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A phone call
from Rob Bishop, a team mate from last years 24 hour,
asking if I would like to join him, David Hall and Jonathan
Walters in this years 24 hour didn't really take much
thinking about.
Rob
explained it would be in their Honda Integra "R" and run
by "R" Sport.
The
car sporting my sponsors logo "last lap" & RMA
livery
was as used by Rob et al in the ISCS, the 24hr being a
round of their championship.
We
all qualified the car but as John started our second qualifying
session, he came in with a stripped 4th gear.
The
team worked through the night, making one good gearbox
from two, along with a few borrowed parts.
We
were all down to drive a total of 6 hours each. Rob took
the start, making up several places on the GP circuit
alone.
Jonathan
drove a storming second, I was down to drive next, and
again after a two hour rest and my last was to be about
1pm on the Sunday. My drives were to be fairly uneventful,
unlike last year.
Dave
took the finish, 1771 miles, one wheel bearing, a few
tyres, and lot of petrol later we FINISHED!
We
didn't care where, so long as we finished.
We
were actually 102nd (4th in class) out of 240
qualifiers,
only 155 starters completed the ordeal!
The
carnage was most apparent post race, as cars were retrieved
from around the circuit and delivered to the paddock.
Some cars looking very misused indeed.
A
Chrysler Viper won driven by Peter Zakowski, Michael Bartels
& Pedro Lamy. Just a few of the well know names in
this truly
International
event.
It
is with deep regret I have to report Christian Peruzzi
lost this his life in practice. Christian's was the German
importer for Fiat, Alpha & Lancia. His Alpha 147 spun
off at 120 mph, hit a kerb and barrel-rolled onto its
roof, he was 38.
Our sympathy goes to his relatives, team & friends.
Take
a look at their web site www.24h-rennen.de
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