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The 2017 Synology GT3 Championship takes us to Belguim for round 6 of the event, Zolder hosting in the afternoon sun before heading into a 2 week break. Both Eero Nomm and Jan Mleziva return this week after serving single race bans and Andy Tobutt takes up residence on the TMS Motorsport team replacing the retiring Rolf Just.
With 47 entries on the grid its bound to be another incident packed race as Barry Baird aims to defend the top spot in the drivers standings. Baird, driving for the Replace Base team takes a 21 point lead over Nomm after Sebring. Looking into the history books Baird starts his 52 race this time out, 4 wins and 5 poles to his name since joining BOSRA in October 2015. Neil Bamber leads the all time start records, the 83rd race of his career and over 70 top 10 finishes.
Zolder features for the 3rd time, previous visits in the 2016 GT3 Qualification event and the 2015 BMW Z4 & Mazda MX-5 Championship. Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix. F1 moved to Zolder in 1973 and with the exception of a race at Nivelles-Baulers in 1974, Zolder was the location of the Belgian Grand Prix until 1982. That year popular Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve was killed during qualifying at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. After Villeneuve’s death, the Belgian Grand Prix was held at Spa-Francorchamps in 1983, before returning to Zolder one final time in 1984. Fittingly, Ferrari driver Michele Alboreto won the race carrying Villeneuve’s #27 on his car. Since 1985, the Belgian Grand Prix has permanently moved to Spa.
Bodin Solutions lead after Sebring while Seagate and Acorn Printing still have some work to do to climb up the standings. Racespot TV provide all coverage of the action each week on iRacing Live so make sure to tune in on the 14th March as we return at Watkins Glen for round 7.
With 47 entries on the grid its bound to be another incident packed race as Barry Baird aims to defend the top spot in the drivers standings. Baird, driving for the Replace Base team takes a 21 point lead over Nomm after Sebring. Looking into the history books Baird starts his 52 race this time out, 4 wins and 5 poles to his name since joining BOSRA in October 2015. Neil Bamber leads the all time start records, the 83rd race of his career and over 70 top 10 finishes.
Zolder features for the 3rd time, previous visits in the 2016 GT3 Qualification event and the 2015 BMW Z4 & Mazda MX-5 Championship. Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix. F1 moved to Zolder in 1973 and with the exception of a race at Nivelles-Baulers in 1974, Zolder was the location of the Belgian Grand Prix until 1982. That year popular Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve was killed during qualifying at the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix. After Villeneuve’s death, the Belgian Grand Prix was held at Spa-Francorchamps in 1983, before returning to Zolder one final time in 1984. Fittingly, Ferrari driver Michele Alboreto won the race carrying Villeneuve’s #27 on his car. Since 1985, the Belgian Grand Prix has permanently moved to Spa.
Bodin Solutions lead after Sebring while Seagate and Acorn Printing still have some work to do to climb up the standings. Racespot TV provide all coverage of the action each week on iRacing Live so make sure to tune in on the 14th March as we return at Watkins Glen for round 7.
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After an incident filled opening 6 rounds of the 2017 Synology GT3 Championship, BOSRA return tomorrow following a 3 week break at Watkins Glen International.
Barry Baird leads Eero Nõmm in the drivers standings by just 4 points for the The Replace Base Ltd team while John Bodin lead the team standings overall.
The Driver of the Year standings now start to take shape having hosted the first Special Event of the year, Tony Baird taking a win at Brands Hatch Racing Circuit in the Radical.
As usual, all the coverage will come to you live from the excellent RaceSpot team thanks to our broadcast partner TMS Motorsport.
Join us tomorrow from 20:55 GMT on iRacing Live to follow all the action as it unfolds with the new updates rolled out last week.
Barry Baird leads Eero Nõmm in the drivers standings by just 4 points for the The Replace Base Ltd team while John Bodin lead the team standings overall.
The Driver of the Year standings now start to take shape having hosted the first Special Event of the year, Tony Baird taking a win at Brands Hatch Racing Circuit in the Radical.
