Indy Supercup qualifying
07-01-2006, 10:24 PM
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Here is the official summary with the results for Qualifying 2. This qualifying was done before Race 1 so there may be some no shows for Race 2.
The Americans had the greater adjustment to make at Indy as they had to install the ceramic brakes to race at this event. None of these cars had this brake setup prior to this race. So that with limited track time, rain, a dirty track and manual brake bias made it very tough for the American runners to adjust.
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Saturday, July 1, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS - Results Saturday of the Porsche Michelin Supercup event at the 2.605-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (1) Richard Westbrook, 16
2. (3) Uwe Alzen, 16
3. (16) Kelvin Burt, 16
4. (10) Ian Baas, 16
5. (9) Philip Beyrer, 16
6. (13) Michael Bleekemolen, 16
7. (11) Robert van den Berg, 16
8. (15) Michael Schrey, 16
9. (18) Richard Williams, 16
10. (2) David Saelens, 16
11. (20) William Scarsbooke Langhorne, 16
12. (19) Ricardo Imery, 16
13. (21) Oliver Freymuth, 16
14. (17) Jay Policastro, 16
15. (22) Joe Kunz, 16
16. (23) Patrick Flanagan, 16
17. (25) Jaber Al Khalifa, 16
18. (29) Gary David Becker, 16
19. (27) Warren Chang, 16
20. (24) Terry L. Heath, 16
21. (28) Thomas Pank, 15
22. (4) Richard Lietz, 13, did not finish
23. (6) Marc Benz, 12, did not finish
24. (26) Simon Sobrero, 12, did not finish
25. (5) Patrick Huisman, 9, did not finish
26. (15) Christian Menzel, 9, did not finish
27. (7) Alessandro Zampedri, 1, did not finish
28. (12) Hannes Neuhauser, 1, did not finish
29. (14) Ardi van der Hoek, 0, did not finish
Race Statistics
Winner's average speed: 85.651 mph
Time of race: 29:12.070
Margin of victory: 7.432 sec.
Cautions: 1 for 2 laps
Lead changes: 0
Lap leaders: Westbrook 1-16
INDIANAPOLIS - Qualifying Saturday for the second of two Porsche Michelin Supercup events on the 2.605-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver and speed:
1. (3) David Saelens, 98.513 mph
2. (17) Richard Westbrook, 98.509
3. (46) Richard Lietz, 98.469
4. (5) Uwe Alzen, 98.121
5. (1) Alessandro Zampedri, 98.099
6. (2) Patrick Huisman, 98.076
7. (11) Philip Beyrer, 97.860
8. (7) Hannes Neuhauser, 97.800
9. (8) Michael Schrey, 97.664
10. (6) Marc Benz, 97.390
11. (79) Ian Baas, 97.342
12. (15) Kelvin Burt, 96.948
13. (16) Richard Williams, 96.901
14. (20) Robert van den Berg, 96.579
15. (21) Ardi van der Hoek, 96.567
16. (14) William Scarsbooke Langhorne, 96.536
17. (25) Michael Bleekemolen, 96.336
18. (80) Ricardo Imery, 96.212
19. (74) Jay Policastro, 96.211
20. (18) Terry L. Heath, 95.465
21. (12) Oliver Freymuth, 95.459
22. (78) Joe Kunz, 94.855
23. (75) Patrick Flanagan, 94.755
24. (4) Simon Sobrero, 94.628
25. (19) Jaber Al Khalifa, 94.392
26. (24) Sebastian Bleekemolen, 93.927
27. (77) Warren Chang, 93.172
28. (76) Gary David Becker, 92.899
29. (39) Christian Menzel, 82.114
The Americans had the greater adjustment to make at Indy as they had to install the ceramic brakes to race at this event. None of these cars had this brake setup prior to this race. So that with limited track time, rain, a dirty track and manual brake bias made it very tough for the American runners to adjust.
