Krayem’s Stealth Defeats Le Mans McLaren

The entries in the European FIA GT90’s at the French GT meeting at Magny Cours last weekend included the McLaren F1 GTR which was 4^th overall at the 1998 LeMans 24 hours and the Oreca Works Viper which was 2^nd in it’s class at LeMans in 1999.

During the 3 days of practice and qualification David Krayem’s Stealth B6 GT1 and Paul Knapfield’s McLaren F1 GTR were neck and neck and swapping fastest lap times with the McLaren on the final pole by only 0.015 seconds.

In the 1st race on Saturday evening the McLaren pulled out a 5 second lead but then the Stealth started to push and took the lead at the halfway point and stayed ahead to take the win by 5 seconds, both cars having lapped the remainder of the field.

The Stealth and McLaren were circulating within 4 seconds of current FIA GT1 cars who were running in the feature races at the same event.

The McLaren did not participate in Sunday morning’s race and so Dave and the Stealth completed the double, winning comfortably by 40 seconds. Well done Dave.