When private equity investor-turned motorsports rising star Scott Tucker placed his order for the new Honda Performance Development/Wirth Research cost-capped prototype car, under "quantity," it said 2. Tucker reserved the first two chassis for his Level 5 Motorsports team to use as soon as possible, which turned out to be last weekend in the HPD ARX-01g's debut appearance, at ModSpace American Le Mans in Monterey, Calif. The race was yet another victory for the David Stone-managed, Microsoft Office-sponsored team of Tucker, Christophe Bouchut and Luis Diaz; the team has made a decisive sweep through the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup series and the American Le Mans Series, making podium at numerous races and winning at several others, including Imola.
Needless to say, not merely luck brought a couple of seasoned individuals with a novice which made them win races. All the drivers centers on a different area and comes from a different history, nevertheless they all share a deep desire for racing sports automobiles and a level of information and experience that lends itself to specific, managed, well-balanced driving at highest possible speed. They key to the team's combined accomplishment is determining the best situation for driver order and race strategy-part of which involves Tucker reserving 2 of the Honda chassis prototypes.
Tucker and Bouchut, who has been his driving teacher during the time, chosen to get into the Le Mans Prototype class after checking out the car last year. The type of the automobile was exciting enough, but since the series could have Class A and Class B individuals race jointly at the championship, Tucker wanted in. Bouchut, just about the most successful endurance drivers on earth and an industry experienced person, was assisting Tucker improve since his Grand-Am debut, and the 2 came into the LMPC program jointly full-time in 2010.
One more desirable part of the newest prototype class was a completely new IMSA rule authorized gentleman drivers in LMPC or GTC class to drive a couple vehicles, with the scoring driver in the higher-placed entry. That allowance spawned Level 5 Motorsports' winning Nos. 55 and 95 cars, which carried the group with the next season to win the LMP championship, which bumped Level 5 into the LMP2 class, for which the HPD ARX-01g cars will take over starting last weekend.
The strategy involved with two cars worked for Level 5 Motorsports, with an exceptionally seasoned veteran in Christophe Bouchut and another coming at the start of 2011 in Luis Diaz. Tucker, who was a rookie at age 44 in 2006, got practice through the two-car strategy Level 5 uses, saving himself time and energy and improving the team's infrastructure all the while.
Tucker had mainly kept out of the spotlight, however he quickly built a fantastic track record right after his racing introduction. But Le Mans had been among his ambitions, and so once the moment was appropriate enough, he included high-profile racing experts to his inner circle and set about leaving the Level 5 mark on each and every ALMS and ILMC track he could.
Last year, Bouchut entered his 17th Le Mans race; just 14 different individuals have ever completed the race more times. But Tucker had never appeared in Le Mans; technique again played a vital part in achieving success while in the race. Although Bouchut could very easily compete with the series' leading motorists, the full Level 5 team had to hold their own in order to do well. Bouchut was slated as the head driver, with Tucker and Manu Rodriguez rounding out the group. The team's collective goal was to qualify at a stable pace and be aggressive, a state of mind that has continued in the 2011 season. With seemingly a continual check list in their minds-get the most effective car, qualify strong, stay competitive, always shoot for the win-the Level 5 team arranges race day around it.
Needless to say, not merely luck brought a couple of seasoned individuals with a novice which made them win races. All the drivers centers on a different area and comes from a different history, nevertheless they all share a deep desire for racing sports automobiles and a level of information and experience that lends itself to specific, managed, well-balanced driving at highest possible speed. They key to the team's combined accomplishment is determining the best situation for driver order and race strategy-part of which involves Tucker reserving 2 of the Honda chassis prototypes.
Tucker and Bouchut, who has been his driving teacher during the time, chosen to get into the Le Mans Prototype class after checking out the car last year. The type of the automobile was exciting enough, but since the series could have Class A and Class B individuals race jointly at the championship, Tucker wanted in. Bouchut, just about the most successful endurance drivers on earth and an industry experienced person, was assisting Tucker improve since his Grand-Am debut, and the 2 came into the LMPC program jointly full-time in 2010.
One more desirable part of the newest prototype class was a completely new IMSA rule authorized gentleman drivers in LMPC or GTC class to drive a couple vehicles, with the scoring driver in the higher-placed entry. That allowance spawned Level 5 Motorsports' winning Nos. 55 and 95 cars, which carried the group with the next season to win the LMP championship, which bumped Level 5 into the LMP2 class, for which the HPD ARX-01g cars will take over starting last weekend.
The strategy involved with two cars worked for Level 5 Motorsports, with an exceptionally seasoned veteran in Christophe Bouchut and another coming at the start of 2011 in Luis Diaz. Tucker, who was a rookie at age 44 in 2006, got practice through the two-car strategy Level 5 uses, saving himself time and energy and improving the team's infrastructure all the while.
Tucker had mainly kept out of the spotlight, however he quickly built a fantastic track record right after his racing introduction. But Le Mans had been among his ambitions, and so once the moment was appropriate enough, he included high-profile racing experts to his inner circle and set about leaving the Level 5 mark on each and every ALMS and ILMC track he could.
Last year, Bouchut entered his 17th Le Mans race; just 14 different individuals have ever completed the race more times. But Tucker had never appeared in Le Mans; technique again played a vital part in achieving success while in the race. Although Bouchut could very easily compete with the series' leading motorists, the full Level 5 team had to hold their own in order to do well. Bouchut was slated as the head driver, with Tucker and Manu Rodriguez rounding out the group. The team's collective goal was to qualify at a stable pace and be aggressive, a state of mind that has continued in the 2011 season. With seemingly a continual check list in their minds-get the most effective car, qualify strong, stay competitive, always shoot for the win-the Level 5 team arranges race day around it.
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