tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69040248423806636832024-03-13T20:38:46.143+00:00www.Thepitwall.comKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278267096117965339noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-53163602466120967112011-07-03T11:02:00.000+01:002011-07-03T11:02:09.047+01:00ILMC: Imola 6 hour. LMP: Peugeot on Pole; GTE: BMW on Pole<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Anthony Davidson puts the #7 Peugeot 908 on pole for Imola!</i></b></td></tr>
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Just one week after most of the top drivers were in action at the Nürburgring 24 h, there is another endurance marathon to run!<br />
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This time it is the 6 hour race at Imola, part of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC).<br />
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After Audi's recent triumph at the circuit de la sarthe, it may have been coming here, expecting Peugeot to give way to them, but this was not the case, with Anthony Davidson taking pole by over 0.6 seconds in his 908 HDI.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Audi R18 #2 only qualified 4th on the grid behind the two Peugeots and the sister car</i></b></td></tr>
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The grid ended up being P1+P3 Peugeot, P2+P4 Audi - and no doubt there will be another tight battle later on this afternoon as the race gets underway.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>BMW locked out the top two places in GTE Pro in qualifying</i></b></td></tr>
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In the GTE Pro cars, BMW took the top two positions on the grid, but with the top 9 cars in GTE being seperated in under a second, or top 10 if you include Patrick Long's stunning lap in the 2010 spec RSR he's running in GTE AM, it is set to be a close and exciting battle!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b>LMP Qualifying results</b></span><br />
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1 Davidson/Bourdais (Peugeot) 1m 31.736s<br />
2 Fässler/Berhard (Audi R18 TDI) 1m 32.354s<br />
3 Montagny/Sarrazin (Peugeot) 1m 32.732s<br />
4 McNish/Kristensen (Audi R18 TDI) 1m 32.974s<br />
5 Ragues/Moreau (Oak Pescarolo-Judd) 1m 34.746s<br />
6 Jani/Prost (Lola-Toyota) 1m 35.047s<br />
7 Belicchi/Boullion (Lola-Toyota) 1m 35.700s<br />
8 Collard/Tinseau/Jousse (Pescarolo-Judd) 1m 35.996s<br />
9 Cortes/Geri/Piccini (Zytek) 1m 36.084s<br />
10 Beche/Thiriet/Firth (Oreca-Nissan) 1m 37.208s</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, geneva, sans-serif;"><b>GTE Pro Result Qualifying</b><br />
1. Müller/Farfus (BMW M3) 1:44.468<br />
2. Werner/Lamy (BMW M3) 1:44:683<br />
3. Melo/Vilander (Ferrari F458 Italia) 1:44:691<br />
4. Makowiecki/Ortelli (Ferrari F458 Italia) 1:44:725<br />
5. Bell/Walker (Ferrari F458 Italia) 1:44:730<br />
6. Lietz/Lieb (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) 1:44:895<br />
7. Fisichella/Bruni (Ferrari F458 Italia) 1:45:130</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">8. Farnbacher/Simonsen (Ferrari F458 Italia) 1:45:384</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, geneva, sans-serif;">9. Pilet/Henzler (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) 1:45:467<br />
10. Holzer/Goosens Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 1:45:767</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, geneva, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, geneva, sans-serif;"><b>GTE AM Result Qualifying</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, geneva, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">1. Long/Roda (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) 1:45.650<br />
2. Cioci/Lemeret/Perazzini (Ferrari F430) 1:45:906<br />
3. Rugolo/Jonsson/Krohn (Ferrari F 430) 1:46:216<br />
4. Armindo/Naroc (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR) 1:46:283</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, geneva, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">5. Bornhauser/Canal/Gardel (Corvette C6-ZR1) 1:46:614</span></b></span></span></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com040026 Imola Bologna, Italy44.3559128 11.71611970000003644.2131058 11.603284700000035 44.498719799999996 11.828954700000036tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-34041960681875216732011-07-03T10:26:00.000+01:002011-07-03T10:26:41.611+01:00FIA GT1 at Navarra - Qualifying Race - Magnificent Murcielagos master Navarra<b>Magnificent Murcielagos master Navarra</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All-inkl.com Lamborghini Murcielagos win the GT1 qualifying race in Nvarra</td></tr>
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In the qualifying race at the Navarra circuit, for round 6 of the GT1 World championship, the two Murcielagos (#38, #37) of Winkelhock/Basseng and Schwager/Pastorelli of the all-inkl team cleaned up, taking the top two positions on the podium, with a 17 second gap to 3rd placed Marc VDS Ford GT of Baguette/Martin (#41)<br />
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The gap to third may have been less, if Martin hadn't made contact with the #23 Nissan GTR of Luhr/Krumm on the first lap!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close racing as usual in the GT1 world championship</td></tr>
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Frustration too for the sister Ford GT of Leinders/Hennerici (#40) which suffered an engine failure, causing it to retire, and also incur a 10 place grid drop, due to the number of engines already changed this year.<br />
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As always the finishing line up for the qualifying race is how the grid will line up for the championship race tomorrow.<br />
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<tr class="chartheader"><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Pos</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Car</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Class</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Drivers</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Car</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Time</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Laps</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Gap</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Avg</span><br />
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<tr bgcolor="rgb(236,224,224)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(236,224,224)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">38</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Markus Winkelhock / Marc Basseng</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:00:33.245</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">36</span></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(224,224,236)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(224,224,236)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">37</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Dominik Schwager / Nicky Pastorelli</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Lamborghini Murcielago 670 R-S</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:00:36.549</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">36</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3.304</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(236,224,224)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(236,224,224)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">41</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bertrand Baguette / Maxime Martin</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Ford GT Matech</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:00:53.635</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">36</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">20.390</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(224,224,236)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(224,224,236)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">21</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Jamie Campbell-Walter / David Brabham</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Nissan GT-R</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:01:00.956</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">36</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">27.711</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(236,224,224)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(236,224,224)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Christian Hohenadel / Andrea Piccini</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Aston Martin DB9</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:01:01.606</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">36</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">28.361</span></td><td></td></tr>
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<tr bgcolor="rgb(224,224,236)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(224,224,236)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">47</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Dimitri Enjalbert / Michael Rossi</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Corvette Z06</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:01:15.641</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">36</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">42.396</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(236,224,224)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(236,224,224)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Lucas Luhr / Michael Krumm</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Nissan GT-R</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:01:17.496</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">36</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">44.251</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(224,224,236)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(224,224,236)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Clivio Piccione / Stef Dusseldorp</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Aston Martin DB9</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:01:19.580</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">36</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">46.335</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(236,224,224)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(236,224,224)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Christoffer Nygaard / Vanina Ickx</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Ford GT Matech</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:01:29.012</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">35</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">55.767</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(224,224,236)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(224,224,236)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">12</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">40</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bas Leinders / Marc Hennerici</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Ford GT Matech</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">53:07.390</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">31</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7:25.855</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(236,224,224)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(236,224,224)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">13</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">20</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Enrique Bernoldi / Nicky Catsburg</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Nissan GT-R</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">41:09.607</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">24</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">19:23.638</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(224,224,236)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(224,224,236)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">14</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Tomas Enge / Alex Müller</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Aston Martin DB9</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">38:23.890</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">22</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">22:09.355</span></td><td></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="rgb(236,224,224)" onmouseout="this.bgColor = "rgb(236,224,224)"" onmouseover="this.bgColor="#C0C0C0""><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">15</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">GT1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Mike Hezemans / Nico Verdonck</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Corvette Z06</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">31:04.315</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">18</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">29:28.930</span></td><td></td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com1Navarre, Spain42.6953909 -1.676069099999949741.9928859 -2.56459809999995 43.3978959 -0.78754009999994967tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-4436198857844385692011-06-28T15:32:00.000+01:002011-06-28T15:32:45.745+01:00How good were our predictions for the Nürburgring 24 hours?Before this year's 24 hour race on the Nürburgring, ThePitwall identified, and provided a synopsis on what it thought to be the <a href="http://www.thepitwall.com/2011/06/favourites-for-2011-adac-24h-rennen.html">cars in with a shout of victory</a> - and then again identifying some potential <a href="http://www.thepitwall.com/2011/06/dark-horses-for-adac-24h-2011-at.html">dark horses</a>, which could throw a curve ball at the results.<br />
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Now that the 2011 race is over, we have the opportunity to go back and compare the results against predictions. We will do this in order of results for the top 20 cars.<br />
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<b>1) Porsche 911 GT3 RSR - Result: P1</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 RSR #18 jumping the kerbs on the way to victory</i></b></td></tr>
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The biggest doubt over the RSR was whether it would run, with a top team. In the end, two RSRs were entered, and one of those had been entered by Olaf Manthey, with a quartet of drivers who had all won the race before - in fact Timo Bernhard has now won it a record equalling 5 times.<br />
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It was clear by the time free practice started, that the RSR was Manthey's preferred car - with the signature red win mirrors being fitted to it, and the GT3 R being fitted with Blue ones - this being the opposite of how they ran in the VLN4 a month earlier.<br />
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The RSR did the 6th fastest race lap (8.33.905), but suffered no mechanical problems, largely kept out of trouble from an accident point of view, and was consistently quick, finishing 4m33s ahead of the P2 car.<br />
