LMP2 Mazda Update?
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Originally Posted by Senna
Maybe Intersport Racing anticipated this P2 dominance and decided to move to P1 thinking they have a better chance there.
OH SH&T!!!! ITS THE SAME PACKEGE #8 ITS USING !!!
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Originally Posted by rotary crazy
maybe they discover that theyr packege was not going to be competitive agains acura and porche
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Qualifying....
1 1 7 P2 2 -.--- 1:03.039 2 Porsche / RS Spyder 102.794 Dumas/Bernhard
2 2 6 P2 5 0.150 1:03.189 3 Porsche / RS Spyder 102.549 Maassen/Briscoe
3 1 1 P1 7 0.376 1:03.415 4 Audi AG / R10 TDI 102.184 Capello/McNish/Kristensen
4 3 15 P2 8 0.393 1:03.432 8 Lola / B06-43 102.157 Fernandez/Diaz
5 4 26 P2 3 0.707 1:03.746 3 Acura / ARX-01a 101.653 Herta/Franchitti
6 5 9 P2 8 0.768 1:03.807 6 Acura / ARX-01a 101.556 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
7 2 2 P1 6 0.950 1:04.139 3 Audi AG / R10 TDI 101.031 Pirro/Werner/Biela
8 6 20 P2 6 1.337 1:04.376 6 Porsche / RS Spyder 100.659 Dyson/Smith
9 7 16 P2 5 1.806 1:04.845 4 Porsche / RS Spyder 99.931 Wallace/Leitzinger
10 3 12 P1 5 5.347 1:08.536 3 Lola / EX257 94.549 Lewis/McMurry/Willman
11 4 37 P1 6 5.805 1:08.844 4 Creation / CA06H 94.126 Field/Field/Berry
12 8 8 P2 8 5.802 1:08.991 8 Lola / B07-40 93.925 Bach/Devlin/Matos (-4.146 from next P2)
13 1 4 GT1 3 6.342 1:09.531 3 Corvette / C-6R 93.196 Beretta/Gavin
14 2 3 GT1 3 7.023 1:10.212 2 Corvette / C-6R 92.292 O'Connell/Magnussen
15 1 31 GT2 5 8.836 1:12.025 4 Ferrari / 430 GT 89.969 Bergmeister/Enge/Gidley
16 2 62 GT2 6 9.057 1:12.246 2 Ferrari / 430 GT 89.694 Salo/Melo
17 3 71 GT2 7 9.549 1:12.738 4 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 89.087 Henzler/Liddell
18 4 73 GT2 4 9.748 1:12.937 4 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 88.844 Tafel/Farnbacher
19 5 45 GT2 4 10.028 1:13.217 3 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 88.504 van Overbeek/Bergmeister
20 6 44 GT2 7 10.249 1:13.438 4 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 88.238 Law/Pechnik
21 7 21 GT2 6 10.251 1:13.440 4 Panoz / Esperante GTLM 88.235 Auberlen/Hand
22 8 54 GT2 6 11.211 1:14.400 3 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 87.097 Pappas/Borcheller/Basseng
23 9 22 GT2 10 14.433 1:17.622 5 Panoz / Esperante GTLM 83.481 Maxwell/Smith/Sellers
24 10 18 GT2 0 -.--- -.--- 0 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR --- Kelleners/Milne
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1 1 7 P2 2 -.--- 1:03.039 2 Porsche / RS Spyder 102.794 Dumas/Bernhard
2 2 6 P2 5 0.150 1:03.189 3 Porsche / RS Spyder 102.549 Maassen/Briscoe
3 1 1 P1 7 0.376 1:03.415 4 Audi AG / R10 TDI 102.184 Capello/McNish/Kristensen
4 3 15 P2 8 0.393 1:03.432 8 Lola / B06-43 102.157 Fernandez/Diaz
5 4 26 P2 3 0.707 1:03.746 3 Acura / ARX-01a 101.653 Herta/Franchitti
6 5 9 P2 8 0.768 1:03.807 6 Acura / ARX-01a 101.556 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
7 2 2 P1 6 0.950 1:04.139 3 Audi AG / R10 TDI 101.031 Pirro/Werner/Biela
8 6 20 P2 6 1.337 1:04.376 6 Porsche / RS Spyder 100.659 Dyson/Smith
9 7 16 P2 5 1.806 1:04.845 4 Porsche / RS Spyder 99.931 Wallace/Leitzinger
10 3 12 P1 5 5.347 1:08.536 3 Lola / EX257 94.549 Lewis/McMurry/Willman
11 4 37 P1 6 5.805 1:08.844 4 Creation / CA06H 94.126 Field/Field/Berry
12 8 8 P2 8 5.802 1:08.991 8 Lola / B07-40 93.925 Bach/Devlin/Matos (-4.146 from next P2)
13 1 4 GT1 3 6.342 1:09.531 3 Corvette / C-6R 93.196 Beretta/Gavin
14 2 3 GT1 3 7.023 1:10.212 2 Corvette / C-6R 92.292 O'Connell/Magnussen
15 1 31 GT2 5 8.836 1:12.025 4 Ferrari / 430 GT 89.969 Bergmeister/Enge/Gidley
