****GTLM/GTD Pro Racing Talk-NO SPOILERS PLEASE!
07-08-2012, 10:32 AM
#141
Pro
I was at the ALMS race yesterday at LRP. It was a hard fought race between the Corvette team, Flying Lizards Porsche team and the Ferrari. Great day, overcast and in the high 70's after a little rain. I thought it was an awesome race in GT and the LMP cars were fantastic too. Always love going to the ALMS and Grand Am races at Lime Rock!
07-08-2012, 07:09 PM
#142
Here is the press release:
Corvette Racing Finishes Second and Third in ALMS Northeast Grand Prix
Magnussen and Garcia Runners-Up in GT at Lime Rock Park, Gavin and Milner Extend Championship Lead
LAKEVILLE, Conn., July 7, 2012 – Corvette Racing came out of the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix with its best result at Lime Rock Park since 2008 as the twin Compuware Corvette C6.Rs finished second and third in the hard-fought GT class.
When the race ended under caution, Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia were second in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner were third in the No. 4 Corvette C6.R at the conclusion of the two-hour, 45-minute race, scoring their fourth consecutive podium finish in the series and extending their lead in the GT championship.
The Northeast Grand Prix had more fireworks than a Fourth of July celebration. The race began under a threat of thunderstorms, and finished under the day's fourth yellow flag when the No. 02 Ferrari went into the tire barrier in the final turn with nine minutes remaining on the race clock. Joerg Bergmeister was leading the GT class when the running order was frozen, claiming Porsche's first ALMS victory of the year. Before the final caution, Magnussen was stalking Bergmeister, with Gavin in close pursuit.
"At the end I was looking for that one opportunity to try a do-or-die pass, but it never came," said Magnussen, who made his milestone 100th career ALMS start today. "I needed a little traffic to get in Joerg's way to be able to pass him. The only issue we had was that when I got close, I'd lose some aero downforce on the front end so I didn't have the grip to do a normal pass. After our previous results at Lime Rock, second is a fantastic result for the team."
Gavin had a front-row seat for the final shootout that never came. "It was really a case of being smart, being careful, and waiting to see if Joerg and Jan got together," Gavin reported. "Jan was driving smart and thinking about the championship. There was a lot of banging and crashing today, but fortunately for us at Corvette Racing it was all minimal.
"After Tommy had some contact with an LMPC car, our car was just a little too pushy," Gavin explained. "As soon as I got in the car, I realized it was going to be tough to win today because it's so difficult to pass here. It's great to come away with third place on the podium and good points in the championship."
Milner started the No. 4 Corvette C6.R on the GT pole after the No. 44 Porsche was disqualified for a technical infraction and the pole-winning No. 55 BMW had to start from pit lane due to a mechanical problem before the reconnaissance lap. Milner and Garcia pitted at the 20-minute mark for fuel under the race's first caution, and then ran long green-flag stints before pitting for tires, fuel, and driver changes after more than 90 minutes of racing.
"I felt confident at the start of the race, and I was ready to go," Milner said. "Then I had a bad restart after the first caution period. On this track, you have to pick a lane and hope that it works out. When my lane didn't go, I lost three or four spots. That's frustrating, but you just keep your head down and keep going. I got stuck behind a BMW for at least 15 laps, and when an LMPC spun in the chicane ahead of me, I locked up and touched him just a little bit. I think I flat-spotted the left-front tire and was just holding on after that."
Garcia started fourth on the revised GT grid, and used some opportunistic passes and savvy strategy to move up to second before handing off to Magnussen.
"At the start, the LMPC cars were having a hard time getting their tires up to temperature, so I just kept pushing like I was fighting for their positions, and that let me keep up with the leaders," Garcia said. "I was aggressive on the restart, and that gave us the opportunity to pass both the Ferrari and Tommy. I was right beyond Pat Long's (class-leading) Porsche, because at this track you need to be close in order not to lose momentum in traffic. Maybe I used up the left-front tire running so close to him, especially on the fast corners. That caused me a hard time when I needed to extend to extend my stint until the pit window opened."
The No. 3 Corvette C6.R won the Michelin Green X Challenge with the best score for clean, fast, and efficient performance. Gavin and Milner unofficially increased their tally in the GT driver championship to 72 points, ahead of Garcia and Magnussen at 64 and BMW drivers Hand and Mueller at 60. Chevrolet is atop the GT manufacturer standings with a 10-point lead over BMW and a 19-point margin over Porsche.
"The drivers made smart decisions today, the engineers came up with great setups, and the crew did a perfect job on the pit stops," said Corvette Racing team manager Gary Pratt. "It's always good to go home with two cars in one piece after Lime Rock, and extending the manufacturers and the drivers points at the same time couldn't be better. Obviously a win would have been great, but we'll gladly take this result and get ready for Mosport."
Corvette Racing's next event is the Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, July 22.
