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 20
SUPERFLO 12 HOURS AT SEBRING
PIT NOTES: Page 20
PRESENTED BY DODGE
SATURDAY MARCH 17, 2001

At 2:09, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd into the pits, working on a broken shock absorber.
At 2:10, car #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (class leader) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Johnny O'Connell. Car #4-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R takes the lead in class.

At 2:12, car #1-P Audi R8 (overall leader) into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Laurent Aiello. Car #2-P Audi R8 takes the overall lead. Car #1-P Audi R8 is driving with only the left side mirror, the right side mirror has broken.
At 2:12, car #43-GT BMW M3 into the pits, working on cooling system.
At 2:14, car #66-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Rear tires and fuel, driver change: Kevin Buckler. Back out at 2:35 after fixing a stuck throttle.
At 2:22, car #6-GT BMW M3 into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Boris Said.
At 2:24, car #07-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Driver change: Phillip Peter.
At 2:25, car #2-P Audi R8 (overall leader) into the pits, replace the plug wires and the ecu, added fuel and back out. Car #1-P Audi R8 takes the overall lead. Car #18-P Audi R8 moves to second overall.
At 2:27, car #57-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS back out after changing the power steering. Driver change: Klaus Horn.
At 2:28, car #37-P Lola B2K/10/Judd into the pits for a 1:20 penalty for too many men over the wall.
At 2:30, car #51-P Panoz LMP07 back on course after changing the alternator, fixing a water leak and other electrical problems.
At 2:30, car #11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Nissan into the pits to check cooling problems. Driver left the pit too fast, will be assessed a 1 minute penalty for speeding in the pits.
At 2:31, car #51-P Panoz LMP07 into the pits for a stop and go penalty.
At 2:34, car #23-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS (leader in class) into the pits.
Tires and fuel, no driver change. Car #42-GT BMW M3 GTR takes the class lead.
At 2:34, car #09-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Rear tires and fuel, driver change: Keith Alexander.
At 2:35, car #36-GT Porsche 911 GT3 R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Uli Richter.
At 2:35, car #22-GT Porsche 911 GT3-RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 2:37, car #11-P675 Lola B2K/40/Nissan into the pits and behind the wall.
At 2:39, car #44-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Andy Pardoe.
At 2:39, car #17-GT Chevrolet Corvette C5-R back on course after prolonged pit stop.
At 2:39, car #00-GT Porsche 911 GT3 RS into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Christophe Bouchut.

At 2:39, after 4 hours, top three by class: #1-P (123 laps), #18-P (123 laps), #2-P (122 laps); #4-GTS (110 laps), #3-GTS (110 laps), #26-GTS (109 laps); #42-GT (109 laps), #23-GT (108 laps), #22-GT (108 laps); #11-P675 (98 laps)

At 2:41, car #72-P Courage C60/Peugeot into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Laurent Redon.
At 2:42, car #43-GT BMW M3 into the pits to check repairs, cleaned windscreen, and back out.

At 2:44, car #45-GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R into the pits. Tires and fuel, driver change: Jeff Altenburg.
At 2:44, car #18-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.
At 2:46, car #3-GTS Chevrolet Corvette C5-R into the pits to change the right front brake. Prolonged stop, should drop several laps to the GTS leader (#4-GTS Corvette).
At 2:50, car #38-P Audi R8 into the pits. Tires and fuel, no driver change.

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