The second race of Team Modena’s Scottish adventure again proved frustrating, Guy Harrington having a car he was passing turn in on him, destroying the Lamborghini’s rear suspension and seeing round four of the Avon tyres British GT Championship end in a gravel trap. Guy had just taken over the car after a strong first stint by Ben de Zille Butler, and another points scoring finish was in sight for the team’s new driving duo.

Ben was boxed at the start and lost ground, but then drove a strong session to keep the Gallardo in the hunt, pitting on lap 27. Guy took over the car and settled into his race pace, before diving inside a rival at the final hairpin on lap 35, the other car turning into the corner inflicting fatal damage on the Team Modena car. The subsequent delay as rescue workers loaded the damaged Gallardo onto a vehicle saw a 10-lap Safety Car period in the race.

“I was on the outside for the start which is never good,” said Ben, “and I got forced wide by a Porsche and a couple of other cars followed him through. I had a good run and was challenging other cars, but it is a narrow circuit and not east to find away past. It was good to get into a flow with the car.”

“I was alongside the other car at the final hairpin,” said Guy, “ and he just turned in on me, there was nothing I could do.”

“It has been a bit like our weekend at Oulton Park,” said Team Principal Graham Schultz, “we have suffered from poor management of the first race, lots of things going on that shouldn’t have happened, and we were told that people will be penalised heavily for bumping into other cars, and when it came to it nothing happened. We really don’t expect this sort of thing at this level of the sport.

“Things are allowed to happen and it seem as if people can do as they please. We have suffered a lot of very expensive damage in just the first two meetings.”