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  • Round 5 - 2010: 1000 km of Silverstone - 2010

    Final race of the season this weekend. Hope we will have a nice result.

  • #2
    is anyone going to silverstone?

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    • #3
      As always, the press release:


      SPYKER SQUADRON 1000 KM OF SILVERSTONE PREVIEW

      * Final race of the Le Mans Series season
      * Spyker Squadron successful at Silverstone in recent years
      * Peter Dumbreck and Tom Coronel driving the Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2

      ZEEWOLDE, September 9, 2010 - The final round of the 2010 Le Mans Series season will take place this weekend at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. Spyker Squadron will again enter its Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R for Peter Dumbreck and Tom Coronel.


      Spyker Squadron 1000KM of the Hungaroring

      Spyker Squadron has good memories of the British Grand Prix circuit after taking a third place finish in 2007 and a second place in 2009. After finishes in all the Le Mans Series races this season as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans the team hopes to end 2010 on a high.

      Peter van Erp, Managing Director: “We are on the eve of the final race of the Le Mans Series season. In the past three years we took a top four finish here at Silverstone, including a double podium finish. It will be an interesting race weekend because the series will use the new circuit layout - the Arena Layout - and this race is the first of three races for the Intercontinental Le Mans cup, which means there will be a large number of cars again. Of course we hope to get a good result to end the season on a high."

      Peter Dumbreck: “It is always good to race at home as I know the Silverstone circuit very well. The last 2 races were in heat over 30 degrees so the British round of LMS is guaranteed to be cooler and I think the layout of the circuit will suit the Spyker more than the twisty Portuguese and Hungarian tracks before.”
      “Last year's result of second in Silverstone raises the Squadrons' expectations so we will be pushing hard for a good result. 2010 has shown to be a very strong year in GT2 so everyone has to be on top form to get back on to the podium. So far we have finished every race this year including the 24 hours so above all I would like to have a 100% reliability record and see the chequered flag at the end of race in Silverstone... hopefully high in the points!”

      Two free practice sessions are scheduled Friday afternoon at 13:15 and 17:00. On Saturday the team will have another practice session at 9:00 while qualifying for the GT cars starts at 13:10. The race itself will start at 11:55 on Sunday and will run over 170 laps or six hours. Eurosport and Eurosport 2 will be broadcasting live from Silverstone for over four hours.

      About Spyker Squadron

      Spyker Squadron was founded in 2001 to underwrite the performance of the highly exclusive hand-build Spyker sports cars. Spyker Squadron is a dedicated team consisting of engineers, drivers and supporting personnel that develops, builds and supports the Spyker GT2 race cars. The team is based in Zeewolde, the Netherlands, where it has a high-tech workshop to support its operations.

      For more Spyker Squadron updates do not forget to drop by our VIMEO and TWITTER pages which we will be updating regularly.

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      Timetable, Live TV & TV schedule:

      Timetable: Le Mans Series // Site officiel des 24 Heures du Mans
      Eurosport TV Schedule: tv.eurosport.com/tvschedule.shtml

      Spyker Squadron on the Web and Social Media:
      www: Home Squadron | Spykercars
      Flickr: Flickr: Spyker Squadron's Photostream
      Vimeo: Spyker Squadron on Vimeo
      Twitter: Spyker Squadron (spykersquadron) on Twitter
      Facebook: Spyker Squadron | Facebook
      The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do

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      • #4
        p5 now in qualifying looks good.

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        • #5
          P2 now woowwwwwwwwwwwww that's realy cool, that's looks good for the race.

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          • #6
            Sounds promising

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            • #7
              Originally posted by lm85 View Post
              P2 now woowwwwwwwwwwwww that's realy cool, that's looks good for the race.
              You didn't wait until the end of the practice session?

              Practice 1: 12th place
              Practice 2: 11th place

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              • #8
                On board lap

                + YouTube Video
                ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Mr_Jaguar View Post
                  You didn't wait until the end of the practice session?

                  Practice 1: 12th place
                  Practice 2: 11th place

                  No i like P2 hahahahhaha
                  in the race it will be better and hope for a top five.
                  i now its possible.

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                  • #10
                    Fourth in final practice! Gap to first place just three tenths. Top 6 within half a second. Roll on quali!

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                    • #11
                      We qualified in 8th spot, only half a second behind the pole sitter. Good start for the race

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                      • #12
                        who knows where I can download pictures from Silverstone because it will not work on flickr.com

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                        • #13
                          Free practice

                          + YouTube Video
                          ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

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                          • #14
                            8th on the grid

                            SPYKER SQUADRON EIGHTH ON 1000KM SILVERSTONE GRID

                            SILVERSTONE, September 11, 2010 - Spyker Squadron will start the Autosport 1000 KM of Silverstone from eighth place on the GT2 grid. While rain was predicted for Saturday the session was driven on a dry track, which resulted in yet another close fight in the strong GT2 class. After 20 minutes of qualifying Peter Dumbreck had posted the eighth fastest lap time, just half a second from pole position.

                            2010 Spyker Squadron Silverstone LMS Free practice and Qualifying from Spyker Squadron on Vimeo.

                            On Friday track activity at the 5.891 km long Silverstone circuit began in the afternoon with two free practice sessions. The Spyker Squadron mechanics and drivers used the first session to get the best set-up for the car, to check some different gear rations and to get used to the new circuit layout. Around the new Arena Layout the Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R was able to compete with the front runners, like it was in recent years, although changing weather conditions, a safety car period as well as a red flag led to some odd sessions on Friday.

                            Prior to qualifying the team went out for a third and final free practice session, which resulted in a fourth fastest lap time in the fourteen car strong field. The gap to the quickest GT2 car was just three tenths of a second.

                            Dumbreck was given the task to qualify the Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R for his home race and supported by friends and family the Scot went out for his qualifying run. He completed six laps, in which he posted a 2:03.877 as his fastest lap time, just 0.030 seconds slower than the fastest time in the morning practice. The strength of the 2010 Le Mans Series GT2 category was shown again as Dumbreck's fastest time meant an eighth place on the grid for Spyker Squadron at just a few tenths of a second from pole position. The team was satisfied with the result given the fact that they had not been this close in qualifying so far this year.

                            Action at Silverstone will resume on Sunday morning with the warm-up session at 9:00. Tom Coronel will be behind the wheel of the black and red Spyker in this session. The race is set to start at 11:55 and it is Dumbreck who will start the race for Spyker Squadron.

                            Spyker Squadron LMS Silverstone 2010



                            Peter Dumbreck: “So far so good. Not a bad (qualifying) session. We are very close, there is about half a second from pole position to us in eighth position, it is the closest we have been all year. This track suits the car a lot more, it is just one more tenth and bingo you are right up to fifth position. I felt the car had a bit more understeer in qualifying, but it might be that the wind has picked up and is blowing the car on at certain corners. But I think we have good base setup and are ready for the race.”

                            About Spyker Squadron

                            Spyker Squadron was founded in 2001 to underwrite the performance of the highly exclusive hand-build Spyker sports cars. Spyker Squadron is a dedicated team consisting of engineers, drivers and supporting personnel that develops, builds and supports the Spyker GT2 race cars. The team is based in Zeewolde, the Netherlands, where it has a high-tech workshop to support its operations.

                            For more Spyker Squadron updates do not forget to drop by our VIMEO and TWITTER pages which we will be updating regularly.

                            ***********************
                            The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do

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                            • #15
                              Currently P12, not going very well it seems. Does anyone know why the SpykerSquadron Twitter site isn't being updated?

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