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SUPERFLO 12 HOURS AT SEBRING PIT NOTES: Page 15 PRESENTED BY DODGE SATURDAY MARCH 17, 2001 The 49th Superflo 12 Hours At Sebring, presented by Dodge is scheduled to start at 10:35 am this morning. The field is made up of 38 cars: P900 - 9, P675 - 1, GTS - 5 and GT - 23, with 115 nominated drivers. At 10:35, command to start engines. At 10:35, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R has failed to start. The crew is working on the car in the pits. At 10:39, green flag. At 10:41, car #2-P Audi R8 leads at the end of the first lap. #26-GTS Saleen S7R leads in class, #23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS leads in class. At 10:42, car #69-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R spun and continued at turn 3. At 10:43, car #52-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS spun and continued at turn 7. At 10:46, after 3 laps, car #51-P Panoz LMP07 has moved from 35th at the start to 9th overall. At 10:51, car #72-P Courage C60/Peugeot off and on at turn 16. At 10:51, car #1-P Audi R8 has taken the overall lead (after 6 laps). At 10:54, car #47-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R spun and continued at turn 7. At 10:54, car #12-GT Callaway C-12R has moved from 38th to 23rd in the first seven laps. At 10:55, car #42-GT BMW M3 GTR takes the lead in GT class, passing the . #22-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS. At 10:58, car #66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS spun and continued at turn 17. At 11:01, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R off and on at turn 10. At 11:04, car #51-P Panoz LMP07 into the pits and drives straight to the paddock. The car will be assessed a stop and go penalty for coming into the pits too fast (when they return). At 11:09, Top three in class (16 laps, 30 minutes): #1-P Audi R8 (16 laps), #2-P Audi R8, #18-P Audi R8; #11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Nissan (16 laps); #26-GTS Saleen S7R (15 laps), #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R, #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R; #42-GT BMW M3 GTR (14 laps), #23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS, #22-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS. At 11:11, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R has moved from 37th to 17th in 14 laps. At 11:14, car #47-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change. At 11:18, car #98-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R, corner workers report loose windshield molding on the car. At 11:21, car #50-P Panoz LMP07 into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change. During the pit stop, the fuel spilled into the cockpit causing a long delay. At 11:22, car #47-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R spun and continued at turn 10. At 11:25, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Duncan Dayton. At 11:25, car #18-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change. At 11:25, car #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny O'Connell. At 11:26, car #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change. At 11:28, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R spun and continued at turn 10, car has nose damage. At 11:29, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd spun and continued at turn 5. At 11:29, car #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change. At 11:30, car #58-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change. At 11:30, car #2-P Audi R8 into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change. At 11:30, car #09-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Rear tires and fuel, no driver change. At 11:31, car #38-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change. At 11:32, car #10-GT BMW M3 into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Niclas Jönsson. At 11:32, car #16-P R&S MKIII C/Lincoln into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Elliott Forbes-Robinson. |
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