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At the bottom of the dark horses feature, we indicated that our choice for the race would be the Manthey RSR, and are delighted that it did. - The King returned to conquer the 'Ring for the 4th time!<br />
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<b>2) BMW M3 GT - Result: P2</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>BMW M3 GT jumping at Pflanzgarten I</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The BMW M3, began with a credible defence of its crown from last year with both cars running P1, P2 early on.<br />
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Gremlins struck, and for a while neither M3 was in the top 10. Slowly the #1 car worked its way back up, making it up to P2, but this year, there wasn't a 23rd hour present to the team from Munich - the leading Porsche hung on to win the 24 hours.<br />
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Pace wise, the #7 car set the 3rd fastest lap (8:33.369), but retired 14 laps from the end, and the #1 car set the 4th fastest (8:33.656), and the #1 car was the only car to finish on the same lap as the Manthey Porsche. In doing so, it completed 2 more laps (156 in total - a new record) than it managed last year when it ran to victory.<br />
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<b>3) Audi R8 LMS - Result: P3,P4,P5,P12,P18,P29</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Audi R8 LMS #14 on its way to P3 overall</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Audi have been running at the Nürburgring 24 hours for 3 years now, and for them to have not won outright must be infuriating for the company, which has so dominated Le Mans in recent years.<br />
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In the press release issued by Audi immediately after the race, some of this frustration showed:<br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"<i>The dream of a first overall victory for the brand in the endurance classic in the Eifel was, however, not fulfilled. The GT2 cars of Porsche, BMW and Ferrari were superior to the GT3 cars during the 39th running of the 24-hour race.</i> "</span></blockquote>Thing is though, Audi set the 2nd fastest lap overall ( #17 car, 8.33.244), so they had the pace, but all their top cars got entangled in incidents, loosing time throughout the race.<br />
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#14, which finished 3rd - the highest Audi, which finished around 1 lap, or 9 minutes behind the winner, lost around 7 minutes due to losing the front splitter - and no doubt track position as a result. #15 had an accident early on in the race, necessitating an extra pit stop for a repair, and then suffered from headlight malfunction, requiring a steering wheel change.. #16 had an accident too, and #17 also suffered electronic gremlins.<br />
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So I think its a case, as mentioned in our predictions, that the R8 is simply too frail over a 24 hour distance, and this is the area which will need to be resolved if success is to follow.<br />
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<b>4) Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 - Result: P6, P7, P11, P17, P49</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 #22 - finished 6th</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>For Mercedes, it was an eminently credible debut in the ADAC 24h Rennen on the Nürburgring, even if results didn't quite match up to expectations.<br />
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Certainly the performance was there - but after the quickest Merc (the Mamerow one) crashed out in the early hours, it was a challenge for the others to keep pace with the leading Porsche.<br />
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The Heico #32 car ran 2nd or 3rd for most of the race, before unfortunately succumbing to misfortune a couple of hours from the end, which lost them 2 laps, and dropped them to 7th. This meant the highest placed Mercedes was the Black Falcon #22 car, which finished 6th.<br />
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Interestingly the Mercedes' fastest laptime in the race wasn't that hot - an 8m37 - but this is probably due to the quickest cars suffering problems - as most of the quickest times, were set in the last few hours, as temperatures rose.<br />
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<b>5) Ferrari F458</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Farnbacher Racing Ferrari F458 finished 8th, but set the fastest lap</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>After qualifying on pole, talk in the paddock was that the Ferrari was going to walk away with this race - it seemed so much quicker than anything else.<br />
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So it must have been some surprise to be over taken by Chris Mamerow in his SLS on the first lap! Once things settled down, the Farnbacher car did return to first place, and ran more or less there for the first 4 hours.<br />
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Unfortunately at around 8pm, it came into the pits for an unscheduled stop, with suspension trouble. This lost it about 4 laps, and with that the chance of victory.<br />
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What happened next embodied the spirit of this great race, as the driver quartet of Farnbacher, Simonsen, Melo and Seefried, set about some thrilling driving, setting fastest lap after fastest lap (the quickest one of the race an 8m31.407 - coming just 6 laps from the end), and flying back up the order.<br />
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To secure a top 10 finish and a class win, may sound disappointing compared to the 2nd overall last year for Farnbacher, but it was a classy performance in a new car, and I'm sure they will return to do battle again next year.<br />
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<b>6) Porsche 911 GT3 R - Result: P8, P13, P16, P22, P48</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Frikadelli Racing GT3 R #26 finished P9</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>For the GT3 R, the odds were against it, once the latest Balance of Performance was announced. Being heavily restricted from a power perspective, limited its ability to cut through traffic compared to some of its peers in the GT3 Class (e.g. Mercedes, Audi)<br />
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One of the top teams, Manthey Racing clearly felt the restrictions went too far to the point of making the car uncompetitive for outright victory, which is why they brought their old RSR out of retirement.<br />
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Even without the big Manthey car, there were several top GT3 Rs running, including the Haribo Manthey car, the Frikadelli one, and the one from Falken Motorsports.<br />
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The Falken one suffered an engine failure after 3 hours, requiring it top be replaced, ruining chances of a top finish, but they returned to action, to evaluate how well the Falken Tyres on it worked compared to the Michelins, on the other cars - and were suitably impressed, as their 8:35:310 was the quickest GT3 R lap.<br />
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The Haribo car experienced some difficulties mid morning, dropping it out of a clear top 10 position, to 13th overall, leaving the Frikadelli #26 car to be the only GT3 R with its finish in P9.<br />
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<b>7) Porsche 911 GT3 MR - Result: P10</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wochen Spiegel Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 MR #12</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The only car in the top 20, which wasn't strictly in our predictions was the #12 Porsche GT3 MR, sponsored by WochenSpiegel.<br />
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This car started life as a GT3 R, but has been modified by Manthey to the point that it no longer met the GT3 homologation required for the FIA GT3 SP9 class. As such it was running in the SP7 class, along with the RSR.<br />
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<b>8) Audi TT RS - Result: P14</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raeder Motorsport Audi TT RS</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The mini Audi - the TT RS, scored the result of being the best front wheel drive car in the race, winning the SP4T class in the progress.<br />
The cars looked very trick - with dive plates and huge rear wing, and the pace of them (8m49) was very impressive.<br />
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<b>9) Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 - Result: P15</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Team Stuck" - Reiter engineering Lamborghini LP600 #34</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Reiter Lamborghini LP600 driven by 3 Stucks (Hans-Joachim, Ferdinand, and Johannes) along with Denis Rotek was in line for a top 10 finish before suffering a gearbox trouble.<br />
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It was I believe the first time the 3 Stucks had raced together, and fitting that for Hans-Joachim Stuck's final race that they scored a good result.<br />
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<b>10) Porsche 911 GT3 Cup</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gVbokgEF1nw/Tgnk6IUnneI/AAAAAAAAAtw/h_C_mn1q2Qc/s1600/_U5E5878wtmk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gVbokgEF1nw/Tgnk6IUnneI/AAAAAAAAAtw/h_C_mn1q2Qc/s640/_U5E5878wtmk.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porsche 911 GT3 Cup #55</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The final different model in the top 20 overall, was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. In fact two cars, finished the #55 in 19th, and #56 in 20th place.<br />
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Considering the Cup car is designed around sprint races, rather than endurance, its a very impressive finish for both of these entrants.<br />
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Obviously there were some disappointments, such as the Golf GT24, the Lexus LFAs and the Aston Martin Zagatos, but overall I think our predictions were pretty good.<br />
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Congratulations to all those who took part, and especially the winning squad led by Olaf Manthey, driven by Lucas Luhr, Timo Bernard, Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb!<br />
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Am looking forward to 2011 already!<br />
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</b>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-72957090993769467352011-06-26T17:15:00.001+01:002011-06-26T21:10:42.912+01:00ADAC 24h 2011 @ Nürburgring: Race Result (Report after 24h)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manthey Porsche winning the ADAC 24h Rennen 2011 on the Nürburgring</td></tr>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>4 Starts, 4 Wins.</b></div><div><b><br />
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The Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 RSR has an unrivalled record in the ADAC 24h Rennen on the Nürburgring. It has been champion in 2007, 2008, 2009 and now 2011 as well.<br />
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It didn't run last year, as the balance of performance favoured the GT3 R (GT3 Spec) over the RSR (GT2 spec). This year however, with the performance of the GT3 R reined in, following the revised balance of performance, it was possible, to return the RSR to action,with a little ingenuity on the part of Olaf Manthey, and no doubt Porsche themselves.<br />
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Going for more power was not an option here, the RSR having to run at 430bhp only with restrictors to enforce that so the solution for performance was found through aerodynamics - keeping the high downforce which makes the RSR unbeatable through the corners, but reducing drag, to improve economy and top speed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The top 3 finishers! Porsche, BMW, Audi!</td></tr>
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It was an unbelievably close race though, with last year's winner - the BMW M3 GT #1 finishing 2nd, just 4 minutes behind, after a record setting 156 laps of the hallowed circuit through the Eifel.<br />
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After strong performances throughout the race, last our gremlins pushed the #32 Heico Mercedes SLS down to 7th, and thus enabling the #14 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS to take the last spot on the podium<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The podium!</td></tr>
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As a closing comment, it has been an awesome race from start to finish this year, definitely rivalling those of the last two encounters. The determination of the contestants - for example the #2 Farnbacher Ferrari, which fought up to finish 8th, after the set back it suffered in early evening, and also the #4 Falken Motorsports Porsche GT3 R, which was at the back after a requiring an engine swap out overnight, but continued putting quick laps in throughout.<br />
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<b>Top 10 - Results</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1: #18 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Lieb/Bernhard/Dumas/Luhr)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2: #1 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT (Müller/Farfus/Alzen/Lamy)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3: #14 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS (Basseng/Fässler/Piccini/Stippler)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4: #15 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ( Stippler/Hennerici/Haase/Winkelhock)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5: #16 ABT Sports Line Audi R8 LMS ( Ekström/Scheider/Werner/Abt)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">6: #22 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG ( Heyer/Jäger/Bleekmolen/Seyffarth)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7 #32 Heico Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG (Arnold/Margartis/Brück/Frankenhout)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8: #2 Farnbacher Ferrari F458 (Farnbacher/Melo/Simonsen/Seefried)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">9: #26 Frikadelli Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (Abbelen/Schmitz/Kentenich/Bergmeister)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">10: #12 Wochenspiegel Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 MR ( Weiss/Kainz/Jacobs/Krumbach)</span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-28511797864589615162011-06-26T14:12:00.001+01:002011-06-26T22:35:03.306+01:00ADAC 24h 2011 @ Nürburgring: Report after 20 hours<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (#18) continues to lead</td></tr>