American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix GT Results (Top 10)
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Laps
1. 45 Bergmeister/Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 160
2. 3 Magnussen/Garcia, Corvette C6.R, 160
3. 4 Gavin/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 160
4. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari 458 Italia, 160
5. 56 D. Mueller/Hand, BMW E92 M3, 159
6. 3. 55 J. Mueller/Auberlen, BMW E92 M3, 159
7. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 158
8. 48 Miller/Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 157
9. 44 Neiman/Holzer, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 157
10. 23 Sweedler/Bell, Lotus Evora, 156
Corvette Racing Finishes Second and Third in ALMS Northeast Grand Prix
Magnussen and Garcia Runners-Up in GT at Lime Rock Park, Gavin and Milner Extend Championship Lead
LAKEVILLE, Conn., July 7, 2012 – Corvette Racing came out of the American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix with its best result at Lime Rock Park since 2008 as the twin Compuware Corvette C6.Rs finished second and third in the hard-fought GT class.
When the race ended under caution, Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia were second in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R. Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner were third in the No. 4 Corvette C6.R at the conclusion of the two-hour, 45-minute race, scoring their fourth consecutive podium finish in the series and extending their lead in the GT championship.
The Northeast Grand Prix had more fireworks than a Fourth of July celebration. The race began under a threat of thunderstorms, and finished under the day's fourth yellow flag when the No. 02 Ferrari went into the tire barrier in the final turn with nine minutes remaining on the race clock. Joerg Bergmeister was leading the GT class when the running order was frozen, claiming Porsche's first ALMS victory of the year. Before the final caution, Magnussen was stalking Bergmeister, with Gavin in close pursuit.
"At the end I was looking for that one opportunity to try a do-or-die pass, but it never came," said Magnussen, who made his milestone 100th career ALMS start today. "I needed a little traffic to get in Joerg's way to be able to pass him. The only issue we had was that when I got close, I'd lose some aero downforce on the front end so I didn't have the grip to do a normal pass. After our previous results at Lime Rock, second is a fantastic result for the team."
Gavin had a front-row seat for the final shootout that never came. "It was really a case of being smart, being careful, and waiting to see if Joerg and Jan got together," Gavin reported. "Jan was driving smart and thinking about the championship. There was a lot of banging and crashing today, but fortunately for us at Corvette Racing it was all minimal.
"After Tommy had some contact with an LMPC car, our car was just a little too pushy," Gavin explained. "As soon as I got in the car, I realized it was going to be tough to win today because it's so difficult to pass here. It's great to come away with third place on the podium and good points in the championship."
Milner started the No. 4 Corvette C6.R on the GT pole after the No. 44 Porsche was disqualified for a technical infraction and the pole-winning No. 55 BMW had to start from pit lane due to a mechanical problem before the reconnaissance lap. Milner and Garcia pitted at the 20-minute mark for fuel under the race's first caution, and then ran long green-flag stints before pitting for tires, fuel, and driver changes after more than 90 minutes of racing.
"I felt confident at the start of the race, and I was ready to go," Milner said. "Then I had a bad restart after the first caution period. On this track, you have to pick a lane and hope that it works out. When my lane didn't go, I lost three or four spots. That's frustrating, but you just keep your head down and keep going. I got stuck behind a BMW for at least 15 laps, and when an LMPC spun in the chicane ahead of me, I locked up and touched him just a little bit. I think I flat-spotted the left-front tire and was just holding on after that."
Garcia started fourth on the revised GT grid, and used some opportunistic passes and savvy strategy to move up to second before handing off to Magnussen.
"At the start, the LMPC cars were having a hard time getting their tires up to temperature, so I just kept pushing like I was fighting for their positions, and that let me keep up with the leaders," Garcia said. "I was aggressive on the restart, and that gave us the opportunity to pass both the Ferrari and Tommy. I was right beyond Pat Long's (class-leading) Porsche, because at this track you need to be close in order not to lose momentum in traffic. Maybe I used up the left-front tire running so close to him, especially on the fast corners. That caused me a hard time when I needed to extend to extend my stint until the pit window opened."
The No. 3 Corvette C6.R won the Michelin Green X Challenge with the best score for clean, fast, and efficient performance. Gavin and Milner unofficially increased their tally in the GT driver championship to 72 points, ahead of Garcia and Magnussen at 64 and BMW drivers Hand and Mueller at 60. Chevrolet is atop the GT manufacturer standings with a 10-point lead over BMW and a 19-point margin over Porsche.
"The drivers made smart decisions today, the engineers came up with great setups, and the crew did a perfect job on the pit stops," said Corvette Racing team manager Gary Pratt. "It's always good to go home with two cars in one piece after Lime Rock, and extending the manufacturers and the drivers points at the same time couldn't be better. Obviously a win would have been great, but we'll gladly take this result and get ready for Mosport."
Corvette Racing's next event is the Mobil 1 presents the Grand Prix of Mosport at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, July 22.
