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PUFF OF SMOKE RACING
car #569: ready for the 2011 season
2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona
The 49th 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona gave race fans across the United States a reason to forget
about the snow and cold. 3:30pm Saturday January 29th -> 3:30pm Sunday January 30th. Daytona International Speedway.
Among our favorites:
in the DP category:
#45 Flying Lizard Porsche Riley six-cylinder
drivers Jorg Bergmeister / Patrick Long
/
Seth Neiman / Johannes Van Overbeek
#45 started in first place with Jorg driving. At around 21:49 remaining, to
avoid a Ferrari that had spun out, Seth goes into the grass which causes
some damage
that forces
him
to
pit. They are 19 laps down when they return with a replaced splitter, in 18th
(last) place in DP. With
19:23 remaining, #45 is in 15th place in DP, with Bergmeister driving thru
the field.
Later in the evening, with Patrick Long driving, #45 is running in 14th
place in DP with 17:56 remaining.
Sunday morning, with 6:30 left, Johannes is running in 12th place in DP. With
4:39 remaining, Jorg Bergmeister is running in 11th place. Still in 11th with 2:21 remaining. Jorg still driving with 1:30 left to race
when #45 catches fire. Jorg pulls over and the stewards put the fire out.
#45 is out with 1hr 30minutes remaining.
#01
drives Joey Hand / Scott Pruett /
#01 is in 4th place with 2:21 remaining.
#02 BMW Riley
drivers Juan Pablo Montoya / Scott
Dixon / Dario Franchitti / Jamie McMurray
#9 Porsche Riley
drivers Joao Barbosa / Max Papis / Christian
Fittipaldi /
DP order, with 6:00 remaining: 02,
01, 9, ......45 (12th)
DP order, with 4:43 remainig: 02 (568 laps),
01 (568 laps), 9 (568 laps), 6 (568 laps), 23, .... 45 (12th - 551 laps)
DP order, with 1:49 remaining: 02, 23, 01, 9, 76, 10, 6, ....45 (11th)
DP order, 2with 1:03 remaining: 02, 9, 01, 23, 10
in the GT category:
#59 Brumos Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
drivers Hurley Haywood / Marc
Leib
/ Leh Keen / Andrew Davis
#59 is in 3rd place in GT with 21:30 remaining with Leh Keen driving. Two
hours later,
#59 is in 2nd place with 19:23 remaining, with Leib at the helm. With
18:50 remaining, Leib is leading GT. With 17:56 remaining, they've fallen back into 3rd place in GT. With 5:12 remaining, they have fallen back into 7th place, 13 laps behind the
GT leading #67. In 5th place in GT with Lieb driving and 1:49 left to race. Still in 5th with 1:03 remaining, Davis driving.
#67 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
drivers Andy
Lally / Wolf Henzler / Steven Bertheau / Brenden Gaughan / Spencer Pumpelly
#67 is in 4th place with 19:23 remaining. Andy Lally is driving.
They
are in 2nd place with 17:56 remaining. Sunday morning at 9:00am, with 6:30 remaining,
they are in 2nd place with Andy
Lally
driving. Early Sunday morning, intense fog causes the race to proceed under a
safety
car from 5:30am to approximately 8:15am. In 1st place with 1:03 remaining, Andy Lally driving.
#66 TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
drivers Dominik Farnbaccher
/ Ben Keating / Lucas Luhr
#66 started in 1st place with Dominik Farnbacher driving. At about 21:49 remaining,
while avoiding
a
Ferrari
that
had
spun
in
front
of him, Ben Keating goes thru the grass which causes some damage
which forces
him
to
pit. Sun
sets with 21:30 remaining. By 21:00 remaining it is dark. (~6:30pm). Fog during
the early morning causes a 2+ hour safety car. (!) With 6:30 remaing at 9:00am,
#66 is in 5th place. With 2:17 remaining, #66 pits with problems.
