Sebring Hours 2-3
Settling In

Restart at about 1:10 into the race. We had our first tow back, as the Intersport PC car was towed back to pit lane.

Up front, it’s Pirro in the Drayson only 2 seconds back of Bourdais in the 08 Peugeot, with 07 20 seconds back of the lead. The Aston, which topped off during the stop is a further 2 plus seconds back.

GT2 is now 62 Bruni, 92 Auberlen, 45 Long, 3 Johnny O, 90 Hand, 4 Beretta, 01 van Overbeek, 17 Sellers, 61 Jonsson. Bourdais new fast lap – a 1:45.225, faster than the 08 qualified. His lead is now over 6 seconds. Everybody is a bit spread out right now. Drayson in at 1:36 into the race. Pirro out – Cocker in. The Dyson Mazda joined pit lane.

According to timing and scoring the Jag is retired and by regulations the Autocon is a non-starter as it never got back out. Technically for those betting, the Jag is the first retirement, unless the Dyson has further issues that prevent it from getting sufficient laps in.

99 had a spin with Zugel in the car. No harm, although the car is 3 laps down. PC leaders are 95 Hunter-Reay, 55 Bouchut, 36 Wallace.

Leitz is on a tear, although the 44 Lizard is a lap back of the rest of the GT2 leaders.

No. 3 in. Hood is off. Power steering issues, a penalty and behind the wall..

Wallace in with the Genoa PC and Highcroft in. 95 also in. Franchitti into the Highcroft. It’s that time. The Aston is in too. Are the diesels getting better range on their tanks? Mucke in. Gene in – fuel only. Pickett brings in the Cytosport Porsche and Graf gets in. Good run for the old man.

Bruni has stretched his lead in GT2 to over 10 seconds. The class is a bit stretched out right now, although Sellers is able to get past Hand for 7th in class. 92 in. Jonsson has the Krohn Ferrari up to 6th in class. Hour 3 Bruni now 19 seconds over the Long Lizard in GT2, but enters the pits. Tires and driver. Melo back in. John Love of Michelin informs us that after the first hour he’s told his guys that’s enough. There were 5 different leaders with 4 different makes and 3 different tire manufacturers.

Up near the front, Cocker has closed to within 2 seconds of Mucke. The 3 Corvette has made it back out, but it appears as if it keeps coming back into the pits after the repairs Risi, like Peugeot appear to have established their lead. It’s now 12 seconds or so over Tommy Milner in the 92 BMW.

The battle for 3rd overall is even closer. Cocker is now within about half a second and closing.

The Primetime PC was brought back on a flat bed to the trailer quite some time ago – still no sign of it in the pits.

Dominik Farnbacher is bringing the 01 Ferrari into prominence. He has the car up to 5th in class

Cocker in the Drayson slowed on track and came into the pits. The car looked OK going down pit lane – low on fuel? Fuel only and the car is back out. Chris Dyson into the pits. Chris out and Andy Meyrick in. Aston Martin in – fuel only. Good stop and Mucke stays ahead of the Drayson for 3rd in class. The gap is about 35 seconds.

At the 3 hour mark the classes leaders are:

P1: 08, 07, 007, 08

P2: 1, 6, 16 (way back)

PC: 55, 36, 95

GT2: 62, 92, 4, 45

GTC: 81, 63, 32