American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix GT Results (Top 10)
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Laps
1. 45 Bergmeister/Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 160
2. 3 Magnussen/Garcia, Corvette C6.R, 160
3. 4 Gavin/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 160
4. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari 458 Italia, 160
5. 56 D. Mueller/Hand, BMW E92 M3, 159
6. 3. 55 J. Mueller/Auberlen, BMW E92 M3, 159
7. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 158
8. 48 Miller/Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 157
9. 44 Neiman/Holzer, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 157
10. 23 Sweedler/Bell, Lotus Evora, 156
08-03-2012, 04:22 PM
#146
Corvettes Qualify Fifth and Sixth for ALMS Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge
Garcia and Milner Qualify within Half-Second of Pole in Hotly Contested GT Class
LEXINGTON, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2012 – The heat was on at Mid-Ohio today during GT qualifying for Saturday's Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, the sixth round of the American Le Mans Series. As the ambient temperature topped 94 degrees and the track temperature climbed to 110 degrees, Antonio Garcia qualified the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R fifth in the hotly contested class at 1:19.536 (102.213 mph). Tommy Milner was right behind his teammate, qualifying the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R sixth at 1:19.727 (101.958 mph).
Garcia was .238 seconds off GT pacesetter Joerg Mueller's 1:19.298 (102.510 mph) lap in the No. 55 BMW, and Milner was .429 seconds back. The eight fastest qualifiers ran quicker than last year's pole-winning time on the 2.25-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
"I had a really good balance in qualifying, and if I'd put together a perfect lap my time would have improved," Garcia said. "There are four guys ahead of me who put it together better than I did.
"There was a lot of pressure in qualifying, and everyone was pushing very hard," he explained. "Because of all the different series running on the track, we seemed to struggle a little to make our tires work . That is something we will need to take into account tomorrow because the track will certainly change, and I hope it will develop in our favor. We know how our qualifying performance is; now we need to know how our race performance is."
Garcia turned his quickest time on his fifth flying lap, and Milner posted his best lap on his sixth circuit.
"I'm not disappointed with sixth, but I'm not super stoked," Milner said. "We made some big changes in the car in the last practice session, working on the race setup. Then at the end we tried to help the car for qualifying.
"Every session we're out there we learn a lot about this race track," he noted. "It's definitely a challenge when we have different series running and different rubber going down. This track especially can change from morning to afternoon and from day to day. When we go out for warm-up tomorrow morning, there will be a lot of IndyCar rubber on the track and we'll see how the car feels."
The two-hour, 45-minute Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge will start at will start at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 4, and will be broadcast on ABC at 2 p.m. ET.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge GT Qualifying (Top 10)
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Time
1. 55 Mueller/Auberlen, BMW E92 M3, 1:19.298
2. 02 Brown/Cosmo, Ferrari F458 Italia, 1:19.329
3. 45 Bergmeister/Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:19.445
4. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari 458 Italia, 1:19.471
5. 3 Magnussen/Garcia, Corvette C6.R, 1:19.536
6. 4 Gavin/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 1:19.727
7. 56 Mueller/Hand, BMW E92 M3, 1:19.754
8. 48 Miller/Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:20.209
9. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:21.222
10. Goossens/Kendall, SRT Viper GTSR, 1:22.158
Garcia and Milner Qualify within Half-Second of Pole in Hotly Contested GT Class
LEXINGTON, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2012 – The heat was on at Mid-Ohio today during GT qualifying for Saturday's Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, the sixth round of the American Le Mans Series. As the ambient temperature topped 94 degrees and the track temperature climbed to 110 degrees, Antonio Garcia qualified the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R fifth in the hotly contested class at 1:19.536 (102.213 mph). Tommy Milner was right behind his teammate, qualifying the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R sixth at 1:19.727 (101.958 mph).
Garcia was .238 seconds off GT pacesetter Joerg Mueller's 1:19.298 (102.510 mph) lap in the No. 55 BMW, and Milner was .429 seconds back. The eight fastest qualifiers ran quicker than last year's pole-winning time on the 2.25-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
"I had a really good balance in qualifying, and if I'd put together a perfect lap my time would have improved," Garcia said. "There are four guys ahead of me who put it together better than I did.
"There was a lot of pressure in qualifying, and everyone was pushing very hard," he explained. "Because of all the different series running on the track, we seemed to struggle a little to make our tires work . That is something we will need to take into account tomorrow because the track will certainly change, and I hope it will develop in our favor. We know how our qualifying performance is; now we need to know how our race performance is."
Garcia turned his quickest time on his fifth flying lap, and Milner posted his best lap on his sixth circuit.
"I'm not disappointed with sixth, but I'm not super stoked," Milner said. "We made some big changes in the car in the last practice session, working on the race setup. Then at the end we tried to help the car for qualifying.
"Every session we're out there we learn a lot about this race track," he noted. "It's definitely a challenge when we have different series running and different rubber going down. This track especially can change from morning to afternoon and from day to day. When we go out for warm-up tomorrow morning, there will be a lot of IndyCar rubber on the track and we'll see how the car feels."
