2009 ALMS Long Beach

[LTSmash]

Practice 1

1 1 66 P1 de Ferran/Pagenaud 1:13.857 95.926 19 -.--- 19 Acura ARX 02a
2 2 9 P1 Brabham/Sharp 1:14.288 95.369 18 0.431 22 Acura ARX 02a
3 1 15 P2 Fernandez/Diaz 1:14.807 94.708 17 0.950 20 Acura ARX-01B
4 2 16 P2 Dyson/Smith 1:16.469 92.649 22 2.612 22 Lola B09 86 Mazda
5 3 20 P2 Leitzinger/Franchitti 1:16.819 92.227 11 2.962 24 Lola B09 86 Mazda
6 1 4 GT1 Beretta/Gavin 1:18.645 90.086 4 4.788 22 Chevrolet Corvette C6R
7 3 12 P1 Lewis/Willman 1:18.760 89.954 24 4.903 24 Lola B06/10
8 4 37 P1 J.Field/C.Field/Ducote 1:19.192 89.464 24 5.335 24 Lola B06/10
9 2 3 GT1 Magnussen/O'Connell 1:19.242 89.407 8 5.385 24 Chevrolet Corvette C6R
10 1 87 GT2 Henzler/Werner 1:21.548 86.879 23 7.691 23 Porsche 911 RSR
11 2 45 GT2 Bergmeister/Long 1:21.847 86.562 19 7.990 20 Porsche 911 RSR
12 3 92 GT2 Mueller/Milner 1:22.118 86.276 9 8.261 21 BMW E92 M3
13 4 28 GT2 Gigliotti/Said 1:22.190 86.200 20 8.333 21 Chevrolet Riley Corvette
14 5 62 GT2 Melo/Kaffer 1:22.272 86.114 19 8.415 24 Ferrari 430 Berlinetta GT
15 6 18 GT2 Westbrook/Stuck 1:22.478 85.899 12 8.621 20 Porsche 911 RSR
16 7 21 GT2 Farnbacher/James 1:22.600 85.772 19 8.743 23 Panoz Esperante
17 8 40 GT2 Murry/D.Robertson 1:22.826 85.538 23 8.969 23 Doran Ford GT-R
18 9 44 GT2 Law/Neiman 1:22.929 85.432 5 9.072 25 Porsche 911 RSR
19 10 90 GT2 Hand/Auberlen 1:22.985 85.374 19 9.128 19 BMW E92 M3
20 11 17 GT2 Sellers/Cicero 1:23.220 85.133 16 9.363 18 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
21 12 11 GT2 Feinberg/Hall 1:24.492 83.852 16 10.635 22 Dodge Viper

[Dino Scuderia]

Looking forward to them getting off these silly street courses and back on some real road courses.

[LTSmash]

Looking forward to them getting off these silly street courses and back on some real road courses.

It kind of defeats the purpose of having an LMS series equivalent in the States.

[Dino Scuderia]

It kind of defeats the purpose of having an LMS series equivalent in the States.

Huh? Whatchu talkin' bout, Willis?

[LTSmash]

Huh? Whatchu talkin' bout, Willis?

Just reiterating what you said, "silly street courses." It’s John, by the way.

[Dino Scuderia]

Just reiterating what you said, "silly street courses." It’s John, by the way.

Victor, vector.

[Kitdy]

Well, I forgot about the ALMS this weekend but I guess I'll check out the race.

In other news, GT2 XKR for a bit in 2009, and 2010 full season.

Qualy:

1. Scott Sharp, Jupiter, FL; David Brabham, Australia; Acura ARX-02a (P1), 1:11.627, 98.912
2. Gil de Ferran, Brazil; Simon Pagenaud, France; Acura ARX-02a (P1), 1:11.699, 98.813
3. Luis Diaz, Mexico; Adrian Fernandez, Mexico; Acura ARX-01B (P2), 1:13.134, 96.874
4. Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Guy Smith, England; Lola B09 86 Mazda (P2), 1:13.378, 96.552
5. Marino Franchitti, Scotland; Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Lola B09 86 Mazda (P2), 1:13.763, 96.048
6. Chapman Ducote, Miami, FL; Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), 1:15.303, 94.084
7. Michael Lewis, San Diego, CA; Bryan Willman, Kirkland, WA; Lola B06/10 AER (P1), 1:16.470, 92.648
8. Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Oliver Gavin, England; Corvette C6.R (GT1), 1:17.952, 90.887
9. Jan Magnussen, Denmark; Johnny O'Connell, Flowery Branch, GA; Corvette C6.R (GT1), 1:18.144, 90.663
10. Wolf Henzler, Germany; Dirk Werner, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:20.369, 88.153
11. Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Jorg Bergmeister, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:20.577, 87.926
12. Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA; Dirk Mueller, Germany; BMW E92 M3 (GT2), 1:21.300, 87.144
13. Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, CA; Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA; BMW E92 M3 (GT2), 1:21.382, 87.056
14. Richard Westbrook, England; Johannes Stuck, Austria; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:21.805, 86.606
15. David Murry, Cumming, GA; David Robertson, Ray, MI; Doran Ford GT MK 7 (GT2), 1:22.044, 86.354
16. Bryan Sellers, Centerville, OH; Dominic Cicero, Portland, OR; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:22.222, 86.167
17. Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, TX; Boris Said, Carlsbad, CA; Chevrolet Riley Corvette C6 (GT2), 1:22.334, 86.050
18. Chris Hall, Daytona, FL; Joel Feinberg, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Dodge Viper Comp Coupe (GT2), 1:22.519, 85.857
19. Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (GT2), 1:25.023, 83.328
20. Ian James, England; Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Panoz Esperante GTLM Ford (GT2), 1:25.096, 83.257
21. Pierre Kaffer, Germany; Jaime Melo, Brazil; Ferrari F430 GT (GT2), No Time, No Speed.

