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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">22/10/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Lamborghini</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Fifth In Portugal</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/hiniFiftFIA.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Oliver Gavin and Peter Kox finished fifth at Estoril yesterday, the best result by far for the Reiter Lamborghini, which until the final weekend of the season seemed to be really struggling to find pace and reliability.<BR> <BR> The drivers had to cope with a stuck rear wheel at a pit stop and a misting screen in the rain, then had the choice of backing off for the final laps, or making a splash and dash - either plan was bound to lose them fourth place, but backing off worked...although the Lamborghini ran out of fuel on the slowing down lap. "Just after the line," explained Oliver Gavin. "I hope this can continue for next year - I really enjoyed it!" </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>