GT Open Visits Silverstone – Round 5

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Silverstone – September 1st – 3rd

The International GT Open Championship made their annual visit to the UK last weekend at Silverstone, with regular driver pairing of Ivor Dunbar & Johnny Mowlem sharing the FF Corse run Ferrari 488 GT3 for the race event. 

With eleven PRO/PRO entries, this high level European Championship is quickly turning into one of the most competitive GT championships in Europe. The car and team looked quick in practice, running near the top of the time sheets. Ultimately the races proved tough and progress was difficult thereafter. The first race saw both drivers perform well and record a well-deserved finish after 70mins of racing. 

The second race was held in very tricky damp conditions, with the cars running on slicks. Johnny suffered a quick spin on lap one after contact from another car, then performed well to make up places during the first half of the race, before the PRO/PRO combinations made their mark on the increasingly slippery circuit.