Good to see BMW so far up the order - what happened to Risi?

[LTSmash]

what happened to Risi?

Disqualified for ride height.

[W.R.]

That's not a real road course, the Isle of Man TT and Dundrod TT (an I'm sure many others like that besides) use proper road circuits.

[LTSmash]

That's not a real road course, the Isle of Man TT and Dundrod TT (an I'm sure many others like that besides) use proper road circuits.

The US can't figure that out.

[addtothehustle]

Hey everyone, new to this forum. How is everybody.

I was in Long Beach on Monday and I was driving on the track. Not closed off, but everything was pretty much set up, the street was quite and it felt like I was alone there. Pretty cool, just wish I was in an ALMS car.

[frischtr]

Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach
Long Beach street circuit, Long Beach, Calif.
Saturday’s results

1. (2) Simon Pagenaud, France; Gil de Ferran, Brazil; Acura ARX-02a (1, P1), 76.
2. (1) Scott Sharp, Jupiter, FL; David Brabham, Australia; Acura ARX-02a (2, P1), 76.
3. (3) Luis Diaz, Mexico; Adrian Fernandez, Mexico; Acura ARX-01B (1, P2), 75.
4. (4) Guy Smith, England; Chris Dyson, Pleasant Valley, NY; Lola B09 86 Mazda (2, P2), 75.
5. (5) Butch Leitzinger, State College, PA; Marino Franchitti, Scotland; Lola B09 86 Mazda (3, P2), 74.
6. (8) Olivier Beretta, Monaco; Oliver Gavin, England; Corvette C6.R (1, GT1), 73.
7. (6) Jon Field, Dublin, OH; Clint Field, Dublin, OH; Chapman Ducote, Miami, FL; Lola B06/10 AER (3, P1), 71.
8. (11) Patrick Long, Oak Park, CA; Jorg Bergmeister, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (1, GT2), 71.
9. (21) Pierre Kaffer, Germany; Jaime Melo, Brazil; Ferrari F430 GT (2, GT2), 71.
10. (12) Tom Milner, Leesburg, VA; Dirk Mueller, Germany; BMW E92 M3 (3, GT2), 70.
11. (14) Richard Westbrook, England; Johannes Stuck, Austria; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (4, GT2), 70.
12. (19) Seth Neiman, Burlingame, CA; Darren Law, Phoenix, AZ; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (5, GT2), 70.
13. (20) Ian James, England; Dominik Farnbacher, Germany; Panoz Esperante GTLM Ford (6, GT2), 69.
14. (18) Joel Feinberg, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Chris Hall, Daytona, FL; Dodge Viper Comp Coupe (7, GT2), 68.
15. (7) Michael Lewis, San Diego, CA; Bryan Willman, Kirkland, WA; Lola B06/10 AER (4, P1), 67.
16. (13) Bill Auberlen, Hermosa Beach, CA; Joey Hand, Sacramento, CA; BMW E92 M3 (8, GT2), 67.
17. (15) David Murry, Cumming, GA; David Robertson, Ray, MI; Doran Ford GT MK 7 (9, GT2), 67.
18. (10) Wolf Henzler, Germany; Dirk Werner, Germany; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (10, GT2), 67.
19. (17) Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, TX; Boris Said, Carlsbad, CA; Chevrolet Riley Corvette C6 (11, GT2), 64.
20. (16) Bryan Sellers, Centerville, OH; Dominic Cicero, Portland, OR; Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (12, GT2), 43, Transmisson.
21. (9) Johnny O'Connell, Flowery Branch, GA; Jan Magnussen, Denmark; Corvette C6.R (2, GT1), 42.

[henk4]

Hey everyone, new to this forum. How is everybody.

I was in Long Beach on Monday and I was driving on the track. Not closed off, but everything was pretty much set up, the street was quite and it felt like I was alone there. Pretty cool, just wish I was in an ALMS car.

welcome, any added info that you can tell us about the race? Pictures perhaps?

[LTSmash]

Did anyone notice how much the ABC commentators compared Long Beach to being as prestigious as Monaco?

[Dino Scuderia]

Did anyone notice how much the ABC commentators compared Long Beach to being as prestigious as Monaco?

Yes, I couldn't believe my ears.

We've had so many city courses that have been crap...Long Beach may be slightly less crap... but it being located in California doesn't make it prestigious.