Proton Ford driver Ben Barker explained that it was "a bit of a surprise" to head Wednesday evening's qualifying session, which determines the eight cars that will battle for pole in Hyperpole on Thursday, in the most competitive showing for the Mustang since making its debut in the World Endurance Championship this season.
His comments were echoed by the boss of Ford's technical partner Multimatic, Larry Holt, who told Motorsport.com that his expectations were exceeded when Barker clocked a best time of 3m55.263s that put him 0.143s quicker than Frederik Schandorff's Optimum-run Inception Racing McLaren GT3 EVO.
