Pit Notes

The 49th Annual Exxon Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring Presented by Dodge
Sebring International Raceway
March 15 - 17, 2001

Pit Notes

Saturday, March 17, 2001 -- Page 19

SUPERFLO 12 HOURS AT SEBRING
PIT NOTES: Page 19
PRESENTED BY DODGE
SATURDAY MARCH 17, 2001

At 1:17, car #17-GT Chevrolet Corvette C5-R is back on course after a prolonged pit stop.
At 1:18, car #23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emmanuel Collard. Car #42-GT BMW M3 GTR takes the class lead while former leader #23 pits.
At 1:18, car #00-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Christophe Bouchut.
At 1:18, car #58-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 1:19, car #1-P Audi R8 (overall leader) into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 1:19, car #09-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Chris Gleason.

At 1:22, car #10-GT BMW M3 is out of the race with mechanical failure.

At 1:24, car #47-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R is stopped on course and may require a flat tow.
At 1:24, car #17-GT Chevrolet Corvette C5-R back in the pits with the hood up.
At 1:24, car #69-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Jeff Pabst.
At 1:25, car #66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Dr. Stephen Earle.
At 1:25, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits, repaired a left rear shock, back on course.
At 1:28, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd into the pits. Fuel and oil only, no driver change.
At 1:38, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Erik Messley.
At 1:38, car #2-P Audi R8 passes teammate #1-P Audi R8 for the overall lead.

At 1:39, after 3 hours, top three by class: #2-P (93 laps), #1-P (93 laps), #18-P (92 laps); #4-GTS (83 laps), #3-GTS (82 laps), #26-GTS (82 laps); #42-GT (82 laps), #23-GT (82 laps), #22-GT (81 laps); #11-P675 (79 laps)

At 1:41, car #72-P Courage C60/Peugeot into the pits. Fuel only, no driver change.
At 1:41, car #17-GT Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits, working on the power steering pump.
At 1:45, car #72-P Courage C60/Peugeot into the pits, working on the air intakes, back out.
At 1:49, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits, working on a broken left front shock.
At 1:54, car #18-P Audi R8 into the pits. Fuel only, driver change: Stefan Johansson.
At 1:55, car #42-GT BMW M3 GTR (class leader) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jörg Müller.
At 1:55, car #38-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

At 1:58, car #23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS takes the lead in class (after the #42 pit stop).

At 2:00, car #15-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R off and on at turn 6.
At 2:03, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd, reported on course at turn 10 with a flat tire.
At 2:03, car #09-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R reported slowing on course at turn 14.
At 2:03, car #53-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Alex Caffi.
At 2:04, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Duncan Dayton.
At 2:05, car #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (class leader) into the pits.
Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Pilgrim. Car #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R takes the lead in class.
At 2:06, car #16-P R&S MKIII C/Lincoln into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Elliott Forbes-Robinson.
At 2:06, car #2-P Audi R8 (overall leader) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Emanuele Pirro. Car #1-P Audi R8 takes the overall lead.

At 2:09, car #15-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Grady Willingham.