Another round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup series brought the Scott Tucker-owned Level 5 Motorsports squad to Belgium for the Spa-Francorchamps 2011 race. The popular course is acknowledged for being flat yet still giving motorists with complicated curves to discover while racing at swifter speeds compared to some other tracks.
Tucker with the exceptional power team, coming off wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring plus the Long Beach Street Circuit, were energized to be at the place and determine how much the weekend had to bring. The Spa competition was dense and intense; the Le Mans series and the Intercontinental Le Mans series bring in top rated talent from world wide to the legendary Spa track. "This is one of the greatest tracks in the world," Tucker claimed. "It's one of the faster tracks we run at. It's curvy but flat ... you're flat to the floor."Inside the runs at the ILMS year opener at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Lola Honda was battling to generate top speed at the straightaways. For the Spa, all Honda vehicles were honored a 1.2 mm larger air restrictor as compensation. After early exams, claimed Level 5 driver Christophe Bouchut, the restrictor offered minor boosts in speed, but it was uncertain pre-race how much of a variance the adjustment makes.
As it ended up, the restrictor didn't provide speed raise the Level 5 team had thought, a disappointing result that set the group in a tiny disadvantage, although it wasn't over yet. In qualifying rounds, driven by Bouchut, the Honda completed 10th-not the result you can assume due to the fast track, the driver talent and the restrictor adjustment.
After he had run the course, Tucker told persons in the press his impression of the course: "It's as advertised: long and fast," he said. "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 Six hours didn't really come as Tucker plus the team estimated. With a bit of contact with a car speculated to be No. 41, the Level 5 vehicle came into pit for fuel with destruction within the right rear end corner on the tail section. The area was replaced, and after fueling up, the car was back on track.
Afterward, a few hrs into the race, Bouchut instantly spun into the barrels along the side of the track. Team manager David Stone believed that something in the rear suspension had failed, but the power team must wait formal inspection for the answer.
Though Level 5 Motorsports endured a disheartening conclusion to its second ILMC appearance, driver enthusiasm and talent were not at issue. Just days away from another FC race in California, the group changed its attention toward its next opportunity.
Tucker with the exceptional power team, coming off wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring plus the Long Beach Street Circuit, were energized to be at the place and determine how much the weekend had to bring. The Spa competition was dense and intense; the Le Mans series and the Intercontinental Le Mans series bring in top rated talent from world wide to the legendary Spa track. "This is one of the greatest tracks in the world," Tucker claimed. "It's one of the faster tracks we run at. It's curvy but flat ... you're flat to the floor."Inside the runs at the ILMS year opener at the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Lola Honda was battling to generate top speed at the straightaways. For the Spa, all Honda vehicles were honored a 1.2 mm larger air restrictor as compensation. After early exams, claimed Level 5 driver Christophe Bouchut, the restrictor offered minor boosts in speed, but it was uncertain pre-race how much of a variance the adjustment makes.
As it ended up, the restrictor didn't provide speed raise the Level 5 team had thought, a disappointing result that set the group in a tiny disadvantage, although it wasn't over yet. In qualifying rounds, driven by Bouchut, the Honda completed 10th-not the result you can assume due to the fast track, the driver talent and the restrictor adjustment.
After he had run the course, Tucker told persons in the press his impression of the course: "It's as advertised: long and fast," he said. "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 Six hours didn't really come as Tucker plus the team estimated. With a bit of contact with a car speculated to be No. 41, the Level 5 vehicle came into pit for fuel with destruction within the right rear end corner on the tail section. The area was replaced, and after fueling up, the car was back on track.
Afterward, a few hrs into the race, Bouchut instantly spun into the barrels along the side of the track. Team manager David Stone believed that something in the rear suspension had failed, but the power team must wait formal inspection for the answer.
Though Level 5 Motorsports endured a disheartening conclusion to its second ILMC appearance, driver enthusiasm and talent were not at issue. Just days away from another FC race in California, the group changed its attention toward its next opportunity.
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