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American Le Mans
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ALMS at Mid-Ohio
THE AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES
FRIDAY AUGUST 24, 2001
PIT NOTES: Page 1
THE AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES
FRIDAY AUGUST 24, 2001
PIT NOTES: Page 1
Welcome to round 6 of 8 as the American Le
Mans series stops for the first time at the famed Mid-Ohio Sports Car
Course. At 7:30 am the temperature was 66 degrees with a slight fog.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy with a high of 77 degrees with
little or no chance of rain. Today’s times should be improved over
yesterday’s test session.
Corvette Racing and Goodyear re-enacted
their win in this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans in a photo shoot that was
staged Thursday after the end of testing. Team members joined drivers
Johnny O'Connell and Ron Fellows in the photos, which will be used in
a national Goodyear Tires advertisement. The scene was meant to
resemble the victory lane area at Le Mans.
BMW Team PTG has chosen veteran driver
Peter Cunningham of West Bend, Wis., to substitute for the injured
Bill Auberlen in the #10 BMW M3 GTR for the Mid-Ohio race. Auberlen
suffered a concussion last Saturday at Mosport International Raceway
in a practice accident and was advised to not race at either Mosport
or Mid-Ohio. Joe Foster filled in last week, but is back in his
regular ALMS ride in the Kyser Racing Porsche for this event.
Cunningham has competed in 17 ALMS races with a best finish of second
in the GT class on two occasions. He was driving a car fielded by BMW
Team PTG in both events.
ALMS Combined practice (LMP, GTS, GT - 1
hour session):
Track conditions, the track is still a
little damp and the fog has not quite lifted. Michelin tire engineers
report the track temperature is 70.2 degrees.
At 8:47, green flag.
At 9:08, #30-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS has pulled off at the exit to turn 11 with an apparent mechanical problem. The team reports a broken upright.
At 9:28, car #37-P900 B2K/10/Judd (Clint Field) has pulled off course at turn 2 with transmission problems.
At 9:45, car #38-P900 Audi R8 has stopped on course, out of fuel.
At 9:47, checkered flag.
At 8:47, green flag.
At 9:08, #30-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS has pulled off at the exit to turn 11 with an apparent mechanical problem. The team reports a broken upright.
At 9:28, car #37-P900 B2K/10/Judd (Clint Field) has pulled off course at turn 2 with transmission problems.
At 9:45, car #38-P900 Audi R8 has stopped on course, out of fuel.
At 9:47, checkered flag.
Top three in class:
? #50-P900 David Brabham 1:14.638, #1-P900 Tom Kristensen 1:14.721, #51-P900 Klaus Graf 1:15.846
? #5-P675 Didier de Radigues 1:19.083, #57-P675 John Graham 1:22.427, #11-P675 Claudia Huertgen 1:22.907
? #26-GTS Terry Borcheller 1:21.767, #3-GTS Ron Fellows 1:22.483, #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim 1:23.760
? #42-GT J.J. Lehto 1:23.860, #43-GT Fredrik Ekblom 1:23.927, #22-GT Randy Pobst 1:23.932.
? #50-P900 David Brabham 1:14.638, #1-P900 Tom Kristensen 1:14.721, #51-P900 Klaus Graf 1:15.846
? #5-P675 Didier de Radigues 1:19.083, #57-P675 John Graham 1:22.427, #11-P675 Claudia Huertgen 1:22.907
? #26-GTS Terry Borcheller 1:21.767, #3-GTS Ron Fellows 1:22.483, #4-GTS Andy Pilgrim 1:23.760
? #42-GT J.J. Lehto 1:23.860, #43-GT Fredrik Ekblom 1:23.927, #22-GT Randy Pobst 1:23.932.
In all, 27 of the 28 entered cars ran,
only car #16-P900 R&S Mk IIIC/Lincoln did not make an appearance
on the track. The team is waiting for electronic parts being shipped
in overnight from Texas, New York and California.