Petit LeMans... RACE ON!

It was really wild to see the cars do some warm up laps this morning. Water is everywhere and the spray behind the cars is amazing. The race starts soon. I'll do updates during the race. Check this thread for regular updates.

Jaguar XKR RSR ALMS entry

The Jaguar XKR RSR went through scrutineering yesterday... but don't get too excited. The car was due to do some test laps this morning but because of the weather that's probably been cancelled. The team did a dry run with the IMSA officials yesterday at the end of the day and to give the team some experience with the process IMSA goes through for pre-race tech inspection. The car is scheduled to make it's debut this year at Laguna Seca.

Petit LeMans practice/Porsche Cup photos

Braselton, Georgia Sept. 26, 2009:
The weather cooperated (unless you consider oppressive humidy uncooperative) for the Patron GT3 Challenge Porsche Cup race.
The field lines up before the start of the Patron Challenge race.
Bergmeister and his team are sixth on the grid for GT2 for the start this morning.
Patrick Long waits for practice to begin Friday morning.
The Peugeot mechanics work on one of the cars during practice Friday morning. The changed the nose and rear bodywork during this stop.
The 08 is second in the field after the sister car qualified with a time of 1:06.937 with an average speed of 136.606 mph in only 3 laps of running.

Many more photos at this link.

Darren Law, Porsche driver... slotter!

What a great guy! Darren Law took a few minutes out of his busy day Friday during practice for the Petit LeMans to talk about slot racing and a bit about real racing too. He's a fan of Milan's slot cars and even though he doesn't race slots as much as he'd like, I have a feeling that when he's racing slots... he's hardcore!

Faieta wins Patron Challenge GT3 race at Road Atlanta

Bob Faieta won convincingly during the G3 Patron Challenge race at Road Atlanta Friday afternoon. Video of that win.

Ford GT on the Pole for Petit! Video added.

Video of the press conference.



The Robertson Racing Ford GT is on the pole for the GT2 class for the Petit LeMans! Yes... the Ford GT. During a post-qualifying press conference driver David Murry talked about the long road that the Robertson Racing team has had over the past few years. They've had to work harder than the factory teams that are more well funded Murry said in a deadpan manner. Race after race the car has been a solid backmarker and it's a huge accomplishment for the team to start at the front of the grid. But it's a very, very long race. We'll see if the "David" team can stay ahead of the "Goliath" teams that are just behind them on the grid.

The GT2 Top 6 qualifying times:

1. Doran Ford GT 1:20.819 Murry/Robertson/Robertson
2. Chevrolet Riley Corvette 1:20.877 Sutherland/Drissi/Bell
3. Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 1:20.912 Beretta/Gavin/Faessler
4. BMW E92 M3 1:20.981 Mueller/Milner/Mueller
5. BMW E92 M3 1:21.219 Hand/Auberlen/Priaulx
6. Porsche 911 RSR 1:21.299 Bergmeister/Long/Lieb

The team talks with the scrutineering judges after a 1st place qualifying effort.

Petit LeMans coverage

I'm in Georgia covering the Petit LeMans for Slot Cars Blog and SCXWW. I will have a number of updates during the races Friday and Saturday. Sunday I will be racing with the folks at Slingshot Raceway in the Discover Mills Mall. Monday I'll be visiting some slotters in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.

Photos posted here, SCXWW and my facebook page too.
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