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Nerves are on edge now as we enter the final 4 hours of the 2011 ADAC 24 Rennen on the Nürburgring. Manthey are still leading with their #18 RSR, but we just had a big demonstration of how frail one's place in the race can be, <strike>as the Porsche Hybrid crashed out at Schwedenkreuz</strike>.<br />
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<b>Edit: </b>There was misinformation there, circulated by Audi_sport on twitter - the hybrid was tagged and spun just before SX, but encountered no damage, and continued to lap, eventually finishing 28th overall, due to the two delays due to the differential flange replacement.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid </td></tr>
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In second place last year's winner continues to lurk just a few minutes behind - the BMW Motorsport #1 M3 GT, along with the 3rd placed #32 Heico Mercedes SLS, and the #14 Audi R8 LMS.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hPdIPDkDLd4/TgcwLfTjk5I/AAAAAAAAAs8/byn4RWtLJrU/s1600/_U5E5761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hPdIPDkDLd4/TgcwLfTjk5I/AAAAAAAAAs8/byn4RWtLJrU/s640/_U5E5761.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many cars are now showing battle scars from the night!</td></tr>
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<b>Top 10 after 20 hours:</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1: #18 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Lieb/Bernhard/Dumas/Luhr)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2: #1 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT (Müller/Farfus/Alzen/Lamy)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3: #32 Heico Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG (Arnold/Margartis/Brück/Frankenhout)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4: #15 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ( Stippler/Hennerici/Haase/Winkelhock)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5: #14 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS (Basseng/Fässler/Piccini/Stippler)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">6: #16 ABT Sports Line Audi R8 LMS ( Ekström/Scheider/Werner/Abt)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7: #22 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG ( Heyer/Jäger/Bleekmolen/Seyffarth)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8: #8 Haribo Team Manthey Porsche GT3 R (Westbrook/Menzel/Sturgsberg/Riegel)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">9: #12 Wochenspiegel Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 MR ( Weiss/Kainz/Jacobs/Krumbach)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">10: #26 Frikadelli Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (Abbelen/Schmitz/Kentenich/Bergmeister)</span><br />
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</div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-63280269452660614452011-06-26T14:00:00.000+01:002011-06-26T14:00:41.432+01:00ADAC 24h 2011 @ Nürburgring: Report after 16 hours<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VlMON3i2fKU/TgcstSgA-WI/AAAAAAAAAso/sG5DAIsN7lU/s1600/_U5E5147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VlMON3i2fKU/TgcstSgA-WI/AAAAAAAAAso/sG5DAIsN7lU/s640/_U5E5147.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 RSR sparking as its splitter bottoms out on landing at Pflanzgarten</td></tr>
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</div>After 16 hours, Manthey Porsche continue to lead from the front with their #18 911 GT3 RSR. Closely following them is the #32 Mercedes SLS of Heico motorsport, and the #1 factory BMW M3 GT.<blogitemurl><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6904024842380663683"></a> </blogitemurl><br />
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</div><div>The #32 Mercedes is somewhat hampered by the loss of its front splitter, in an accident with an Audi in the night, this meaning that it is suffering from high tire wear, and a lot of understeer.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zc5pjOYgTCg/Tgcs7xFEhJI/AAAAAAAAAss/pV5ynYGcxTU/s1600/_U5E5254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zc5pjOYgTCg/Tgcs7xFEhJI/AAAAAAAAAss/pV5ynYGcxTU/s640/_U5E5254.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG currently running 7th.</td></tr>
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</div><div>As night turned to dawn, and then into fully fledged daylight, it was a welcome sight to see so many cars still running, although some wearing a few bruises from battles during the night!</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BMW still in with a chance to defend their title. Running 3rd</td></tr>
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</div><div>Interesting facts:</div><div><ul><li>Farnbacher Ferrari back up to 12th now</li>
<li>Raeder Motorsport Audi TT RS in 14th is highest placed front wheel drive car</li>
<li>Team "stuck" - Reiter engineering Lamborghini is up to 16th</li>
<li>Highest placed Golf24 is #235 in 33rd place</li>
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</div><div><b>Top 10 after 16 hours:</b></div><div><br />
</div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1: #18 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Lieb/Bernhard/Dumas/Luhr)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2: #32 Heico Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG (Arnold/Margartis/Brück/Frankenhout)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3: #1 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT (Müller/Farfus/Alzen/Lamy)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4: #15 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ( Stippler/Hennerici/Haase/Winkelhock)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5: #14 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS (Basseng/Fässler/Piccini/Stippler)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">6: #16 ABT Sports Line Audi R8 LMS ( Ekström/Scheider/Werner/Abt)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7: #22 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG ( Heyer/Jäger/Bleekmolen/Seyffarth)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8: #8 Haribo Team Manthey Porsche GT3 R (Westbrook/Menzel/Sturgsberg/Riegel)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">9: #4 Team Schubert BMW Z4 (Hartung/Viebahn/Coronel/Hürtgen)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">10: #12 Wochenspiegel Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 MR ( Weiss/Kainz/Jacobs/Krumbach)</span></div></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-35425301000741857762011-06-26T13:30:00.001+01:002011-06-27T20:23:36.428+01:00ADAC 24h 2011 @ Nürburgring: Report after 12 hours<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IlfN-SkqUSY/TgclyFpflUI/AAAAAAAAAsY/WD4ly2Onrho/s1600/_U5E4492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="334" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IlfN-SkqUSY/TgclyFpflUI/AAAAAAAAAsY/WD4ly2Onrho/s640/_U5E4492.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manthey Porsche GT3 R which spun at Weirseifen</td></tr>
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As the half way point approached, attrition resulted in more retirements - the #76 Schubert z4, succumbing to accident damage after a collision in pflanzgarten with an SLS, eliminating it from the running.<br />
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Further back the Farnbacher Ferrari had begun its slow climb back toward the front, reaching first in class (SP8) by 2am, but still down in 20th odd place.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJItigCRxaI/TgcmDotmLQI/AAAAAAAAAsc/C9IFEDxYorQ/s1600/_U5E4152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZJItigCRxaI/TgcmDotmLQI/AAAAAAAAAsc/C9IFEDxYorQ/s640/_U5E4152.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heico Mercedes SLS AMG running well</td></tr>
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Mercedes were being affected a little too - with the highly fancied Mamerow SLS crashing out on the gong of midnight.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ED6WgIRqUSU/TgcmNDy_WpI/AAAAAAAAAsg/CZttjQS729c/s1600/_U5E4523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ED6WgIRqUSU/TgcmNDy_WpI/AAAAAAAAAsg/CZttjQS729c/s640/_U5E4523.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is leading after 12 hours</td></tr>
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At the front though, by a few minutes, the Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 RSR was establishing itself as the leader, and seemed to have enough in reserve to combat the pace threat from Audi, Mercedes and BMW.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qw40BSSqHms/TgcmYSrPbWI/AAAAAAAAAsk/bBZ8ju11Eu0/s1600/_U5E4270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qw40BSSqHms/TgcmYSrPbWI/AAAAAAAAAsk/bBZ8ju11Eu0/s640/_U5E4270.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS is up to 2nd</td></tr>
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<b>Top 10 overall after 12 hours (half way point):</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1: #18 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Lieb/Bernhard/Dumas/Luhr)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2: #15 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ( Stippler/Hennerici/Haase/Winkelhock)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3: #32 Heico Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG (Arnold/Margartis/Brück/Frankenhout)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4: #16 ABT Sports Line Audi R8 LMS ( Ekström/Scheider/Werner/Abt)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5: #1 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT (Müller/Farfus/Alzen/Lamy)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">6: #14 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS (Basseng/Fässler/Piccini/Stippler)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7: #8 Haribo Team Manthey Porsche GT3 R (Westbrook/Menzel/Sturgsberg/Riegel)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8: #12 Wochenspiegel Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 MR ( Weiss/Kainz/Jacobs/Krumbach)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">9: #10 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (Gindorf/Kohler/Scharmach/Wlazik)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">10: #26 Frikadelli Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (Abbelen/Schmitz/Kentenich/Bergmeister)</span><br />
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</div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-85270017554556066832011-06-26T00:57:00.000+01:002011-06-26T00:57:58.789+01:00ADAC 24h 2011 @ Nürburgring: Report after 8 hours<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PUH5LVLkP4Y/TgZ0PIcg2TI/AAAAAAAAAsE/7hlfw9n92jY/s1600/_U5E3472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PUH5LVLkP4Y/TgZ0PIcg2TI/AAAAAAAAAsE/7hlfw9n92jY/s640/_U5E3472.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Manthey Porsche 911 doing battle with a Mercedes SLS</i></b></td></tr>
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What a difference 4 hours can make! Well actually what a difference a few minutes can make - just after 8pm, the Farnbacher Ferrari came into the pits with a suspension problem - handing the lead to the Porsche Hybrid.<br />
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The Hybrid's held on the lead wasn't for long though - it suffered a gear box issue around 8:40, and lost 9 laps, whilst it was being repaired.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f6yjF8hkFv0/TgZ1h1hddJI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/XT2dyo6YH4o/s1600/_U5E3829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f6yjF8hkFv0/TgZ1h1hddJI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/XT2dyo6YH4o/s640/_U5E3829.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>#32 Heico Mercedes SLS is running 2nd currently</i></b></td></tr>
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Since then there has been a tussle at the front between various Mercedes SLS AMGs, and the Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lEBFbg55R2E/TgZ1wo2GwhI/AAAAAAAAAsU/AUMe2xl1ie0/s1600/_U5E3711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lEBFbg55R2E/TgZ1wo2GwhI/AAAAAAAAAsU/AUMe2xl1ie0/s640/_U5E3711.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>#18 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is currently leading.</i></b></td></tr>
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The Manthey car looks the stronger, but lost 30 seconds due to the fuel being turned off when it came in to pit.<br />
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What should also not be overlooked is the three Audis in P4-P6, waiting to pounce on any trouble ahead.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1tDPFOiZ6H4/TgZ1ShqfKEI/AAAAAAAAAsM/u1BHvsMTSfQ/s1600/_U5E3820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1tDPFOiZ6H4/TgZ1ShqfKEI/AAAAAAAAAsM/u1BHvsMTSfQ/s640/_U5E3820.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Audi R8 LMS are placed in P4-P6. This one #16 Phoenix Racing, is 4th</i></b></td></tr>
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Interesting Facts:<br />
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<ul><li>Only the top 7 are on the lead lap</li>
<li>Each of the top 4 cars, is a different make (Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Audi)</li>
<li>Stucks are up to 10th!</li>
<li>Golf GT 24s have dropped back - closest one is about 2 laps behidn the leaders</li>
</ul><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>#76 Schubert BMW Z4 is running 3rd</i></b></td></tr>
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<b>Top 10 overall after 8 hours:</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1: #18 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Lieb/Bernhard/Dumas/Luhr)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2: #32 Heico Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG (Arnold/Margartis/Brück/Frankenhout)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3: #76 Team Schubert BMW Z4 (Sandström/Milner/Larsson/Hürtgen)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4: #16 ABT Sports Line Audi R8 LMS ( Ekström/Scheider/Werner/Abt)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5: #15 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ( Stippler/Hennerici/Haase/Winkelhock)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">6: #14 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS (Basseng/Fässler/Piccini/Stippler)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7: #1 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT (Müller/Farfus/Alzen/Lamy)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8: #12 Wochenspiegel Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 MR ( Weiss/Kainz/Jacobs/Krumbach)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">9: #8 Haribo Team Manthey Porsche GT3 R (Westbrook/Menzel/Sturgsberg/Riegel)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">10: #34 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 (Stuck/Stuck/Stuck/Rostek)</span>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-37242854140149676262011-06-25T20:00:00.001+01:002011-06-25T20:11:57.413+01:00ADAC 24h 2011 @ Nürburgring: Report after 4 hours<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farnbacher Ferrari F458 Italia leads after 4 hours</td></tr>