The two-hour, 45-minute Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge will start at will start at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 4, and will be broadcast on ABC at 2 p.m. ET.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge GT Qualifying (Top 10)
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Time
1. 55 Mueller/Auberlen, BMW E92 M3, 1:19.298
2. 02 Brown/Cosmo, Ferrari F458 Italia, 1:19.329
3. 45 Bergmeister/Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:19.445
4. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari 458 Italia, 1:19.471
5. 3 Magnussen/Garcia, Corvette C6.R, 1:19.536
6. 4 Gavin/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 1:19.727
7. 56 Mueller/Hand, BMW E92 M3, 1:19.754
8. 48 Miller/Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:20.209
9. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:21.222
10. Goossens/Kendall, SRT Viper GTSR, 1:22.158
08-04-2012, 10:47 AM
#148
08-04-2012, 10:48 AM
#149
Got a busy race day today. We have two races to watch:
ALMS: Corvette Racing
2012 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge
ABC TV Broadcast 1:00 PM CDT Aug 4th
ESPN3 Race Stream 11:45 AM CDT Aug 4th or
alms.com?
Watch live onboard http://www.alms.com/camera/live-audio-broadcast
LIVE TIMING:
http://scoring.alms.com/
Live Timing for mobile device:
http://scoring.alms.com/mobile.html
PIT NOTES:
http://twitter.com/almsnotes
https://twitter.com/corvetteracing
RADIO ALMS
http://www.americanlemans.com/
World Challenge-Cadillac (Andy P, Johnny O & 3rd driver Jordan Taylor)
2012 Cadillac Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Presented by Stoptech
Saturday's Race: 4:15 PM, CST
Sunday's Race: 8:55 AM, CST
Watch live online: http://www.world-challengetv.com/
Live timing: http://livetiming.net/scca/WC/
Pit Notes: https://twitter.com/WCRacing
ALMS: Corvette Racing
2012 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge
ABC TV Broadcast 1:00 PM CDT Aug 4th
ESPN3 Race Stream 11:45 AM CDT Aug 4th or
alms.com?
Watch live onboard http://www.alms.com/camera/live-audio-broadcast
LIVE TIMING:
http://scoring.alms.com/
Live Timing for mobile device:
http://scoring.alms.com/mobile.html
PIT NOTES:
http://twitter.com/almsnotes
https://twitter.com/corvetteracing
RADIO ALMS
http://www.americanlemans.com/
World Challenge-Cadillac (Andy P, Johnny O & 3rd driver Jordan Taylor)
2012 Cadillac Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Presented by Stoptech
Saturday's Race: 4:15 PM, CST
Sunday's Race: 8:55 AM, CST
Watch live online: http://www.world-challengetv.com/
Live timing: http://livetiming.net/scca/WC/
Pit Notes: https://twitter.com/WCRacing
08-15-2012, 01:20 PM
#151
Road America Info
2012 Road Race Showcase
Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA
August 16 - August 18, 2012
ESPN3 Qualifying 3:40 pm CDT Aug 17th
ESPN2 Broadcast 1:00 pm CDT Aug 19th
ESPN3 Race Stream 2:15 pm CDT Aug 18th
LIVE TIMING:
http://scoring.alms.com/
http://livescoring.us/scoring.php
Live Timing for mobile device:
http://scoring.alms.com/mobile.html
PIT NOTES:
http://twitter.com/almsnotes
https://twitter.com/corvetteracing
RADIO ALMS
http://www.americanlemans.com/
Agenda:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...egs%207-24.pdf
Facility Map:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...FanMap2012.pdf
Spotters Guide:
http://www.andyblackmoredesign.com/
Entry List:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...try%20List.pdf
Tickets:
800.365.7223
https://www.roadamerica.com/store/pr....aspx?catid=10
Corvette Corral:
http://www.alms.com/car-corral
Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA
August 16 - August 18, 2012
ESPN3 Qualifying 3:40 pm CDT Aug 17th
ESPN2 Broadcast 1:00 pm CDT Aug 19th
ESPN3 Race Stream 2:15 pm CDT Aug 18th
LIVE TIMING:
http://scoring.alms.com/
http://livescoring.us/scoring.php
Live Timing for mobile device:
http://scoring.alms.com/mobile.html
PIT NOTES:
http://twitter.com/almsnotes
https://twitter.com/corvetteracing
RADIO ALMS
http://www.americanlemans.com/
Agenda:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...egs%207-24.pdf
Facility Map:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...FanMap2012.pdf
Spotters Guide:
http://www.andyblackmoredesign.com/
Entry List:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...try%20List.pdf
Tickets:
800.365.7223
https://www.roadamerica.com/store/pr....aspx?catid=10
Corvette Corral:
http://www.alms.com/car-corral
08-15-2012, 01:21 PM
#152
Road America Dan Binks Auction
For all of you who will be attending the Road America ALMS race there will be an exciting auction put on by our very own Dan Binks, #3 C6R crew chief. He and his family support Camp Anokijig and proceeds from the auction will go to support this family oriented camp.
