2010 Le Mans Series Spa 1000 km report and slideshow ...
This weekend the idyllic Spa Francorchamps circuit in the Belgian Ardennes hosted the second round of the 2010 Le Mans Series. For many teams it also served as the final dress-rehearsal for the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans. Going into the race the big question was how the all-new Audi R15 plus would fare against the blisteringly quick Peugeot 908 HDI Fap. Some answers were provided but the race will be remembered for a very different reason. About two hours into the race there was a massive power outage that affected the entire paddock including the timing computers. When the back-up systems were starting to run out, the organisers were eventually forced to red flag the race. This provided a very surreal scene of endurance racers lined up nose to tail on the track's start-finish straight. After a thirty minute break the race was restarted and some order was brought to the chaos. Further havoc was provided by the changeable weather for which the Spa Francorchamps track is famous with some rain at the start and near the finish of the race. All in all it was a very eventful and above all strange Spa 1000 km race.
Headlining the support program as always was the Classic Endurance Racing series with a remarkably large grid of 1960s and 1970s sports racers. In addition to the familiar cars, we were treated to a rarely seen Porsche 908/3, a spectacular Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione and one of just five Cheetah G601s.
Our photographers were at the Spa Francorchamps track throughout the weekend, which has resulted in brief report and a spectacular 200-shot gallery.
2010 Le Mans Series Spa 1000 km report and slideshow
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