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Second session ALMS testing times at Sebring
1. Penske Motorsports (Castroneves/Dumas/Bernhard), Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:47:228 (124.221 mph)
2. Dyson Racing (Dyson/Wallace), Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:49:894 (121.208 mph)
3. Lowe's Fernandez Racing (Fernandez/Diaz), Lola B05/40-Acura, 1:50:461 (120.586 mph)
4. Andretti Green Racing (Herta/Franchitti), Courage LC75-Acura (LMP2), 1:50:747 (120.274 mph)
5. Intersport Racing (J. Field/Berry/C. Field), Lola B05/40-AER (LMP2), 151.750 (119.195 mph)
6. Highcroft Racing (Brabham/Johansson/Dayton), Courage LC75-Acura (LMP2), 152.472 (118.429 mph)
7. Autocon Motorsports (Lewis/Willman/McMurry), Lola EX257-AER (LMP1), 1:55:614 (115.211 mph)
8. Flying Lizard Motorsports (van Overbeek/Bergmeister), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:04:924 (106.625 mph)
9. Panoz Team PTG (Auberlen/Hand), Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2.05.022 (106.541 mph)
10. Tafel Racing (Henzler/Liddell), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:05:474 (106.157 mph)
11. Farnbacher Loles (Werner/Zugel), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:05:524 (106.115 mph)
12. Panoz Team PTG (Maxwell), Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:05:616 (106.037 mph)
13. Flying Lizard Motorsports (Neiman/Law), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:06:827 (105.025 mph)
14. Team Trans Sports (Pappas/Fitzgerald/Borcheller/Montoya), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:07:068 (104.826 mph)
15. Tafel Racing (Tafel/Farnbacher), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 4:26:848 (49.916 mph)
"What's a" Helio Castro-Neves sez:
"What I like the most is the name of the car: Spyder! It's a great car and a great team. This really is a tremendous experience for me. This type of racing is not just about being fast; you have to be consistent as well. When Penske decided to give me this opportunity, I was very excited. I'd love to do double-duty at St. Petersburg.
"It's a different seating position. This car has features like carbon brakes and paddleshifting, and it is about 100 pounds heavier. It's much nicer and easier to drive with this configuration (than an Indy car)."
For better quotes from other drivers look here:
http://www.americanlemans.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=2792
I see too many things there too sad to contemplate. Out.
1st Session, Day 2
1. Penske Motorsports (Briscoe/Maassen), Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:47.280 (124.161 mph)
2. Penske Motorsports (Collard/Dumas/Bernhard), Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:47.500 (123.907 mph)
3. Dyson Racing (Wallace/Dyson), Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:47.652 (123.732 mph)
4. Lowe's Fernandez Racing (Fernandez/Diaz), Lola B05/40-Acura, 1:49.346 (121.815 mph)
5. Highcroft Racing (Brabham/Johansson/Dayton), Courage C75-Acura (LMP2), 1:49.391 (121.765 mph)
6. Andretti Green Racing (Herta/Franchitti), Courage LC75-Acura (LMP2), 1:49.493 (121.652 mph)
7. Intersport Racing (J. Field/Berry/C. Field), Lola B05/40-AER (LMP2), 1:50.032 (121.056 mph)
8. Risi Competizione (Melo/Mowlem), Ferrari 430 GT Berlinietta (GT2), 2:01.944 (109.230 mph)
9. Flying Lizard Motorsports (van Overbeek/Bergmeister), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:02.446 (108.783 mph)
10. Tafel Racing (Henzler/Liddell), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:03.689 (107.689 mph)
11. Tafel Racing (Farnbacher/Tafel), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:03.863 (107.538 mph)
12. Panoz Team PTG (Maxwell), Panoz Esperante GTLM, 2:04.029 (107.394 mph)
13. Farnbacher Loles (Werner/Zugel), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:04.312 (107.150 mph)
14. Flying Lizard Motorsports (Neiman/Law), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:04.717 (106.802 mph)
15. Panoz Team PTG (Auberlen/Hand), Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:04.730 (106.791 mph)
16. Team Trans Sports (Pappas/Fitzgerald/Borcheller/Montoya), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:04.793 (106.737 mph)
17. Robertson Racing (D. Robertson/A. Robertson/Luyendyk Jr.), Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:11.983 100.922
18. Autocon Motorsports (Lewis/McMurry/Willman), Lola EX257-AER (LMP1), 2:42.057 (82.193 mph)
cameraman
01-23-07, 03:24 PM
Audi not testing?
extramundane
01-23-07, 04:12 PM
Audi not testing?
Why should they? There's nobody to race against, and the rules still let diesels run roughshod over gasoline-powered cars. #1 won't change 'til #2 does; 'til then, raceday is test day.
FCYTravis
01-23-07, 05:56 PM
Ouch, Autocon in the only P1 is three seconds off the slowest P2. :(
Interesting to see the Porsches faster than Acura by a very substantial margin. Either AGR's sandbagging like crazy or they're just not up to speed...
