2011-05-07 08:00:00by LM
After having sent to the Test Day 24 Hours of Le Mans two Lola-Coupe, Level 5 Motorsports is this weekend in his debut race on European soil with a self aligned to the 1000 km of Spa. If Christophe Bouchut knows the circuit like his pocket, Scott Tucker for his part, found the Belgian track during the first free practice. As for Joao Barbosa is also on a circuit he mastered. In the first session, the Lola-Coupe had electrical problems, preventing the owner and driver of the team to discover the track of Spa. During the three free practice session, the pilots walked thirty laps. It Bouchut Christophe who was responsible for qualifying the car with the key to a 9th place. "We're happy because we made several changes in the balance, which gave us more speed in a straight line" indicates the Isère. "But not enough to be competitive with the leaders. We hope to reduce the difference by race. "
Despite a shortfall of 15 km / h in a straight line, David Stone, Team Manager, is still happy with the service: "This is one of those unfortunate weekend when nothing works as expected, especially when we're on a first visit to the circuit. Many of our competitors have raced several times. Our greatest achievement was to give Scott more track time as possible. It has responded by improving his time on a regular basis. "
"I trust that everything will go well in the race until the car is consistent and reliable. I do not think it makes a big difference from the fifth row or the 1st. Let us not forget that this is a 6 hour race, so it is important to show consistency, avoid pitfalls and problems. "
Quotes from the team's press release
Laura Mercier
After having sent to the Test Day 24 Hours of Le Mans two Lola-Coupe, Level 5 Motorsports is this weekend in his debut race on European soil with a self aligned to the 1000 km of Spa. If Christophe Bouchut knows the circuit like his pocket, Scott Tucker for his part, found the Belgian track during the first free practice. As for Joao Barbosa is also on a circuit he mastered. In the first session, the Lola-Coupe had electrical problems, preventing the owner and driver of the team to discover the track of Spa. During the three free practice session, the pilots walked thirty laps. It Bouchut Christophe who was responsible for qualifying the car with the key to a 9th place. "We're happy because we made several changes in the balance, which gave us more speed in a straight line" indicates the Isère. "But not enough to be competitive with the leaders. We hope to reduce the difference by race. "
Despite a shortfall of 15 km / h in a straight line, David Stone, Team Manager, is still happy with the service: "This is one of those unfortunate weekend when nothing works as expected, especially when we're on a first visit to the circuit. Many of our competitors have raced several times. Our greatest achievement was to give Scott more track time as possible. It has responded by improving his time on a regular basis. "
"I trust that everything will go well in the race until the car is consistent and reliable. I do not think it makes a big difference from the fifth row or the 1st. Let us not forget that this is a 6 hour race, so it is important to show consistency, avoid pitfalls and problems. "
Quotes from the team's press release
Laura Mercier
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