As usual, all the coverage will come to you live from the excellent RaceSpot team thanks to our broadcast partner TMS Motorsport.
Join us tomorrow from 20:55 GMT on iRacing Live to follow all the action as it unfolds with the new updates rolled out last week.
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The admin team have been busy once again, check out this weeks promo vid.
Coverage from RaceSpot starts tonight from 20:55 GMT thanks to our broadcast partner TMS Motorsport.
Coverage from RaceSpot starts tonight from 20:55 GMT thanks to our broadcast partner TMS Motorsport.
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BOSRA return to the 2017 Synology GT3 Championship this week after a break to accommodate our first Special Event of the year and the Week 13 updates by iRacing.
Barry Baird remains top of the drivers standings while Bodin Solutions sit just 4 points ahead of Bairds team The Replace Base Ltd. Last seasons team championship winner Acorn Printing really are taking a hammering this year, bottom of the standings with some work to do now to catch Seagate and Synology above them. TMS Motorsport currently sit 3rd, quietly behind the top two teams, but with just 13 points separating the top 4, its too close to call this early into the event.
Including the Radical Special Event, the Driver of the Year standings now start to take shape, showing the dedication of the top placed drivers moving to Watkins Glen this week.
The Watkins Glen International race course has undergone several changes over the years, with five general layouts widely recognized over its history. Currently, two distinct layouts are used - The "Boot" layout (long course) and the "1971 Six Hours" layout (short course). When the IndyCar Series returned to Watkins Glen starting in 2005, they elected to utilize the Boot segment. A full repaving of the course took place in 2015, and in recent years, a there has been a renewed interest and appreciation of the full Grand Prix Course layout. Consideration had even been made for NASCAR to start using the Boot.
Coverage of the championship is brought to you live by RaceSpot TV and iRacing Live, you can get up to date with all our events on the BOSRA YouTube Channel.
Barry Baird remains top of the drivers standings while Bodin Solutions sit just 4 points ahead of Bairds team The Replace Base Ltd. Last seasons team championship winner Acorn Printing really are taking a hammering this year, bottom of the standings with some work to do now to catch Seagate and Synology above them. TMS Motorsport currently sit 3rd, quietly behind the top two teams, but with just 13 points separating the top 4, its too close to call this early into the event.
Including the Radical Special Event, the Driver of the Year standings now start to take shape, showing the dedication of the top placed drivers moving to Watkins Glen this week.
The Watkins Glen International race course has undergone several changes over the years, with five general layouts widely recognized over its history. Currently, two distinct layouts are used - The "Boot" layout (long course) and the "1971 Six Hours" layout (short course). When the IndyCar Series returned to Watkins Glen starting in 2005, they elected to utilize the Boot segment. A full repaving of the course took place in 2015, and in recent years, a there has been a renewed interest and appreciation of the full Grand Prix Course layout. Consideration had even been made for NASCAR to start using the Boot.
Coverage of the championship is brought to you live by RaceSpot TV and iRacing Live, you can get up to date with all our events on the BOSRA YouTube Channel.
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Round 8 of the 2017 Synology GT3 Championship takes place in the darkness and comes from Twin Ring Motegi, using the Grand Prix course layout.
The track name comes from the facility having two race tracks: a 2.493-kilometer (1.549 mi) oval and a 4.8-kilometer (2.98 mi) road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of the company's effort to bring the IndyCar Series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel racing. The road course is unique in sharing garage and grandstand facilities with the oval course, but being entirely separate otherwise. Although they are separate tracks, it is impossible for races to occur simultaneously on the two courses.
The circuit has appeared twice before with BOSRA, hosting rounds of the 2015 Aston Martin GT1 Championship and more recently, the 2016 Skip Barber Championship.
After Watkins Glen (rnd 7) many penalties were awarded in an attempt to stamp out the lap one incidents while Eero Nomm regained 1st place in the drivers standings. JayJay Rimmer moved an incredible 11 places after a 4th spot finish. Taking into account the penalties imposed, the team standings are largely unchanged, Bodin Solutions are still top while The Replace Base move into second ahead of TMS Motorsport in 3rd.