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</div>We are now a sixth of the way into the 2011 ADAC 24h Rennen on the Nürburgring, and I'm exhausted already!<blogitemurl><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6904024842380663683"></a> </blogitemurl><br />
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</div><div>The lead has been bouncing backwards and forwards - with 6 changes of the lead within the first 90 minutes! </div><div><br />
</div><div>This year, by the time the cars came off the GP Strecke, rather than it being the Manthey car which had leapt through the field, it was just Mamerow in his #30 Mercedes SLS passing the Ferrari F458 for the lead.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mamerow Mercedes leading from Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, BMW at the start</td></tr>
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</div><div>There were some changes further back, with for example Claudia Hürtgen leaping forward to 5th ovverall in the #76 Schubert BMW Z4, in the tricky conditions.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Despite a little bit of lingering drizzle, a dry line soon formed, and the lap times started tumbling, in this, the BMW M3 GTs took initial advantage, charging forward, with the #7 car taking the lead after 4 laps, with the #1 car running in 2nd behind it.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R has now retired, as Olaf Manthey favours his RSR for the race instead.</td></tr>
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</div><div>At this point the #11 Manthey Porsche GT3 R was running in 3rd, but was unable to break free in the front, and so after 13 laps it was retired - confirming suspicions that with the 'red' wing mirrors switching to the #18 Porsche GT3 RSR for the race indicated that the RSR would be Olaf Manthey's favourite car for the race. (it was the plan to run both cars for the first stint to see which one had the chance of doing the best).</div><div><br />
</div><div>The weather continued to improve as afternoon descended into evening, and the lead continued to flip back and forth between cars. Currently the Ferrari just leads out from the #9 Porsche GT3 R Hybrid with a margin of about 30 seconds.</div><div><br />
</div><div>The top 10 is below, but first a couple of Interesting facts on the race so far:</div><div><br />
</div><div><ul><li>15 cars are still on the lead lap</li>
<li>4 Brands in the top 10 (Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes, Audi)</li>
<li>Highest placed BMW is a Z4 in 11, with the quickest M3 now in 12th</li>
<li>Best Golf GT 24 is in 16th</li>
<li>The Stuck Lamborghini is in 17th</li>
<li>Evo Journalists Dickie Meaden (#5 Aston Martin V12 Zagato) and Chris Harris (#56 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) are 31st and 32nd respectively, and just a couple of seconds apart!</li>
<li>The experimental P4/5 Competizone is 43rd, 2 laps behind the leaders.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid is running 2nd</td></tr>
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</div><div><b>After 25 laps, and 4 hours the top 10 for the race is as follows:</b></div><div><br />
</div><div>1: #2 Farnbacher Ferrari F458 (Farnbacher/Melo/Simonsen/Seefried)</div><div>2: #9 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid (Bergmeister/Leitz/Holzer/Long)</div><div>3: #18 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Lieb/Bernhard/Dumas/Luhr)</div><div>4: #30 Mamerow Racing Mercedes SLS AMG (Mamerow/Hahne/Kaffer)</div><div>5: #16 ABT Sports Line Audi R8 LMS ( Ekström/Scheider/Werner/Abt)</div><div>6: #14 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS (Basseng/Fässler/Piccini/Stippler)</div><div>7: #22 Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG ( Heyer/Jäger/Bleekmolen/Seyffarth)</div><div>8: #32 Heico Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG (Arnold/Margartis/Brück/Frankenhout)</div><div>9: #15 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS ( Stippler/Hennerici/Haase/Winkelhock)</div><div>10: #8 Haribo Team Manthey Porsche GT3 R (Westbrook/Menzel/Sturgsberg/Riegel)</div><div><br />
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</div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-92150550730055023922011-06-25T12:41:00.001+01:002011-06-25T12:41:54.562+01:00Porsche Carrera World Cup: Rast romps to victory!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">René Rast flying through the mini Karussel</td></tr>
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</div><div>René Rast scored a home victory at the Nürburgring in the inaugural Porsche Carrera World Cup, which is serving as the warm up event to this year's ADAC 24h Rennen.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rast being challenged by Siedler</td></tr>
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</div><div>He led from the start, and despite coming under some close challenges, kept it on the black stuff, and impressed with some quick times, despite the treacherous conditions.</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conditions were treacherous - lots of cars were sliding!</td></tr>
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</div><div>A full writeup up will come later - now we need to head out to ready ourselves for the 24h itself... and it has just started raining again!</div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-44883661412887513402011-06-25T02:17:00.000+01:002011-06-25T02:17:02.108+01:00Thoughts on the Golf GT24 after qualification<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>#135 Volkswagen Motorsport Golf GT 24 at Miss-Hit-Miss</i></b></td></tr>
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Seeing the Golf GT 24 rocket out of miss-hit-miss was an experience - the traction it has from its 4WD, combined with the torque from the turboed lump, results in mind boggling acceleration, with a noise which is quite hard to explain. If you've seen/heard a Veyron, it is similar - a kind of woosh, but with an underlying roar.<br />
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The sound of the Golf GT 24 is not musical like the song of the Lexus LFA, but the big Volkswagen is soon instantly recognisable from noise alone.<br />
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Of the 3 cars, two seem to be running well, with #135 and #35 qualifying 27th, and 28th respectively, with sub 8m40 times, but #235 has had some problems, and qualified 54th with a 9m13.511.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Volkwagen Motorsport Golf GT 24 #235 after doing some gardening!</i></b></td></tr>
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If you've not spotted the reference already - the 35 in each car's number, relates to the 35th birthday of the Volkswagen Golf. VW's attention to detail is meticulous!<br />
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As for predictions for the race - many of the fans in the various campsite wish it will do well, as it would be seen as a bit of an upset... a 'hot hatch' taking on the sport cars of the rest.<br />
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I think its best chances are, if the weather is wet - due to the traction advantages, but otherwise it may be hindered by the aero limiting its top speed.Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-89965628369514201782011-06-25T01:43:00.001+01:002011-06-25T01:50:44.239+01:00ADAC 24h 2011 @ Nürburgring: Quali 2 - Farnbacher F458 on Pole<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jt03-zXmexY/TgUkeiiwDPI/AAAAAAAAArE/i2CA7nWa9Es/s1600/9D5G3024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jt03-zXmexY/TgUkeiiwDPI/AAAAAAAAArE/i2CA7nWa9Es/s640/9D5G3024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Farnbacher Ferrari F458 Italia qualified on Pole position</i></b></td></tr>
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For those of you who are just looking to find out who will be starting first in the 2011 ADAC 24h on the Nürburgring, well see the headline! - The Farnbacher racing Ferrari F458 Italia starts on pole, with its quickest time from yesterday (8m23.754) remaining unbeaten.<br />
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The order behind the quick fezza has changed quite a lot though. Unlike last year when Audi locked out P1-4 on the grid, now you need to look to row 4 to find the quickest R8 LMS (#14 Audi Sport Team Phoenix - 8m28.555). Similarly the fastest Porsche is beside the Audi in P9 - the Manthey 911 GT3 R #18 (8m28.791).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gRbeffxpSJ0/TgUlBmiUt_I/AAAAAAAAArI/N7CblcnXxps/s1600/9D5G2626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gRbeffxpSJ0/TgUlBmiUt_I/AAAAAAAAArI/N7CblcnXxps/s640/9D5G2626.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Mamerow Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 shares the front row, qualified P2</i></b></td></tr>
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Between the Ferrari and the Audi, are 3 Mercedes SLS AMGs, and the two Factory BMW M3 GTs.<br />
The gap to the Ferrari closed down a lot compared to last night - with the quickest Mercedes (#30 Mamerow/Rowe racing) finishing just 1.8 seconds behind with a 8m25.661.<br />
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Of the two BMWs, the #7 'Dirk' car was the quickest - so called because it has Dirk Muller, Dirk Adorf, and Dirk Werner along with Pedro Lamy (who is lucky enough to drive both) in it, edging out the sister car by a few tenths.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BMW's #7 "Dirk" M3 GT (Dirk Werner, Dirk Adorf, Dirk Muller + Pedro Lamy)</td></tr>
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The full breakdown of the Top 10 qualifying times is below... but before you go diving into the numbers, there's a couple of things which should perhaps be considered.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Are Manthey hiding their performance?</i></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Manthey GT3 R only did one lap in qualifying 2, Marc Lieb didn't get a entirely clear run and was held a little in traffic. Last year this car started 7th on the grid, and was in the lead before leaving the GP Strecke.. so it's definitely not game over for Porsche.<br />
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Secondly Audi seem to have taken a very different approach to last year - qualifying in a good position for a 24h race is good for the ego, but ultimately it means little - and so I suspect they've been doing some tuning to attempt to improve their tyre wear.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS was the quickest of the Audis</td></tr>
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Also, it rained mid way through qualifying today, so a number of cars may have had their best laps ruined... really for the big cars, so long as you are in the top 30, so you get the magic blue flashing light (which is supposed to help with over taking), then you're ok.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>#76 Schubert BMW Z4 qualified 10th, revised Z4 looks strong</i></b></td></tr>
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Other notable mentions in qualifying, are the Z4 V8s - the quickest of the 3 Schubert (#76) cars snuck into the top 10 - in 10th position, with an 8m30.198, but all 3 of them, plus the similar Dörr Motorsport one, seem a definite step up from last year in pace.<br />
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The Porsche Hybrid (#9) qualified just behind in P11 with a 8m30.851, and also of interest is the #18 Manthey RSR, which qualified P16, using last night's time of 8m32.079. Today it was frustrated due to the weather compromising Romain Dumas' hot lap, with Timo Bernhard just running some installation laps afterward part charges. The drivers however sound very positive about the car, so it will be interesting to see how the race turns out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Porsche 911 GT3 Hybrid, will do well if its wet, due to psuedo AWD</i></b></td></tr>
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Will write up a report on some of the other classes, and cars of interest in the morning!<br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Top 10 overall Qualifying for 39th ADAC 24h Rennen / Nürburgring (2011):</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1. Farnbacher/Simonsen/Seefried/<wbr></wbr>Melo (D/MC/D/I), #2 Farnbacher Ferrari F 458, 8:23.764 minutes<br />
2. Mamerow/Hahne/Kaffer (D/D/CH), #30 Mamerow Mercedes-Benz SLS, + 1.897 seconds<br />
3. Heyer/Jäger/Bleekemolen/<wbr></wbr>Seyffarth (D/D/NL/D), #22 Black Falcon Mercedes-Benz SLS, + 3.016<br />
4. Müller/Werner/Adorf/Lamy (D/D/D/P), #7 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT, + 3.666<br />
5. Müller/Farfus/Alzen/Lamy (D/BRA/D/P), #1 BMW Motorsport BMW M3 GT, +4.151<br />
6. Arnold/Margaritis/Brück/<wbr></wbr></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Frankenhout (D/D/D/NL), #32 Heico Mercedes-Benz SLS, + 4.503</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7. Basseng/Fässler/Piccini/Stippler (D/CH/I/D), #14 Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS, +4.791</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">8. Lieb/Luhr/Bernhard/Dumas (D/CH/D/F), #11 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R, + 5.027</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">9. Ludwig/Mies/Jöns/Abt (D/D/D/D), #17 ABT Sportsline Audi R8 LMS, +6.405</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">10. Sandström/Milner/Larrson/Hürtgen (CH/USA/S/D), #76 Team Schubert BMW Z4 GT3, +6.434</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Nürburgring, Otto-Flimm-Str., 53520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985322.020082 -52.813777500000015 78.662888999999993 66.717472499999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-71317981607513429882011-06-24T01:54:00.002+01:002011-06-24T01:58:12.931+01:00ADAC 24h 2011 @ Nürburg: Night Quali - Farnbacher Ferrari Flies<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5xLmjIDhwxo/TgPQyH-hgLI/AAAAAAAAAq4/Qz2ErK9impw/s1600/_U5E9046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5xLmjIDhwxo/TgPQyH-hgLI/AAAAAAAAAq4/Qz2ErK9impw/s640/_U5E9046.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hankook Tyres sponsored Ferrari F458 Italia GT on the way to setting provisional pole</td></tr>
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I talked earlier about some things not changing. Well comparing first (night) qualifying this year to last for the ADAC 24h Rennen at Nürburgring, whilst the weather was much better, one thing was the same - the fastest car on provisional pole ended up being the Hankook Tyres sponsored Farnbacher Ferrari.<br />
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This year however, its the new F458 Italia GT, as opposed to the F430 GTC they ran last year (to score 2nd place at the end). With the same experienced quartet behind the wheel, they're showing they're up for the challenge, and I'm sure they're hoping to move up one rung on the ladder come sunday afternoon!<br />
