The second hour of this six hour race saw nearly half of the field into the pits due to either accidents or scheduled pit stops for tyres of fuel, as well as positions starting to straighten out and fall more into place.
At the very front of the grid there's still a battle taking place for first position, but it looks like it won't last much longer as the Zeus GT Spec has regained first position and will likely begin to pull away from the pack following a fierce battle for the lead. The Zeus GT can be expected to make a pit stop for tyres within the next hour, however at the rate it is currently using fuel it won't need to stop for fuel for a long while.
Further down both of the Meliora Automotive AP1 and AP2 entries have dropped to the middle of the pack from 8th and 9th. Will Taylor caught up with their race engineer for a comment on the situation.
Meliora Automotive Race Engineer wrote:Both our AP1 and AP2 entries suffered from individual accidents. Nobody else was involved in either accident, and luckily nobody was injured, however extensive damage was caused to both cars that caused us to loose many positions both on track and with our time spent in the pits repairing the damage. Both cars should now be back to their full potential and we hope to make our way back up the grid.
One interesting bunch to follow is Banshee AGTE entry, the F15 AP1 entry, who had no further accidents this during this second hour, and the NV820 AP2 entry, as they have all been working up through the ranks as though they were working together. At the back of the pack that seems to be the best strategy for the long run if you want to have a peak at the middle of the pack.
In other news, earlier today we were said to receive the report from Nick Andrev of Fox Manor garage confirming the suspicions that their number two driver for the Galadante, Pau Kerin, was involved in an accident outside of the track yesterday following qualifying. Reports from the doctors at the hospital which he was admitted say that while Pau is currently in critical condition, he is expected to make a full recovery with time, and for this reason he will not be continuing the 2015 AMWEC season. In the wake of his absence, Anna Drivik will be taking his position as number two driver. Nick said "Whilst we regret that Pau cannot race with us for the rest of the season, we welcome in a new driver, Anna Drivik, to replace him. Anna was the Forvio test driver, so we hope she can do well for us."