Check out the exciting auction items listed below. This is one auction you don't want to miss!
Camp Anokijig
Road America Auction
August 17 at 5:00 pm
Corvette Coral
after Driver's meet & greet
Here is a list of items to be auctioned:
Le mans door from 73 this year
Le mans front fender 73 this year
Le mans rear fascia 73 this year
Le mans rear deck lid 73 this year
Long Beach rear fascia 3 this year
Mosport right rocker
Several head light covers
Left front brake rotor from Mid Ohio
Several wheels GT1 and GT2
A painting from a graffiti artist of Jake
Tommy Milner 2011 and 2012 Le mans helmet gloves and shoes as a lot currant bid is $3500
And more!!
For those not attending the race you can go to the Camp Anokijig web link, (see below) and make a tax deductible donation:
https://www.anokijig.com/pledge.html
The Binks family wishes to extend their thanks for all who will be attending and Dan added his own comment below:
This is a very special place for my family and I would like to say thank you for all the Corvette fans that have helped Camp Anokijig in the past and the future.
Thanks
Dan Binks
The auction items are fantastic so make sure you are at the Corvette Corral, August 17 at 5:00 PM.
Check out the exciting auction items listed below. This is one auction you don't want to miss!
Camp Anokijig
Road America Auction
August 17 at 5:00 pm
Corvette Coral
after Driver's meet & greet
Here is a list of items to be auctioned:
Le mans door from 73 this year
Le mans front fender 73 this year
Le mans rear fascia 73 this year
Le mans rear deck lid 73 this year
Long Beach rear fascia 3 this year
Mosport right rocker
Several head light covers
Left front brake rotor from Mid Ohio
Several wheels GT1 and GT2
A painting from a graffiti artist of Jake
Tommy Milner 2011 and 2012 Le mans helmet gloves and shoes as a lot currant bid is $3500
And more!!
For those not attending the race you can go to the Camp Anokijig web link, (see below) and make a tax deductible donation:
https://www.anokijig.com/pledge.html
The Binks family wishes to extend their thanks for all who will be attending and Dan added his own comment below:
This is a very special place for my family and I would like to say thank you for all the Corvette fans that have helped Camp Anokijig in the past and the future.
Thanks
Dan Binks
The auction items are fantastic so make sure you are at the Corvette Corral, August 17 at 5:00 PM.
08-18-2012, 12:14 PM
#153
Corvettes Qualify Third and Fifth in Record-Smashing Qualifying Session
Gavin and Garcia Among Seven Drivers Under GT Qualifying Record at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 17, 2012 – Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin and Antonio Garcia qualified third and fifth respectively for Saturday's Road America Road Race Showcase as the record book took a beating. The seven quickest cars in the GT category eclipsed the previous qualifying record on the 4.0-mile circuit.
The Corvettes were frontrunners in today's practice sessions, and continued their pace in the 15-minute GT qualifying session. Gavin turned his best time at 2:04.871 (116.703 mph) in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R on the second of his four flying laps, and Garcia was close behind at 2:04.921 (116.588 mph) in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. Marco Holzer won the pole in the No. 44 Porsche at 2:04.415 (117.131 mph), bettering the GT record set in 2011 at 2:05.447 by 1.032 seconds, followed by Joerg Bergmeister in the No. 45 Porsche.
"It was an unbelievable qualifying session," said Gavin. "Going into qualifying, I didn’t think that the No. 44 and No. 45 Porsches had shown their hands, and I suspected they would be the cars to beat. We'd made some changes on our setup before qualifying, searching for that last bit of speed. My car was just a bit too loose; usually I like it that way, but this time it was a little too much and I couldn't attack the corners.
"A lot is going to happen tomorrow in a four-hour race, so now we'll focus on sorting the car for the long run," Gavin continued. "The car's pace has been good, and our quick laps in qualifying reflects on how hard Corvette Racing has been working and how well we've developed the car."
Garcia also posted his quickest time on his second lap in his first qualifying run in the Corvette C6.R at Road America.
"We saw in the final practice that the times were going to be fast, and we proved that in qualifying," Garcia said. "Today was the first time I enjoyed this track on low fuel and new tires. I wasn't expecting my second lap to be my best lap; on the next lap I had a little mistake in Turn 3 that hurt the speed on the back straight. We could have been P3 with a lap time just a tenth of a second quicker.
"We've been focusing on consistency and tire conservation," he noted. "The Porsches are strong, as they have been in the last three races, so we will continue to work on our Corvette to beat them."
The four-hour Road America Road Race Showcase, the seventh round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series, will start at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 18. The race can be viewed live on ESPN3.com starting at 3:15 p.m. ET. ESPN2 will televise the race at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 19.
