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Race 1 pre-grid. Earlier in
the day, Randy Pobst scored the first-ever pole for the Audi RS6 in wet
track conditions, and defending GT champion Michael Galati joined him on the
front row |
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The GT field completes their
reconnaissance lap and pull into position on the now dry starting grid |
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Plenty of attention for the
pole-sitting RS6 on the grid, and our own Mary Lisa has the honor of
carrying the Audi flag for Pobst |
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At the start, Pobst and
Galati put a hole-shot the rest of the GT field |
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Pobst leads Galati as the
Audis stretch out a good lead, approaching start-finish to begin lap two |
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The end of lap two... |
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The end of lap three... |
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All their hard work nullified
by a full-course caution, Pobst and Galati motor through the final turn
awaiting the restart |
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Mike Fitzgerald's Porsche
chases Galati after the restart...toward the end of this lap contact by
Fitzgerald put Galati into the barriers |
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Galati resumes after his
crash, but with significant front end damage including a lost splitter and
deranged brake cooling ducts |
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Pobst's huge lead now gone, a
train of GT's fights for the race lead... |
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Lots of rain tires at the
ready, but this race would be run entirely in the dry |
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Boris Said gives Pobst a
nudge in turn two in the late going, forcing Pobst wide and dropping the RS6
to third place |
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A hard-fought battle
completed, Randy Pobst celebrates his third-consecutive third place finish |
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Randy Pobst third, Boris Said
second, Bill Auberlen first on the podium for GT Race 1 at Lime Rock |
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Randy Pobst put the Champion
guys on the podium...but Tim Valencia got the girls... |
