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11 Jul 2006, 16:54 (Ref:1653670) | #1 | ||
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ALMS Rnd 5: Utah 13-15 Jul 2007
This week marks Round 5 of the ALMS championship. It's a first time event at a brand new track near Salt Lake City, Utah. I watched the AMA superbike race from Miller Motorsports Park on Speed. The track is long with some fast and slow bits. It's also very plain looking with little to no vegetation. Looks like Qatar. Temperature should be in the mid to upper 90's during the day. Although the race starts at 6pm local time on Saturday.
The entry list is about at its weakest. But the Audi R10s are back and dare I say that this could be an Aston Martin track, especially with the Vette restrictions. The GT classes should provide the best excitement this weekend. Entry List: http://www.americanlemans.com/Events...try%20list.pdf Event Schedule: http://www.americanlemans.com/Events...20Schedule.pdf Live Timing and Scoring: http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/lt/ltc.html Radio LeMans: http://globecast.workscast.com/ |
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11 Jul 2006, 17:38 (Ref:1653698) | #2 | |
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22 is very, very poor, but providing most teams perform upto their potential, particualrly Dyson and Aston, there should be some good racing.
If, as you say, this is a quick circuit, Dyson should have the upper hand on Porsche. Any timescale when we can expect a few more entries, Lexus, Zytek, Radical etc.? P2's a real dissapointment, with only Intersport sticking around with Porsche. I thought Risi were running two cars? Last edited by JAG; 11 Jul 2006 at 17:43. |
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The second Risi car wasn't to be a full time effort until funding can be found. |
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if dyson perform well and get that lola to go well at utah i will eat my T-shirt and my pants and i really will
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12 Jul 2006, 16:06 (Ref:1654593) | #5 | |
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What excuse can Dyson, Lola and AER possibly have not to be?
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13 Jul 2006, 02:37 (Ref:1655016) | #6 | ||
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What's the time difference between Utah & BST, London time & is it being broadcast live by the radio le Mans team?
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Seven hours difference, IIRC.
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13 Jul 2006, 04:18 (Ref:1655049) | #8 | ||
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Thanks Danske, so that would make start of race 01:00 sunday morning London time?
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I think all times are given in East Coast time which is 5 hours ahead of GMT.
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Hello
I'm really looking forward to this race because its on a new circuit and not just some micky mouse circuit either. Going by what I've seen on the web it looks great and its a shame the entry for the race is lower than normal. You'ed think people would be desperate to get there. Nick |
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13 Jul 2006, 12:12 (Ref:1655293) | #11 | ||
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I'm just a bit worried at only 22 starters, normally the car count doesn't bother me too much - but this track is 4.5 miles long, that means 0.2 miles per car - even if only 5 cars retire it'll be 1 car every 1/4 mile!
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I make it 11(local)+7=18:00(London). I'm posting this at about 10am in the same timezone as the race, so that should also be one hour from the timestamp on this post. Quote:
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The Event Schedule link posted above states a 6 pm (18h00) start in Utah which is 8 pm (20h00) on the East coast of the US. Add five hours for GMT and you have 01h00 BST.
TV on the East coast of the US will be TAPE DELAY, shown on Sunday at 14h00 and edited down from 2:45 to fit in a two hour TV bock (1:40 of racing, the balance in advertising and promotion). Hopefully they will not miss any of the `action' during commercial breaks. Perhaps I should record the audio fom Radio Le Mans and use it during the TV broadcast so as not to be disturbed by the inane commentary. |
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Poo. I knew I should have actually checked the schedule rather than just assume it started an hour before the broadcast.
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14 Jul 2006, 07:59 (Ref:1655914) | #15 | ||
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Porsche on pole 1st and 2nd , and Aston Martin 3 secs quicker than the C6R !!!
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The two Penske cars were on top at 2:24.143 and 2:24.147. The lead Audi R10 was at 2:25.613 with the second car back about half a second.
The Risi Ferrari set the quickest time in GT2 with a 2:46.050. |
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Audi 1-2 and Aston Martin 2,5 sec faster than Corvette.
1. Frank Biela, Germany; Emanuele Pirro, Italy; Audi R10 TDI Power (P1), 2:21.553 2. Rinaldo Capello, Italy; Allan McNish, Scotland; Audi R10 TDI Power (P1), 2:21.762 3. Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; James Weaver, England; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), 2:22.535 4. Sascha Maassen, Germany; Lucas Luhr, Germany; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 2:23.387 5. Romain Dumas, France; Timo Bernhard, Germany; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 2:23.460 6. Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Guy Smith, England; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), 2:24.291 7. Duncan Dayton, North Salem, NY; Andy Wallace, England; Lola EX257 AER (P1), 2:25.866 8. Liz Halliday, Rancho Santa Fe, CA; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Lola B05/40 AER (P2), 2:30.043 9. Bryan Willman, Kirkland, WA; Michael Lewis, San Diego, CA; Lola EX257 AER (P1), 2:30.949 10. Darren Turner, England; Tomas Enge, Czech Republic; Aston Martin DB9 (GT1), 2:34.953 11. Stephane Sarrazin, France; Andrea Piccini, Italy; Aston Martin DB9 (GT1), 2:35.330 12. Ron Fellows, Canada; Johnny O`Connell, Flowery Branch, GA; Corvette C6.R (GT1), 2:37.414 13. Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Oliver Gavin, England; Corvette C6.R (GT1), 2:37.626 14. Jaime Melo, Brazil; Mika Salo, Finland; Ferrari 430 GT Berlinetta (GT2), 2:44.024 15. Jorg Bergmeister, Germany; Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:45.161 16. Johannes van Overbeek, San Francisco, CA; Wolf Henzler, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:45.904 17. Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA; Gunnar Jeannette, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:46.322 18. Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:46.855 19. David Brabham, Australia; Scott Maxwell, Canada; Panoz Esperante GTLM (GT2), 2:47.594 20. Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA; Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, CA; BMW E46 M3 (GT2), 2:48.759 21. Justin Marks, Sacramento, CA; Bryan Sellers, Centerville, OH; BMW E46 M3 (GT2), 2:50.414 22. Klaus Graf, Germany; Mike Rockenfeller, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 2:44.797 |
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So, the P1's do have an advantage over the RS Spyders, and Dyson is right up there for now.
Intersport 7 seconds slower than Penske Porsche! This isn't a true reflection of the cars performance as RML have been quicker in their LMP2 Lola than their old, restricted LMP1 'MG'. The Highcroft 'MG' set a 2.25.xxx, so the Intersport Lola should have been capable of at least matching this time. Aston 3 seconds quicker than Corvette! |
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what about the m.moport track?
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The race has just finished on MotorsTV.
An entertaining end. The difference in the classes was obvious. And a fortunate yellow for the Aston. Good fun. |
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Do you perhaps think that with the pace of the Astons now compared with the 'Vettes, P&M may call for some of the 'performance balancing' restrictions put on the vettes to be reconsidered?
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It's not often that new facility is built that includes a nice long track. How did it turn out so bland? |
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