After an impressive performance in Rounds 5 and 6 of the Avon Tyres British GT
Championship at the Pau circuit in southern France during the weekend of 05 June 2006,
Lotus Sport Cadena now heads both the GT3 Driver's Championship with the driver pairing of
Sam Blogg and Paul Mackintosh, and the GT3 Team Classification by six points, over second
placed Barwell Motorsport fielding the Aston Martin DBRS9.
Gavan Kershaw and Barrie Whight took pole in the Lotus Sport Exige GT3 for the first of the
two races, but after a closely fought battle on the tight and twisty circuit, it was the Lotus duo of
Chris Randall and Paul Whight who claimed first place in the GT3 Class. In the second race,
after starting behind the two other Lotus entries, Gavan Kershaw and Barrie Whight
complemented their pole position in race 1 with a class win and a ninth place finish out of 32
runners in the overall standings, finishing above both Ferrari and Lamborghini.
Reflecting on the strong performance at Pau, Paul Whight, Team Principal of the Lotus Sport
Cadena race team explains: "The car has been superb, and this gave us the chance to use
different set up variations during the weekend which certainly paid off. The Lotus Exige GT3 is
getting smoother and we are seeing a continuous improvement in its handling. The team
continues to be excited about the ongoing development of the race car, and our relationship
with Lotus is starting to blossom."
Rounds 7 and 8 of the British GT Championship will be held at Mondello Park, Ireland on 25
June, 2006.
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