Pitstop.com.fr: ILMC - Spa: Bad luck for Level 5 Motorsports

It was legitimate to expect a superb team performance Level 5 Motorsports during the 1000 km race at Spa-Francorchamps (Le Mans Intercontinental Cup) last Saturday, but it was quite otherwise. An unfortunate accident to the car # 33 Lola-Honda Coupe Microsoft Office 2010, due to a mechanical breakdown, came to end the efforts of the organization by Scott Tucker.

A solid qualifying Christophe Bouchut permit to the owner and driver Scott Tucker rush the ninth position. The triple national champion had great success on the track before being pushed out of the track by a competitor, and this, during the second hour.
Despite this foray into the gravel, and a return to the pits for repairs at the back of the car, the French rider Christophe Bouchut took over and ran track.
At the 71th passage, a failure (to be determined) made him lose control of the car at the exit of Eau Rouge corner, and he went crashing into the protective fence of Raidillon. It was fortunately not injured during the violent impact.
"This is a super-shift technique for we are both in a succession of curves, and especially under full throttle in sixth report - therefore very high-speed," said Bouchut. "As the car picked up, there was nothing to do and I was a passenger. I knew that the impact with the wall of protection was to be tough. "
The major impact Christopher left under the debris for a while but fortunately it came out of the cockpit without injury. His workday - and that of his teammates Scott Tucker and Joao Barbosa - was complete.
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"We can not state with certainty the cause of failure," said team manager David Stone. "It seems to come from the right rear of the car. There were certainly a break, but we do not know why. We take the time to explore the wreck to determine the cause. "
"A similar break came at Sebring, it will be important for us to address the problem seriously, because we will not put pilots' lives in danger before he recovered and resolved the situation," concludes David.
There will be a break of five weeks before returning to track prototype Level 5 Motorsports. This pause will allow the team to diagnose and make necessary corrections. The car spare Lola-Honda coupe is already in Europe.
The next track attendance for Scott Tucker and Level 5 Motorsports will be the second round of the Ferrari Challenge to be held on the track at Laguna Seca on May 22 next. This round will be followed by the famous and prestigious race of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 11 and 12 June.