Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring underway

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IMSA WTSC Free Practice 1 complete.



Free Practice 2 complete:



Free Practice 3 complete:

Free Practice 4 complete:

Qualifying Results:

IMSA Radio available at:

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Scott Maxwell in the No. 15 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Shelby GT350R-C takes CTSC pole.

 

[Mike Mosing]

Lovin so far!

 

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FP2 Complete:

 

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[Sinovac]

Great sunset picture.

 

[Specracer]

Like the "kill" switch icon (skull and crossbones).

HOLY CRAP, .8 to .9 seconds on a 2 minute lap time separates the entire class!!!!???? I could see this tight a field at Lime Rock with a ~50 second lap, but this is 2 minutes! That is one TIGHT field.

 

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Free Practice 3 Complete:

 

[Awsum GT]

Getting excited... Dang I wish I was there...

 

[Kingman]

Thanks for the updates Dave!

 

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Free Practice 4 complete:



GTLM qualifying today at 3:55 PM.

CTSC race starts at 12:20 PM.

 

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Racer interview with Billy Johnson (who will now also be driving at 6 Hours of Silverstone and 6 Hours of Spa in WEC) from the track:

[video=youtube;kYXdurrSATU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYXdurrSATU[/video]

 

[KJRGT]

Thanks Dave for the updates and great photos. What a tight qualifying field!

Love the picture of the steering wheel/controller. A few questions: I see the BOOST label and dial and across from it the label showing says STRAT. What is that for? Also, are the TC1 and TC2 dials for the turbos?

I love the 60s/70s style steering wheel wrap for the hands....gotta keep some old school in there!

 

[dbk]

Thanks Dave for the updates and great photos. What a tight qualifying field!

Love the picture of the steering wheel/controller. A few questions: I see the BOOST label and dial and across from it the label showing says STRAT. What is that for? Also, are the TC1 and TC2 dials for the turbos?

I love the 60s/70s style steering wheel wrap for the hands....gotta keep some old school in there!

"Strat" is probably engine management strategy for various scenarios. Usually in F1 and LMP1 it's for adjusting of hybrid/ICE strategy. TC1 & TC2 traction control settings. Traction control is permitted in GTLM but not ABS. Will confirm.

Ridiculously complex business, this modern racing.

 

[twobjshelbys]

Traction control is permitted in GTLM but not ABS. Will confirm.

Ridiculously complex business, this modern racing.

Yes, TCS is permitted. In 2.8.4 "Electronic systems" section it says:

A traction control system operating exclusively on the engine is authorised.

Later, in Article 9 "Drive Train" it says:

Traction control that operates solely through the engine control unit (ECU). Wheel speed sensors are permitted;

Once again, these are from the LMGTE "spec", and translation from the French is sometimes "it is what we said not what we meant".

 

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Qualification Results:



#67 qualifies 4th, #66 qualifies 9th.

Racing tomorrow at 10:30 AM!

 

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Yes, TCS is permitted. In 2.8.4 "Electronic systems" section it says:

Yes, thank you. I should have clarified: I know that traction control is permitted, I meant I would confirm if each dial was part of the system.

 

[Specracer]

~.7 seconds separates the 10 cars in class. That is incredibly close.

 

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Top 4 within 0.3 with Ford, Ferrari, BMW represented. Now it's all down to strides in reliability for the squad...