The event now starts to move close to a third of the way through the season, Nomm is looking unbeatable and if he continues to dominate will take a well earned place on a partner team for 2018. Connery Maddick and Jake Sparey take you through all the action on RaceSpot TV with coverage brought to you by TMS Motorsport.
The track name comes from the facility having two race tracks: a 2.493-kilometer (1.549 mi) oval and a 4.8-kilometer (2.98 mi) road course. It was built in 1997 by Honda, as part of the company's effort to bring the IndyCar Series to Japan, helping to increase their knowledge of American open-wheel racing. The road course is unique in sharing garage and grandstand facilities with the oval course, but being entirely separate otherwise. Although they are separate tracks, it is impossible for races to occur simultaneously on the two courses.
The circuit has appeared twice before with BOSRA, hosting rounds of the 2015 Aston Martin GT1 Championship and more recently, the 2016 Skip Barber Championship.
After Watkins Glen (rnd 7) many penalties were awarded in an attempt to stamp out the lap one incidents while Eero Nomm regained 1st place in the drivers standings. JayJay Rimmer moved an incredible 11 places after a 4th spot finish. Taking into account the penalties imposed, the team standings are largely unchanged, Bodin Solutions are still top while The Replace Base move into second ahead of TMS Motorsport in 3rd.
The event now starts to move close to a third of the way through the season, Nomm is looking unbeatable and if he continues to dominate will take a well earned place on a partner team for 2018. Connery Maddick and Jake Sparey take you through all the action on RaceSpot TV with coverage brought to you by TMS Motorsport.
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BOSRA return on Tuesday with round 9 of the 2017 Synology GT3 Championship.
Eero Nõmm and Barry Baird sit 1st / 2nd with Tony Baird in 3rd. The Replace Base Ltd lead the team standings, TMS Motorsport 2nd, John Bodin 3rd.
Check out the trailer for this weeks race from Jake Ringwood and watch live on RaceSpot thanks to TMS Motorsport, visit them today;
Eero Nõmm and Barry Baird sit 1st / 2nd with Tony Baird in 3rd. The Replace Base Ltd lead the team standings, TMS Motorsport 2nd, John Bodin 3rd.
Check out the trailer for this weeks race from Jake Ringwood and watch live on RaceSpot thanks to TMS Motorsport, visit them today;
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A new venue for BOSRA this week as we travel to the world famous Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, the track is located near the Italian town of Imola, about 50 kilometers southeast of Bologna. The circuit is named after the Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari and his son Dino. Serious safety concerns followed several serious accidents over the years and the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna in the 1994 San Marino GP, lead to modification to the circuit in an attempt to make it safer.
This challenging circuit will guarantee an entertaining race this week, there is also much anticipation for the fight in the team and drivers’ championships, which are constantly changing as we move to a third of the way through the season. Replace Base continue top of the team standings, TMS Motorsport move into second while Bodin Solutions drop two places coming into this weeks outing.
Ben Hackeson makes a change to the Synology McLaren for Imola, hoping to gain some ground on Eero Nomm and Tony Baird. Craig Parkes seems to have found some pace in the TMS Motorsport Mercedes while Neil Bamber continues fine form for Bodin Solutions. Both Seagate and Acorn Printing are dropping further behind, a surprise for last years team championship winners.
Enjoy all the action from Italy, coverage brought to you by TMS Motorsport on iRacing Live and Racespot TV before moving to round 10 and another new track on the calendar, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
This challenging circuit will guarantee an entertaining race this week, there is also much anticipation for the fight in the team and drivers’ championships, which are constantly changing as we move to a third of the way through the season. Replace Base continue top of the team standings, TMS Motorsport move into second while Bodin Solutions drop two places coming into this weeks outing.
