2022 Bathurst 12 Hour

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Bottom post of the previous page:

Engel and SVG in the Mercs have 10 seconds between them with Konrad in the #75 Habul Merc 3rd well over a minute back.

The #65 Mostert Audi is back on track after its latest damage but now over 15 laps behind.

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Van der Linde in the #74 Audinow leads by 30 secs as the #91 and #888 are running their Am/Bronze drivers, Tse and Ibrahim to gain their minimum one hour in the second half. Then it will be Pro drivers to the end. Ibrahim is 46 seconds behind Tse.

However there is talk of rain in the area and could hit shortly.... the track is looking a little bit shiny but not wet tyre wet. Yet.

2/3 distance.

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The #777 Shahin Audi is limping towards pitlane but gets there without trouble. Maybe just a puncture. Plenty of tyre bands and belts seem wrapped around the suspension.

They have to go into the garage to sort it out. Not what they needed as they were close to being on the lead lap.

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Vander Linde now leads by 45 seconds from Tse who is 53 secs ahead of Stolz (in the #75)and Ibrahim.

It looks to be getting wetter.. I hope the Am drivers dont screw up
Tse for sure does not have long to go to complete his must drive element, maybe 10 minutes.

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Stolz (#75)passes Tse(#91) for 2nd.

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Van der Linde has been hit with a 2 minute penalty for a driver exceeding stint time. Gamechanger.

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So now the #75 leads with Stolz at the wheel and #91 2nd now with Juncadella in the car.

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Oh and we have a car in the concrete and we have an SC

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Van der Linde had radio problems meant he could not hear warnings to pit re too long a stint.

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Ooooh shit that was close. The leader just passed a backmarker and had to go into the pit entry to pass him..... trouble was the backmarker was trying to pit.
Race control might have something to say although no contact and no harm done an underwear change for Juncadella wont fix.

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Stolz has now got a 20 second lead over Juncadella with 2hours 20 mins to go. Feeney another 20 seconds back in 3rd. Only 3 on the lead lap.

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This was a bit close at the most recent pit stop on the first full outlap nearly spoilt the day for Engel and Craft Bamboo in 2nd place.

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Currently Gounon #75 leads Engel #91 by 15.5 secs and 3rd SVG #888 +41 seconds.

I hour 40 to go.

[theracer120]

After the final pit stop it's Gounon 8 secs ahead of Engel.

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OK the leaders have just taken their last stops, fuelled to the end and all have taken a full set of tyres.

With 55 minutes to go Gounon leads in the #75 (Kenny Habul) car, with Engel 2nd in the #91 Craft Bamboo car 7.8 seconds behind. SVG in the #888 car is 3rd 1:16 behind.

[erwin greven]

Gounon and Engel have pretty much the same pace.