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USRRC: CAN-AM/GT Championship Practice Session Two Notes

15 May 1998

14:00, Green flag for the one hour, 45 minute combined Can-Am/GT practice session.

14:05, Black flag all for No. 2 in the gravel trap. Top-five for the session are No. 39 (CA) Murry/Matthews with a 1:20.662, No. 74 (GT1) Robinson/Baldwin, No. 2 (GT1) Lewis/Pilgrim, No. 30 (CA) Theys/Moretti and No. 4 (GT1) Wallace/Bundy.

14:13, Green flag.

14:17, No. 8 (CA) Schubot/Camferdam stopped on the course.

14:21, No. 30 (CA) is now fastest with a 1:20.488, followed by No. 39, No. 36 Matthews/Murry, No. 8 and No. 95 Volk/Schroeder.

14:22, Top GT1 cars are No. 4 with a 1:20.132 (now fastest overall), No. 38 Boutsen/Raphanel, No. 74 and No. 2. Fastest in GT2 is No. 69 Spreng/Mummery with a 1:39.292. Fastest in GT3 is No. 1 Duez/Bentley with a 1:30.318 followed by No. 55 Trejos/Ralston, No. 10 Said/Simo and No. 07 Marshall/Marshall.

14:26, No. 39 now fastest overall and in Can-Am with a 1:19.853.

14:28, No. 39 now fastest with a 1:19.697.

14:29, Black flag all to retrieve No. 8 (CA).

14:39, Green flag.

14:49, No. 63 (CA) Downing/Katz has no brake lights.

14:50, The top-five overall are No. 16 (CA) Leitzinger/Weaver with a 1:17.568, followed by No. 4 (GT1) with a 1:18.335, No. 39 (CA) with a 1:18.596, No. 30 (CA) with a 1:20.225 and No. 38 (GT1) with a 1:20.718.

14:53, Black flag all.

14:59, Green flag. Top-two in are GT2 are No. 69 and No. 27 Goldin/Goldin. The top-three in GT3 are No. 10 with a 1:29.052, followed by No. 55 and No. 1.

15:21, No. 88 (CA) Dollahite/Davies is now fifth fastest overall.

15:25, No. 30 (CA), with Baldi driving, now fastest overall with a 1:17.393, followed by No. 16 (CA), No. 4 (GT1), No. 39 (CA) and No. 88 (CA).

15:34, No. 16 (CA), with Leitzinger driving, now fastest with a lap of 1:16.593.

15:45, Checkered flag. The top-five in Can-Am are No. 16 Leitzinger with a 1:16.593, No. 30 Baldi/Moretti, No. 39 Murry/Matthews, No. 88 Dollahite/Davies and No. 36 Murry/Matthews. The top-five in GT1 are No. 4 Wallace with a 1:17.859, followed by No. 38 Boutsen/Raphanel, No. 74 Robinson/Baldwin and No. 2 Lewis/Pilgrim. Top-two in GT2 are No. 69 Spreng/Mummery and No. 27 Goldin/Goldin. Top-five in GT3 are No. 55 Trejos/Ralston, No. 10 Said/Simo, No. 1 Duez/Bentley, No. 54 Neuman/Pilgrim/Borcheller and No. 07 Marshall/Marshall.