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American Le Mans
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ALMS at Mid-Ohio
THE AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES
SATURDAY AUGUST 25, 2001
PIT NOTES: Page 7
THE AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES
SATURDAY AUGUST 25, 2001
PIT NOTES: Page 7
ALMS Combined Morning Warmup (25 minutes):
The current temperature is 64 degrees
under mostly clear skies and a slight haze. The forecast is for a high
of 79 degrees. Michelin tire engineers report the track temperature is
71 degrees.
At 8:00, green flag.
At 8:04, car #11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Judd reported with loose bodywork, call rescinded.
At 8:25, checkered flag.
At 8:04, car #11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Judd reported with loose bodywork, call rescinded.
At 8:25, checkered flag.
There were no incidents on the track and
27 of the 28 cars practiced. Only the #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R did
not make an appearance. The team is still repairing the damage from
the accident yesterday with driver Shane Lewis at the wheel. They
report the car should be ready to grid.
Top three practice times in class:
Emanuele Pirro (#2-P900 Audi R8) - 1:16.144
Rinaldo Capello (#1-P900 Audi R8) - 1:16.171
Franck Lagorce (#51-P900 Panoz LMP1 Roadster S) - 1:16.961
Emanuele Pirro (#2-P900 Audi R8) - 1:16.144
Rinaldo Capello (#1-P900 Audi R8) - 1:16.171
Franck Lagorce (#51-P900 Panoz LMP1 Roadster S) - 1:16.961
Bruno Lambert (#5-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd) -
1:20.912
Claudia Huertgen (#11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Judd) - 1:21.263
Milka Duno (#57-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd) - 1:23.782
Claudia Huertgen (#11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Judd) - 1:21.263
Milka Duno (#57-P675 Reynard 01Q/Judd) - 1:23.782
Johnny O’Connell (#3-GTS Chevrolet
Corvette C5-R) - 1:22.549
Franz Konrad (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) - 1:23.702
Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R) - 1:23.756
Franz Konrad (#26-GTS Saleen S7R) - 1:23.702
Andy Pilgrim (#4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R) - 1:23.756
Hans Stuck (#6-GT BMW M3 GTR) - 1:23.834
Dirk Müller (#43-GT BMW M3 GTR) - 1:24.349
JJ Lehto (#42-GT BMW M3 GTR) - 1:24.680
Dirk Müller (#43-GT BMW M3 GTR) - 1:24.349
JJ Lehto (#42-GT BMW M3 GTR) - 1:24.680
Shane Lewis (#45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R)
(about yesterday's accident) "It was a pretty terrifying
qualifying session to say the least! The first practice session David
(Donohue, co-driver) had an off and we spent the time repairing the
car. [The team] wanted me to qualify the car. I went out for
qualifying and I knew that something wasn’t right in the brakes from
the moment I went out. I should have listened to my intuition knowing
we had a problem but the team was pumped so we went out for a couple.
I came back in and checked everything over and thought everything was
OK. I went down into turn-one and the brakes wouldn’t release. About
that time you are pretty much along for the ride. There is a
considerable amount of damage but I am OK. The medical staff had a
very hard look at me and cleared me. The Mid-Ohio medical staff are
just great people. I feel bad for the crew because they have a lot of
work to do to see if we can make this race. We’ll have to see if
we’ll even be there for the race. The main thing is to find out what
went wrong mechanically first. We’ll have a lot of work to do in the
morning warm-up!"
Starting grid note: Car #69-GT Porsche 911
GT3-R will move to the back of the grid after changing from their
qualifying tires (the team reports the qualifying set was
flat-spotted). They will start 28th instead of 25th.