Ben Hackeson makes a change to the Synology McLaren for Imola, hoping to gain some ground on Eero Nomm and Tony Baird. Craig Parkes seems to have found some pace in the TMS Motorsport Mercedes while Neil Bamber continues fine form for Bodin Solutions. Both Seagate and Acorn Printing are dropping further behind, a surprise for last years team championship winners.
Enjoy all the action from Italy, coverage brought to you by TMS Motorsport on iRacing Live and Racespot TV before moving to round 10 and another new track on the calendar, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
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This weeks race takes us 10 rounds in and a third of the way through the opening season of the Synology GT3 Championship. Eero Nomm has dominated the drivers standings with 5 wins to his name already, his nearest rival 64 points off the lead coming to Montreal.
The circuit lies on Notre Dame Island, a man-made island in the St. Lawrence River most of which was originally built up for World Expo 67. The circuit is open to visitors, between races, for walking, running, biking, in-line skating, and driving. During the few days of the F1 Grand Prix, Notre Dame Island is one of the noisiest places in Montreal. Other times of the year, it is one of the quietest, being located in the middle of a river, on an island filled with greenery and animals, joggers and cyclists.
Parkes recently made up ground on Nomm, the TMS Motorsport driver jumping into second place after Imola where 2016 Champion Ben Hackeson took his first win of the season. Despite the win, Hackeson takes a 15 point penalty after switching to the Synology McLaren MP4-12C. Acorn Printing managed to get 3 cars withing the top 30, Dilworth coming home in 8th will help the team climb back up the rankings with more points needed this week.
Ricky Green returns to BOSRA this week, taking a spot on the Bodin Solutions team after Martin Brandons retirement. Green has 60 starts with BOSRA and 9 top 5 finishes making him a worthy contender in the championship. With a number of privateers drivers withdrawing over recent weeks the admin team have opened up applications for new members to join us for the remaining 20 rounds.
Dont forget that you can watch each and every round live on iRacing and RaceSpot. Coverage is provided by TMS Motorsport, offering a comprehensive range of tuning parts for all makes and models. With competitive pricing, worldwide delivery and great customer service, visit them today at www.tmsmotorsport.co.uk
The circuit lies on Notre Dame Island, a man-made island in the St. Lawrence River most of which was originally built up for World Expo 67. The circuit is open to visitors, between races, for walking, running, biking, in-line skating, and driving. During the few days of the F1 Grand Prix, Notre Dame Island is one of the noisiest places in Montreal. Other times of the year, it is one of the quietest, being located in the middle of a river, on an island filled with greenery and animals, joggers and cyclists.
Parkes recently made up ground on Nomm, the TMS Motorsport driver jumping into second place after Imola where 2016 Champion Ben Hackeson took his first win of the season. Despite the win, Hackeson takes a 15 point penalty after switching to the Synology McLaren MP4-12C. Acorn Printing managed to get 3 cars withing the top 30, Dilworth coming home in 8th will help the team climb back up the rankings with more points needed this week.
Ricky Green returns to BOSRA this week, taking a spot on the Bodin Solutions team after Martin Brandons retirement. Green has 60 starts with BOSRA and 9 top 5 finishes making him a worthy contender in the championship. With a number of privateers drivers withdrawing over recent weeks the admin team have opened up applications for new members to join us for the remaining 20 rounds.
Dont forget that you can watch each and every round live on iRacing and RaceSpot. Coverage is provided by TMS Motorsport, offering a comprehensive range of tuning parts for all makes and models. With competitive pricing, worldwide delivery and great customer service, visit them today at www.tmsmotorsport.co.uk
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Today we are pleased to announce that Arozzi shall be joining the Synology GT3 Championship.
Whilst no prizes will be available from Arozzi as such, we will be using the GT3 Championship to enhance exposure for our GUS partnerhsip with Arozzi, find out more about the GUS program here.
Arozzi is a Swedish company founded in 2013. The Arozzi gaming chairs are built in the spirit of Esports and feature ergonomic design with high levels of comfort and refined aesthetics that draw inspiration from the world of motorsports. Each Arozzi chair can be finely adjusted to your needs to ensure you are in the best position to achieve your next victory, whatever the game!
