(Trois Rivi\u00e8res \u2013 August 13, 2010)\u00a0 \u2013 39 drivers took the green flag for the 30-minute qualifying session at the GP3R this afternoon. The only driver not to make the qualifying session was Markham, Ontario driver Tom Kwok, who was unable to get his M&S sponsored Honda Civic to the line when his engine suffered mechanical issues after this morning\u2019s practice session.<\/p>\n
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Just prior to an early \u201cblack flag\u201d stoppage in the session to retrieve a stalled Fastwheels Hyundai Tiburon driven by Lee Chaplin and to repair some track damage to the inside wall at pit entrance, Camirand Competition driver, Marc-Antoine Camirand made early work of taking the top spot on the grid laying down the fastest time of 1:13.083.<\/p>\n
Camirand was able to hold off the hard charging Donington Motorsports driver Dave Ciekiewicz in his Subaru WRX STi who laid down a very respectable 1:13.791 for second spot, just ahead of Lombardi Honda\u2019s Nick Wittmer. Wittmer put a 1:13.927 in the books but was later sidelined with a rear axle problem that was the result of an early session brush with the wall and flat right rear tire.<\/p>\n
In the Touring class, Anthony Rapone took top honours with a slight improvement over his practice session time in his Durabond \/Compass 360 Racing Honda Civic Si with a time of 1:17.118. Fellow Durabond\/Compass 360 driver Karl Thomson wasn\u2019t far behind with a best time of 1:17.536, just a little off his early morning practice time. BMS Racing driver Jacques B\u00e8langer repeated his hard charge from earlier in the day and took the third spot in Touring with a 1:17.659.<\/p>\n
The 30-minute heat race will get underway on Saturday afternoon at 4:40 p.m.<\/p>\n