Lister Hockenheim Report

The race plan for Hockenheim was changed - remember, Tom had a spectacular spin in qualifying destroying all four tyres, so the start set had already completed 20 laps in the second qualifying session and, due to the engine change, we were at the back of the grid.  Patrick would start for a short stint then make a stop when the pit lane would be quiet to hand over to Tom.

Patrick made an excellent start and was soon in front of all the N-GT cars and some of the GT's - he came in after 35 minutes for Tom to take over on new tyres.   During his first hour in the car, Tom was one of the fastest on track and rose to 8th position.  The strategy was working as most of the teams would need to make an extra stop for fuel.  Back to Patrick, but he had a very short stint as one of the front tyres had been damaged by body work which had broken in an earlier excursion to the gravel.  He handed the car back to Tom who, by this stage, was easily fastest on track with a time in the 1.38's - he was racing Gollin in the Ferrari that has won every race this year, Tom's lap times were faster but he could not pass Gollin  due to the Ferrari's straight line speed - remember the engine in the Lister was now an older version.

Then, drama -

flames shot from the bonnet of the Lister - we later discovered the cause to be a faulty fuel injector - the airbox was filling with fuel and caught fire.  Unfortunately, none of the master switches were turned off so the car burnt until the wiring burnt through and stopped the pumps.

Next stop - Paul Ricard to test the LMP - Tuesday and Wednesday.

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