ALMS Round 1: Sebring 12h, March 15 2008 - Page 11

Speed-King · 11 Mar 2008, 22:27 (Ref:2149545)

Quote:

Originally Posted by minimangler

That's the new 997.

hadn't you heard?

No way, Porsche would never built a car as ugly as that one. (And that includes the Cayenne, although I hate it!)

chewymonster · 11 Mar 2008, 22:27 (Ref:2149546)

The Tuesday times that are currently up on the ALMS website are incomplete and mixed up. The Eco Racing Radical time of 1:46 belongs to car number 1, the Audi R10. And Ferrari GT2s won't be running Sebring in 1:56.

The Badger · 11 Mar 2008, 22:27 (Ref:2149547)

Will there be any live timing for the qualifying ?

chewymonster · 11 Mar 2008, 22:30 (Ref:2149551)

Yes, live timing and scoring should be up and running on Wednesday.

Boro · 11 Mar 2008, 22:31 (Ref:2149553)

Live timing doesn't begin until Wednesday, the first day of official practice.

They usually don't have it up and running on promoter's test days.

fieldodreams79 · 11 Mar 2008, 22:37 (Ref:2149558)

Quote:

Originally Posted by yamato

We can dream about 4-5 cars on the lead lap at the end. If any field could produce that, this would be the one, but I don't think that there have ever been more than two on the lead lap at the end,....

...

My thought is that the P2's will not be able to hang, and either one of the Audi's or the Peugeot will be alone on the lead lap at the end. But,... we can dream

that we can, that we can. love to see 2 cars, let alone 5 on the lead lap
do you think the P2s will lose on pure speed or reliability?

The Badger · 11 Mar 2008, 22:44 (Ref:2149566)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chewymonster

Yes, live timing and scoring should be up and running on Wednesday.

Qualifying is on Wed & Thurs ? I was at Sebring in 2003 , but cant remember what the hell happened on Friday !!! Is that a free day or qualifying too ?

Thanks

Félix · 11 Mar 2008, 22:45 (Ref:2149569)

Prenez vos nouvelles en français! (Get your news in French guys!)

The AGR Acura has the second time overall for the day... it's fast! And the Penske Spyders are in the very high 1:4Xs. Ah, and the Corvette (the interesting one) seems FAST!

http://www.endurance-info.com

(first news item; test 3)

The Badger · 11 Mar 2008, 22:46 (Ref:2149570)

I dont really mind if a P2 cant win , it wasnt supposed to originally ..... but we can expect probably the best LMP2 battle seen so far from both sides of the pond !!!

mazda1 · 11 Mar 2008, 22:49 (Ref:2149573)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

Qualifying is on Wed & Thurs ? I was at Sebring in 2003 , but cant remember what the hell happened on Friday !!! Is that a free day or qualifying too ?

Thanks

Friday is always the same. ALMS have a pracrice in the morning and then is just supporting races. After the ALMS practice the Speed Touring Cars have their first race of the season and late in the afternoon the Speed GT series have their first race also. Other than that their is nothing to do but drink beer!!!

mazda1 · 11 Mar 2008, 22:58 (Ref:2149581)

According to motorsport.com The Peugeot was fastest this morning with a time of 1:43.710, Marco Andretti was second overall in the Acura!!! Corvette and Risi led GT1 and GT2, like always.

HORNDAWG · 11 Mar 2008, 23:19 (Ref:2149591)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

Qualifying is on Wed & Thurs ? I was at Sebring in 2003 , but cant remember what the hell happened on Friday !!! Is that a free day or qualifying too ?