16 2 62 GT2 6 9.057 1:12.246 2 Ferrari / 430 GT 89.694 Salo/Melo
17 3 71 GT2 7 9.549 1:12.738 4 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 89.087 Henzler/Liddell
18 4 73 GT2 4 9.748 1:12.937 4 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 88.844 Tafel/Farnbacher
19 5 45 GT2 4 10.028 1:13.217 3 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 88.504 van Overbeek/Bergmeister
20 6 44 GT2 7 10.249 1:13.438 4 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 88.238 Law/Pechnik
21 7 21 GT2 6 10.251 1:13.440 4 Panoz / Esperante GTLM 88.235 Auberlen/Hand
22 8 54 GT2 6 11.211 1:14.400 3 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 87.097 Pappas/Borcheller/Basseng
23 9 22 GT2 10 14.433 1:17.622 5 Panoz / Esperante GTLM 83.481 Maxwell/Smith/Sellers
24 10 18 GT2 0 -.--- -.--- 0 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR --- Kelleners/Milne
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Originally Posted by Renesis_8
I read somewhere that the Audis are designed for all out speed, at Le Mans 24H. Hence they are at a disadvantage when it comes to street course. The Porsches will only get faster.......
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really? it has nothing to do with the R10's carrying more weight, less fuel and having a smaller intake restrictor plate? gosh....i never knew?! i guess they just do suck major *** on a street course. diesels will never win...especially with all that torque coming out of corners..............aka, that's the stupidest crap i've read yet.
Quote from the driver himself
Dindo Capello (Audi R10 TDI #1): "Generally, I like city circuits, Houston - with the R8 - was a great race for us last year. But we know that street courses are not optimally suited for our Audi R10 TDI. It was developed for long straights and quick corners like the track at Le Mans. For me, the lighter LM P2 cars are the favourites in St. Petersburg. But we want to win the championship. This means that we also have to be competitive on circuits that are less suitable for our car."
I guess Dindo is full of stupid crap? I think not
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Some input from today...
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In P2, B-K Motorsports continued learning the ropes with its new car and Mazda engine, which—like the Intersport Creation—is appearing in just its second race. In the afternoon practice session, Jamie Bach completed only 9 laps due to a software glitch with the car. Even so, in qualifying he shaved nearly two seconds off his best practice lap, a good effort considering his limited time on a new track with a new car.
“Right toward the end we found some more speed,” said Bach after qualifying. “I think the car had a couple more seconds in it but we had a few little issues during practice and couldn’t make as many laps as we’d hoped to. The tires worked real nice. We had a little bit of a push this morning, but the track was green and it was a little cool, and there was a lot of dust and dirt on course.
“The first few laps on the track were a little uncomfortable because it was hard to judge my turn-in points because of the posters and such on the walls. I couldn’t see my way around the corners, and it was a little deceiving at first.”
Notes: No Place Like Home
Even though Intersport took delivery of its new Creation just a few weeks before Sebring, the team was able to work on the car at its shop in Ohio before Sebring. B-K’s new car has not yet been to the team’s home in Wisconsin. It arrived in Florida from the U.K. just days before Sebring and “vacationed” here during the two weeks in between the Sebring and St. Petersburg races.
