Total 24 Hours of Spa - Hours 8-9

23:00
A TV reply of the Martin/Wainwright incident shows both cars coming very close to disaster as they leave the track at speed.

23:01
"Drive through penalty car 4 for driving stint time"

23:02
And the Kessel Racing #73 now stopped at the pit entry!!

23:03
It has lost a wheel...

23:07
Von TuT pits the Lambo and hands over to Blancpain boss Marc Hayek.

23:07
Safety Car!

23:07
Reason unknown

23:10
Five safety cars in just over seven hours...at Spa! Must be a record.

23:13
Positions 8, 9 and 10 overall are currently occupied by three AF Corse Ferraris - 50, 51 and 52, in that order.

23:13
The safety car is for the stranded #73 to be recovered as it is blocking the pit entrance.

23:14
Car #52 reported to be slow between turns 4 and 5.

23:16
Safety car in at end of this lap. It will soon need a full service at this rate!

23:20
GREEN

23:26
The #12 ART McLaren is the latest confirmed retiree.

23:27
That was expected after it was on fire in the pit before...

23:36
From the pitlane:

Andy Meyrick, after a 3 hour 5 minute stint in the #9 Gulf Racing McLaren: “It was obviously tricky out on track. The last stint was easiest as the car felt better then, even though we were on wet tyres on a completely dry track, than in the middle stint when the tyres were going off. It was like driving a rally car, with the back end oversteering everywhere.

"After that it was just a question of trying to keep it on track. You can’t read the weather too much and just have to play it all by ear. A Porsche went off in front of me, aquaplaned off in a straight line, it was very, very wet at times."

23:38
"Car 70 stopped t14 right hand side"

23:40
Megastar DJ - and sometime GT racer - Maxi Jazz has taken to the stage for a two-hour Faithless set. Happily it isn't raining at present.

23:41
Christopher Mies pits from second for a routine stop and stays in the car.

23:51
Drive through penalty for the #59 Vita4One Team Italy - for "driving stint violation"

23:59
Pit stop for race leader Bas Leinders after 149 laps have been completed. Almost eight hours completed...

Sunday July 29, 2012

00:00
It is now midnight here in Spa - welcome to Sunday everyone. Just 16 hours remaining ;-)

00:13
Yellow flags (signals) at turn 13 - the #85 VDS Racing Adventures Ford Mustang has stopped on the right hand side of the track.

00:16
Dry line on the track - wets now a disadvantage.

00:19
But Meins has now stopped the car at La Source

00:20
Spinning United Autosports Audi at the Bus Stop - and rejoins

00:20
Meins stopped the car at the La Source hairpin and then rejoined again!

00:39
Debris on track between turns 7 and 8, slippery track between turns 4 and 5. And several cars in the pits with problems...

00:44
Stop and go penalty for the Beechdean-Aston Martin Racing #107 for overtaking under the safety car.

00:47
It's the #59 Vita4One Team Italy Ferrari that is in the barriers!

00:48
SAFETY CAR!

00:49
that message was supposed to show up four minutes ago as the safety car was deployed at 00:44 - delayed thanks to the poor show of Cybernet here at Spa.

00:52
BMW #3 has pitted - damage to the back of the race leader. Leinders pitted - which means Stippler is now in the lead.