Thanks

What no links in the first post of the thread as usual?

schedule

L.P.

wapomumalo · 11 Mar 2008, 23:34 (Ref:2149601)

Times du la Journée:

Quote:

7 PEUGEOT SPORT Stephane Sarrazin 1:42.801
2 AUDI SPORT NORTH AMERICA Allan McNish 1:43.639
1 ANDRETTI GREEN RACING Christian Fittipaldi 1:44.542
7 TEAM PENSKE Timo Bernhard 1:45.258 126.546
9 PATRON HIGHCROFT RACING Stefan Johansson 1:45.598
6 TEAM PENSKE Patrick Long 1:45.719
16 DYSON RACING Guy Smith 1:46.164
8 B-K MOTORSPORTS Ben Devlin 1:46.558
20 DYSON RACING Marino Franchitti 1:46.730
37 INTERSPORT RACING Clint Field 1:48.788

Record for the Peugeot 908 at Sebring...

cmk · 12 Mar 2008, 00:05 (Ref:2149613)

Just off the top of my head those look like test day times, not current ones. There are some numbering errors (eg. McNish in car #2) and we already have seen the times for the session today (there is only one, this afternoon). They are not those.

Zurbert82 · 12 Mar 2008, 00:14 (Ref:2149619)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmk

Just off the top of my head those look like test day times, not current ones. There are some numbering errors (eg. McNish in car #2) and we already have seen the times for the session today (there is only one, this afternoon). They are not those.

Yeah, those look like winter test times mixed in with todays times. Very odd.

mazda1 · 12 Mar 2008, 00:47 (Ref:2149642)

New story, times, and pictures from today at lastturnclub.com

mazda1 · 12 Mar 2008, 00:50 (Ref:2149643)

Full story from today's test at americanlemans.com

minimangler · 12 Mar 2008, 00:51 (Ref:2149645)

This whole "organisation of timing" is ridiculous! I thought this was the ALMS' flagship event??? Looks more like a leaky rowing boat than a grand boat at the centre of a great fleet.

Why is all the timing screwed?

Zurbert82 · 12 Mar 2008, 01:02 (Ref:2149655)

The timing is unofficial for now. Official sessions begin tomorrow.

**joeb** · 12 Mar 2008, 02:35 (Ref:2149676)

Anybody think Intersport might have new sponsers, and that's why the car has minimal decals?
http://www.americanlemans.com/Galler...8184854953.JPG

Well if they do or don't I like the slightly different design this year and the 37 on the nose is a throwback!

Hugewally · 12 Mar 2008, 03:32 (Ref:2149686)

Quote:

Originally Posted by minimangler

This whole "organisation of timing" is ridiculous! I thought this was the ALMS' flagship event??? Looks more like a leaky rowing boat than a grand boat at the centre of a great fleet.

Why is all the timing screwed?

This is a promoters test day, there is nothing official about it. The Sebring event starts on Wednesday.

cmk · 12 Mar 2008, 04:46 (Ref:2149706)

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeb

Anybody think Intersport might have new sponsers, and that's why the car has minimal decals?
http://www.americanlemans.com/Galler...8184854953.JPG

Well if they do or don't I like the slightly different design this year and the 37 on the nose is a throwback!

If they do have new sponsors I would like to know why they still have a certain hack of a funded driver in the car. Without starting another debate, there are few people who can so comprehensively bin a car behind the SC. I think maybe they just redid the base decals and haven't put sponsors back on the car yet. Love the non-regulation number on the nose now, guess they can do what they want before tomorrow.

dj4monie · 12 Mar 2008, 07:50 (Ref:2149754)

John ‘Hindy’ Hindhaugh has touched down in Florida the land of questionable elections and lack of "pubs" near his hotel room.

I hope the coverage doesn't suffer because they had to drink American swill -

I'll be setting my Reply A/V to record first session as I sleep and I will miss the second session because I will be up in Sacramento racing the SRT-4.

Sebring in HD whoo hoo, can't wait until Saturday only to be interrupted by stoopid Nationwide Series, I mean a Cup regular is going to win... Then Cup final practice, at least it can't be overrun like that ARCA race that delayed the start of the Mosport race.

Memo to Speed -

You do that shhh again and I'll have a fresh steaming pile of dog poo FedEx'ed to Charlotte.

Okay I got al l the rants out of my system for this week....

The359 · 12 Mar 2008, 08:49 (Ref:2149787)

Actually it's just Nationwide Qualifying (1 hour) and Sprint Practice (1 hour), so really no chance of a delay barring something epic.

Tom908V12 · 12 Mar 2008, 10:54 (Ref:2149883)

More pictures of yesterday

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/sel...g/Tuesday_test

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