Either AGR's sandbagging like crazy or they're just not up to speed...
yeah, coming from the ultra competitive IRL you would think that they would just unload and be quicker than greased lightning:gomer:
Just painting the name "Hondretti" on the side ought to be good for a couple of seconds. Then the phenom Marco gets in and dude, it's over. That "cat" is faster than, er, uh,,,,,,,, he had a F1 test didn't he??????
FCYTravis
01-23-07, 07:13 PM
Just painting the name "Hondretti" on the side ought to be good for a couple of seconds. Then the phenom Marco gets in and dude, it's over. That "cat" is faster than, er, uh,,,,,,,, he had a F1 test didn't he??????
:D :rofl: :laugh:
extramundane
01-23-07, 09:12 PM
Ouch, Autocon in the only P1 is three seconds off the slowest P2. :(
Well, Corvette needed someone to race.
Interesting to see the Porsches faster than Acura by a very substantial margin. Either AGR's sandbagging like crazy or they're just not up to speed...
That's why Danicle's there...to SAVE EVERYTHING.
Well, Corvette needed someone to race.
That's why Danicle's there...to SAVE EVERYTHING.
AGR is so far behind the curve that I doubt even Princess Permapout publicity could help them. But they'll probably stick a phonebook on the seat and tape blocks to the pedals and let her do 10 laps at the end of the last session and get some film for a commercial.
devilmaster
01-24-07, 02:52 AM
Princess Permapout publicity
:laugh: You should start tradmarking that pete...
extramundane
01-24-07, 11:30 AM
AGR is so far behind the curve that I doubt even Princess Permapout publicity could help them. But they'll probably stick a phonebook on the seat and tape blocks to the pedals and let her do 10 laps at the end of the last session and get some film for a commercial.
I'm personally hoping to bribe Chris Dyson into giving the AGR car the finger every time he laps it.
I suspect he's too classy to accept, but it's worth a shot.
Wednesday
SESSION 1
1. Penske Motorsports, Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:47.166 (124.293 mph)
2. Lowe's Fernandez Racing, Lola B05/40-Acura, 1:47.282 (124.159 mph)
3. Andretti Green Racing, Courage LC75-Acura (LMP2), 1:47.520 (123.884 mph)
4. Dyson Racing, Porsch RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:47.885 (123.465 mph)
5. Highcroft Racing, Courage C75-Acura (LMP2), 1:49.071 (122.122 mph)
6. Intersport Racing, Lola B05/40-AER (LMP2), 1:50.032 (121.056 mph)
7. Tafel Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:02.198 (109.003 mph)
8. Risi Competizione, Ferrari 430 GT Berlinetta (GT2), 2:02.492 (108.742 mph)
9. Tafel Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:02.704 (107.538 mph)
10. Panoz Team PTG, Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:03.253 (108.070 mph)
11. Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:03.907 (107.500 mph)
12. Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:04.917 (107.491 mph)
13. Panoz Team PTG, Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:04.386 (107.086 mph)
14. Robertson Racing, Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:19.792 (100.922 mph)
SESSION 2
1. Lowe's Fernandez Racing, Lola B05/40-Acura (LMP2), 1:47.503 (123.904 mph)
2. Penske Motorsports, Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:47.564 (123.833 mph)
3. Dyson Racing, Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:48.045 (123.282 mph)
4. Highcroft Racing, Courage LC75-Acura (LMP2), 1:48.388 (122.89 mph)
5. Andretti Green Racing, Courage LC75-Acura (LMP2), 1:48.537 (122.723 mph)
6. Intersport Racing, Lola B05/40-AER (LMP2), 1:49.826 (121.283 mph)
7. Tafel Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:01.678 (109.469 mph)
8. Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:02.480 (108.752 mph)
9. Risi Competizione, Ferrari 430 GT Berlinetta (GT2), 2:02.549 (108.691 mph)
10. Tafel Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:02.755 (108.509 mph)
11. Panoz Team PTG, Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:03.273 (108.053 mph)
12. Panoz Team PTG, Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:05.079 (106.493 mph)
13. Robertson Racing, Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:06.403 (105.377 mph)
14. Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:07.432 (104.526 mph)
Dyson Faster Than Penske!!!
Final Session
1. Dyson Racing, Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:46.983 (124.506 mph)
2. Lowe's Fernandez Racing, Lola B05/40-Acura (LMP2), 1:47.006 (124.479 mph)
3. Penske Motorsports, Porsche RS Spyder (LMP2), 1:47.314 (124.122 mph)
4. Andretti Green Racing, Courage LC75-Acura (LMP2), 1:47.386 (124.039 mph)
5. Highcroft Racing, Courage LC75-Acura (LMP2), 1:48.438 (122.835 mph)
6. Intersport Racing, Lola B05/40-AER (LMP2), 1:50.456 (120.591 mph)
7. Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:03.212 (108.106 mph)
8. Panoz Team PTG, Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:03.317 (108.014 mph)
9. Panoz Team PTG, Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:03.602 (107.765 mph)
10. Risi Competizione, Ferrari 430 GT Berlinetta (GT2), 2:04.171 (107.271 mph)
11. Flying Lizard Motorsports, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:04.563 (106.934 mph)
12. Robertson Racing, Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:08.943 (103.301 mph)
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