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Here is a review
by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club of the 2000 event:
The 3rd
annual running of the Ferodo InterMarque trophy took place on Sunday 17
September 2000 at the superb PF International Outdoor Circuit near Grantham.
The 2000 event had been expanded to include 13 teams (4 drivers per team)
in the format of a 100 Lap Endurance race with pitstop strategy and re-fuelling
playing a key element to the race.
Clubs taking
part included: Alfa Romeo Owners Club (3 teams), Porsche Enthusiasts Club
(2), BMW Car Club (2), TVR Car Club (2), MG Car Club (1) Peugeot Sport
Club (3) along with a number of "privateers" which took the
total number of karts to 17!
After a
40 minute qualifying session it was one of the Peugeot teams who topped
the grid, but during the race there was plenty of inter-club rivalry and
opportunity to move up and down the leaderboard as race strategy came
into play with 7 compulsory pit stops for driver changes and an obligatory
re-fuelling stop!
Mid-way
throught the race a light drizzle spiced up the proceedings and tested
the drivers outdoor skills, which saw a number of incidents and spins,
and some erratic lap times reflected these problems. A number of teams
also suffered incidents, notably TVR who were forced to retire a kart
(with an injured driver at the wheel!). To add to the drama, the impending
dusk, made worse by a partial flood light failure, meant that the final
driver stints were even more hazardous!
At the end
of the race a transponder glitch saw the provisional result thrown into
doubt as the Peugeot team lodged an appeal. After much consideration the
race director re-instated the Peugeot kart (driven by Hayward/Whate/Hayward/Smelt)
at the top of the results, which also gave them the Manufacturers Trophy
by a single point from Alfa Romeo.
At the presentations
Ferodo had once again supplied a nice range of additional prizes (mostly
of Ferodo merchandise) which were awarded to the "Top 10" drivers
with the fastest laps per team. The star driver of the event turned out
to be Richard Peacock (TVR) with a time of 52.55secs which equates to
a lap time of 44.70mph! The full results are stated below and as issued
by "PF International".
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