- ahead of Max Stauffer and Mike Jones. Stauffer and Glenn Allerton both had major crashes, separately, at turn three, and both crashes brought red flag stoppages to the session. The second of which, for Allerton, saw officials call an early end to proceedings and declare the session.Both crashes were front-end losses due to a lack of temperature in the left-hand side of the tyre, brought on by a track temperature that stru‘A’ option rear slick for the 16-lap race distance. The ‘X’ looked likely to be a gamble due to abrasion issues that started to tear the tyre up after a few laps, and it is a gamble that some may choose if conditions warm up this afternoon. And that they did…ggled to break 20-degrees on Saturday.While Pearson would start from pole, Mike Jones had gone quicker in the Q1 session. However, it is only the times in Q2 that count towards the grid positions. Max Stauffer, too, had been quicker than Jones before the session was prematurely ended, and that trio made up the front row for today’s pair of 16-lap contests.This made the tyre decision for the Pirelli runners pretty simple. The safe bet was the ‘A’ option rear slick for the 16-lap race distance. The ‘X’ looked likely to be a gamble due to abrasion issues that started to tear the tyre up after a few laps, and it is a gamble that some may choose if conditions warm up this afternoon. And that they did…
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