CLARK AND NASIR ARE SO DELIGHTED FOR TAKU AND SO BUMMED OUT FOR FERNANDO… SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS THIS WEEKEND WITH RAIN IN THE FORECAST CAN ONLY MEAN MAX OR LCH. WE HAVE A GREAT MOTORSPORTS MONDIAL AND GARRY SLOAN IS AT IT AGAIN!

21st — Fernando Alonso (No. 66 Ruoff Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet): “It was a very eventful race for us. We didn’t have one lap of kindness, let’s say. We were struggling from the very beginning with the balance of the car with a lot of oversteer. We kept changing that balance in the pit stops, reducing the front flap, doing tire adjustments, and then we started to be happy with the car. We were up to P15 around Lap 110, which is where we wanted to be.

We spent half the race going from P26 to P15 and then we had a clutch problem on the car that we didn’t know how to solve. We finished the race without the clutch, so from that point on every pit stop we had to push the car, engage the gear and go. That cost us a lap and unfortunately, we kept that lap down until the end and we could not achieve anything more. I’m happy to finish the race, cross the line and have one 500 miles in the pocket, that’s the positive thing. The negative is that we were out of contention very quickly with the clutch problem. Anyway, I think the Arrow McLaren SP team was fantastic during the race. The strategy and pit stops meant we were always gaining positions. I’m very proud of the work we’ve done over the last couple of weeks. We tried to race, but luck was not with us today, but I’m proud of the effort from everyone in the team.”

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