Road America Road Race Showcase GT Qualifying (Top 10)
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Time
1. 44 Neiman/Holzer, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:04.415
2. 45 Bergmeister/Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:04.428
3. 4 Gavin/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 2:04.871
4. 55 J. Mueller/Auberlen, BMW E92 M3, 2:04.913
5. 3 Magnussen/Garcia, Corvette C6.R, 2:04.921
6. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari 458 Italia, 2:04.994
7. 56 D. Mueller/Summerton, BMW E92 M3, 2:05.098
8. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:06.640
9. 23 Sweedler/Bell, Lotus Evora, 2:07.177
10. 48 Miller/Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:07.182
Gavin and Garcia Among Seven Drivers Under GT Qualifying Record at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 17, 2012 – Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin and Antonio Garcia qualified third and fifth respectively for Saturday's Road America Road Race Showcase as the record book took a beating. The seven quickest cars in the GT category eclipsed the previous qualifying record on the 4.0-mile circuit.
The Corvettes were frontrunners in today's practice sessions, and continued their pace in the 15-minute GT qualifying session. Gavin turned his best time at 2:04.871 (116.703 mph) in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R on the second of his four flying laps, and Garcia was close behind at 2:04.921 (116.588 mph) in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. Marco Holzer won the pole in the No. 44 Porsche at 2:04.415 (117.131 mph), bettering the GT record set in 2011 at 2:05.447 by 1.032 seconds, followed by Joerg Bergmeister in the No. 45 Porsche.
"It was an unbelievable qualifying session," said Gavin. "Going into qualifying, I didn’t think that the No. 44 and No. 45 Porsches had shown their hands, and I suspected they would be the cars to beat. We'd made some changes on our setup before qualifying, searching for that last bit of speed. My car was just a bit too loose; usually I like it that way, but this time it was a little too much and I couldn't attack the corners.
"A lot is going to happen tomorrow in a four-hour race, so now we'll focus on sorting the car for the long run," Gavin continued. "The car's pace has been good, and our quick laps in qualifying reflects on how hard Corvette Racing has been working and how well we've developed the car."
Garcia also posted his quickest time on his second lap in his first qualifying run in the Corvette C6.R at Road America.
"We saw in the final practice that the times were going to be fast, and we proved that in qualifying," Garcia said. "Today was the first time I enjoyed this track on low fuel and new tires. I wasn't expecting my second lap to be my best lap; on the next lap I had a little mistake in Turn 3 that hurt the speed on the back straight. We could have been P3 with a lap time just a tenth of a second quicker.
"We've been focusing on consistency and tire conservation," he noted. "The Porsches are strong, as they have been in the last three races, so we will continue to work on our Corvette to beat them."
The four-hour Road America Road Race Showcase, the seventh round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series, will start at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 18. The race can be viewed live on ESPN3.com starting at 3:15 p.m. ET. ESPN2 will televise the race at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 19.
Road America Road Race Showcase GT Qualifying (Top 10)
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Time
1. 44 Neiman/Holzer, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:04.415
2. 45 Bergmeister/Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:04.428
3. 4 Gavin/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 2:04.871
4. 55 J. Mueller/Auberlen, BMW E92 M3, 2:04.913
5. 3 Magnussen/Garcia, Corvette C6.R, 2:04.921
6. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari 458 Italia, 2:04.994
7. 56 D. Mueller/Summerton, BMW E92 M3, 2:05.098
8. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:06.640
9. 23 Sweedler/Bell, Lotus Evora, 2:07.177
10. 48 Miller/Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 2:07.182
08-21-2012, 08:42 AM
#155
Pretty terrible job covering this race. The focus is on the Prototypes and few Americans even care about them. The obvious thing people are interested in is the competition between the major manufactures and it is seldom mentioned. So how did Corvette fall behind? Well they left that on the cutting floor for the Sunday rebroadcast. All in all it is obvious the broadcasting crew don't have the slightest idea how to get good ratings. Truly amazing.
