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2006 Race
Reports
Nurburgring, Germany,
23-25 June 2006
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In brilliant sunshine the 18 car grid gave the spectators one of
the best views in historic racing and great competition to match the
scene.
David Mercer, Spice SE90C, had claimed pole in a magic 1:52.540
(beating Casper Elgaard's 2004 time in the Kremer 962) from Mark Sumpter in
only his second race in the Porsche 962, chased by Justin Law in the Jaguar
XJR12 and Jim Mullen in his Spice GTP, all comfortably breaking the 2 minute
'barrier'.
Race 1 - Justin Law got the drop on David Mercer on
the long drag down to the first corner, chased by Mark Sumpter, Jim Mullen and
Chris Randall in the rejuvenated Nissan only for a turbo spring to break,
allowing Klaus Frers to take fifth. They finished in this order with Mercer
just 2 seconds behind Law and fastest lap, 1:54.360.
Janine Payne in
the Jaguar XJR16, having started from the back of the grid got up to 7th behind
the GTP2 class winner, Henry Pearman in the Skoal Bandit Porsche 956. A great
tussle ensued between Nick Randall, Spice SE90, Richard Oddie, Argo GTP and
newcomer Alexander Seibold, in the wonderful NewMan 956 Porsche. Class 4 winner
was Andrew Smith in the Ecosse 'Henry'.
The final result was Law
1st, Mercer 2nd and Sumpter 3rd.
Class winners were Law, Pearman and
Smith.
Race 2 - Thirty degrees air temperature meant this was
going to be hard work and Mark Sumpter took advantage of Mercer's slow start to
burst to the front and lead the first lap. only to spin! Great to see him
challenge Mercer and Law on what is not the easiest circuit for the
Porsche.
Randall was now on full song and chasing Mullen hard, passing
him on lap 3 and giving 'encouragement' to gun down Justin Law in third,
something he did on the final lap for a massively enjoyable podium
position! Meanwhile, Payne in the Jaguar was charging from the back and took
5th slot on lap 6 only to have engine maladies and retire. This brought Mullen
back up to 5th followed by Nick Rini (Jaguar XJR12) and Pearman in a fine 7th.
Again Smith took Class 4 honours and Jim Loftis, Mazda757, finished both races
in first run with Group C/GTP Racing.
The final result was Mercer
1st, Sumpter 2nd and Randall 3rd.
Class winners were Mercer, Pearman
and Smith. |
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Qualifying |
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| Pos |
No |
Class |
Entrant/Driver |
Nat. |
Car |
Lap |
Time |
km/h |
| 1 |
21 |
GTP1 |
David Mercer |
GB |
Spice SE90C - DFR |
9 |
1:52.540 |
164.677 |
| 2 |
53 |
GTP1 |
Mark Sumpter |
GB |
Porsche 962 - TS/03C |
13 |
1:54.951 |
161.223 |
| 3 |
60 |
GTP1 |
Justin Law |
GB |
Porsche 962 |
3 |
1:56.745 |