GT order, with 5:12 remaining: 67, 54, 48,
40, 66, 44, 59
GT order, with 4:43 remaining: 67 (543 laps), 54 (543 laps), 48 (542 laps), 40,
66 (539 laps),
GT order, with 4:13 remaining: 67, 54, 48, 40, 66, 44, 59, 70
GT order, with 1:49 remaining: 67, 48, 40, 44, 59, 70, 66
GT order, with 1:03 remaining: 67, 48, 40, 44, 59
2010 12
Hours of Sebring
P1 #07 Peugeot 908 HDI FAP, drivers Wurz/Gene/Davidson
P1 #08 Peugeot 908 HDI FAP, drivers
Bourdais/Lamy/Minassian
P1 #007 Lola-Aston Martin,
P2
#6 Porsche RS Spyder, drivers Pickett/Graf/Maassen
P2 #1 ARX-01C-HPD
P2 #16 Lola-Mazda
LMPC #55 Oreca FLM09, drivers Tucker/Bouchut/Wilkins
LMPC #99
LMPC #36
GT #62 Ferrari F430GT, drivers
Melo/Bruni/Kaffer
GT #92 BMW E-92 M3, drivers Werner/Auberlen/Milner
GT #90 BMW E-92 M3, drivers Mueller/Hand/Priaulx
GTC #81 Porsche GT3 Cup, drivers
Keen/J.Gonzalez/Leitzinger
GTC #23 Porsche
GT3 Cup
GTC #80
Porsche
GT3 Cup
2009
The American Le Mans Series
celebrates its 100th race at Sebring
International Raceway on March 21,
with round 1 of the 2009 season. The
annual running of the 12 Hours of
Sebring is the premier motor racing
event in the United States.
26 cars, 20 teams, and 74 drivers
from 22 countries are competing in
2009.
To start the race, on pole:
LMP1: #66 Acura ARX-02a, drivers Gil
deFerran / Scott Dixon / Simon Pagenaud
LMP2: #15 Acura ARX-01b, Lowe's Fernandez
drivers Adrian Fernandez / Luis Diaz
GT1: #4 Corvette C6.R, drivers Oliver
Gavin / Olivier Beretta / Fassler
GT2: #87 Porsche GT3 RSR, Farnbacher-Loles
drivers Dirk Werner / Wolf Henzler
/ Richard Lietz
The other competitors:
LMP1: #2 Audi R15 TDI, Audi Sport
Team Joest drivers Dindo Capello /
Tom Kristensen / Allan McNish
LMP1: #08 Peugeot 908 HDI FAP, drivers
Franck Montagny / Stephane Sarrazin
/ Sebastian Bourdais
LMP1: #07 Peugeot 908 HDI FAP, Team
Peugeot Total drivers Pedro Lamy /
Christian Klien / Nicolas Minassian
LMP1: #1 Audi R15 TDI, Audi Sport
North America drivers Lucas Luhr /
Mike Rockenfeller / Werner
LMP1: #9 Acura ARX-02a, Patron Highcroft
Racing drivers Dario Franchitti /
David Brabham / Sharp
LMP1: #12 Lola B06/10-AER, drivers
Burgess / Willman
LMP1: #37 Lola B06/10-AER , drivers
J.Field /
LMP2: #20 Lola B07/46-Mazda MZR-R,
Dyson Racing drivers Butch Leitzinger
/ Devlin
LMP2: #16 Lola B09/86 Mazda MZR-R,
Dyson Racing drivers Chris Dyson /
Lally
GT1: #3 Corvette C6.R, Corvette Racing
drivers Magnussen / Johnny O'Connell
/ Antonio Garcia
GT2: #62 Ferrari 430 GT, Risi Competizione
drivers Mika Salo / Jamie Melo / Pierre
Kaffer
GT2: #45 Porsche GT3 RSR, Flying Lizard
Motorsports drivers Jörg Bergmeister
/ Patrick Long / Marc Lieb
GT2: #40 Ford GT MK 7, Doran drivers
David Murray / Andrea Robertson /
GT2: #11 Dodge Viper Comp. Coupe,PrimeTime
drivers Chris Hall / Holt / Joel Feinberg
