Difficult weekend at Spa Level 5 Motorsports.

2011-05-11 10:00:00by claude
The Lola-Honda Coupe LMP2 No. 33 Level 5 Motorsports has been a major victim of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Christophe Bouchut being the victim of a spectacular accident that, unlike the unfortunate Lahaye, ended happily without adverse consequences for the French driver.


After Scott Tucker has made his double-relay interrupted by a return to the stand to restore the Lola who had failed in the gravel trap and whose back was somewhat endommagé_ Christophe Bouchut took the wheel of the Coupe when the 71st turn in "Eau Rouge, Lola Honda suddenly escaped him.


Christophe Bouchut: "In this curve, we are at the bottom of the sixth and suddenly something broke at the rear. The car went head-to-tail, and apparently from what people saw on TV She began to take off. In this situation, I could not stop the car. The rails came on me very quickly. I knew it would be a big shock and it was. "


Christopher emerged unscathed from the car, but it was very bumpy and the race was over. It now remains to the team to analyze the reasons for the overrun.


David Stone, Team Manager: "We're not quite sure what happened. It seems that something could break the back right. We do not know exactly what has been the cause but Of course we will examine it thoroughly and see if we can determine its origin. We had a similar situation at Sebring, so we must find out what actually happened before I decided to trace our pilots on board Once we are sure to have solved the problem, whatever it is. "


Before Le Mans, it team have five weeks to address the issue and restore the car, knowing that in any event, Level 5 has a second Motorsports Lola-Honda Coupe is already in Europe and has particper the test day of 24 hours.


Quotes from the release of Level 5 Motorsports


Claude Foubert