158.746 |
| 4 |
8 |
GTP1 |
Justin Law |
GB |
Jaguar XJR12 |
1 |
1:58.237 |
156.743 |
| 5 |
12 |
GTP1 |
Jim Mullen |
USA |
Spice GTP |
15 |
1:58.068 |
155.649 |
| 6 |
39 |
GTP1 |
Klaus Frers |
D |
Porsche 962 |
12 |
2:00.193 |
154.192 |
| 7 |
32 |
GTP1 |
Nick Rini |
USA |
Jaguar XJR12D |
13 |
2:01.007 |
153.155 |
| 8 |
33 |
GTP2 |
Henry Pearman |
GB |
Porsche 956B |
9 |
2:02.383 |
151.433 |
| 9 |
7 |
GTP2 |
Alexander Seibold |
D |
Porsche 956 |
11 |
2:04.054 |
149.393 |
| 10 |
80 |
GTP1 |
Nick Randall |
GB |
Spice SE90 - DFR |
13 |
2:04.893 |
148.389 |
| 11 |
29 |
GTP1 |
Martyn Eyre |
GB |
Gebhardt Cosworth |
12 |
2:06.698 |
146.275 |
| 12 |
28 |
GTP1 |
Richard Oddie |
GB |
Argo Chevrolet JM20C |
13 |
2:06.850 |
146.100 |
| 13 |
78 |
GTP4 |
Andrew Smith |
GB |
Ecosse - Ford 285 |
11 |
2:11.165 |
141.294 |
| 14 |
88 |
GTP1 |
Chris Randall |
GB |
Nissan NTP1 GTP |
3 |
2:13.885 |
138.423 |
| 15 |
103 |
GTP4 |
Duncan McKay |
GB |
Bardon Ford DB2 |
9 |
2:14.896 |
137.386 |
| 16 |
203 |
GTP2 |
Jim Loftis |
USA |
Mazda 757 |
13 |
2:19.950 |
132.424 |
| 17 |
3 |
GTP1 |
Janine Payne |
GB |
Jaguar XJR16 |
3 |
2:27.266 |
125.846 |
| 18 |
37 |
GTP4 |
Richard Bateman |
GB |
Tiga Rover GC287 |
5 |
2:28.001 |
125.221 |
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2 |
GTP1 |
Richard Eyre |
GB |
Jaguar XJR16 |
0 |
00.000 |
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Race 1 - Saturday |
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| Pos |
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Class |
Entrant/Driver |
Nat. |
Car |
Laps |
Time |
Best |
Lap km/h |
| 1 |
8 |
GTP1 |
Justin Law |
GB |
Jaguar XJR12 |
16 |
30:57.625 |
1:55.246 |
159.626 |
| 2 |
21 |
GTP1 |
David Mercer |
GB |
Spice SE90C - DFR |
16 |
30:59.814 |
1:54.360 |
159.438 |
| 3 |
53 |
GTP1 |
Mark Sumpter |
GB |
Porsche 962 - TS/03C |
16 |
31:29.586 |
1:56.219 |
156.926 |
| 4 |
12 |
GTP1 |
Jim Mullen |
USA |
Spice GTP |
16 |
32:13.731 |
1:59.507 |
153.343 |
| 5 |
39 |
GTP1 |
Klaus Frers |
D |
Porsche 962 |
16 |
32:37.907 |
1:59.745 |
151.450 |
| 6 |
33 |
GTP2 |
Henry Pearman |
GB |
Porsche 956B |
16 |
33:27.203 |
2:01.542 |
147.730 |
| 7 |
3 |
GTP1 |
Janine Payne |
GB |
Jaguar XJR16 |
15 |
31:00.538 |
1:57.977 |
149.415 |
| 8 |
80 |
GTP1 |
Nick Randall |
GB |
Spice SE90 - DFR |
15 |
32:00.735 |
2:04.077 |
144.732 |
| 9 |
28 |
GTP1 |
Richard Oddie |
GB |
Argo Chevrolet JM20C |
15 |
32:02.228 |
2:03.990 |
144.620 |
| 10 |
7 |
GTP2 |
Alexander Seibold |
D |
Porsche 956 |
15 |
32:27.864 |
2:05.947 |
142.716 |
| 11 |
78 |
GTP4 |
Andrew Smith |
GB |
Ecosse - Ford 285 |
15 |
32:49.960 |
2:06.991 |
141.116 |
| 12 |
29 |
GTP1 |
Martyn Eyre |
GB |
Gebhardt Cosworth |
14 |
31:50.932 |
2:05.632 |
135.776 |
| 13 |
103 |
GTP4 |
Duncan McKay |
GB |
Bardon Ford DB2 |
14 |