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Saturday, July 1, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS - Results Saturday of the Porsche Michelin Supercup event at the 2.605-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (1) Richard Westbrook, 16
2. (3) Uwe Alzen, 16
3. (16) Kelvin Burt, 16
4. (10) Ian Baas, 16
5. (9) Philip Beyrer, 16
6. (13) Michael Bleekemolen, 16
7. (11) Robert van den Berg, 16
8. (15) Michael Schrey, 16
9. (18) Richard Williams, 16
10. (2) David Saelens, 16
11. (20) William Scarsbooke Langhorne, 16
12. (19) Ricardo Imery, 16
13. (21) Oliver Freymuth, 16
14. (17) Jay Policastro, 16
15. (22) Joe Kunz, 16
16. (23) Patrick Flanagan, 16
17. (25) Jaber Al Khalifa, 16
18. (29) Gary David Becker, 16
19. (27) Warren Chang, 16
20. (24) Terry L. Heath, 16
21. (28) Thomas Pank, 15
22. (4) Richard Lietz, 13, did not finish
23. (6) Marc Benz, 12, did not finish
24. (26) Simon Sobrero, 12, did not finish
25. (5) Patrick Huisman, 9, did not finish
26. (15) Christian Menzel, 9, did not finish
27. (7) Alessandro Zampedri, 1, did not finish
28. (12) Hannes Neuhauser, 1, did not finish
29. (14) Ardi van der Hoek, 0, did not finish
Race Statistics
Winner's average speed: 85.651 mph
Time of race: 29:12.070
Margin of victory: 7.432 sec.
Cautions: 1 for 2 laps
Lead changes: 0
Lap leaders: Westbrook 1-16
INDIANAPOLIS - Qualifying Saturday for the second of two Porsche Michelin Supercup events on the 2.605-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in parentheses, driver and speed:
1. (3) David Saelens, 98.513 mph
2. (17) Richard Westbrook, 98.509
3. (46) Richard Lietz, 98.469
4. (5) Uwe Alzen, 98.121
5. (1) Alessandro Zampedri, 98.099
6. (2) Patrick Huisman, 98.076
7. (11) Philip Beyrer, 97.860
8. (7) Hannes Neuhauser, 97.800
9. (8) Michael Schrey, 97.664
10. (6) Marc Benz, 97.390
11. (79) Ian Baas, 97.342
12. (15) Kelvin Burt, 96.948
13. (16) Richard Williams, 96.901
14. (20) Robert van den Berg, 96.579
15. (21) Ardi van der Hoek, 96.567
16. (14) William Scarsbooke Langhorne, 96.536
17. (25) Michael Bleekemolen, 96.336
18. (80) Ricardo Imery, 96.212
19. (74) Jay Policastro, 96.211
20. (18) Terry L. Heath, 95.465
21. (12) Oliver Freymuth, 95.459
22. (78) Joe Kunz, 94.855
23. (75) Patrick Flanagan, 94.755
24. (4) Simon Sobrero, 94.628
25. (19) Jaber Al Khalifa, 94.392
26. (24) Sebastian Bleekemolen, 93.927
27. (77) Warren Chang, 93.172
28. (76) Gary David Becker, 92.899
29. (39) Christian Menzel, 82.114
07-02-2006, 09:05 AM
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Yes unfortunately once again Alzen proves that his fantastic driving skills are used too aggressively. I have yet to see a race where he has not taken or attemtped to take someone to the green 
As usual however, the Supercup does not disappoint when it comes to action
As usual however, the Supercup does not disappoint when it comes to action
07-02-2006, 12:53 PM
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Looks like Uwe Alzen didn't learn much from Saturday's race. He was assessed a 15 second penalty for Race 1 due to contact with Saelens and Huisman.
This is the Race 2 summary
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PORSCHE MICHELIN SUPERCUP RACE #2 RUNNING:
Weather at 10:25 a.m.: Air temperature is 80 degrees F (27 degrees C), track temperature is 133 degrees F (56 degrees C), wind speed is 15 mph (24 km/h), wind direction is from the southwest, relative humidity is 62 percent. Skies are sunny.
•Saturday race winner: #17 Richard Westbrook
Lap 1: #17 Westbrook leads into Turn 1. #5 Alzen, #3 Saelens – involved in incident in Race #1 Saturday – bump side-by-side on main straightaway, again in Turn 1. Saelens, Alzen side by side in Turn 1. Saelens pulls ahead in Turn 2. Alzen makes contact with rear of Saelens car exiting Turn 3, spinning Saelens. Multiple-car collision occurs, with #39 Menzel, #4 Sobrero, #75 Flanagan, #3 Saelens involved. Heavy damage to Saelens’ car, with fluids leaking from car on circuit.
