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Author Message Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet) Member Username: Benjet Post Number: 791 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 12:32 am:    The recaps start here: GTS Class - http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=4228 GT Class - http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=4229 I should add in the pre-race interviews we (at the track) heard on the PA system one of the leader 911's says about the 360 (something to the effect of) - yeah we haven't seen much of them all during warmup/qualifying we hope to continue that thru the race. -Ben Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet) Member Username: Benjet Post Number: 790 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 11:59 pm:    Final results are in (and so as not to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen the race and will watch it later)....if you want to know the stats you can go here: http://www.imsaracing.net/menu/lagunaindex.cfm?page=/2002/events/laguna/almsrace.htm The Olive Garden 550 had a DNF over a $10 suspension part (they plan to have 2x 550 next season), one of the 2 'vettes caught on fire (a BIG fire!) - do to an earlier collision with a Caddy Prototype (which cracked the header of the 'vette - causing the fire) the other Corvette ran out of fuel while going neck and neck with the Prodrive 550 (IIRC on the 2nd to last lap) but since it was 5 laps ahead of the Viper it placed before the Dodge. All in all a great fun day of racing. First pix (not mine) are here: http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=4208 http://www.theracesite.com/index.cfm?pagetype=2&form_article=4218 http://www.imsaracing.net/menu/photosindex.cfm?page=/2002/events/laguna/lagunaphoto21.cfm -Ben Rob Lay (Rob328gts) Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2202 Registered: 12-2000 Posted on Sunday, September 22, 2002 - 8:38 am:    I'll watch it live today! Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet) Member Username: Benjet Post Number: 789 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 11:03 pm:    And a few pics: Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet) Member Username: Benjet Post Number: 788 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 10:59 pm:    Some updates from qualifying 2.238-mile road racing circuit (11 turns), Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California (notice NO Corvettes are on the starting line of their class): Pos Car Class Cls Pos Driver Laps Gap Interval Last Lap Best Lap BL Num Status Stops Team Make Model Tire 1 1 P900 1 Emanuele Pirro 3 00:00.0 00:00.0 01:15.8 01:15.8 3 Pit 1 Audi Sport North America Audi R8 Michelin 2 2 P900 2 Tom Kristensen 8 00:00.1 00:00.1 01:28.1 01:15.9 5 Pit 2 Audi Sport North America Audi R8 Michelin 3 8 P900 3 Max Angelelli 6 00:00.9 00:00.8 01:16.7 01:16.7 6 Pit 2 Team Cadillac Cadillac LMP 02 Michelin 4 7 P900 4 Emmanuel Collard 10 00:01.3 00:00.4 01:17.1 01:17.1 10 Pit 3 Team Cadillac Cadillac LMP 02 Michelin 5 38 P900 5 Stefan Johansson 14 00:01.9 00:00.6 01:18.1 01:17.6 5 Pit 2 Champion Racing Audi R8 Michelin 6 51 P900 6 Bryan Herta 6 00:02.0 00:00.1 01:17.7 01:17.7 6 Pit 2 Panoz Motor Sports Panoz LMP01 Michelin 7 50 P900 7 Jan Magnussen 7 00:02.0 00:00.1 01:17.9 01:17.8 4 Pit 2 Panoz Motor Sports Panoz LMP01 Michelin 8 16 P675 1 James Weaver 12 00:02.7 00:00.4 01:19.4 01:18.4 8 Pit 2 Dyson Racing Team Inc Lola EX257 Goodyear 9 11 P675 2 Claudia Huertgen 6 00:02.8 00:00.2 01:19.1 01:18.6 5 Pit 2 KnightHawk Racing, LLC Lola EX257 Avon 10 37 P675 3 Jon Field 11 00:02.9 00:00.0 01:19.7 01:18.6 4 Pit 3 Intersport Racing Lola EX257 Goodyear 11 30 P900 8 Clint Field 10 00:04.7 00:01.8 01:20.5 01:20.5 10 Pit 3 Intersport Racing Lola B2K/10 Goodyear 12 27 P900 9 Christian Vann 6 00:07.0 00:02.3 07:49.2 01:22.8 4 Pit 2 Chamberlain Dome S-101 Michelin 13 13 P675 4 Ben Devlin 12 00:07.9 00:00.9 01:23.7 01:23.7 12 Run 2 Archangel Motorsports Lola B2K/40 Dunlop 14 33 GTS 1 T.Enge/P.Kox 6 00:08.1 00:00.2 01:23.9 01:23.9 6 Pit 1 Prodrive Ferrari 550 Maranello Michelin 15 26 GTS 2 Terry Borcheller 10 00:08.3 00:00.0 01:24.0 01:24.0 10 Pit 2 Konrad Motorsport Saleen S7R Pirelli 16 56 P675 5 Jeff Bucknum 11 00:08.5 00:00.2 01:24.6 01:24.3 5 Pit 3 Team Bucknum Racing Pilbeam MP84 Avon 17 4 GTS 3 A.Pilgrim/K.Collins 5 00:08.6 00:00.1 