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The provisional pole time was 8m23.754 - much quicker than the times set in free practice earlier - this is due to the track being properly dry - and also potentially the cooler evening air may be helping the engines somewhat.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KZhx1kY3kMY/TgPf0rme5DI/AAAAAAAAArA/AvKXb6J8AsM/s1600/_U5E7718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KZhx1kY3kMY/TgPf0rme5DI/AAAAAAAAArA/AvKXb6J8AsM/s640/_U5E7718.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 #22</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Next two quickest cars were both Mercedes SLS AMGs, with the Black Falcon #22 (8m30.381) car just edging out the #30 Mamerow car (8m30.957), but they were quite a long way back (~7 seconds)<br />
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It is understood that the manufacturer backed teams were generally just setting 'banker' laps this evening, and preparing for race set up, rather than going for all out pace... but should it rain during Qualification 2 tomorrow, the grid now is how it will end up.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--CVM1tgRXfE/TgPSi3Sw_fI/AAAAAAAAAq8/2UxLQvgsSgw/s1600/_U5E9010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--CVM1tgRXfE/TgPSi3Sw_fI/AAAAAAAAAq8/2UxLQvgsSgw/s640/_U5E9010.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Audi Sport Team ABT Sportsline Audi R8 LMS #16 throwing sparks!</td></tr>
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The quickest Audi R8 was 4th, and was the #16 Team Audi ABT Sportsline one, with a 8m31.536, which can be seen above showering the track in sparks after grounding its splitter on the mini karussel!<br />
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Fastest Porsche was the Manthey RSR (#18) in 6th, with a 8m32.079.<br />
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More tomorrow when I can string sentences together coherently again...but what I can say is its shaping up to be an excellent race weekend!Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-620944319566583422011-06-23T16:40:00.000+01:002011-06-23T16:40:11.517+01:00ADAC 24h 2011 @ Nürburgring - Free Practice [Thursday 23/06/2011]<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ed2m2UrD0qc/TgNZfdZUQgI/AAAAAAAAAqs/GwxtLLs4Whk/s1600/_U5E6740-ts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ed2m2UrD0qc/TgNZfdZUQgI/AAAAAAAAAqs/GwxtLLs4Whk/s640/_U5E6740-ts.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manthey Porsche GT3 R #11 (Marc Lieb, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Lucas Luhr)</td></tr>
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Some things seemingly never change. One such thing is the pace of the yellow and green Manthey cars. They've been front runners for over 6 years now, including four consecutive victories at the 24h Rennen on the Nürburgring.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LVlebhyDFq4/TgNdhpMTPfI/AAAAAAAAAqw/syNZ-SNO9z4/s1600/_U5E6952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LVlebhyDFq4/TgNdhpMTPfI/AAAAAAAAAqw/syNZ-SNO9z4/s640/_U5E6952.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#36 Rowe Motorsport Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 ( Alexander Roloff, Roland Rehfeld, Hubert Haupt, Marco Schlep)</td></tr>
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In the mixed conditions free practice today, the #11 Porsche 911 GT3 R from Manthey set the pace with an 8m40.641, ahead of the #36 Rowe Motorsport Mercedes SLS GT3 (8m40.772) , and the #15 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS (8m41.018).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wGtTiiwRyV8/TgNd80KcY8I/AAAAAAAAAq0/3iUjvgXvfsI/s1600/_U5E7035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wGtTiiwRyV8/TgNd80KcY8I/AAAAAAAAAq0/3iUjvgXvfsI/s640/_U5E7035.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#15 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS (Frank Stippler, Marc Hennerici, Christopher Haase, Markus Winkelhock)</td></tr>
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As you can see the top 3 were seperated by just a few tenths!<br />
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A couple of seconds further back , was last year's winner, the #1 BMW Motorsport M3 GT, followed by the #9 Porsche Hybrid GT3 R.<br />
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The qualifying for the Carrera World cup is about to start now, followed by the Night qualifying.<br />
More later!Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com153520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985350.249028499999994 6.800255999999985 50.4339425 7.1034389999999856tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-50223069269725657262011-06-23T12:38:00.000+01:002011-06-23T12:38:22.846+01:00Humour, or a coincidence?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pbKX4slGs8/TgMlUHOPMQI/AAAAAAAAAqo/tSGuU3SYXSo/s1600/_U5E3848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6pbKX4slGs8/TgMlUHOPMQI/AAAAAAAAAqo/tSGuU3SYXSo/s640/_U5E3848.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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I noticed this when at the VLN last month... took a photo and promptly forgot to write about it.<br />
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Going through the entry list for the 24 hour at Nürburg, I saw the same car was entered so remembered, and dug out the photo.<br />
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Now it may be entirely by accident, but what intrigued me was the placing of the name 'Hoffmeister', it was by the bend in the C pillar, which often gets referred to as the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofmeister_kink">Hofmeister kink</a>".<br />
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Obviously the spelling is off by one, but I did wonder if someone at Manthey racing was smiling when they placed this name?Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com053520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985350.249028499999994 6.800255999999985 50.4339425 7.1034389999999856tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-67368915850498072512011-06-23T09:55:00.000+01:002011-06-23T09:55:00.270+01:00Arrival in Nürburg<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FMxGPIRHJB4/TgL-kIYJ_aI/AAAAAAAAAqk/Bfll6lSgQb0/s1600/4996292623_0a1d3e0764_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FMxGPIRHJB4/TgL-kIYJ_aI/AAAAAAAAAqk/Bfll6lSgQb0/s640/4996292623_0a1d3e0764_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porsches through Wipperman in the ADAC Classic</td></tr>
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ThePitwall has arrived in Nürburg, ahead of the 39th ADAC 24h Rennen this weekend.<br />
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The ADAC Classic qualifying is on at the minute, with the 24 hour cars being rolled out this afternoon for their first practice.<br />
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Updates will follow throughout the day and throughout the weekend!Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com053520 Nürburg, Germany50.3414855 6.951847499999985350.249028499999994 6.800255999999985 50.4339425 7.1034389999999856tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-11024267671287274082011-06-20T00:30:00.003+01:002011-06-20T00:37:14.661+01:00The timetable for the 2011 ADAC 24h at Nurburgring (in English!)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8ybx7Eikhs/Tf5-TZrWQhI/AAAAAAAAAqg/sW1hfgWWRqo/s1600/3854641587_d7dc89104a_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8ybx7Eikhs/Tf5-TZrWQhI/AAAAAAAAAqg/sW1hfgWWRqo/s640/3854641587_d7dc89104a_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start in 2009!</td></tr>
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ADAC have helpfully printed the timetable for the 2011 ADAC 24 h festival at the Nürburgring on their <a href="http://adac.24h-rennen.de/uploads/media/11-06-13_24h_Zeitplan_02.pdf">website</a>.<br />
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Unfortunately it was in German - luckily we're helpful souls on ThePitwall, and have translated it for you.. and highlighted what we expect to be the key events.<br />
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Bright Red and Bold = Top event, do not miss at all costs<br />
Blue = Interesting, try not to miss!<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">( We do not mean any slight on the events not highlighted - we just have a strong preference for GT racing here :) )</span></i><br />
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<div class="almost_half_cell" id="gt-res-content" style="padding-right: 16px; padding-top: 9px;"><div dir="ltr" style="zoom: 1;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="display: block;"><span class="hps" style="color: black; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;" title="Click for alternate translations">Thursday 23</span><b style="color: black; font-size: 16px;"> </b><span class="hps" style="color: black; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;" title="Click for alternate translations">June 2011</span><br />
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<ul><li style="color: black;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="display: block; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">08.20</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">11.15</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">RCN</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Circuit Racing Challenge</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">11:30 - 13:30 ADAC 24-hour Classic Qualifying</span></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">14.30</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">16.00</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ADAC</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Zurich 24h</span><span class="atn" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">Race</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Free Practice</span></span></b></li>
<li style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">16.30</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">17.30</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">MINI</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Challenge</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">/ SEAT</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Leon</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Supercopa</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">/ </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Renault</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Race</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Festival 1st</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">qualifying</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">18.00</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">19.00</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Porsche Carrera</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">World</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Cup</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Free Practice</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">19.30</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">23.30</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ADAC</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Zurich 24h</span><span class="atn" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">Race 1st</span> (night) <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">qualifying</span></b></span></li>
</span></ul><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="display: block;"><b style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Friday 24</span> </b><b style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">June 2011</span></b></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="display: block;"></span><br />
<ul><li><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="display: block;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">09.45</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">12.45</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ADAC</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">24-hour</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Classic</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">race</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">(3 hours</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">)</span></b></span></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">13.55</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">14.55</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">MINI</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Challenge</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">/ SEAT</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Leon</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Supercopa</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">/ </span><span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Renault</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Race</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Festival 2</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">qualifying</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">15.25</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">16.25</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Porsche Carrera</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">World</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Cup</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">qualifying</span></span></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">16.55</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">18.55</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ADAC</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Zurich 24h</span><span class="atn" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">Race 2nd</span> (day) <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">qualifying</span></span></b></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">19.30</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">21.00</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Drift</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Challenge</span> <span class="hps atn" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">(</span><span style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Müllenbachschleife</span><span style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">)</span></span></li>
</span></ul><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="display: block;"><b><span class="hps" style="color: black; font-size: 16px;" title="Click for alternate translations">Saturday 25</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black; font-size: 16px;" title="Click for alternate translations">June 2011</span></b></span><br />
