Pit Notes

The 49th Annual Exxon Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring Presented by Dodge
Sebring International Raceway
March 15 - 17, 2001

Pit Notes

Saturday, March 17, 2001 -- Page 17

SUPERFLO 12 HOURS AT SEBRING
PIT NOTES: Page 17
PRESENTED BY DODGE
SATURDAY MARCH 17, 2001

At 12:10, car #72-P Courage C60/Peugeot returns to the track.
At 12:13, car #34-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS spun, stalled and continued at turn 10.
At 12:13, car #34-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 12:14, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Duncan Dayton.
At 12:14, car #12-GT Callaway C-12R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Shane Lewis.
At 12:19, car #18-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Guy Smith.
At 12:20, car #07-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R and #43-GT BMW M3 had contact at turn 15, both cars spun and continued.
At 12:20, car #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Chris Kneifel.
At 12:21, car #36-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits, fixing the window net.
At 12:23, car #2-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tom Kristensen.
At 12:23, car #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Kelly Collins.
At 12:23, car #16-P R&S MKIII C/Lincoln into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: James Weaver.
At 12:23, car #1-P Audi R8 (overall leader) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Michele Alboreto.

At 12:23, car #52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS spun and continued at turn 5.
At 12:28, car #15-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Mark Neuhaus.
At 12:28, car #42-GT BMW M3 GTR takes the GT lead over #23-GT with a pass on the track.

At 12:34, car #43-GT BMW M3 into the pits for a stop and go - rough driving.
At 12:34, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Stu Hayner.
At 12:34, car #26-GTS Saleen S7R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Franz Konrad.
At 12:34, car #50-P Panoz LMP07 returns from behind the wall.

At 12:36, car #15-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R spun and continued at turn 7.
At 12:37, car #11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Nissan into the pits. Tires and fuel, replacing fuel filter, no driver change.

At 12:39, car #12-GT Callaway C-12R has stopped on course into a safe position at turn 7.
At 12:39, car #50-P Panoz LMP07 into the pits, rear cowling is off.

At 12:39, top three by class (2 hours): #1-P (58 laps), #18-P, #2-P; #11-P675 (53 laps); #26-GTS (53 laps), #4-GTS (52 laps), #3-GTS (52 laps); #42-GT (52 laps), #23-GT (52 laps), #22-GT (52 laps)

At 12:40, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jon Field, and a 20-second fire bottle penalty.

At 12:41, car #26-GTS Saleen S7R (class leader) right rear body damage, continues on course, but will have to stop for repairs.
At 12:41, the team for the #42-GT BMW M3 GTR is reporting the drivers are battling a heat problem. The V8 is generating more heat and there is no driver cooling system on board.
At 12:41, car #17-GT Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits, broken engine pully.
At 12:42, car #09-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 12:43, car #26-GTS Saleen S7R into the pits to tape the broken rear bodywork. Loses the class lead to #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R.