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There are usually drama\u2019s of one sort or another when the British GT Championship visits the Belgian Spa Francorchamps Circuit, and this year was no exception.<\/div>\n
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Lincolnshire<\/a>\u00a0racer Shaun Balfe had been eighth quickest in his qualifying session with the Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe track was almost fully dry, except for the pits straight and La Source Hairpin, so we were all on slicks. I finished the session a bit frustrated, as there was time to come, which I proved next morning in the warm-up, going a whole second quicker,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Co-driver Adam Smalley then took the car over for the second session, and with 14th best time, they were ninth on aggregate. \u201cIt was Adam\u2019s first ever qualifying session at the Spa and he got caught up in some traffic,\u201d Balfe added.<\/p>\n

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Sunday\u2019s race was scheduled over two hours, with Balfe lining up for the two-hour race on the fourth row of the grid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Resources: Lincolnshire World\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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