the Ascari of the recovering David Jones in a three way battle for third.
