FIA GT: Monza May 18th 2008

After taking the opening round honours in G2 at Silverstone, expectation was high for a repeat performance by Go-To-One as the FIA GT rolled into Monza.

With time spent testing the Mosler in Germany and the drivers getting more track exposure, the team seemed happier with the stability of the car. The ever-improving ability and familiarity of the team with the Mosler saw GTO confident of a good race weekend and the reak possibility of mixing it up with the GT2 class.

Practice times in the dry with the new car setup were promising but mistakes in the rain during qualifying put both Kenneth Heyer and Adam Lacko behind the other G2 cars on the grid. Things then got worse on race day. As the rain poured down on the opening lap, Heyer's Mosler developed a fuel pressure problem and pitted after the first lap. Despite the best efforts of the mechanics, the car was retired. Lacko was then running third in G2 class and handed over to Jirasek. A near collision with a Ferrari led to a spinoff; the Mosler then refused to restart and Go-To-One were out.

Here's hoping for more reliability - and kinder weather - when they race at Adria in June.

Photos (c) Guido De Bortoli, http://www.allrace.net/