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July -
JJ Lehto set a time of 1min
24.562secs, an average speed of 107.708mph, around the 2.53-mile,
12-turn Infineon Raceway [Sears Point] in Sonoma, CA. The
Florida-based team is bidding to score a second consecutive victory
after achieving a maiden ALMS win in the previous race at Road Atlanta
last month.
Johnny Herbert:
“I wasn’t expecting Sears to be a
breeze despite winning the last race and that has been the case so far.
We endured a frustrating time in qualifying but I’m certain come the
race, with a few overnight
changes to the car, we’ll be on the pace and can add to the Champion
team’s first and second place finishes in the opening two ALMS races.
This is the venue of my ALMS debut and I’ve finished fourth [2001] and
second [last year] here.”
JJ Lehto:
“I was naturally disappointed to be
only fourth quickest in qualifying but although the race is going to be
extremely tough, I believe we can achieve another top result. I
slightly bettered my time in the closing stages of qualifying but
unfortunately it did not gain us a better position. I scored an
LMP900 victory here in 1999 and I’ll be pushing hard for another – we
must consistently score big points for the championship.” |
