| Lap |
Lap Time |
Lap Note |
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10:41:51am |
Welcome back to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Round Seven of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Championships. |
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10:42:33am |
Practice Two will begin at Noon (EDT). |
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10:42:50am |
Temperatures are climbing in Lexington, Ohio, now approaching 70F with a nearly cloudless sky. |
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10:45:35am |
No. 14 Sofronas was quickest of the GT field in this morning's practice session, turning a 1:27.715 (92.672 mph). |
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10:46:36am |
No. 44 Wittmer was quickest in Touring Car with a 1:34.562 (85.962 mph). |
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10:47:17am |
The
World Challenge GT race lap record at Mid-Ohio is a 1:27.417 (92.988
mph), set by Michael Galati in a Porsche 911 GT3 in 2007. |
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10:48:15am |
Joey Hand set the World Challenge Touring Car race lap record here in 2007, turning a 1:32.946 (87.457 mph) in a BMW 325i. |
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10:49:10am |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a 13-turn, 2.258-mile road course. |
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10:49:53am |
Course is open for a 45-minute practice session. |
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10:50:36am |
No. 8 Pilgrim is the early session leader, turning a 1:27.600. |
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10:53:59am |
No. 44 leads the Touring Car field early, entering a 1:35.875. |
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10:59:22am |
Top five in GT are currently: No. 8, No. 97 Rivera, No. 14, No. 4 Crescentini and No. 10 Davis. |
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10:59:46am |
Top five in Touring Car are: No. 74 Saini, No. 57 Lindsey, No. 44, No. 42 Kleinubing and No. 1 Cunningham. |
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11:01:26am |
No. 8 has improved his time at the top of the GT standings to a 1:27.599. |
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11:01:53am |
The cars of No. 1 Pobst and No. 30 Curran have yet to make an appearance. |
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11:03:10am |
No. 75 Foss has an off and on at Turn One. |
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11:03:52am |
30 minutes remaining in the session. |
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11:05:34am |
Top five in GT is currently: No. 8, No. 97, No. 14, No. 10 and No. 4. Top time is still 1:27.599. |
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11:08:05am |
Top five in Touring Car are: No. 74, No. 57, No. 1, No. 44 and No. 42. Top time is a 1:35.527. |
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11:08:53am |
No. 1 to the top of the TC times with a 1:35.502. |
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11:09:45am |
Red Flag |
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11:10:45am |
No. 44 is in the gravel at Turn 11. |
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11:10:53am |
There may be fluid down on course. |
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11:12:12am |
No. 44 is back underway. |
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11:17:13am |
No. 44 in pit lane. |
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11:17:41am |
Green flag. |
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11:17:49am |
15 minutes remaining in the session. |
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11:20:39am |
No. 42 to third briefly, but No. 57 regains it with a 1:35.583. |
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11:22:01am |
No. 74 has a quick off and on at Turn 13, then into pit lane. |
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11:22:21am |
Red flag |
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11:22:45am |
No. 13 Putman is in the gravel at Turn 11. |
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11:22:57am |
Top five in GT is still: No. 8, No. 97, No. 14, No. 10 and No. 4. |
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11:24:16am |
Top five in Touring Car is: No. 1, No. 74, No. 57, No. 42 and No. 44. |
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11:24:47am |
Green flag. |
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11:31:44am |
Four minutes remaining. |
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11:31:50am |
Checkered flag. |
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11:35:40am |
No. 8 Pilgrim leads the second practice session of the day with a lap faster than any set this morning, a 1:27.599. |
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11:36:53am |
No. 34 Esayian moves up to fourth in TC on his final lap, while No. 1 Cunningham leads the TC class. |
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11:37:22am |
The GT cars will qualifying later today at 6pm, while the TC cars have to wait until 8am tomorrow. |
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11:38:00am |
As always, we'll have live timing and notes right here. See you then. |