GT2: #44 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, Flying
Lizard drivers Seth Neiman / Johannes
Van Overbeek / Darren Law
GT2: #95 Ferrari 430 GT, drivers Gianmaria
Bruni / Companc / Matias Russo
GT2: #007 Aston Martin Vantage, Drayson
Racing drivers Cocker / Drayson
GT2: #90 BMW E-92 M3, BMW Rahal Letterman
Racing drivers Auberlen / Hand
GT2: #92 BMW E-92 M3, BMW Rahal Letterman
Racing drivers Mueller / Milner
GT2: #21 Panoz Esperante GTLM, Panoz
Team PTG drivers Dominik Farnbacher
/ Ian James
GT2: #61 Ferrari 430 GT, Risi Competizione
- Krohn Racing drivers / Van de Poele
/ Nic Jonsson
GT2: #28 Corvette C6, Riley drivers
/ Gigliotti

10:00am television coverage
begins on SpeedTV (2 hrs of coverage)
10:30am start of race
#45 Bergmeister suffers bent
left rear toe link after collision
with #40 Murray
11:59am first full-course
caution, due to #9 David Brabham spinning
and hitting #40 Robertson
12:00pm break in television
coverage, leading after 1.5 hours
P1= #2 , P2= #15, GT1= #3, GT2= #87

2:00pm television
coverage continues on SpeedTV with
8:30 left in the race (9 hrs of coverage)
The #07 & #08 Peugeots
are leading the race. The #2
Audi is in 3rd place.
In GT2, #62 Ferrari is leading,
#92 BMW in 2nd, #95 BMW in 3rd.
3:00pm #07
Peugeot pits to repair air conditioning
fan
3:19pm “the
Porsche 911 is at the end of its development
cycle - something new is coming from
Porsche”
5:30pm With
5 hours left, the Porsches are: 4th
place #45, 5th place #44, 10th place
#87 in the GT2 category.
7:30pm Now
driving in the dark, with 3 hours
left, the running order is:
LMP1:
#2 #1 #08 #07 #9
#66(out) #12 #37(out)
LMP2:
#15 #20(out) #16(out)
GT1: #3
#4
GT2:
#62 #95 #21 #45
#44 #61 #11 #40
#007(out) #87 #92(out)
#28(out) #90(out)
8:00pm Sebastian
Bourdais in the #08 Peugeot now leads
LMP1, followed by the #2 and #1 Audis
9:00pm With
1:30 remaining:
LMP1:
#08 #2 #1 #07 #9
#66 #12 #37
LMP2: #15
#20 #16
GT1: #3
#4
GT2: #62
#95 #21 #45 #44
#61 #11 #40 #92 #28 #90
9:09pm #45
Porsche / Lieb catches #21 Panoz /
Ian James
9:18pm #45
taken out by #21, pushed into the
wall
9:30pm With
1:00 hour remaining:
LMP1: #08 #2 #1 #07 #9 #66 #12
#37
LMP2: #15
#20 #16
GT1: #3
#4
GT2:
#62 #95 #21 #45 #44
#61 #40 #11 #87
#007 #92 #28
#90
10:30pm Checkered Flag
LMP1: #2 #08 #1 #07(out) #9(out) #66(out) #12(out)
#37(out)
LMP2: #15
#20(out) #16(out)
GT1: #3
#4
GT2:
#62 #95 #21 #45 #44
#61 #40 #87 #11(out)
#007(out) #92(out) #28(out)
#90(out)

Puff of Smoke
Racing's 2009
season schedule.
An excellent registry of the Porsche
911 (997) GT3 RS is available at
http://www.gt3rsregistry.com/.
Puff of Smoke Racing salutes
the folks at Alex
Job Racing.
Quotes…
Puff of Smoke Racing kindly declines
any offers for sponsorship or advertising.
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