Cookie Boy Tops Session 6!

[pchall]

Pos Driver # Team Lap Time
1 O. Servia PKV Racing 50.741 118.413
2 N. Jani PKV Racing 50.904 118.034
3 P. Tracy Forsythe Championship Racing 50.925 117.985
4 S. Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 51.056 117.683
5 B. Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 51.116 117.544
6 M. Dominguez RuSPORT 51.309 117.102



Good job, Oriol! :thumbup:
And Neel, too!

Fastest lap for each driver in all sessions [stolen from another site :) ]

1 O. Servia PKV Racing 50.741 118.413
2 S. Bourdais Newman/Haas 50.888 118.071
3 N. Jani PKV Racing 50.904 118.034
4 P. Tracy Forsythe 50.925 117.985
5 K. Legge Dale Coyne 51.060 117.673
6 B. Junqueira Dale Coyne 51.108 117.563
7 M. Dominguez RuSPORT 51.166 117.430
8 J. Wilson RuSPORT 51.273 117.184
9 G. Rahal Newman/Haas 51.413 116.865
10 J. Vasser PKV Racing 51.520 116.623
11 A. Tagliani Rocketsports 51.837 115.909
12 W. Power Team Australia 51.839 115.905
13 N. Philippe Minardi 51.892 115.787
14 S. Pagenaud Team Australia 51.989 115.571
15 R. Dalziel Pacific Coast 52.459 114.535
16 A. Figge Pacific Coast 52.531 114.378
17 R. Doornbos Minardi 52.575 114.282

[mueber]

6 M. Dominguez RuSPORT 51.309 117.102

RuSPORT?

[Wabbit]

Coyne 5 and 6 with Legge in the lead? That's impressive.

[pchall]

6 M. Dominguez RuSPORT 51.309 117.102

RuSPORT?

Yes. Pettit said someplace that there wouldn't be a name change for the team at least for this season. Mario still has the Pemex pesos and that means owners aren't calling him "Stooopid Mario" to his face. ;)

[nz_climber]

i am abit out of the loop here, how are these times compared to the old lola/reynard?

[Winston Wolfe]

I just love the fact that the "V" in PKV Racing... good ol' Jimmy V, as in Jeemy Vasser, has got a posted time and it aint too shabby !!!! :thumbup:
Way to go, Jeemy !

[pchall]

i am abit out of the loop here, how are these times compared to the old lola/reynard?

50.9 was a very quick time in testing on the short course with the old Lola last fall. Supposedly the fastest lap ever is 50.3, but I've looked for a solid source on that and not found one. Interestingly, PT said something about wanting to get into the 49s with the new car.

[NismoZ]

They will. My guess is if they could get THAT close to a record with a new car in just 2-3 days of testing, records should fall...but not by much. Weight is the same or maybe even a tad heavier depending on who you talk to. The on-board starter and battery took care of what was going to be only slight weight saving, nothing like the 100lbs. originally discussed. The biggest thing as far as lap times, especially on shorter and tighter tracks is the reduced wheelbase. Should turn better. Will the paddel-shifting help? Quicker changes? Is aero better? Next year when teams are allowed more leeway on "development" I think we'll see times come down even more. The only thing I've read that worries me (and this from before the prototype even ran) is gearbox (Hewland) related. Last minute redesign for the cover, downshift problems mentioned by Moreno after day 1, small leaks and a couple of more comments from drivers this week. Hope they figure it out.

[NismoZ]

Also...If Doornbos is doing F-1 testing for Red Bull (just announced) can he also be a CC full-timer? (unannounced) If he can't do EVERY race then put one of our guys in there! (Speedy) but keep the RB $$:)