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Dunlop Dubai 24 Hours – Hour 3/4
Report
Settling Down
With Rob Barff, Matt Griffin
and Peter Kox now out of the leading trio of cars, there was the likelihood that
the next hour or too would begin to develop a different rhythm. The three pro
drivers had been able to stay at the front, despite spins from Kox and Griffin
and despite severe indigestion for Barff, but the relative pace of Jordan
Grogor, Jack Gerber and Nico Pronk would not be so similar.
At this point, a complete
internet failure in the media centre, together with an ending of the Motors TV
coverage, prompted the DSC Deputy Ed to pop down to the paddock to try and catch
up with a few drivers, as the Ed heroically continued to tweet -
@dsceditor
Tweets:
GTAcademy GT Academy
#Dubai24
@JordanTresson just out of the #100car 'Very hot, very hard work in the car, had
to push the brakes very hard'
11 minutes ago
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dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
The Saker leaves the pits, pits for a pit penalty and pits -
Full House!!! #Dubai24
11 minutes ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
BMW, AMG, AMG, AMG, BMW is the top 5 at present #Dubai24
12
minutes ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
Cioci is lapping very quickly in the AF Corse 458 - up into
top 10 again #Dubai24
14 minutes ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
Jorg Muller leads the race as the #18 Porsche pits for fuel
and a Team Manager vs Race Director discussion #Dubai24
16 minutes
ago
24H SERIES
24HSERIES 24H
SERIES
P1:#18 P2:#1 P3:#3, Still no code 60! #24hDUBAI
24 minutes
ago
Retweeted by dsceditor
Tom Kimber-Smith
TKS77
Tom Kimber-Smith
Franck has had a very hard day so has decided to lay down!
@Nissan_OnTrack #Dubai24 twitpic.com/86qijd
28 minutes ago
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dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
#18 Porsche leads from #1 BMW, #3 Mercedes and #25 Lamborghini
We're into the 4th hour of the #Dubai24
27 minutes ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
Just looked down to pit lane and......No Saker!!! #Dubai24 -
Oh hang on, here it comes, down pit lane and into the garage!
30 minutes
ago
GT Academy
GTAcademy GT
Academy
#Dubai24 @BryanHeitkotter #GTAcademy USA winner currently in the
car
34 minutes ago
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Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
Lead Car Team manager #18 Porsche - called to race director -
penalty looming? #Dubai24
34 minutes ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
Shadows are lengthening at #Dubai24 - Some blessed relief on
the way for the drivers
36 minutes ago
Eve Hewitt
radiolemans
Eve Hewitt
100 Nissan in the pits...new tyres. Leisurely pitstop.
@Nissan_OnTrack #24HDubai
43 minutes ago
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Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
Guess what's pitted - It's the Saker - engine cover up - and
the #105 Silhouette is in too in sympathy #shootitnow #Dubai24
42 minutes
ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
@stueyhallracing hoping to announce 2012 plans soon - may well
involve GT and "the other sort" #Dubai24
51 minutes ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
@stueyhallracing commits the cardinal sin of disagreeing with
an opinion held by John Hindhaugh!! @radiolemans #Dubai24
55 minutes
ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
The 3rd placed #16 Heico Mercedes has just had a trip to the
naughty step - a 20 second spell in the penalty box #Dubai24
56 minutes
ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
No Turkish Delight for the #122 BORUSAN OTOMOTIV car - it's
stopped out on the circuit and awaits a tow #Dubai24
57 minutes
ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
Stuart Hall and |Archie Hamilton about to go live on
@radiolemans #Dubai24
1 hour ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
Whoops - Press room internet has gone pop - keep following
here on Twitter while we get a workaround on dailysportscar.com #dubai24
1
hour ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
Sakerwatch continues - it's back in the pits for the 324th
time so far - engine cover off! #Dubai24
1 hour ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
The #100 Nissan 370Z is going strong - 26th overall for the
little GT4 car in a field that includes well over 30 GT3 spec cars!
#Dubai24
1 hour ago
Graham Goodwin
dsceditor
Graham Goodwin
#116 Optimum Ginetta pits after crawling home with damage to
the right rear corner - Lee Mowle had contct with a 997 #Dubai24
1 hour
ago
@dsceditor not too bad.....
But had a vapour lock in the fuel system now we have to change the gearbox!
1
hour ago
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Stuart
Hall
stueyhallracing Stuart Hall
@
@dsceditor helped into a spin.......
Rear damage!
1 hour ago
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Paul Dunk
Dunkie5150 Paul
Dunk
@specutainment @dsceditor No #MotorsTV at work but covert listening to
@radiolemans at my desk Top job as always! Getting me through Friday
1 hour
ago
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Nelson
Valkenburg
NoCommentNelson Nelson Valkenburg
While MotorsTV is off-air
until 6 pm, we all can enjoy the Dubai coverage of @radiolemans and @dsceditor.
Thanks mates makes my life easier!
1 hour ago
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dsceditor
QUOTES:
Rob Barff (#12 AUH Ferrari
458): “I’m fine – I had a tennis ball-sized lump of indigestion near the end of
my stint, which I haven’t experienced before, but I’ve rehydrated and am feeling
better.
“As regards my stint, it
went as expected – I started in the lead and finished in the lead and its going
to be stalemate for the next 22 hours. Our strategy is awesome, though, and, no,
I’m not going to tell you what it is!”
Matt Griffin (#2 AF Corse
458): “I was tipped by a backmarker as Rob and I passed him not far into the
race; I gave him enough space, but he understeered into me. I’m not sure where I
dropped down to, but I managed to get back to third before the end of my second
stint.
“It’s unbelievably hot in
the car – particularly when you’re sitting in the fuel station for three minutes
– and the tyre wear is much worse than expected. Marco [Cioci] did the
qualifying time on tyres that were two and a half hours old, but mine were down
to the canvas when I came in; they dropped off a cliff near the end of my stint
and I let Rob past into second, and then I had to pit slightly
early.”
Aaron Scott (#101 GT3 Racing
Viper): “It’s going okay so far. The car is a bit thirstier than we expected, so
I was trying to save some fuel during my stint, and then I got a bit of a fuel
surge which meant I had to pit early.
“Craig drove well to get us
back into the class lead, and Leigh Smart’s in the car now.”
Joe Osborne (#116 Optimum
Ginetta G50): “Unfortunately, Lee [Mowle] got hit by a Porsche – it’s rear-right
damage on our car and front-left on his, so it looks like he dived down the
inside somewhere – and it broke a wishbone and a track-rod. The guys managed to
sort the repair in just eight minutes, but we can’t afford another delay like
that.
“The car was great, but it
was just unbelievably hot. I was having a great race with the Lotus for the
class lead, but I had to pit after 90 minutes as I was done in – the car could
probably have done another 20 minutes. The water in the drinks bottle was hot
within a couple of laps!”
Edward Sandström leads as
the race heads towards the end of the fourth hour.
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