<ul><li><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="display: block;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">09.05</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">10.05</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">MINI</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Challenge</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">/ SEAT</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Leon</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Supercopa</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">/ </span><span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Renault</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Race Festival</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">Race</span> <span class="hps" style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">(4 laps</span><span style="color: black;" title="Click for alternate translations">)</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">11.20</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">12.35</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Porsche Carrera</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">World</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Cup</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">race</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">(6</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">laps)</span></span></b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">13.00</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">14.00</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ADAC</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Zurich 24h</span><span class="atn" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">race</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">drivers' parade</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">13.30</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">15.10</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ADAC</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Zurich 24h</span><span class="atn" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">race</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">grid walk</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">16.00</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">ADAC</span> <span class="hps" title="Click for alternate translations">Zurich 24h</span><span class="atn" title="Click for alternate translations">-</span><span title="Click for alternate translations">Race Start</span></span></b></span></li>
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Due to the nature of the race, and the current weather forecast (which is looking as if it will be at least partially wet), it is entirely possible that an unexpected upset may occur, and the racing will be all the richer for it!<br />
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Here are our 9 choices for those with an outsider chance. (there were 10, but the BMW Alpina B6 GT3 has unfortunately withdrawn.)<br />
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<b>1) Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 (SP9 GT3)</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reiter Engineering Lamborghini LP600 GT3 in the VLN on 28th May 2011</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Piloted by legendary racer Hans-Joachim Stuck, with his two sons Johannes, and Ferdinand along with the experienced Dutch racer Peter Cox, the Reiter Engineering Gallardo is in with a chance for certain.<br />
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The race is intended to be the swan-song for Hans-Joachim, with the 60 year old racer intending to retire from top line racing afterwards... and for him to race with his two sons will hopefully provide a special memory to look back on. Johannes finished 7th overall last year in an Audi R8, so will be looking to improve upon that.<br />
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Preparations for the race have been mixed, with success in the most recent ADAC GT Masters round at Zolder (run to FIA GT3 regulations), but the last outing in the VLN ending with a crash at Hatzenbach.<br />
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There is only one car entered, so we'll be hoping that it can complete the distance!<br />
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<b>2) Porsche 997 Cup S (SP9 GT3)</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Jurgen Alzen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S</div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Porsche's former GT3 spec car, the Cup S has fallen out of favour with many of the top teams, due to the newer GT3 R offering more power, and more downforce.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">However with the GT3 R being reigned in for 2011, with the revised balance of performance, the old dog may be given a chance to show off its tricks once more.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Just one Cup S is on the entry list, that entered by Jurgen Alzen, which incidentally finished as the highest running Porsche in last year's marathon, so is not one to be discounted lightly!</div><br />
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<b>3) Nissan 370z (SP8)</b><br />
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</tbody></table><div>RJN Motorsports have been bringing Nissan Z cars to the Nürburgring 24hr since 2007 - and this year, with the new SP8 370z, is perhaps their biggest chance yet.</div><div><br />
</div><div>The driver line up for this, the "bigger" of the two cars they're running is very strong, with FIA GT1 racer Michael Krumm, The Eifel's favourite girl - ring-meister Sabine Schmitz, experience japanese racer Tetsuya Tanaka, and journalist-racer Holger Eckhardt.<br />
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</div><b>4) Aston Martin V12 Zagato</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aston Martin V12 Zagato</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div>The programme of motorsport that Ulrich Bez kicked off since becoming CEO of Aston Martin hasn't yet risked endangering his former company, Porsche, as the leading company in world motorsport. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Clearly though he sees motorsport as crucial to Aston's future success - and certainly their entrants in both the Le Mans Series, and the VLN/ Nürburgring 24h are very popular with the crowds - with the V8 and V12 powered machines grunting and snarling on their way round the Nordschleife.</div><div><br />
</div><div>In 2007, hopes were very high, with the GT1 spec DBR9 qualifying on pole, and running highly until it ran into difficulties. Since then the V8, and later V12 Vantages has been the main highlight, until now.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Continuing a modern Aston tradition of proving endurability on the race track before going on sale, the new V12 Zagato is being run this year. With this comes some trick aero, to go with the pretty body work, and a solid driver line up, so should provide a chance to do quite well.<br />
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</tbody></table>Sorry, yes - yet another Porsche. However with the many cars running, it is not sensible to discount the Cup Class.<br />
The latest 2010 spec cars lap within a few seconds of the faster-on-paper SP9-GT3 cars already, and with the revised balance of power, may be closer still.<br />
The Cup chassis being narrow bodied, and with less aero, loses out to the bigger cars through the more technical sections of the Nürburgring, but claws back down the straights, due to less drag. With most top cars, except the Audis and Mercedes being heavily restricted, this surely opens the door for one of the many Cups.<br />
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<b>6) N. Technology P4/5 (SP8)</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">N. Technology P 4/5</td></tr>
</tbody></table>On paper the P4/5 makes a very strong case. It is built on top of the very successful Ferrari F430 GT2 car, which finished 2nd in the ADAC 24h last year, and has scored many victories in the FIA GT, LMS, and ALMS series.<br />
Furthermore, with a driver line up boasting former F1 star, Miko Salo, touring car legends Fabrizio Giovanardi and Nichola Larini, and the highly successful endurance racer Luca Cappelerrari, there is no weakness there.<br />
However in early testing the car was plagued with cooling problems, and whilst these seem to be sorted, there has not been the time to test or develop the car. As such it remains an outsider, which if everything aligns may throw a curve ball to the establishment.<br />
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<b>7) Audi TT RS</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">Rader Motorsport / Quatto GMBH Audi TT RS</span></div></div></td></tr>
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<div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;">Audi's junior car the TT RS makes for a formidable entrant. Sharing some components with the R8 LMS, and already boasting many class wins in the SP4T class, the TT RS is shaping up to be quite a racer.</div></div><br />
<div style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;">Being in one of the 'smaller' classes, the aero restrictions are much freer, thus the rear wing is able extend a long way behind the car, enabling massive downforce without much in the way of drag.</div></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holden Commodore V8 Supercar</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Perhaps not so much a chance of outright victory as much as being a crowd favorite, Mal Rose and his team bring back the big V8 powered monster for another outing. It was much missed last year, with Mal opting to run in a Subaru Imprezza, but the Eifel hills will be alive to the sound of Aussie thunder once more in 2011. <br />
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<b>9) Volkswagen Scirocco GT24</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VW Scirocco GT24</td></tr>
</tbody></table>With VW's big focus for this year being on the Golf GT 24 it is easy to forget the bright blue Sciroccos which have graced the 'ring with their presence since 2008. If its dry, and incident free, it would be difficult to see the Sciroccos scoring well, however should the weather be somewhat inclement, the tables could easily turn in their favour. <br />
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With one week to go, it is not long to find out how close ThePitwall's projections are! (as a reminder if you've not already read it, check out our article on the <a href="http://www.thepitwall.com/2011/06/favourites-for-2011-adac-24h-rennen.html">favourites here</a> )<br />
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For me if I were to pick one car, which I want to win, it would be the Manthey GT3 RSR. It won when I went to my first Nürburg 24 hour in 2007, and again in 2008, and in 2009.<br />
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It would be a fitting tribute to <a href="http://www.marceltiemann.com/">Marcel Tiemann</a> for the RSR to win again. Here is hoping Marcel is back to racing by this time next year!Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-23815185431844349572011-06-19T19:00:00.001+01:002011-06-19T23:17:45.742+01:00British GT at Brands (Round 4) - 19th June 2011<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kop5fN6kuYc/Tf504YUXH7I/AAAAAAAAAqU/5aupw7l0JN4/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kop5fN6kuYc/Tf504YUXH7I/AAAAAAAAAqU/5aupw7l0JN4/s640/12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MTech F458 leading away from Trackspeed GT3 Rs</td></tr>
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With so much motorsport happening overseas at the minute (Le Mans 24h last weekend, Nürburg 24h next), one could be forgiven for forgetting about the races happening within the UK.<br />
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Happily ThePitwall hasn't - we made the trek down to Brands today for 4th round of British GT.<br />
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British GT is more or less a formulae SRO/FIA nationale championship, similar to Belcar in Belgium and the GT Masters in Germany, run to the FIA GT3 / SRO GT4 regulations.<br />
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Here they opted for a single 2 hour race, rather than the 2 x 1 hour race, generally favoured elsewhere.<br />
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After a mess up at the start - where seemingly half the cars failed to notice the start, it quickly became a thrilling battle at the front, between the Stuttgart stallions, represented by the Trackspeed Porsche GT3 R, and the Prancing ponies of Modena represented by the Ferrari F458 Italias of CRS and MTech Racing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Conditons were typical british summer - ideal for drifting</td></tr>
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Eventually the Trackspeed GT3 R of Bridgman/Fiseken won out, securing the checkered flag with a under 5 second gap to 2nd placed Griffin/Cameron in their MTech 458.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trackspeed GT3 passing a F430</td></tr>
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Full results below:<br />
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<tr><th colspan="9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Race 1 Result</span></th></tr>
