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| Cars Entered by Chamberlain | Chassis C3 |
| Drivers | Ni Amorim & Luis Perez Sala - C3 - Car Number 10 |
| Qualifying | Race 1 - qualified in 2nd position. Race 2 - qualified in 1st (pole) position. |
| Race 1 | First Place |
| Race 2 | First Place |
| Brief Synopsis
of events (official) - Qualifying & Race1 |
After minor
adjustments to ride height and roll bars from Free Practice, Sala soon got into a good
rhythm and qualified in second position in what was a shortened 30-minute session. This
represented an excellent achievement from someone who had only had about 25 minutes seat
time in a car, which he had not even seen before and on a circuit, which he had not
previously driven on. The Mustang driven by Palau took Pole position. After a delay due to track damage, the Pit Lane was opened and
Sala lined up on the grid behind the Pole-sitting Mustang. Team tactics for the race were
very important as the two Konrad Porsches had an advantage during their pit stops.
Chamberlain had to be sure that we were more than 10 seconds and 30 seconds respectively
in front of the two Konrad cars before we made our own stop, to ensure that we were not
caught behind them after our own stop. Overtaking them was envisaged to be a major
problem. |
| Brief Synopsis
of events (official) - Qualifying & Race 2 |
A new set of tyres
was used for the second qualifying session with a small adjustment to the pressures due to
the heat. Amorim brought the tyres in with some slow laps as these tyres were also to be
used for the race (maximum tyre allocation is three sets for the weekend). He was soon in
his stride and qualified the car on Pole, the only driver to break the 1 minute 14 second
mark. This was an excellent result due in part to his experience in the Viper and also of
the circuit, but mainly to his driving skills. Obviously on a circuit of this nature, Pole
Position is a big advantage as overtaking is very difficult on Vila do Conde's street
circuit. Amorim took up his Pole Position on the grid after a further delayed start and as the lights turned green made an excellent start. He put in some very quick laps to pull out a big lead from the second placed Konrad car and the third placed Mustang. Our plan was the same as for the first race and on lap 20 we pitted for our driver change. When Sala went to start the car it refused to fire and there was some confusion as to the position of the ignition and fuel pump switches. With the aid of a jump battery the engine finally burst into life and Sala left the pits. We had lost a lot of time but good fortune played into our hands when the now-leading Konrad Porsche ran into problems and we started gaining on it every lap. Sala drove expertly and took the Porsche for the lead, bringing the car home for Car 10's second win of the day. |
| Brief Synopsis of events (unofficial) | We came; We saw; We conquered......... twice! |
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