The second round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup series brought the Scott Tucker-owned Level 5 Motorsports power team to Belgium for the Spa-Francorchamps 2011 race. The famous course is known for being flat however providing motorists with difficult curves to discover all the while racing at more rapidly speeds in accordance with different tracks.
Tucker and his awesome group, coming off wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring along with the Long Beach Street Circuit, were enthralled to be at the place and discover exactly what the weekend had to bring. The Spa competition was dense and strong; the Le Mans series and the Intercontinental Le Mans series interest first rate talent from all over to the legendary Spa track. "This is one of the greatest tracks in the world," Tucker reported. "It's one of the faster tracks we run at. It's curvy but flat ... you're flat to the floor."
In its runs at the ILMS season opener at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Lola Honda fought to make top speed at the straightaways. For the Spa, all Honda automobiles were given a 1.2 mm larger air restrictor as compensation. After first tests, thought Level 5 driver Christophe Bouchut, the restrictor offered small boosts in speed, but it was unclear pre-race how much of a variance the adjustment makes.
As it ended up, the restrictor didn't deliver the speed increase the Level 5 team had predicted, a unsatisfactory result that set the group in a slight drawback, even though it wasn't through yet. In qualifying rounds, driven by Bouchut, the Honda finished 10th-not the end result you might expect due to the fast track, the driver talent and the restrictor correction.
After he had run the course, Tucker told members of the press his feeling of the course: "It's as advertised: long and fast," he stated. "In the prototype, the turns are so fast, and there are a lot of G's, so it will be very physically challenging over 6 hours."
But 6 hours didn't really come as Tucker plus the team expected. After a little contact with a car speculated to be No. 41, the Level 5 vehicle arrived to pit for gasoline along with damage in the right rear end corner on the tail section. The segment was replaced, and after fueling up, the vehicle was back in line.
Next, just a couple of hours into the race, Bouchut all of the sudden spun into the barrels along the side of the track. Team manager David Stone believed that something in the back suspension had failed, but the team have to wait for official inspection for the answer.
Despite the fact that Level 5 Motorsports endured a disheartening finish to its second ILMC appearance, driver self-discipline and proficiency were not in question. Only days away from another FC race in California, the team turned its focus to its next opportunity.
Tucker and his awesome group, coming off wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring along with the Long Beach Street Circuit, were enthralled to be at the place and discover exactly what the weekend had to bring. The Spa competition was dense and strong; the Le Mans series and the Intercontinental Le Mans series interest first rate talent from all over to the legendary Spa track. "This is one of the greatest tracks in the world," Tucker reported. "It's one of the faster tracks we run at. It's curvy but flat ... you're flat to the floor."
In its runs at the ILMS season opener at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Lola Honda fought to make top speed at the straightaways. For the Spa, all Honda automobiles were given a 1.2 mm larger air restrictor as compensation. After first tests, thought Level 5 driver Christophe Bouchut, the restrictor offered small boosts in speed, but it was unclear pre-race how much of a variance the adjustment makes.
As it ended up, the restrictor didn't deliver the speed increase the Level 5 team had predicted, a unsatisfactory result that set the group in a slight drawback, even though it wasn't through yet. In qualifying rounds, driven by Bouchut, the Honda finished 10th-not the end result you might expect due to the fast track, the driver talent and the restrictor correction.
After he had run the course, Tucker told members of the press his feeling of the course: "It's as advertised: long and fast," he stated. "In the prototype, the turns are so fast, and there are a lot of G's, so it will be very physically challenging over 6 hours."
But 6 hours didn't really come as Tucker plus the team expected. After a little contact with a car speculated to be No. 41, the Level 5 vehicle arrived to pit for gasoline along with damage in the right rear end corner on the tail section. The segment was replaced, and after fueling up, the vehicle was back in line.
Next, just a couple of hours into the race, Bouchut all of the sudden spun into the barrels along the side of the track. Team manager David Stone believed that something in the back suspension had failed, but the team have to wait for official inspection for the answer.
Despite the fact that Level 5 Motorsports endured a disheartening finish to its second ILMC appearance, driver self-discipline and proficiency were not in question. Only days away from another FC race in California, the team turned its focus to its next opportunity.
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