<tr class="chartheader"><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Pos</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Car</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Class</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Drivers</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Car</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Time</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Laps</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Gap</span></th><th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">1</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">FISKEN-BRIDGMAN: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> Porsche 911 GT3 R</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:14.055</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">75</span></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">21</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">CAMERON-GRIFFIN: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ferrari F458 Italia</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:19.454</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">75</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">5.399</span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">3</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">10</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GEDDIE-GEDDIE:</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ferrari F458 Italia</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:09.095</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">75</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">55.040</span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">4</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">LESTER-SIMONSEN: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ferrari F430 Scuderia</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:18.262</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">75</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">1:04.207</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">5</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">5</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">BATEMAN-LYONS: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ferrari F458 Italia</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:32.540</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">75</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">1:18.485</span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">6</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">22</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">JONES-JONES: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Mercedes AMG SLS GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:32.821</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">74</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 1 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">7</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">11</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">TATE-MORTIMER: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ferrari F458 Italia</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:34.478</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">74</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 1 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">8</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">24</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">PALMER-BINTCLIFFE: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Audi R8 LMS</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:36.464</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">74</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 1 laps </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">9</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">12</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">BURTON-WILCOX: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ferrari F430 Scuderia</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:43.434</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">73</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 2 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">10</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">25</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">STINTON-SIMPSON: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ginetta G55</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:29.680</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">71</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 4 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">11</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">44</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">BELSHAW-CLUTTON: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">KTM X Bow</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:41.334</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">71</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 4 laps </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">12</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">97</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GTC</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">REID-WITT: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Chevron GT8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:42.016</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">71</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 4 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">13</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">13</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3B</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">DHILLON-SCOTT: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ferrari 430 GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:54.523</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">71</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 4 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">14</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">49</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">NORDSTROM-CLARKE: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Lotus Evora GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:05.487</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">71</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 4 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">15</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">50</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">DENIS-MCDONALD:</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ginetta G50</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:00:05.220</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">70</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 5 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">16</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">28</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">DRAPER-HETHERINGTON: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ginetta G55</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:11.739</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">70</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 5 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">17</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">42</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">RATTENBURY-WAKEFIELD: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ginetta G50</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:30.154</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">70</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 5 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">18</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">47</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">ERCEG-HOLMES: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Aston Martin Vantage</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:19.318</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">69</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 6 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">19</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">32</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3B</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">WILMOTT-ALEXANDER: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Aston Martin DBRS 9</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:23.504</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">69</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 6 laps </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">20</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">7</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">HOWARD-ADAM: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Aston Martin DBRS 9</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:47.788</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">67</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 8 laps </span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">21</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">48</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GLEW-JACKSON: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Lotus Evora GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">1:53:34.658</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">63</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 12 laps</span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">22</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">43</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">HERREMAN-HERREMAN: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Aston Martin Vantage</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:02:05.814</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">63</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 12 laps</span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">23</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">63</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GTC</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GUSTAVSON-GUSTAVSON: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Ginetta G50M</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">2:01:42.477</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">56</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 19 laps</span></td><td></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">24</span></td><td class="right"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">45</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">GT4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">LADAS-MALLOCK: </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">KTM X Bow</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">1:40:06.633</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">52</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-- 23 laps</span></td></tr>
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<div class="clearboth"></div></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0Brands Hatch Circuit, Brands Hatch Circuit, Fawkham, Kent DA3 8NG, UK51.3598365 0.2602532999999311951.3521025 0.24860329999993119 51.3675705 0.27190329999993118tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-9064803038057095352011-06-11T23:27:00.001+01:002011-06-11T23:30:15.930+01:00VLN - 11/06/2011 - Victory for Audi R8 LMS at the Nürburgring<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Audi R8 over taking Porsche 911 GT3 R at the first corner</td></tr>
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With the 24 Heures du Mans at the circuit de la Sarthe starting today, F1 qualifying at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, MotoGP qualifying at Silverstone, you may be forgiven for thinking that that's enough motorsport for one day.<br />
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You would be mistaken though! - With 2 weeks until the ADAC 24 hour at the Nürburgring, it was the last opportunity for preparation and testing on the Eifel circuit before hand, and also an opportunity for success for some smaller teams, due to the factory teams sitting out this round, due to driver/team commitments at Le Mans.<br />
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With this, the Porsche 911 GT3 R of Eifel favourite Sabine Schmitz / Klaus Abbelen secured pole, with a time of 8m20s, just ahead of the Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS of of Mattias Ekström/Timo Schieder / Frank Stippler.<br />
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However at the first corner, Ekström took the lead and pulled away throughout his stint - being 20 seconds ahead after 5 laps, and this was a pattern which continued throughout the race, no matter who was driving.<br />
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Also running were Aston Martin with their V12 Zagato, hoping for better success than the last race, where they didn't make it past the first two laps.<br />
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This time it did, with both cars making it to the finish - securing P2 and P3 in the SP8 class, admittedly out of only 4 runners.<br />
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The race was ended early, under red flag, due to the onset of heavy rain at 15:52 CEST.<br />
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With Phoenix Racing's R8 LMS winning overall, this means so far in 2011, in 5 VLN races, there have been 5 winners... with BMW, Mercedes, Ferrari and Porsche sharing the honours thus far.<br />
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All is set for it to continue to build up as an exciting season!<br />
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<b><u>Top 10 finishers:</u></b><br />
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<tr> <th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Pl.</span></th> <th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Nr.</span></th> <th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Kl.</span></th> <th><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sponsor</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bewerber</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Fahrer, Ort</span></th> <th style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Fahrzeug</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Lizenznummer</span></th> <th style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Rd.</span></th> <th style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Gesamtzeit</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Schnitt</span></th> <th style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Rückstand</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Intervall</span></th> <th style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Schnellste</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Schnitt</span></th> <th style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">in</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Rd.</span></th> </tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=24&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">24</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">SP9 </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">B PHOENIX RACING</span><br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Ekström Mattias, Schweden<br />
F Scheider Timo, Kempten i.A.<br />
F Stippler Frank, Bad Münstereifel</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Audi R8 LMS</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">S197807147199</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A1670</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IB1039089</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">24</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:30:49.154</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">166.452</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:24.575</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">173.866</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">17</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=30&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">30</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">SP9 </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">S MSC Adenau e.V. im ADAC</span><br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Abbelen Klaus, Barweiler<br />
F Schmitz Sabine, Barweiler</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Porsche 911 GT3 R</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1049933</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1051485</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">24</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:32:21.108</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">165.251</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:31.954</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:31.954</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:27.913</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">172.723</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=80&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">80</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CUP2 </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">B Manthey Racing</span><br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Kohler Wolfgang, Aldingen<br />
