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THE LEATHER CENTER GRAND
PRIX OF TEXAS
Sunday March 4, 2001 - PIT NOTES: Page 9
At 1:40, car #42-GT BMW M3 got into the back of #98-GT Porsche 911 GT3
RS at turn 4, spinning the #98 car, both cars continued.
At 1:41, #50-P Panoz LMP07 has caught the race leading #1 -P
Audi R8. They are almost side by side at the start finish line.
At 1:42, car #98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Fuel only, no
driver change.
At 1:47, car #11-P675 Lola B2K/40 into the pits. Driver change: Mel
Hawkins.
At 1:48, car #51-P Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S has apparently passed the #1-P
Audi R8 for the overall lead (but the #1 has a transponder problem, and
the scoring is not accurate for that car at this moment).
At 1:50, car #50-P Panoz LMP07 into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver
change: David Brabham.
At 1:52, car #51-P Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S into the pits. Tires and fuel,
no driver change.
At 1:54, car #17-GT Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits. Fuel only, no
driver change.
At 1:54, car #49-P Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S into the pits. Tires and fuel,
no driver change.
At 1:55, car #11-P675 Lola B2K/40 has spun and high sided on the outside
of the chicane. Corner workers have pulled the car away, but the car is
now stalled at pit exit.
At 1:56, car #2-P Audi R8 has moved to second place overall.
At 1:57, car #1-P Audi R8 into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
Car #2-P Audi R8 takes the overall lead.
At 1:57, car #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits. Tires and
fuel, driver change: Kelly Collins.
At 2:00, car #2-P Audi R8 into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 2:00, car #38-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver
change.
At 2:00, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R has spun twice at turn 3, if off
course waiting to return to the track.
After this round of pit stops, the overall lead is: #2-P, #1-P, #51-P.
Three GT cars (#23, #22, #99) are running ahead of the leading GTS (#
4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R ), but none of those cars have pitted yet.
At 2:02, car #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R has passed the #45-GTS Dodge
Viper GTS-R for second in class.
At 2:04, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits. Tires and fuel,
driver change: Terry Borcheller.
At 2:05, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits. Tires and fuel,
driver change: Joe Ellis. There will be a 20-second penalty for the vent
man failing to use his visor.
At 2:05, full course yellow (#11-P675 Lola B2K/40 lost the rear cover at
the S/F line officials to pickup the debris).
Top three in class (before pit stops):
#2-P Audi R8 (45 laps), # 1-P Audi R8, #51-P Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S;
#23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS (41 laps), #22-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS,
#99-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS; # 4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (41
laps), #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R (39
laps).
At 2:10, car #2-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change:
Emanuele Pirro.
At 2:10, car #1-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change:
Tom Kristensen.
At 2:10, car #30-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, no
driver change. |
