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- ALMS: Terrible ending for Flying Lizard Motorsports at Long Beach
- ALMS: Magnus Racing Finishes third in Long Beach GT-C
- Italian GT: Audi Sport Italia dominates Vallelunga weekend
- Italian GT: Audi Sport Italia goes 1-2 in Race 1
- Super Trofeo: Eugenio Amos secures double victory at Monza
- Blancpain: De Lorenzi Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R second in session
| ALMS: Terrible ending for Flying Lizard Motorsports at Long Beach Posted: 17 Apr 2011 02:19 PM PDT
The high-consequence Long Beach circuit claimed the No. 45 of Patrick Long and Joerg Bergmeister nearing the halfway point of the race after an impact with the concrete wall damaged the suspension beyond what could be repaired during the short two-hour race. Darren Law and Seth Neiman fared better, bringing the No. 44 to an 8th place GT finish from its 13th place start. The No. 56 BMW won in GT, the No. 4 Corvette finished in P2 and the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari was P3. At the time of the incident, Long was in P1, nearing the end of his first stint. The No. 56 BMW was P2 and the No. 4 Corvette in P3. Patrick explained, “I had been fighting hard since starting fourth on the grid: the BMW, the No. 4 Corvette and I had all led. Just before the incident, the No. 01 Ferrari had come out of the pits on cold tires. I drove two corners off-line trying to get around. Then, going into Turn 8, I was on the inside and braked in my normal position but I had so much debris on my tires that I couldn’t get the tires stopped and flush-hit the concrete wall in the exit. At any other track, that would have meant just two wheels off in the dirt but unfortunately here that was the end of our race. I feel really badly that this happened: everyone worked really hard to get us here and to see it send so abruptly is tough.”
Law added, “We had better luck in the No. 44: a trouble-free run in a solid car. Traffic was very difficult this year because the GTC and LMPC classes were equal to us down the straight; the only way to get by was to force your way through under braking or through the corner. And here, there was no room for error so you had to be very careful. We are happy that we brought the No. 44 home without a scratch and now have some good momentum going into the next event.” Up next for the Lizards is the 24 Heures du Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France, June 11-12, 2011. Related posts:
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| ALMS: Magnus Racing Finishes third in Long Beach GT-C Posted: 17 Apr 2011 01:56 PM PDT
Living near the Grand Prix Circuit in Long Beach, Craig Stanton was more than a little motivated about competing in this weekend’s American Le Mans Series race at the world famous street circuit. His no. 77 Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which was sponsored for the weekend by local hotspot Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘n Waffles, would line up fourth in the GT-C class for Saturday’s two-hour ALMS contest. Two hours later, the team would be celebrating their second podium in only three races in the ALMS, albeit with a bit of controversy as Stanton and Dion von Moltke’s no. 68 made contact down the back straightaway while contesting for the third spot. Team owner John Potter took the green flag to start the race, battling for second place in the first hour while conquering the challenges of making room for faster prototype traffic around the tricky confines of a street course. The team split strategies with the leaders during an early yellow, electing not to pit, which created a real strategy situation for all teams as they gambled on when another yellow might fall. An anticipated mid-race caution period unfortunately never came, and the no. 77 spent a long time on fading tires, with Potter doing his best to keep pace with the leading pack. Handing the car over to teammate Craig Stanton with under an hour to go, an uncharacteristic spin from Stanton set up the chase at the end with von Moltke, which saw him claw back the thirty-second lead that von Moltke enjoyed. “With so many local fans really rooting for our car, the pressure was on to deliver a podium,” said Potter. “It was definitely a rough day out there – we got knocked around a bit by faster traffic and I got into the back of a car when we stacked up in the hairpin. These races really are about keeping all four tires on the car and pointed in the right direction. But all things considered it’s great to get another podium in the ALMS and we had a great time here in Long Beach, enjoying the sun and eating lots of chicken and waffles.” Stanton, while happy that he was able to drive the Magnus Racing Porsche onto the podium, was not thrilled about the way von Moltke’s race came to an end. “I feel bad that Dion’s car ended up damaged, but it was one of those deals,” said Stanton. “I ran my line and he ran his, and he went for a ride into the wall. I don’t like when things like that happen but there isn’t any margin for error on a street circuit like this. I love competing here at Long Beach, and it was incredible to enjoy a lot of local support for our team and to be partnered with Roscoe’s.” The television replay of the American Le Mans Series at Long Beach will run Sunday on ESPN2 at 5:00 PM ET, and is available on demand at ESPN3.com. Related posts:
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| Italian GT: Audi Sport Italia dominates Vallelunga weekend Posted: 17 Apr 2011 12:38 PM PDT
Once again the team of Marco Bonanomi and Andrea Sonvico landed on top of the podium in Race 2. The no33 Audi R8 LMS GT3 team also lead the sister R8 LMS of Dindo Capello and Alessandro Cicognani across the line for the second time. A 1:35.899 was two seconds faster than anyone else. That makes three 1-2 finishes for Audi. The no31 AutOrlando Porsche, which was the only other GT3 car, was out after 20min of racing.
