Additional images from Sebring

Posted by March 20, 2009No comments

SEBRING, Fl — Just posting a couple of more images from Thursday evening of Sebring.

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The Cooper Tire Chicks got plenty of attention for obvious reasons. Thier chaperone, however, was a evil and wicked looking person who cracked the whip on the young ladies with regularily — bring them into NFL (No Fun League) compliance 🙂

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This is shot over the pit wall and gives you an idea of what the from of the race course looks like. As many of you have heard the Sebring course is known as a very rough course to drive. We will endeavor to bring you some samles of the cars reacting during the next couple of days.

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In LMP2 the Lowes team seems to have their act together. They spent a goodly amount of time during the off season getting everything dialed in and turn top time for the class.

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The Jean Richard team does not have a major domo budget but these folks work hard and get as much as they can out of their car and their individual abilities. Last year was their first try at Le Mans.

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Just walking through the pits and found this interesting juxtaposition.

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Racing takes wheels — and as you can see one team — sorry I can not remember whom — is prepared.

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Two of the Audi tire technicans discuss the tires of the day.

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Then it is time to finish the tires up.

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And when the tires are good, the driver  in  this case Tom Kristensen, reacts with a smile when he is being interviewed.

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The No. 9 Patron Vodka car is an Acura ARX-02a that is driven by Brabham,Sharp, and Franchitti. This seems to be the slower of the two Acuras.

Qualifying is a dogfight between Acura, Audi, and Peugeot

Posted by March 19, 2009No comments

The Acura with Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon at the wheel had the fast time.
The Acura with Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon at the wheel had the fast time.

SEBRING, Fl — Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon drove the #66 Acura ARX O2a to top time in the LMP1 class during qualifying for the 57th running of the Mobil 1 12 hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida Thursday afternoon.

But Dixon’s late lap charge gave him the top time for the afternoon session, but it was not faster than the current Audi record and was only .082 second faster than the new #2 Audi R-15. In third place was the #07 Peugoet 908, which about a tenth of a second slower than the Audi.

Scuttlebutt in the pits prior to the qualifying session was that both the Acura and the Audi had run faster than the record in testing sessions. However, neither could surpass McNish’s record that was set with the R-10 two years ago.

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Battle royale set for Sebring

Posted by March 15, 2009No comments

Audi and Peugeot will battle -- but don't forget about the Acura.
Audi and Peugeot will battle -- but don't forget about the Acura.

SEBRING, Fl — It will be three heavyweights Audi, Puegeot, and Acura against the field at the 57th running of the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida next weekend in a race that will answer a number of questions about the 2009 endurance racing season, and more specifically the 24 hours of Le Mans that will kick-off in about 90 days. The race also kicks off the 2009 American Le Mans series.

The Wildcard in the threesome is the Acura team, which debuts a new prototype with two teams, Highcroft Racing and de Ferran Motorsports managing the cars. These two team boasts both star power and winning team members.  The two teams will feature  feature Indy 500 winners Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti and Gil de Ferran behind the wheel.

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