Yh they started broadcasting practise in their final year. Was a but unreliable at first but got better as the technology improved. I think ITV has been great for motorsport in general. Very much under-rated as a motorsport broadcaster.
TC Mouras at La Plata's circuit in Buenos Aires, out lap in slicks while circuit was still wet (was rainy all night long), then video edit of pace lap (clutch problems and finally the car started) followed by rolling start and some overtakes which shows some serious balls from the driver with that slippery track.
Noise restrictions, those green lights on the side of the sports cars now would be illegal in most countries, and I'm sure there are many many many things that neither of us can think of that will render a GT car illegal for the road.
But yea your logic doesn't quite add, the guy in this VW drives it home the same day. I don't think you quite understand that, also a 9second pass is faster than any touring car or GT. It's faster than the best production cars. As you see in the video, the car he's against, clearly isn't road legal.