Alan G.

Porsche and Corvette corrall lunches wern't ordered, so everybody got a $20 voucher for the paddock stand. 45 Minute lines ensued!

Results are up on ALMS site!

Alan G.

Tight bunch!


American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Conn.
Friday's qualifying
1. Scott Sharp, Jupiter, FL; David Brabham, Australia; Acura ARX-01B (P2), 46.696, 115.64
2. Gil de Ferran, Brazil; Simon Pagenaud, France; Acura ARX-01B (P2), 47.082, 114.69
3. Marco Werner, Germany; Lucas Luhr, Germany; Audi AG R10/TDI (P1), 47.104, 114.64
4. Sascha Maassen, Germany; Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 47.177, 114.46
5. Timo Bernhard, Germany; Romain Dumas, France; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 47.240, 114.31
6. Luis Diaz, Mexico; Adrian Fernandez, Mexico; Acura ARX-01B (P2), 47.264, 114.25
7. Franck Montagny, Brignoles France; Marco Andretti, Nazareth, PA; Acura ARX-01B (P2), 47.313, 114.13
8. Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Marino Franchitti, Scotland; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 47.325, 114.10
9. Dindo Capello, Italy; Emanuele Pirro, Italy; Audi AG R10/TDI (P1), 47.403, 113.92
10. Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Guy Smith, England; Porsche RS Spyder (P2), 47.651, 113.32
11. Ben Devlin, England; Gerardo Bonilla, Orlando, FL; Lola B07/46-Mazda MZR-R (P2), 49.251, 109.64
12. Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Oliver Gavin, England; Corvette C6.R (GT1), 52.792, 102.29
13. Johnny O'Connell, Flowery Branch, GA; Jan Magnussen, Denmark; Corvette C6.R (GT1), 53.039, 101.81
14. Dirk Werner, Germany; Richard Westbrook, England; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 54.154, 99.72
15. Mika Salo, Finland; Jaime Melo, Brazil; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), 54.720, 98.68
16. Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Dirk Mueller, Germany; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), 54.824, 98.50
17. Wolf Henzler, Germany; Joerg Bergmeister, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 54.932, 98.30
18. Johannes van Overbeek, San Francisco, CA; Patrick Pilet, France; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 54.971, 98.23
19. Tommy Milner, Leesburg, VA; Tom Sutherland, Los Gatos, CA; Panoz Esperante Ford (GT2), 55.312, 97.63
20. Harrison Brix, San Jose, CA; Patrick Friesacher, Austria; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), 55.458, 97.37
21. Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 55.466, 97.36
22. Jonny Cocker, UK; Paul Drayson, London, UK; Aston Martin Vantage (GT2), 57.409, 94.06
23. Tim Pappas, Boston, MA; Anthony Lazzaro, Acworth, GA; Doran Ford GT-R (GT2), 57.724, 93.55
24. Joel Feinberg, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Chris Hall, Daytona, FL; Dodge Viper Comp Coupe (GT2), 58.508, 92.30
25. Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Richard Berry, Evergreen, CO; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), No Time
26. Alex Figge, Hollywood, CA; Jim Tafel, Alpharetta, GA; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), No Time
27. Terry Borcheller, Vero Beach, FL; Chapman Ducote, Miami, FL; Aston Martin DBR9 (GT1), No Time
28. David Murry, Cumming, GA; David Robertson, Ray, MI; Andrea Robertson, Ray, MI; Doran Ford GT-R (GT2), No Time.

chrisp

I was in and out all day today. The track is holding up well. There are a couple of spots where they had to hand lay pavement because the paver cannot turn as tight as some of the corners. They tamped it down by hand and then rolled it with the rest of the pavement. They're not sure why but the pavement is a little rough in these sections. They are at the apex of the first curb in the uphill chicane and the exiting apex out of west bend chicane. You can see the darker spots. It's not coming apart, it's just that some of the little stones in the aggregate or pulling out.

The green bumpers had to come out. Then then stopped them again to take the bolts out of the cement that were left behind after the bumpers were pulled. I got this from talking to the TV talent, I didn't see it first hand.

Michelin was expecting very high wear and isn't seeing it...but that was at around 2:00 today so maybe it's changed since.

The new viewing area by the west bend chicane is primo.

ew928

The Dyson 16 Spyder at the 2nd apex of the uphill kink.
There was a lot of dirt sweeping as grass didn't grow in 1 week.