BRITCAR: Euroraces, Spa 30th May 2008

Britcar in Spa marked another wave of the Mosler European invasion this weekend as the endurance championship joined in with the Euroraces for a four-hour outing at this classic Belgian circuit.

With the wins stacking up in this series, there were high hopes for the Moslers to muscle up to the front of the grid. KRM didn't disappoint in that respect, taking pole, before the race officials identified an irregularity with Riley and Flux's data logger and annulled their time. That put them at the back of the pack, the last thing that a flu-filled Kevin Riley needed.

That wasn't the only change to pole position, though. The Lambo Gallardo that was promoted up was taken out of the running in a multiple pile-up during the earlier Dutch Supercar Challenge race, so the pack all shuffled up another slot. That put the Trackpower TVR Sagaris onto pole with the Topcats Mosler next door on the front row.

And it was the TVR that made all the early running, steadily increasing its lead whilst Riley churned along at the back of the field. He brought the KRM car in for the first planned pitstop having by then moved up to 12th place, although it was too soon to be taken as one of the two mandatory stops. A little while later, the Topcats team turned their Mosler around with a speedy stop that saw Andrew Beaumont keep the car in second place and then take it into the lead by the halfway point.

Meanwhile, Ian Flux was whipping the KRM car around in the fastest lap times, but could only make the Mosler climb to eighth place. Riley took the car on for the last stint but something was clearly not right with driver and/or car and they became an unfortunate retirement.

At least things were looking up for Topcats.... until a collision with a BMW, the subsequent spin and later problems with the paddle shift saw them drop down and finish sixth. That left the way for the Trackpower TVR Sagaris to claim victory.

Topcats looked hard done by here, but I feel a maiden win can't be too far away. And here's hoping Kevin Riley feels on top form again when Britcar returns to England and Brands Hatch in a few weeks time.

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