32:00.760 |
2:14.538 |
135.082 |
| 14 |
203 |
GTP2 |
Jim Loftis |
USA |
Mazda 757 |
13 |
31:28.751 |
2:21.197 |
127.559 |
| 15 |
88 |
GTP1 |
Chris Randall |
GB |
Nissan NTP1 GTP |
6 |
12:50.890 |
1:57.699 |
144.245 |
| 16 |
37 |
GTP4 |
Richard Bateman |
GB |
Tiga Rover GC287 |
3 |
7:41.651 |
2:24.366 |
120.434 |
| 17 |
32 |
GTP1 |
Nick Rini |
USA |
Jaguar XJR12D |
1 |
3:50.492 |
00.000 |
80.405 |
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Race 2 - Sunday |
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| Pos |
No |
Class |
Entrant/Driver |
Nat. |
Car |
Laps |
Time |
Best |
Lap km/h |
| 1 |
21 |
GTP1 |
David Mercer |
GB |
Spice SE90C - DFR |
16 |
30:58.891 |
1:54.521 |
159.517 |
| 2 |
53 |
GTP1 |
Mark Sumpter |
GB |
Porsche 962 - TS/03C |
16 |
31:31.658 |
1:55.770 |
156.754 |
| 3 |
88 |
GTP1 |
Chris Randall |
GB |
Nissan NTP1 GTP |
16 |
31:42.605 |
1:56.843 |
155.852 |
| 4 |
8 |
GTP1 |
Justin Law |
GB |
Jaguar XJR12 |
16 |
31:42.933 |
1:57.902 |
155.825 |
| 5 |
12 |
GTP1 |
Jim Mullen |
USA |
Spice GTP |
16 |
32:49.862 |
2:00.290 |
150.531 |
| 6 |
33 |
GTP2 |
Henry Pearman |
GB |
Porsche 956B |
16 |
32:51.543 |
2:00.203 |
150.402 |
| 7 |
32 |
GTP1 |
Nick Rini |
USA |
Jaguar XJR12D |
16 |
33:40.383 |
2:02.097 |
146.767 |
| 8 |
39 |
GTP1 |
Klaus Frers |
D |
Porsche 962 |
15 |
31:55.701 |
2:04.441 |
145.112 |
| 9 |
28 |
GTP1 |
Richard Oddie |
GB |
Argo Chevrolet JM20C |
15 |
32:13.518 |
2:05.275 |
143.775 |
| 10 |
7 |
GTP2 |
Alexander Seibold |
D |
Porsche 956 |
15 |
32:27.785 |
2:07.114 |
142.722 |
| 11 |
80 |
GTP1 |
Nick Randall |
GB |
Spice SE90 - DFR |
15 |
33:02.134 |
2:06.576 |
140.249 |
| 12 |
78 |
GTP4 |
Andrew Smith |
GB |
Ecosse - Ford 285 |
15 |
33:08.027 |
2:09.107 |
139.833 |
| 13 |
103 |
GTP4 |
Duncan McKay |
GB |
Bardon Ford DB2 |
14 |
31:54.244 |
2:14.004 |
135.541 |
| 14 |
203 |
GTP2 |
Jim Loftis |
USA |
Mazda 757 |
13 |
31:36.309 |
2:21.528 |
127.050 |
| 15 |
3 |
GTP1 |
Janine Payne |
GB |
Jaguar XJR16 |
11 |
21:58.005 |
1:56.346 |
154.674 |
| 16 |
29 |
GTP1 |
Martyn Eyre |
GB |
Gebhardt Cosworth |
3 |
6:37.428 |
2:08.875 |
139.896 |
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CLASSES |
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GTP1
Group C1, C1a & GTP cars 1988 - 1993 |
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GTP2
Group C1 & GTP cars 1985 - 1987 + all earlier Porsche 956/962s |
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GTP3
Group C2 & Camel Lights cars 1988 - 1993 |
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GTP4
Pre 1985 Group C, C1 & GTP cars, Pre 1988 Group C2, Camel Lights & C
Junior cars |
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GTP5
Interesting sports cars from a similar period. |
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