The Scott Tucker-owned Level 5 Motorsports team had gone through 24-hour races before, even so the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 24 Hours of Le Mans race delivered the stiffest competition from from around the world, entirely changing the face of endurance competitions compared to what Level 5 was used to in the American Le Mans Series.
Level 5 made its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut much like it had appeared up to that time in the season: incredibly well. Despite the challenge of new cars or races they've never before come across, the Level 5 team has made podium race after race in seemingly easy fashion.
Tucker, Christophe Bouchut and Joao Barbosa drove the No. 33 Microsoft-sponsored Lola Honda car within their new LMP2 category. A seamless race concluded with a 3rd place finish and Tenth place over-all. So how exactly does a new team that has never competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans remain cool facing the toughest competition on this planet and find a way to achieve podium? It's the trademark of Level 5 Motorsports-careful, skillful driving mixed with steely drive and an unrelenting concentrate on a wining finish.
The team, managed by David Stone, was the one American prototype in the 56-car field. Earlier in the week, the Level 5 team sacrificed track time because of a fuel leak. Despite minor gains on the track throughout qualifying leading up to the race, the team begun dead last in the LMP2 lineup. The consistency Level 5 is renowned for delivering worked to its benefit-after competitors faced trouble, the Lola Honda held strong and was traveling continuously at third place by morning, less than 4 laps behind the leader.
Not that Level 5 didn't have their own setbacks-but the tight teamwork and the drivers' power to prevent any problems from disrupting their internal focus made the teams 2 problems seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Barbosa spun into the gravel trap about halfway through the race, and 3 hours from the finish, the car obtained a realignment as well as rear deck change.
A day soon after its debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Level 5 Motorsports nabbed the checkered flag. The win was tremendous for the team and for Tucker-he had now made podium in all 4 of the big sports car endurance races on this planet, and in front of 250,000 spectators to boot.
"Any time additions we face were not the fault of the car or the engine," said Tucker. "This team worked hard, and we accomplished something great today."
Tucker and the Level 5 team hit the road in hopes of continuing their all but total domination of all 3 of its series. They would next encounter the Six Hours of Imola in the next round of the ILMC.
Level 5 made its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut much like it had appeared up to that time in the season: incredibly well. Despite the challenge of new cars or races they've never before come across, the Level 5 team has made podium race after race in seemingly easy fashion.
Tucker, Christophe Bouchut and Joao Barbosa drove the No. 33 Microsoft-sponsored Lola Honda car within their new LMP2 category. A seamless race concluded with a 3rd place finish and Tenth place over-all. So how exactly does a new team that has never competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans remain cool facing the toughest competition on this planet and find a way to achieve podium? It's the trademark of Level 5 Motorsports-careful, skillful driving mixed with steely drive and an unrelenting concentrate on a wining finish.
The team, managed by David Stone, was the one American prototype in the 56-car field. Earlier in the week, the Level 5 team sacrificed track time because of a fuel leak. Despite minor gains on the track throughout qualifying leading up to the race, the team begun dead last in the LMP2 lineup. The consistency Level 5 is renowned for delivering worked to its benefit-after competitors faced trouble, the Lola Honda held strong and was traveling continuously at third place by morning, less than 4 laps behind the leader.
Not that Level 5 didn't have their own setbacks-but the tight teamwork and the drivers' power to prevent any problems from disrupting their internal focus made the teams 2 problems seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Barbosa spun into the gravel trap about halfway through the race, and 3 hours from the finish, the car obtained a realignment as well as rear deck change.
A day soon after its debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Level 5 Motorsports nabbed the checkered flag. The win was tremendous for the team and for Tucker-he had now made podium in all 4 of the big sports car endurance races on this planet, and in front of 250,000 spectators to boot.
"Any time additions we face were not the fault of the car or the engine," said Tucker. "This team worked hard, and we accomplished something great today."
Tucker and the Level 5 team hit the road in hopes of continuing their all but total domination of all 3 of its series. They would next encounter the Six Hours of Imola in the next round of the ILMC.
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