F Kräling Frank, Winterberg<br />
F Menzel Christian, Kelberg</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1107982</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1054618</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1061155</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">24</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:36:07.563</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">162.365</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5:18.409</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:46.455</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:32.316</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">171.239</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">17</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">4</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=91&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">91</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CUP2 </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">B Verva Racing Team</span><br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Rosina Stefan, Slowakei<br />
F Giermaziak Jakub, Polen</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">SK167</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">PL00611</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">24</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:37:14.344</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">161.533</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">6:25.190</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:06.781</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:36.199</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">169.951</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">21</span></td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">5</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=111&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">111</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">SP8 </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">B Gazoo Racing</span><br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Iida Akira, Japan<br />
F Oshima Kazuya, Japan<br />
F Ishiura Hiroaki, Japan</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Lexus LF-A</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">J133989200220</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">J859818930520</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">J835349570920</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">24</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:37:46.216</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">161.139</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">6:57.062</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">31.872</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:34.416</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">170.540</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=84&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">84</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CUP2a </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">B Schnabl Engineering GmbH & Co. KG</span><br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Ragginger Martin, Österreich<br />
F Wendt Stefan, Papenburg</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A1050</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1067626</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:31:08.597</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">159.272</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Runde</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Runde</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:36.520</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">169.845</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">7</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=108&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">108</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CUP2 </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span><br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Engelhart Christian, Kösching<br />
F Lauda Mathias, Österreich<br />
F Mayerl Andreas, Österreich</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1075458</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A1118</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A1183</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:32:17.538</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">158.410</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Runde</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:08.941</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:35.769</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">170.092</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">22</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=76&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">76</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CUP2 </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">B Rheydter Club für Motorsport</span><br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Otto Jörg, Grevenbroich<br />
F Becker Peter, Grevenbroich</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1049377</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1049073</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:32:24.692</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">158.321</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Runde</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">07.154</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:53.253</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">164.516</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></td></tr>
<tr class="odd"><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">9</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=301&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">301</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">SP3T </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">B LMS Engineering</span><br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Rosenberg Maik, Attendorn<br />
F Krognes Christian, Norwegen<br />
F Akata Emin, Friedrichshafen</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">VW Scirocco</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1113893</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">N31791</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1098107</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:33:36.499</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">157.434</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Runde</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1:11.807</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:51.334</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">165.110</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">10</span></td><td><a class="thickbox" href="http://www.vln.de/ergebnisse/laps.php?i=90&s=5&e=30&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=350&width=635"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">90</span></a></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CUP2 </span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F Neuffer Philipp, Stuttgart<br />
F Huber Reinhard, Albaching<br />
F Babini Merlo Carlo, Schweiz</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 997</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1134102</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">IC1046869</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CH1407</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">23</span></strong></td><td style="text-align: right;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">3:33:58.097</span></strong><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">157.169</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Runde</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">21.598</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">8:44.771</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">167.175</span></td><td style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">17</span></td></tr>
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Flying carbon everywhere, as Mike Rockenfeller's Audi R18 hits the armco on the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans shortly after 22:30 CEST / 21:30 BST / 20:30 UTC.<br />
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Rockenfeller (Rocky) had just overtaken the #7 Peugeot (Gene) a few laps before, and was charging, lapping continually in 3m28-3m30s range, with both remaining Audis taking advantage of the cooling temperatures.<br />
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However it was not to be a repeat of the victory he, and his team mate (Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard) celebrated last year.<br />
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Instead it was to end roughly 8 hours in, in a frightening fashion.<br />
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The circumstances which led to the impact were almost a repeat of those which Alan McNish encountered earlier on in the race<br />
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In both accidents, it was an Prototype (LMP1) Audi making progress, which got tangled up with a GTE Ferrari 458.<br />
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Where as McNish tagged a Ferrari approaching the Dunlop curve, Rocky was flying down the Mulsanne straight, when contact was made.<br />
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In this case a Ferrari 458 (#71 / Rob Kauffman ) drifted right onto the path of the over taking Audi, leaving Rocky no where to go.<br />
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You can clearly see the Ferrari drifting across the centre line as the Audi approaches in the freeze frames from the onboard video above and below.<br />
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Following contact, the Audi pirouetted across the track and straight into the armco.<br />
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I strongly believe, the close cabin's of this year's Audi R18 is providing a significant safety benefit compared to the open top cars raced before - and would not have liked to seen the same incident with one of the previous R15s.<br />
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It is a testament to the strength of the R18 that both Rocky and McNish were able to walk away from their massive accidents at the 24h du Mans today.<br />
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This leaves just one Audi out in front, taking the challenge to Peugeot.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fOHIqbgNWRs" width="560"></iframe>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com3Le Mans, France48.006110000000007 0.199556000000029647.952146500000005 0.1401495000000296 48.060073500000009 0.25896250000002963tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-55009996547470918112011-06-11T16:53:00.010+01:002011-07-03T11:03:03.771+01:00Watch 24h du Mans - Live online!<script src="http://static1.dmcdn.net/js/gen/widget/pack/mandatory.js.v2d76db1e2af2a36e" type="text/javascript">
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Courtesy of Peugeot, and Daily Motion , with alternating English/French commentary, here we have live online video coverage throughout the 24 hour race at Le Mans.<br />
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Despite the demise of the #3 Audi with McNish earlier, it poses be an exciting battle at the front between Audi and Peugeot!<br />
Further back in the GTE classes, battle royale is under way between Corvette, Ferrari, BMW and Porsche. Enjoy!<br />
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With the Porsche Carrera World cup happening over the same weekend as the ADAC 24h at the Nürburgring, there will be over 200 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, racing at once over the circuit through the Eifel hills.<br />
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They'll be starting in 3 groups of 70, and racing for 6 laps - or around an hour.<br />
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The cars are all being given the same suspension, camber and other settings, in order to minimise the risk of either bottoming out, or a blow out due to too much camber.<br />
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The drivers taking part have been provided some instruction, with some taking part in recent VLN races to get their eye in, and Porsche driver Sascha Massen, provides the commentary through the lap in the video below.<br />
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</div><div>Taken during the VLN race on 28th May, this is the Mamerow SLS AMG taking the jump at Pflanzgarten, whilst being hounded closely by an Audi R8 and the Porsche GT3 R Hybrid.</div><div><br />
</div><div>The battle was close and frenetic, as is often the case in the VLN, and will surely be the case this weekend!</div><div><br />
</div><div>As ever it is a 1400x960 image, and to download it, simply click on the image above, and it will display om your browser, and can then be saved through the Browser's file menu.<blogitemurl><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6904024842380663683"></a> </blogitemurl></div>Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04403507907081600583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904024842380663683.post-8685323798403445292011-06-07T11:09:00.004+01:002011-06-07T13:37:16.688+01:00Flying Falken GT3 R at the Nürburgring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pR3mAlPN7k0/TelCupNVzGI/AAAAAAAAAnc/PyhXgXpLiak/s1600/9D5G1805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pR3mAlPN7k0/TelCupNVzGI/AAAAAAAAAnc/PyhXgXpLiak/s640/9D5G1805.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Warming up for the annual 24 hour race, is the Falken Motorsports team. For the past few years, they've run a Z33 Nissan 350z car, but all change for 2011 - with their FIA GT3 spec, Porsche 911 GT3 R.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They actually began testing it at the end of last year, without the logos, and have been running it in most of the VLNs so far this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The team has a strong driver line up, including GT1 racer Peter Dumbreck, GT Masters racer, Sebastian Asch and Porsche factory drivers Martin Ragginger and Wolf Henzler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They can be seen in the video below during one of the VLN races earlier in the year:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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