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18 May 2005, 03:36
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ALMS Rnd 3: Mid-Ohio 20-22 May 2005
Infocourse announces Tom Chilton to share the wheel with Shimoda in the Zytek, as an LMP675 again. The car should have a new sponsor.
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18 May 2005, 06:27
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Any idea as to who the sponsor might be Fab? Sorry, my French (or any other language other than English come to that) isnt exactly good. 
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18 May 2005, 06:31
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Any idea as to who the sponsor might be Fab?
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No, there's nothing mentionned by Infocourse. Our friends on the other side of the Pond could have more hints 
pm : nice avatar Chris !  Good effort for a GT fan !
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18 May 2005, 06:38
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pm : nice avatar Chris ! Good effort for a GT fan !
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I just like the picture. 
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18 May 2005, 07:12
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It will be interesting to see how Tom gets on in a sportscar, I just hope that Zytek have taken enough spare parts as he seems to have a habit of damaging touring cars. He will also have to change his drive style as he is a very aggressive driver, 2 and a bit weeks ago at Thruxton and he was hit the cerbs really hard.
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18 May 2005, 07:18
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Me too !
And for Chilton, I'm quite concerned for the car too... fast but violent !
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18 May 2005, 07:24
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Well for the picture I have to thank my good friend and photographer and ten-tenths member Mike Hoyer. The picture amongst others can be found at www.mdh-photography.co.uk in the 2005 section under the Snetterton test section.
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18 May 2005, 07:35
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Here a couple of picture I have off Tom really going for it:- Knockhill 2004 and Thruxton 2005
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18 May 2005, 16:35
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This race is gonna be a cracker!
The battle between Champion, Dyson and Zytek should be something to watch indeed. Last year we had a great battle for pole with about two to three tenths covering the Champion and Dyson cars. Although last year's race was a bit disappointing with the #16 Dyson car failing to make it through the warm-up lap. The Zytek will have a great shot at pole, but not sure how the race will go for them. I give the edge to the home teams Champion and Dyson. Their experience with Mid-Ohio and veteran driver line-ups will be key for the race win.
I'm also looking forward to seeing the MC12 be a bit more competitive this weekend.
And, will AJR and Panoz resume the battle from Road Atlanta? Hope so!
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18 May 2005, 21:26
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As much as I don't like the track. I should be a good race.
N.B. Yes, good avatar Chris.
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20 May 2005, 18:54
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The Mid-Ohio Weekend Thread
Things are underway at Mid-Ohio and I have just looked at the time and guess what's fastest, by 0.6 that's right the Zytek. Second up was JJ followed by Weaver.....
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20 May 2005, 20:29
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I'm really looking forward to this weekend's race. The P1 battle should be fast and furious. Last year's grid shaped up something like this:
http://www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view...id=9&nid=94889
Pole for last year's race was 1:12.123, which was set by the #16 Dyson car. That is the track record for P1 I believe. The Champion Audi ran second quick with a 1:12.184 with the #20 Dyson car setting a 1:12.372. The Zytek set a 1:12.191 in practice, which is within striking distance of last year's pole!
P2 record: #56 Pilbeam MP91-Nissan 1:17.246
GT1 record: #4 C5R 1:18.622
GT2 record: #23 911 GT3 RSR 1:22.909
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20 May 2005, 21:28
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Should be a interesting race if today's times are anything to go by. Three differnt cars in the top three postitions can only be a good thing. The Mazda is starting to close the gap to the Miracle car too, only one 9 tenths off the pace of the Miracle car so far.
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20 May 2005, 22:05
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The new Goodyear compounds seem to be working well for Intersport and BK. Miracle will need to pick up the pace...
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20 May 2005, 22:39
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Should be a interesting race if today's times are anything to go by. Three differnt cars in the top three postitions can only be a good thing. The Mazda is starting to close the gap to the Miracle car too, only one 9 tenths off the pace of the Miracle car so far. |
Yes, but Intersport's Lola continues to be leagues ahead. That car seems like it is LMP1.5 class against the other LMP2's
I am surprised one of the Audi's was faster then Dyson 16, and I honestly am surprised at the Zytek pace. I knew it would be fast, but didn't think it would outrun the Dyson Lola, which may be an old design but is certainly well developed.
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