Tour Auto 2016. Day 5, Grand Finalé.
After replacing the coil at the Paul Ricard circuit, Shaun`s Cobra was back to it`s brutal self again, and on arrival in Cannes, was fitted with a huge pair of cans of it`s own, ready for the night stages!
(Photo, Billy Patterson)
The 'Snake Pit'...
(Photo, Billy Patterson)
Battlescars!
(Photo, Billy Patterson)
...And this was a fresh paintjob!!!
(Photos, Billy Patterson)
The evening break did give Kevin a chance to cool his toasted feet on the beach, seen here (Far right, next to Shaun) with Mark Freeman (Cobra), Ben & Brian Gulliver (73 RS Porsche chase car) and Andrew Beverley & Mike Humphries (Cobra).
It`s not all 'party party' though, as the teams prepare for the final 2-part night stage, only to learn that the first stage had to be cancelled due to safety fears with the large number of spectators!
Another chance to recover some of the lost time denied!
The second stage did go ahead, but the lights on the Cobra really weren`t good enough to allow Shaun to really push on, and this is how the 25th Tour Auto`s final stage ended:
1 (205) Andrew SMITH / James COTTINGHAM GBR/GBR Ford GT 40 10m30s
2 (201) Jean Pierre LAJOURNADE / Christophe BOUCHET FRA/FRA Jaguar E-Type + 15s
4 (217) Ralf HUBER GUTIERREZ / Valérie DOT CHE/FRA Shelby Cobra 289 + 32s
12 (202) Ludovic CARON / Charles de VILLAUCOURT FRA/FRA Shelby Cobra + 1m23s
13 (207) Mark FREEMANN / Nigel ARMSTRONG GBR/GBR Shelby Cobra + 1m24s
26 (203) Shaun LYNN / Kevin KIVLOCHAN GBR/GBR Shelby Cobra 289 + 2m27s
And no time set for the last 2 Cobras:
57 (204) Andrew BEVERLEY / Mike HUMPHREYS GBR/GBR Shelby Cobra + 1h11m Penalty
58 (208) Frédéric JOUSSET / Paul MILIOTIS FRA/FRA Shelby Cobra 289 + 1h11m Penalty
OFFICIAL OVERALL CLASSIFICATION
1 (201) Jean Pierre LAJOURNADE / Christophe BOUCHET FRA/FRA Jaguar E-Type 2h09m31s
2 (202) Ludovic CARON / Charles de VILLAUCOURT FRA/FRA Shelby Cobra + 4m05s
3 (212) Damien KOHLER / Sylvie LABOISNE FRA/FRA Lotus Elan + 7m27s
4 (231) Bertrand PENLAE / Anne PENLAE FRA/FRA Porsche 911 + 11m19s
5 (223) #9829; Daniela ELLERBROCK / Jackie ROHWER DEU/CRO Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint + 12m02s
11 (217) Ralf HUBER GUTIERREZ / Valérie DOT CHE/FRA Shelby Cobra 289 + 14m41s
33 (203) Shaun LYNN / Kevin KIVLOCHAN GBR/GBR Shelby Cobra 289 + 51m46s
36 (207) Mark FREEMANN / Nigel ARMSTRONG GBR/GBR Shelby Cobra + 1h11m37s
42 (208) Frédéric JOUSSET / Paul MILIOTIS FRA/FRA Shelby Cobra 289 + 2h05m59s
48 (205) Andrew SMITH / James COTTINGHAM GBR/GBR Ford GT 40 + 2h58m50s 4
50 (204) Andrew BEVERLEY / Mike HUMPHREYS GBR/GBR Shelby Cobra + 3h58m02s
Congratulations again to J-P Lajournade & Christophe Bouchet.
These results don`t do any justice to the Strong performance that Shaun & Kevin put in (with circuit wins & the overall lead at one point), under some pretty extreme conditions, and with the support of Moto Historics doing their damnedest to keep a brace of Cobras at the sharp end of the competition!
Oh well.... there`s always next year!