FULL-COURSE YELLOW. Safety Car deployed. #17 Westbrook leads, #1 Zampedri second.
Lap 6: GREEN. #24 Pank off course. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second.
Lap 7: #5 Alzen off track in Turn 1, continues. Car has damage to left front from Lap 1 incident with Saelens. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second.
Lap 8: #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second. #2 Huisman third, 1.5 seconds behind leader.
Lap 9: #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second. #2 Huisman third, 2.4 seconds behind leader.
Lap 10: #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .9 of a second.
Lap 11: LOCAL YELLOW. #46 Lietz passes #7 Neuhauser for fourth in Turn 4. #7 Neuhauser straight off in gravel trap in Turn 5. Neuhauser out of car. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .8 of a second. #20 Van den Berg to pits, out of car.
Lap 12: #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .7 of a second.
Lap 13: GREEN, then LOCAL YELLOW. #12 Freymuth off track in gravel trap in Turn 4. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .7 of a second.
Lap 14: #11 Beyrer spun in Turn 1 after contact from #15 Burt, continued. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second.
Lap 15: GREEN. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .7 of a second.
Lap 16: CHECKERED. #17 Richard Westbrook wins by .9 of a second over #1 Alessandro Zampedri. #2 Patrick Huisman third.
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PORSCHE MICHELIN SUPERCUP RACE #2 POST-RACE QUOTES:
ALESSANDRO ZAMPEDRI: "It was an awesome race for me after the bad day I had yesterday. I was really determined to get it on the podium. I had a fantastic start, moved up and then the accident between (Uwe) Alzen and (David) Saelens helped me to put me in second position. I gave every single thing I had the whole race from lap one to the end to get (Richard) Westbrook, but (there was) no chance. I was quite pleased with the team. They had to work all night to fix the car after yesterday's crash. This podium (finish) is dedicated to them. It's our first of the season." (About if he could have caught Westbrook if he had a few more laps): "The only way I could get him was if he would make a mistake. He didn't and he won it." (About his history at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway): "There's a lot of emotions going through this place when you drive here. I have a special feeling. I have a lot of good memories and bad memories. It is great."
RICHARD WESTBROOK: “I can't really speak for anyone else. All I can really do is my own race, and the other guys are losing their heads. But I had to keep my cool because I had Alex Zampedri coming, who is very, very quick around this track. He was right behind me the whole race, and if I would've made one mistake, he would've gotten me. So I just concentrated on getting a nice clean exit out of the corners so that he couldn't get a draft on me down the straight. And just to get two wins at this fantastic arena is a dream come true. The car's been great all weekend, apart from the wet Friday practice, but we knew it wasn't going to rain today, so we can forget that. But other than that, two poles and two wins, you can't get much better than that. I couldn't leave this country happier.”
PATRICK HUISMAN: “It should have been a good one yesterday, as well. We were second quick to start yesterday, but unfortunately, Uwe Alzen decided to pull me off when he out-braked himself and took the second or third car out of the race. But I knew I had a good car today. I did make a very small change according to Alex (Zampedri's) experience on the track, and it was good for me. Almost perfect, but not strong enough to challenge the first two guys, but I'm happy with my first podium finish this season.” (About incident between Uwe Alzen and David Saelens): “I had a good start, and I came through well where the accident happened. And again, it was Alzen again. He's been in Supercup now, he's been back since a year and a half, and all the podiums he's had and all the cars that he's been racing against, there's always cars flying off track. So I think it's time to take some action now."
This is the Race 2 summary
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PORSCHE MICHELIN SUPERCUP RACE #2 RUNNING:
Weather at 10:25 a.m.: Air temperature is 80 degrees F (27 degrees C), track temperature is 133 degrees F (56 degrees C), wind speed is 15 mph (24 km/h), wind direction is from the southwest, relative humidity is 62 percent. Skies are sunny.