“The car hasn’t been home to Wisconsin yet and won’t make its first stop to the team shop until after Houston,” said John Doonan, manager of motorsports team development for Mazda North America. “To be on the road doing all this development work on a new car and engine isn’t easy, but we’re using partners’ shops so we have a place to call home for a few days as we travel.”
“Right toward the end we found some more speed,” said Bach after qualifying. “I think the car had a couple more seconds in it but we had a few little issues during practice and couldn’t make as many laps as we’d hoped to. The tires worked real nice. We had a little bit of a push this morning, but the track was green and it was a little cool, and there was a lot of dust and dirt on course.
“The first few laps on the track were a little uncomfortable because it was hard to judge my turn-in points because of the posters and such on the walls. I couldn’t see my way around the corners, and it was a little deceiving at first.”
Notes: No Place Like Home
Even though Intersport took delivery of its new Creation just a few weeks before Sebring, the team was able to work on the car at its shop in Ohio before Sebring. B-K’s new car has not yet been to the team’s home in Wisconsin. It arrived in Florida from the U.K. just days before Sebring and “vacationed” here during the two weeks in between the Sebring and St. Petersburg races.
“The car hasn’t been home to Wisconsin yet and won’t make its first stop to the team shop until after Houston,” said John Doonan, manager of motorsports team development for Mazda North America. “To be on the road doing all this development work on a new car and engine isn’t easy, but we’re using partners’ shops so we have a place to call home for a few days as we travel.”
-Bern
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i wonder what partners' shop they're talking about thats located in Florida =)
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ALMS Practice 3
1 1 1 P1 16 -.--- 1:04.729 14 Audi / R10 TDI 100.110 Capello/McNish
2 1 26 P2 18 0.256 1:04.985 4 Acura / ARX-01a 99.715 Herta/Franchitti
3 2 7 P2 16 0.480 1:05.209 13 Porsche / RS Spyder 99.373 Dumas/Bernhard
4 2 2 P1 12 0.481 1:05.210 4 Audi / R10 TDI 99.371 Pirro/Werner
5 3 9 P2 18 0.914 1:05.643 17 Acura / ARX-01a 98.716 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
6 4 15 P2 16 0.980 1:05.709 4 Lola / B06-43 98.617 Fernandez/Diaz
7 5 6 P2 15 1.019 1:05.748 12 Porsche / RS Spyder 98.558 Maassen/Briscoe
8 6 16 P2 15 1.261 1:05.990 14 Porsche / RS Spyder 98.197 Wallace/Leitzinger
9 7 20 P2 18 2.638 1:07.367 18 Porsche / RS Spyder 96.190 Dyson/Smith
10 8 8 P2 17 4.141 1:08.870 8 Lola / B07-46 94.090 Bach/Devlin/Matos
11 1 3 GT1 18 5.266 1:09.995 13 Corvette / C-6R 92.578 O'Connell/Magnussen
12 2 4 GT1 18 5.539 1:10.268 7 Corvette / C-6R 92.218 Beretta/Gavin
13 3 37 P1 11 6.024 1:10.753 2 Creation / CA06H 91.586 C.Field/J.Field/Berry
14 1 71 GT2 16 8.272 1:13.001 16 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 88.766 Henzler/Liddell
15 2 62 GT2 15 8.859 1:13.588 15 Ferrari / 430 GT 88.058 Salo/Melo
16 3 45 GT2 16 8.980 1:13.709 3 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 87.913 van Overbeek/Bergmeister
17 4 18 GT2 13 9.151 1:13.880 12 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 87.710 Kelleners/Milner
18 5 44 GT2 15 9.535 1:14.264 15 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 87.256 Law/Pechnik
19 6 21 GT2 17 9.579 1:14.308 13 Panoz / Esperante GTLM 87.205 Auberlen/Hand
20 7 31 GT2 14 9.681 1:14.410 11 Ferrari / 430 GT 87.085 Petersen/Bergmeister/Enge
21 8 22 GT2 14 9.815 1:14.544 5 Panoz / Esperante GTLM 86.929 Maxwell/Smith/Sellers