Vernazza is the new top-of-the-line model featuring all the latest innovations from Arozzi’s Swedish design team.
The Vernazza sports an extra high seat back and wider chair along with premium casters for even more ease of movement and long term comfort. It has a large sculpted foam head pillow matched with a lumbar pillow, each user adjustable. Armrests are adjustable in the three dimensions, up, down, left, right and front and back, and the chair tilt is lockable and programmable. And of course, Vernazza is as stylish as it is functional, available in seven colors with supple pleather upholstery.
Order now via this link or on the BOSRA website to help the league reach the next level of the GUS program!
Whilst no prizes will be available from Arozzi as such, we will be using the GT3 Championship to enhance exposure for our GUS partnerhsip with Arozzi, find out more about the GUS program here.
Arozzi is a Swedish company founded in 2013. The Arozzi gaming chairs are built in the spirit of Esports and feature ergonomic design with high levels of comfort and refined aesthetics that draw inspiration from the world of motorsports. Each Arozzi chair can be finely adjusted to your needs to ensure you are in the best position to achieve your next victory, whatever the game!
Vernazza is the new top-of-the-line model featuring all the latest innovations from Arozzi’s Swedish design team.
The Vernazza sports an extra high seat back and wider chair along with premium casters for even more ease of movement and long term comfort. It has a large sculpted foam head pillow matched with a lumbar pillow, each user adjustable. Armrests are adjustable in the three dimensions, up, down, left, right and front and back, and the chair tilt is lockable and programmable. And of course, Vernazza is as stylish as it is functional, available in seven colors with supple pleather upholstery.
Order now via this link or on the BOSRA website to help the league reach the next level of the GUS program!
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The second third of the season gets underway with BOSRA welcoming a new partner to the ranks.
Arozzi Gaming Chairs join us to raise awareness of BOSRAs involvement with the Arozzi GUS program, hopefully continuing their partnership into 2018 as a full partner team. Arozzi are a Swedish company founded in 2013, their gaming chairs are built in the spirit of Esports and feature ergonomic design with high levels of comfort. All Arozzi products have a refined aesthetic that draws inspiration from the world of motor sports.
Round 11 also sees new members joining as we head to Monza, a track known for full throttle for most of the lap due to its long straights and fast corners. With no less than 4 drivers switching vehicles, it should be a busy week on track. TMS Motorsport had a great outing at Montreal despite an early setback that allowed Eero Nomm to pull away, Craig Parkes drops to 4th in the drivers standings with 2016 championship Hackeson jumping 3 places for Synology into 3rd overall. Neil Bamber continues to impress in the Bodin Mercedes and Replace Base drop to 4th in the team standings. Seagate and Acorn Printing just cant seem to pull anything together team wise but individually we have seen great drives from Dilworth and Baird among others.
Heading into round 11 BOSRA released a new video bringing you The Story So Far, make sure you check it out!
RaceSpot continue their excellent coverage with BOSRA and the 2017 Synology GT3 Championship. Our broadcasts are sponsored by TMS Motorsport so please drop their website a visit and show your appreciation by giving them a thumbs up over on Facebook.
Arozzi Gaming Chairs join us to raise awareness of BOSRAs involvement with the Arozzi GUS program, hopefully continuing their partnership into 2018 as a full partner team. Arozzi are a Swedish company founded in 2013, their gaming chairs are built in the spirit of Esports and feature ergonomic design with high levels of comfort. All Arozzi products have a refined aesthetic that draws inspiration from the world of motor sports.
Round 11 also sees new members joining as we head to Monza, a track known for full throttle for most of the lap due to its long straights and fast corners. With no less than 4 drivers switching vehicles, it should be a busy week on track. TMS Motorsport had a great outing at Montreal despite an early setback that allowed Eero Nomm to pull away, Craig Parkes drops to 4th in the drivers standings with 2016 championship Hackeson jumping 3 places for Synology into 3rd overall. Neil Bamber continues to impress in the Bodin Mercedes and Replace Base drop to 4th in the team standings. Seagate and Acorn Printing just cant seem to pull anything together team wise but individually we have seen great drives from Dilworth and Baird among others.
