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Seconds after the start,
Herbert up to third |
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Johansson
heads out for the first laps of the day |
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Stefan
Johansson |
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Stefan
Johansson gets ready for the warmup |
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Early
morning at Mid-Ohio, the crew pushes the car out for the
raceday warmup |
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Huge
crowd, warm summer day, balloons go up and the race is
underway at Mid-Ohio |
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Lap 2,
and the lead pack has stretched out a bit |
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Johnny
Herbert, hard on it |
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Johnny
stalking Brabham's Panoz |
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Fast
service from the ADT/Champion crew at first pit stops
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Herbert
fires the motor, and the TV reporter clears the area, but
his cameraman - directly in Herbert's path - sticks with the
shot till the very last second |
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New rear
end in place, the diffuser goes back on and final tasks are
completed before the car can get underway again |
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Two laps
after his pit stop, Herbert is punted into the gravel trap
by #42 Porsche, damaging the Audi's rear suspension |
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Back in
the garage, the gravel-filled nosebox/splitter being
removed. A new unit will be fitted rather than spend the
time to remove all the dirt |
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New
nosebox fitted at the front...fresh rear end being rolled
into place at the back...Stefan Johansson prepares for a
charge back through the field... |
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23
minutes after Herbert was punted, some 14 minutes after
Herbert arrived back at the garage, Stefan rejoins the race
to the cheers of a large crowd of watching fans... |
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Johansson
having hauled the car up to 14th place (from 25th), Herbert
gets back in to maximize his drivers points |
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TV
cameraman keeps his distance as Johnny blasts away. He'll
drag the ADT/Champion Audi as high as 10th before the timed
race expires... |
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Champion's R8 show car was a fan favorite at Mid-Ohio. This
little guy will need a booster seat... |
