Sebring Practice

[GCerbera]

Any commentary on line as it's underway?

[The DJ 27]

Can't seem to get Flash timing Never had a problem in the past

[Hansgerd]

Sebring 12Hs first test session results:

No Class Time Team/Car Pilots
1. 38 LMP1 1.50.722 Champion Audi R8 Lehto/Pirro/Werner
2. 28 LMP1 1.50.798 Audi Sport UK R8 McNish/Biela/Kaffer
3. 16 LMP1 1.51.684 Dyson Lola Weaver/Leitzinger/Wallace
4. 88 LMP1 1.52.000 Audi Sport UK R8 Davies/Smith/Herbert
5. 20 LMP1 1.53.867 Dyson Lola Dyson/DeRadrigues/Lammers
6. 22 LMP1 1.54.387 Rollcentre Dallara Short/Barff/Barbosa
7. 37 LMP1 1.55.894 Taurus Lola Field/Dayton/Connor
...
31. 91 GT 2.08.694 Synergy TVR Stretton/Stockton/Evans
...
40. 49 GT 2.16.086 Morgan Aoro 8 Sharpe/Ahlers/Cunningham
...
42. 92 GT 2.52.317 Synergy TVR Caroline/Caine/Berridge
...

out of 44 cars
12 x LMP1
7 x LMP2
6 x GTS
19 x GT

[GCerbera]

Hmm. I notice the Berridge / Caroline car managed but one lap?


The Stockton / Evans / Stretton car turned in 14 laps and was 10th in class.

Practice One

[GCerbera]

Ok, they must have a problem with the 92 car.

Second practice over and strangely no sign of the 91 team of Stockton / Evans /
Stretton this time?

However, the Berridge / Caroline / Caine line up was 33rd fastest and 12th in GT,
although a clear 2 seconds off the 91 team AND they used the 91 car not their own.


Practice Two

[HarryW]

Perhaps they just needed to get a Q time and were told on pain of death not to thrash the loaner .

Harry

[Dustyc]

GCerbera said:

However, the Berridge / Caroline / Caine line up was 33rd fastest and 12th in GT, although a clear 2 seconds off the 91 team AND they used the 91 car not their own.

Im surprised thats allowed.

Thanks for pointing me to the scores.

[Simon Pullan]

Dustyc said:

Im surprised thats allowed.

It's just testing at the moment, you can use whichever car you please.

[jeremyc]

Hansgerd said:

5. 20 LMP1 1.53.867 Dyson Lola Dyson/DeRadrigues/Lammers

Rummages in cupboard under the stairs to see if theres an LMP car hidden there.

[DustyC]

Simon Pullan said:

Dustyc said: Im surprised thats allowed. It's just testing at the moment, you can use whichever car you please.

That could be handy for TVR when the other one breaks, they can borrow a Porsche!

utsonasbestossuitreadyforflaming:

[P290 KVP]

Does anyone know who was driving the Short/Barff car in which session only they were heaps quicker in the first session than the 2nd.

[P290 KVP]

Does anyone know who was driving the Short/Barff car in which session only they were heaps quicker in the first session than the 2nd.

[zebedee]

The new TVR shape (low, wide and long) looks great - its very hungry looking...

[Hansgerd]

That was Joao in the first session I think. I'm not too sure whether Martin or Rob were driving in the first session too, though.

[DustyC]

Well done team #88
Another Brit win at LM I hope.
www.americanlemans.com/news/news2.asp

[P290 KVP]

Thanks for that.

What is your view on that performance? Is Robb or Martin off the pace or was the session different with rain or oil or whatever?

[Hansgerd]

As Simon already said, it's just the test session. The lap times in the test session don't say much about the performance during qualifying or the race. I guess they used the track time to learn the circuit and set up the car and not to break the lap record.

[P290 KVP]

Yeah OK - I understand that but hey there is not going crazy and then there is being 7 seconds off the pace!!

7 seconds is a feck of a long time - thats like something has broken!

[Hansgerd]

There are some detailed reports at Club Arnage for those without access to DSC. I hope that's ok. Here's the link www.clubarnage.com/yabbse/index.php?board=11;action=display;threadid=1581

[GCerbera]

Hansgerd said:

There are some detailed reports at Club Arnage for those without access to DSC.

Interesting.

The car is now to maximum class permitted dimensions and very close to the weight limit.

The 91 TVR suffered “An electrical fault, the wiring loom broke when a rod came
through the side of the engine!”