A automobile within the help paddock belonging to Ginetta outfit Alastair Rushforth Motorsport caught hearth throughout the race, which was promptly stopped whereas the hearth was introduced beneath management.
Workforce personnel from the British GT and the newly re-named GB3 championship previously referred to as BRDC British Method 3 had been amongst these in attendance on the blaze.
Three hearth engines later appeared on the scene and paddock personnel had been ushered away and into an exclusion zone whereas the hearth was handled.
A Snetterton circuit assertion stated: “We will verify there’s been a automobile hearth within the paddock, which has quickly suspended racing.
“It’s now beneath management due to the professionalism of the marshals, first respondents and hearth brigade.
In a while Saturday night, an additional assertion from the circuit confirmed that there have been no severe accidents within the blaze: “We’re happy to report that there aren’t any casualties following an off-track truck hearth within the paddock earlier at the moment.
“We’re additionally massively heartened that provides of lodge rooms, new clothes and awning area by rival operations signifies that the affected group can proceed racing tomorrow.”
Hearth within the paddock
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Angus Whiteside received the GT Academy race from Toby Trice by 3.568s, earlier than the purple flags had been proven after six laps.
Snetterton is celebrating its seventieth anniversary this weekend, with a 500cc Method 3 race organised by the five hundred Homeowners Affiliation among the many one-off additions to the race assembly schedule.
British GT qualifying will resume at 5pm, adopted by one of many deliberate two Elise Trophy races.
The primary of the deliberate two 500cc F3 races and the primary of three Ginetta GT5 Problem races have been postponed pending an additional announcement from occasion organiser MSV.
Hearth within the paddock
Photograph by: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Images