Heading into round 11 BOSRA released a new video bringing you The Story So Far, make sure you check it out!
RaceSpot continue their excellent coverage with BOSRA and the 2017 Synology GT3 Championship. Our broadcasts are sponsored by TMS Motorsport so please drop their website a visit and show your appreciation by giving them a thumbs up over on Facebook.
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After a short break we return this week at Silverstone for round 12 of the Championship.
Tim Ryans performance at Monza was unmatched with Eero Nomm and the chasing pack wondering what they needed to do to catch the man from down under. Fortunately for them, theres no Ryan this week at Silverstone, just the news that Thrustmaster will be joining us from round 14 featuring our current leader Nomm with Mason, Page and Just for company on the team. Expect more exciting news coming from the admin team soon on what prizes Thrustmaster will be bringing to the event.
Arozzi had a great start to their campaign at Monza and will look to improve on the 16th place for Ringwood. TMS Motorsport are top of the team championship with a 33 point lead over Synology who move back above Bodin Solutions and Acorn Printing still rooted to the foot of the table.
Our broadcasting partner TMS Motorsport have put out some great offers on products this week from HKS, Ferodo and AP Racing so please make sure you check them out here.
Tim Ryans performance at Monza was unmatched with Eero Nomm and the chasing pack wondering what they needed to do to catch the man from down under. Fortunately for them, theres no Ryan this week at Silverstone, just the news that Thrustmaster will be joining us from round 14 featuring our current leader Nomm with Mason, Page and Just for company on the team. Expect more exciting news coming from the admin team soon on what prizes Thrustmaster will be bringing to the event.
Arozzi had a great start to their campaign at Monza and will look to improve on the 16th place for Ringwood. TMS Motorsport are top of the team championship with a 33 point lead over Synology who move back above Bodin Solutions and Acorn Printing still rooted to the foot of the table.
Our broadcasting partner TMS Motorsport have put out some great offers on products this week from HKS, Ferodo and AP Racing so please make sure you check them out here.
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The 2017 Synology GT3 Championship takes BOSRA to Barber Motorsports Park for the first time, the 740 acre multi-purpose racing facility located in Leeds, Alabama.
Barber Motorsports Park was built by George W. Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. It has been the site of the IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Alabama since the 2010 season and is also the home of the North American Porsche Driving School.
Round 13 of the Championship moves long serving member Neil Bamber closer to 100 races with the league, his 94th start in total. Simon Underhill and Mattijs van Delden are the only other drivers with over 90 race starts.
Current championship leader Nomm makes his 13th start with 2016 champion Hackeson entering his 51st race, 109 points adrift. Bamber can move into the top 2 with an impressive performance, 9 points separating himself from Hackeson.
TMS Motorsport continue at the top of the team standings, Synology in second while Seagate moved up to 4th after Silverstone. Continued coverage come to you on RaceSpot TV with the event racking up over 30,000 views so far. Enjoy all the action before we move into back to back endurance rounds at Le Mans and Spa.
Barber Motorsports Park was built by George W. Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. It has been the site of the IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Alabama since the 2010 season and is also the home of the North American Porsche Driving School.
Round 13 of the Championship moves long serving member Neil Bamber closer to 100 races with the league, his 94th start in total. Simon Underhill and Mattijs van Delden are the only other drivers with over 90 race starts.
Current championship leader Nomm makes his 13th start with 2016 champion Hackeson entering his 51st race, 109 points adrift. Bamber can move into the top 2 with an impressive performance, 9 points separating himself from Hackeson.
TMS Motorsport continue at the top of the team standings, Synology in second while Seagate moved up to 4th after Silverstone. Continued coverage come to you on RaceSpot TV with the event racking up over 30,000 views so far. Enjoy all the action before we move into back to back endurance rounds at Le Mans and Spa.