22 9 73 GT2 14 12.265 1:16.994 8 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 84.162 Tafel/Farnbacher
23 4 12 P1 13 12.269 1:16.998 3 Lola / EX257 84.158 Lewis/McMurry/Willman
24 10 54 GT2 13 12.587 1:17.316 10 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 83.812 Pappas/Borcheller/Basseng
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1 1 1 P1 16 -.--- 1:04.729 14 Audi / R10 TDI 100.110 Capello/McNish
2 1 26 P2 18 0.256 1:04.985 4 Acura / ARX-01a 99.715 Herta/Franchitti
3 2 7 P2 16 0.480 1:05.209 13 Porsche / RS Spyder 99.373 Dumas/Bernhard
4 2 2 P1 12 0.481 1:05.210 4 Audi / R10 TDI 99.371 Pirro/Werner
5 3 9 P2 18 0.914 1:05.643 17 Acura / ARX-01a 98.716 Brabham/Johansson/Dayton
6 4 15 P2 16 0.980 1:05.709 4 Lola / B06-43 98.617 Fernandez/Diaz
7 5 6 P2 15 1.019 1:05.748 12 Porsche / RS Spyder 98.558 Maassen/Briscoe
8 6 16 P2 15 1.261 1:05.990 14 Porsche / RS Spyder 98.197 Wallace/Leitzinger
9 7 20 P2 18 2.638 1:07.367 18 Porsche / RS Spyder 96.190 Dyson/Smith
10 8 8 P2 17 4.141 1:08.870 8 Lola / B07-46 94.090 Bach/Devlin/Matos
11 1 3 GT1 18 5.266 1:09.995 13 Corvette / C-6R 92.578 O'Connell/Magnussen
12 2 4 GT1 18 5.539 1:10.268 7 Corvette / C-6R 92.218 Beretta/Gavin
13 3 37 P1 11 6.024 1:10.753 2 Creation / CA06H 91.586 C.Field/J.Field/Berry
14 1 71 GT2 16 8.272 1:13.001 16 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 88.766 Henzler/Liddell
15 2 62 GT2 15 8.859 1:13.588 15 Ferrari / 430 GT 88.058 Salo/Melo
16 3 45 GT2 16 8.980 1:13.709 3 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 87.913 van Overbeek/Bergmeister
17 4 18 GT2 13 9.151 1:13.880 12 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 87.710 Kelleners/Milner
18 5 44 GT2 15 9.535 1:14.264 15 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 87.256 Law/Pechnik
19 6 21 GT2 17 9.579 1:14.308 13 Panoz / Esperante GTLM 87.205 Auberlen/Hand
20 7 31 GT2 14 9.681 1:14.410 11 Ferrari / 430 GT 87.085 Petersen/Bergmeister/Enge
21 8 22 GT2 14 9.815 1:14.544 5 Panoz / Esperante GTLM 86.929 Maxwell/Smith/Sellers
22 9 73 GT2 14 12.265 1:16.994 8 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 84.162 Tafel/Farnbacher
23 4 12 P1 13 12.269 1:16.998 3 Lola / EX257 84.158 Lewis/McMurry/Willman
24 10 54 GT2 13 12.587 1:17.316 10 Porsche / 911 GT3 RSR 83.812 Pappas/Borcheller/Basseng
-Bern
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Electrical problems have ended the day for Mazda at lap 26. First car to retire means last place overall. 0-2
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as was said before, I have no doub the car is fast and will get faster, but will it finish races?
thats 2 DNF, not a good way to star a season, I hope they take some time to figure things out before the next race
thats 2 DNF, not a good way to star a season, I hope they take some time to figure things out before the next race
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Originally Posted by rotary crazy
To Bk Motorsport: I Have A Couple Of 20b For Sale!!!
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Looks like the entire season will be for testing and working out the kinks. Save myself the disappointment and not expect any real racing.
If you were just a casual observer you wouldn't even know Mazda was there!!!
At least they didn't put the car in the wall. The last thing they need is to be fixing the car while trying to get everything else sorted out.
If you were just a casual observer you wouldn't even know Mazda was there!!!
At least they didn't put the car in the wall. The last thing they need is to be fixing the car while trying to get everything else sorted out.