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ALMS, Petit Le Mans
- Hour 7
17:30
Marc Goossens on why the Viper
was behind the wall - "We had a shifting issues. At first I thought it was
a clutch slipping issue, but the revs did not indicate that. It
appears as if it is a shifting issue and they're working on it. Earlier I
think we had an issue with the diffuser coming loose. It was causing some
real issues out there, then on one of my off-course excursions, it simply came
off. Looks like it was indeed loose. Still, it was a good start; a
bit of a struggle later, but we're learning."
17:35
The 4 Corvette goes
behind the wall. Milner is heard over the radio to say it "feels very
weird." We think and hope he means the steering...
17:37
CORE
runs 1-2 in PC - some things just don't change, do they?
17:40
While the ALMS P1
sub class has been a bit of a meltdown, P2 continues to be a bright spot for the
series. Thus far, it is Conquest (Plowman at the wheel) leading by about
30 seconds over Tucker in the 055.
17:47
Scott Sharp
continues to circulate just about a second behind Mags in GT, with Jorg Mueller
a lap back. The expected GT slugfest has sort of crumbled a
bit.
17:53
Conquest to the
pits - routine stop, with just a bit of starting issue. #055 Level 5 to
the class lead.
17:55
McDreamy into the wall just out of turn
7. Full course yellow . Patrick is out of the
car and appears to be OK, but
the #27 is seriously rearrranged.
18:04
Scott Atherton with Hindy - "This is not the
end of Petit Le Mans - we intend for it to continue as it is into the future . .
. in name also."
18:06
Pits open - Chinese fire drill
time...
18:08
ESM #01 Ferrari beat the #3 Corvette out of
the pits, even with having a driver change, while Corvette did not. It's
now JvO vs. Mags...
18:14
Wow, these yellows are very, very long...
l..o..n..g...
18:16
Conquest gets their
lap back - now P2 in P2, and just like GT have two cars on the lead lap. A
quick check shows that GTC too is in the same situation - the #30 NGT over #22
AJR.
18:21
A familar growl was
heard on pit lane - the #4 Corvette has returned to the track, dropping back six
laps. As a result of the pit stops, the #55 BMW was able to get their lap
back.
18:25
Level 5 #95 pits -
Bouchut out, Diaz in. 70% is completed for Level 5 - so they are the
P2 Champions in 2012.
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