The no108 MIK Corse Lamborghini Gallardo followed up in third place overall and first in the GT class. Once again the Italian marque topped its rival, the no 115 Ferrari 430. 7 seconds separated them in the end. We have quite a break before the second round takes place on June 5th.
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| Italian GT: Audi Sport Italia goes 1-2 in Race 1 Posted: 17 Apr 2011 10:32 AM PDT
Another excellent results for Audi this weekend, this time in the Italian GT. After claiming a 1-2 in qualifying agaijst the Lamborghini’s, Audi Sport Italy went on to score a 1-2 in the season opener in Vallelunga. The team of Marco Bonanomi and Andrea Sonvico would lead the no33 Audi R8 LMS GT3 across the line ahead of Dindo Capello and Andrea Cicognani in the no32.
Third in GT3 would go to AutOrlando Sport and their Porsche 997 GT3 R. Autorlando Sport also have a car racing in the new Blancpain Endurance Series this weekend. In the true Italian battle, Team Imperiale would finish first in the no150 Lamborghini Gallardo GTC class. Giorgio Sanna and Davide Stancheris easily crossed the line ahead of the Ferrari 430 of Matteo Malucelli and Flavio Pierleoni.
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| Super Trofeo: Eugenio Amos secures double victory at Monza Posted: 17 Apr 2011 09:54 AM PDT
Italian driver Eugenio Amos secured double victory at the first race weekend of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo series in Monza, Italy, on 16 April 2011. The Touringauto pilot set the pace not only in qualifying but during both of today’s races to put him top of the Pro-Am Drivers’ Standings. Amos demonstrated that he’s in a strong position to defend his 2010 Pro-Am title by setting a fastest lap time of 1:51.892 in this morning’s 30-minute qualifying session behind the wheel of his #69 Super Trofeo race car. World-respected Automobili Lamborghini VIP driver Hans-Joachim Stuck set the second fastest lap time of 1:52.005 in the #3 Bonaldi Motorsport entry. Meanwhile, 2010 Pro Drivers’ runner-up Peter Kox set a strong time of 1:52.774 to put his #76 Blancpain Reiter Engineering car on the second row of the grid. As the Lamborghini Super Trofeo race cars charged towards the start line for the first race, Amos led, closely followed by Kox’s team-mate Nico Pronk in the #76 entry, with Cedric Leimer in the #63 third. Amos began to extend his lead while Johannes Stuck, son of racing legend Hans, charged through the pack from the back row of the grid. By the sixth lap the talented pilot had reached second.
Following the pit-stops, Amos led the field across the finish line. Alberto Sabbatini, J. Stuck’s team-mate in the #1 Automobili Lamborghini VIP car secured second place after a strong performance. The #11 Autocarozzeria Imperiale S.R.L finished third after determined drives by both 2009 Pro Drivers’ Champion Fabio Babini and Matteo Zucchi from fifth on the grid. At the start of round two, Amos was unable to fend off a hard-charging J. Stuck, and he was beaten to the first corner. J. Stuck led until the pit-stops when a quick change over from Babini and Zucchi allowed the #22 to take the lead. A confident drive saw Zucchi start to pull away from then second-place man Amos, but a left rear puncture on the final lap meant Zucchi fell down the order, crossing the finish line ninth, while allowing Amos to take his second win of the day. Newcomer Roberto Seveso, claimed second place in the Autocarozzeria Imperiale S.R.L #20 Super Trofeo, with Autosprint’s Chief Editor and Automobili Lamborghini VIP driver Sabbatini claiming the final step on the podium.
“It’s been a brilliant start to the season,” said Amos. “I pushed to the limit today and had great races. In race two I was lucky because I was actually second when Zucchi got a puncture. But, racing is like this and I was very relieved.” “The Super Trofeo is a really nice car to drive”, said Italian driver Seveso. “I just needed some time to warm up. The car better it’s absolutely great and tomorrow we hope to go for the win!” The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo resumes tomorrow at 11:05 for the final race of the weekend. Qualifying results Round 1 results Round 2 results Related posts:
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| Blancpain: De Lorenzi Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R second in session Posted: 16 Apr 2011 11:45 AM PDT
Another session, another Ferrari at the top. A 1:49.910 put the Pro-Am no46 Black Bull Swiss Racing Ferrari 430 of Maino, Invernizzi and Venturi in the lead after Pre-Qualifying was complete. This would put the Ferrari roughly .5sec ahead of second place De Lorenzi Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R of De Lorenzi, Bonetti and Borghi. Three hundredths of a second separated the no32 Belgian Audi Club Audi R8 LMS from claiming 3rd. A 1:50.655 positioned them behind the no4 Aston Martin DB9. Top Lamborghini went to no25 Amos, Mayr-Melnhof, von Thurn with a 1:50.876 The George Cabannes Lamborghini Gallardo was the fastest GT3 Citation Cup entry in 19th overall Qualifying will take place at 9:40am (CET) tomorrow morning and Round of 1 of the Blancpain Endurance Series will get underway at 2pm. Related posts:
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