08-21-2012, 08:57 AM
#156
a little bit more involved than the TV cameras broadcast. Both cars were involved in incidents at the very end. The first was the #4 car where Ollie hit the #4 BMW and officials just called it part of racing. But the second, involving #3, Jan, is under investigation. Check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p403p7YuyN8
08-23-2012, 08:33 PM
#157
Grand Prix of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2012
Live Qualifying: ESPN3 Friday, August 31, 2012 - 4:00pm CDT
Live Streaming: ESPN3 Saturday, September 1, 2012 - 3:15pm CDT
ABC TV Broadcast 11 AM CDT Sept 2nd
Encore Presentation: ESPN2 Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 3:00am CDT
LIVE TIMING:
http://scoring.alms.com/
http://livescoring.us/scoring.php
Live Timing for mobile device:
http://scoring.alms.com/mobile.html
PIT NOTES:
http://twitter.com/almsnotes
https://twitter.com/corvetteracing
RADIO ALMS
http://www.americanlemans.com/
WATCH LIVE CORVETTE ONBOARD CAMERA:
http://www.alms.com/camera/live-audio-broadcast
Agenda:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...upp%20Regs.pdf
Facility Map:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...GRAND_PRIX.pdf
Spotters Guide:
http://www.andyblackmoredesign.com/
Entry List:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...try%20List.pdf
Tickets:
http://www.raceonbaltimore.com/tickets-and-schedule/
Corvette Corral:
http://www.alms.com/sites/default/fi...imore-2012.pdf
Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2012
Live Qualifying: ESPN3 Friday, August 31, 2012 - 4:00pm CDT
Live Streaming: ESPN3 Saturday, September 1, 2012 - 3:15pm CDT
ABC TV Broadcast 11 AM CDT Sept 2nd
Encore Presentation: ESPN2 Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 3:00am CDT
LIVE TIMING:
http://scoring.alms.com/
http://livescoring.us/scoring.php
Live Timing for mobile device:
http://scoring.alms.com/mobile.html
PIT NOTES:
http://twitter.com/almsnotes
https://twitter.com/corvetteracing
RADIO ALMS
http://www.americanlemans.com/
WATCH LIVE CORVETTE ONBOARD CAMERA:
http://www.alms.com/camera/live-audio-broadcast
Agenda:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...upp%20Regs.pdf
Facility Map:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...GRAND_PRIX.pdf
Spotters Guide:
http://www.andyblackmoredesign.com/
Entry List:
http://www.imsaracing.net/2012/event...try%20List.pdf
Tickets:
http://www.raceonbaltimore.com/tickets-and-schedule/
Corvette Corral:
http://www.alms.com/sites/default/fi...imore-2012.pdf
08-23-2012, 09:09 PM
#158
a little bit more involved than the TV cameras broadcast. Both cars were involved in incidents at the very end. The first was the #4 car where Ollie hit the #4 BMW and officials just called it part of racing. But the second, involving #3, Jan, is under investigation. Check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p403p7YuyN8
Last edited by sdurg24; 08-23-2012 at 09:43 PM. Reason: spelling
08-24-2012, 10:02 AM
#159
09-01-2012, 01:24 PM
#160
Corvette Racing Wins GT Pole for Baltimore Street Race
Gavin Captures 20th Career ALMS Pole on Challenging Street Circuit, Magnussen Third in GT Qualifying
BALTIMORE, Aug. 31, 2012 – As Oliver Gavin prepared to make his qualifying run for Saturday's Baltimore Sports Car Challenge in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, he asked engineer Chuck Houghton how many laps he had. Houghton replied, "However many it takes for you to put the car on the pole."
Gavin needed only four laps to post the quickest qualifying time in the GT class for the eighth round of the American Le Mans Series. He turned a time of 1:29.945 (81.650 mph) on his fourth time around the 2-mile, 12-turn temporary street circuit to claim his 20th career pole in the American Le Mans Series. Teammate Jan Magnussen was third quickest at 1:30.413 (81.227 mph) in his ninth and final lap in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. Gavin won the pole on the streets of downtown Baltimore by a .382-second margin over the No. 55 BMW of Bill Auberlen that qualified second in the 13-strong GT field.
"It's always fun to qualify on a street circuit, something a driver really relishes with new tires on a course that getting better and better with every lap," Gavin said after setting the track qualifying record on the reconfigured course. "I'm delighted to be on the pole."
The No. 4 Corvette C6.R set the pace in both practice sessions today. Gavin's co-driver Tommy Milner did the initial setup during the one-hour morning practice, but Gavin's track time in the final 30-minute afternoon session was cut short by red flags and contact with a prototype that damaged his car's right-side bodywork and exhaust system. The No. 4 Corvette crew repaired the car in the pit lane, and Gavin was ready to charge when the green flag flew for 15 minutes of GT qualifying.
"The car was very good, and I have to thank Tommy for his excellent work this morning, and thank Chuck for coming up with a setup that was quick right off the truck," Gavin said. "We made a few tweaks here and there, and then it was about finding the rhythm. That's always the way it is on a street circuit, you just keep working away while you have the tire grip. I managed to nail it on the fourth lap. Then I was looking to go that little bit more, but I was starting to really hang it out and didn't want to risk ending up in the wall."
Magnussen made an all-out run for the pole on his final lap, but came up .468 seconds short. "We missed on the setup just a little bit, and it was hard for me to find the lap time," Magnussen said. "For sure I didn't get the best out of my tires when they were at their peak. After that I felt pretty secure, but it wasn't possible for me to improve my lap time. We need to work on the race setup now. It's a shame I didn't nail it on the lap when I needed to, but that's how it is."
Gavin and Milner will start tomorrow's race leading the GT championship by 18 points over Magnussen and Antonio Garcia. With 20 points on the line in the two-hour race, Gavin is mindful of the championship race.