01:24.4 01:24.4 5 Pit 1 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 18 3 GTS 4 Ron Fellows 9 00:08.8 00:00.2 01:46.7 01:24.6 7 Pit 2 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Goodyear 19 0 GTS 5 Domenico Schiattarella 10 00:09.4 00:00.6 01:25.4 01:25.2 5 Pit 2 Team Olive Garden Ferrari 550 Maranello Michelin 20 55 P675 6 Pierre Ehret 10 00:10.5 00:01.1 01:26.3 01:26.3 10 Pit 2 Team Bucknum Racing Pilbeam MP84 Avon 21 23 GT 1 Lucas Luhr 3 00:12.9 00:02.4 01:28.7 01:28.7 3 Pit 2 Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RS Michelin 22 22 GT 2 Timo Bernhard 2 00:13.3 00:00.4 01:29.1 01:29.1 2 Pit 2 Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RS Michelin 23 44 GTS 6 Jeff Altenburg 7 00:13.5 00:00.2 01:29.9 01:29.2 6 Pit 2 American Viperacing Dodge Viper GTS-R Pirelli 24 35 GT 3 Ralf Kelleners 6 00:14.2 00:00.7 01:30.1 01:30.0 4 Pit 1 Risi Competizione Ferrari 360 Modena Pirelli 25 52 GT 4 Hugh Plumb 7 00:14.4 00:00.2 08:37.0 01:30.2 4 Pit 2 Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 RS Yokohama 26 43 GT 5 Peter Baron 11 00:14.4 00:00.0 01:30.2 01:30.2 11 Pit 2 Orbit Porsche 911 GT3 RS Michelin 27 79 GT 6 Mike Fitzgerald 12 00:14.7 00:00.3 06:21.0 01:30.5 11 Pit 2 J3 Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RS Pirelli 28 66 GT 7 Kevin Buckler 10 00:14.8 00:00.1 01:30.6 01:30.6 10 Pit 3 The Racer's Group Porsche 911 GT3 RS Michelin 29 67 GT 8 V.Rice/M.Schrom 10 00:15.2 00:00.4 01:31.3 01:31.0 5 Pit 1 The Racer's Group Porsche 911 GT3 RS Michelin Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet) Member Username: Benjet Post Number: 744 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 12:32 am:    Anyone going? -Ben Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet) Member Username: Benjet Post Number: 743 Registered: 1-2001 Posted on Wednesday, September 04, 2002 - 12:31 am:    MONTEREY, Calif. (September 3, 2002) - With several racing teams joining the American Le Mans Series for the final events of 2002, the starting grid for the Sept. 22 Monterey Sports Car Championships event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will have a different look than series fans have been accustomed to this summer. Three teams that have not been series regulars this season have entered the event, which is Round 7 of the 10-event American Le Mans Series season. The teams will have new and different-looking cars in the LMP 900, GTS and GT classes, respectively. The successful Prodrive team from England has entered a Ferrari 550 Maranello in the GTS class for Tomas Enge of the Czech Republic and Peter Kox of The Netherlands. The Prodrive car is expected to provide an immediate threat to the class-dominating Chevrolet Corvette C5-R team, which has won all seven ALMS races this season. Prodrive's team competed in the 2001 ALMS season finale at Road Atlanta and in this year's 12 Hours of Sebring, but has been in Europe since then. The car led its class at Le Mans this year before retiring with mechanical problems. In the GT class, a Ferrari 360 Modena will compete under the banner of Risi Competizione. Accomplished drivers Anthony Lazzaro of Acworth, Ga., and Ralf Kelleners of Germany will share the machine and will seek to end the seven-race winning streak of Porsche in the GT class. Joining the LMP 900 class will be the Chamberlain team, which has entered a Dome S-101 powered by a Judd engine. The Japanese-built Dome has run competitive speeds at Le Mans, especially in 2002, and has been successful in other forms of racing. The event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will be its first in the ALMS, and the Chamberlain team has yet to name its drivers for the race. The ALMS race starts at 12 noon (PDT) on Sunday, Sept. 22. Practice and qualifying will be held on the previous day, along with an autograph session for ALMS drivers. In addition to the American Le Mans Series race, the weekend at Mazda Raceway will also include races for the SPEED World Challenge GT and Touring cars, the Star Mazda Series, the Mazda Miata Challenge and World SuperKarts. Ticket information for the Monterey Sports Car Championships is available online at www.laguna-seca.com or by calling 1-800-327-7322. The race will be televised live in the United States by NBC Sports beginning at 4 p.m. (EDT). Live coverage by the American Le Mans Series Radio Web can be heard online at www.americanlemans.com.