•Saturday race winner: #17 Richard Westbrook
Lap 1: #17 Westbrook leads into Turn 1. #5 Alzen, #3 Saelens – involved in incident in Race #1 Saturday – bump side-by-side on main straightaway, again in Turn 1. Saelens, Alzen side by side in Turn 1. Saelens pulls ahead in Turn 2. Alzen makes contact with rear of Saelens car exiting Turn 3, spinning Saelens. Multiple-car collision occurs, with #39 Menzel, #4 Sobrero, #75 Flanagan, #3 Saelens involved. Heavy damage to Saelens’ car, with fluids leaking from car on circuit.
FULL-COURSE YELLOW. Safety Car deployed. #17 Westbrook leads, #1 Zampedri second.
Lap 6: GREEN. #24 Pank off course. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second.
Lap 7: #5 Alzen off track in Turn 1, continues. Car has damage to left front from Lap 1 incident with Saelens. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second.
Lap 8: #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second. #2 Huisman third, 1.5 seconds behind leader.
Lap 9: #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second. #2 Huisman third, 2.4 seconds behind leader.
Lap 10: #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .9 of a second.
Lap 11: LOCAL YELLOW. #46 Lietz passes #7 Neuhauser for fourth in Turn 4. #7 Neuhauser straight off in gravel trap in Turn 5. Neuhauser out of car. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .8 of a second. #20 Van den Berg to pits, out of car.
Lap 12: #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .7 of a second.
Lap 13: GREEN, then LOCAL YELLOW. #12 Freymuth off track in gravel trap in Turn 4. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .7 of a second.
Lap 14: #11 Beyrer spun in Turn 1 after contact from #15 Burt, continued. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .6 of a second.
Lap 15: GREEN. #17 Westbrook leads #1 Zampedri by .7 of a second.
Lap 16: CHECKERED. #17 Richard Westbrook wins by .9 of a second over #1 Alessandro Zampedri. #2 Patrick Huisman third.
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PORSCHE MICHELIN SUPERCUP RACE #2 POST-RACE QUOTES:
ALESSANDRO ZAMPEDRI: "It was an awesome race for me after the bad day I had yesterday. I was really determined to get it on the podium. I had a fantastic start, moved up and then the accident between (Uwe) Alzen and (David) Saelens helped me to put me in second position. I gave every single thing I had the whole race from lap one to the end to get (Richard) Westbrook, but (there was) no chance. I was quite pleased with the team. They had to work all night to fix the car after yesterday's crash. This podium (finish) is dedicated to them. It's our first of the season." (About if he could have caught Westbrook if he had a few more laps): "The only way I could get him was if he would make a mistake. He didn't and he won it." (About his history at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway): "There's a lot of emotions going through this place when you drive here. I have a special feeling. I have a lot of good memories and bad memories. It is great."
RICHARD WESTBROOK: “I can't really speak for anyone else. All I can really do is my own race, and the other guys are losing their heads. But I had to keep my cool because I had Alex Zampedri coming, who is very, very quick around this track. He was right behind me the whole race, and if I would've made one mistake, he would've gotten me. So I just concentrated on getting a nice clean exit out of the corners so that he couldn't get a draft on me down the straight. And just to get two wins at this fantastic arena is a dream come true. The car's been great all weekend, apart from the wet Friday practice, but we knew it wasn't going to rain today, so we can forget that. But other than that, two poles and two wins, you can't get much better than that. I couldn't leave this country happier.”
PATRICK HUISMAN: “It should have been a good one yesterday, as well. We were second quick to start yesterday, but unfortunately, Uwe Alzen decided to pull me off when he out-braked himself and took the second or third car out of the race. But I knew I had a good car today. I did make a very small change according to Alex (Zampedri's) experience on the track, and it was good for me. Almost perfect, but not strong enough to challenge the first two guys, but I'm happy with my first podium finish this season.” (About incident between Uwe Alzen and David Saelens): “I had a good start, and I came through well where the accident happened. And again, it was Alzen again. He's been in Supercup now, he's been back since a year and a half, and all the podiums he's had and all the cars that he's been racing against, there's always cars flying off track. So I think it's time to take some action now."