"It's going to be a real dogfight, and I'm sure that the car is going to come back with some scars on it," he said. "We're going to have to take some risks with traffic, maybe rub a wall here and there. We have to be smart as well, and as always you need some luck on a street course. We're starting in the right spot, hopefully out ahead of the crowd where all the action can sometimes happen."
The two-hour Baltimore Sports Car Challenge presented by SRT, the eighth round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series, will start at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 1. The race can be viewed live on ESPN3.com starting at 4:15 p.m. ET. ABC will televise the race at 12 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 2.
Baltimore Sports Car Challenge GT Qualifying (Top 10)
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Time
1. 4 Gavin/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 1:29.945
2. 55 J. Mueller/Auberlen, BMW E92 M3, 1:30.327
3. 3 Magnussen/Garcia, Corvette C6.R, 1:30.413
4. 45 Bergmeister/Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:30.665
5. 56 D. Mueller/Hand, BMW E92 M3, 1:30.838
6. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari 458 Italia, 1:31.262
7. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:31.412
8. 48 Miller/Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:32.108
9. 92 Goossens/Kendall, SRT Viper GTSR, 1:33.526
10. 23 Sweedler/Bell, Lotus Evora, 1:33.701
Gavin Captures 20th Career ALMS Pole on Challenging Street Circuit, Magnussen Third in GT Qualifying
BALTIMORE, Aug. 31, 2012 – As Oliver Gavin prepared to make his qualifying run for Saturday's Baltimore Sports Car Challenge in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R, he asked engineer Chuck Houghton how many laps he had. Houghton replied, "However many it takes for you to put the car on the pole."
Gavin needed only four laps to post the quickest qualifying time in the GT class for the eighth round of the American Le Mans Series. He turned a time of 1:29.945 (81.650 mph) on his fourth time around the 2-mile, 12-turn temporary street circuit to claim his 20th career pole in the American Le Mans Series. Teammate Jan Magnussen was third quickest at 1:30.413 (81.227 mph) in his ninth and final lap in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. Gavin won the pole on the streets of downtown Baltimore by a .382-second margin over the No. 55 BMW of Bill Auberlen that qualified second in the 13-strong GT field.
"It's always fun to qualify on a street circuit, something a driver really relishes with new tires on a course that getting better and better with every lap," Gavin said after setting the track qualifying record on the reconfigured course. "I'm delighted to be on the pole."
The No. 4 Corvette C6.R set the pace in both practice sessions today. Gavin's co-driver Tommy Milner did the initial setup during the one-hour morning practice, but Gavin's track time in the final 30-minute afternoon session was cut short by red flags and contact with a prototype that damaged his car's right-side bodywork and exhaust system. The No. 4 Corvette crew repaired the car in the pit lane, and Gavin was ready to charge when the green flag flew for 15 minutes of GT qualifying.
"The car was very good, and I have to thank Tommy for his excellent work this morning, and thank Chuck for coming up with a setup that was quick right off the truck," Gavin said. "We made a few tweaks here and there, and then it was about finding the rhythm. That's always the way it is on a street circuit, you just keep working away while you have the tire grip. I managed to nail it on the fourth lap. Then I was looking to go that little bit more, but I was starting to really hang it out and didn't want to risk ending up in the wall."
Magnussen made an all-out run for the pole on his final lap, but came up .468 seconds short. "We missed on the setup just a little bit, and it was hard for me to find the lap time," Magnussen said. "For sure I didn't get the best out of my tires when they were at their peak. After that I felt pretty secure, but it wasn't possible for me to improve my lap time. We need to work on the race setup now. It's a shame I didn't nail it on the lap when I needed to, but that's how it is."
Gavin and Milner will start tomorrow's race leading the GT championship by 18 points over Magnussen and Antonio Garcia. With 20 points on the line in the two-hour race, Gavin is mindful of the championship race.
"It's going to be a real dogfight, and I'm sure that the car is going to come back with some scars on it," he said. "We're going to have to take some risks with traffic, maybe rub a wall here and there. We have to be smart as well, and as always you need some luck on a street course. We're starting in the right spot, hopefully out ahead of the crowd where all the action can sometimes happen."
The two-hour Baltimore Sports Car Challenge presented by SRT, the eighth round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series, will start at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 1. The race can be viewed live on ESPN3.com starting at 4:15 p.m. ET. ABC will televise the race at 12 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 2.
Baltimore Sports Car Challenge GT Qualifying (Top 10)
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Time
1. 4 Gavin/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 1:29.945
2. 55 J. Mueller/Auberlen, BMW E92 M3, 1:30.327
3. 3 Magnussen/Garcia, Corvette C6.R, 1:30.413
4. 45 Bergmeister/Long, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:30.665
5. 56 D. Mueller/Hand, BMW E92 M3, 1:30.838
6. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari 458 Italia, 1:31.262
7. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:31.412
8. 48 Miller/Maassen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:32.108
9. 92 Goossens/Kendall, SRT Viper GTSR, 1:33.526
10. 23 Sweedler/Bell, Lotus Evora, 1:33.701