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 24
SUPERFLO 12 HOURS AT SEBRING
PIT NOTES: Page 24
PRESENTED BY DODGE
SATURDAY MARCH 17, 2001

At 5:09, car #50-P Panoz LMP07 is pushed behind the wall and retired for mechanical reasons (clutch).

At 5:09, car #58-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 5:13, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 5:09, car #69-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Jeff Pabst.
At 5:15, car #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 5:17, car #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (leader in class) into the pits.
Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Pilgrim. Car #26-GTS Saleen S7R takes the lead in class.
At 5:18, car #18-P Audi R8 into the pits. Fuel only, changed the nose of the car for broken headlight plug, no driver change.
At 5:18, car #22-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Timo Bernhard.

At 5:21, car #00-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Sebastien Dumez.
At 5:21, car #16-P R&S MKIII C/Lincoln into the pits. Fuel only, checking for possible fluid leak, overheating problems, no driver change.
At 5:24, car #42-GT BMW M3 GTR (leader in class) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.  Car #23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS takes the lead in class.

At 5:24, car #43-GT BMW M3 into the pits, going behind the wall with an engine problem.
At 5:25, car #00-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits for a stop and go penalty.
At 5:25, car #66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Dr. Stephen Earle.
At 5:26, car #36-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Uli Richter.
At 5:28, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Duncan Dayton.
At 5:30, car #38-P Audi R8 into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 5:36, car #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, checked oil, no driver change.
At 5:36, car #16-P R&S MKIII C/Lincoln into the pits to change the headlight housing.

At 5:39, after 7 hours, top three by class: #1-P (217 laps), #2-P (215 laps), #18-P (215 laps); #26-GTS (193 laps), #4-GTS (193 laps), #3-GTS (186 laps); #23-GT (190 laps), #42-GT (190 laps), #22-GT (189 laps); #11-P675 (105 laps)

Cars out of the race: #51-P Panoz LMP07 (mechanical),  #99-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (mechanical),  #10-GT BMW M3 (mechanical),  #47-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (excluded),  #34-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS (excluded),  #98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (mechanical),  #11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Nissan (overheating),  #17-GT Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (out of fuel on course), #72-P Courage C60/Peugeot (engine fire, driver ok), #50-P Panoz LMP07 (clutch).

At 5:45, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Tom Weickardt.
At 5:45, car #26-GTS Saleen S7R (class leader) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Terry Borcheller. Car #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R takes the lead in class.
At 5:46, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits for an extended stop, changing brake pads, driver change: Jeff Altenburg.
At 5:47, car #6-GT BMW M3 into the pits. Tires and fuel, changing brake pads, driver change: Boris Said.
At 5:49, car #1-P Audi R8 (class leader) into the pits. Tires and fuel, changed front brake pads and rotors, driver change: Michele Alboreto.
Retains the lead.

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