Team Toyota GB GT86 at Britcar 24 Hours
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Team Toyota GB is celebrating a remarkable UK racing debut for its GT86 sports car , which claimed eighth place overall and third in its class in Britain’s toughest race, the Britcar 24 Hours.
Crewed by a four-man team led by Chris Hodgetts,Toyota’s double BTCC champion of the 1980s, the near standard GT86 ran faultlessly throughout its 512 laps and 1874 miles around the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. Hodgetts was joined on the driving strength by his son, Stefan, evo journalist Richard Meaden and Travis drummer Neil Primrose.
“It is an absolutely fantastic result,” said Gary Blackham, whose team GPRM prepared the car for the event. “We harboured ambitions of finishing in the top 10 and we are more than delighted with eighth overall. Given the differential in horsepower between our car and the other rather more modified racing cars in the division, third in class is a great result also.”
The race began at 3.30pm on Saturday, September 22nd – but first, the team driving the GT86 had to determine their starting position in two qualifying sessions.
The first one-hour session began on Friday at 1pm. It was followed by a two-hour stint that takes place from 7pm to 9pm and is aimed at determining the car’s readiness to race in the dark.
We covered the whole event, live. And you can catch up with events as they unfolded, below.
In the meantime, you can find out more about Team Toyota GB’s journey to Britcar 24 Hours here, and check out our driver profiles to find out more about those who helped keep the GT86 on track for a brilliant finish.
Original article: http://blog.toyota.co.uk/team-toyota-gb-at-britcar-24-hours-live