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Archive of Audi S4 Race
Reports/News/Photos 2001 |
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Audi
S4
2001 -
2002
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2001 Speedvision GT World Challenge GT Series |
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GALATI'S AUDI TAKES ROAD ATLANTA RACE ONE VICTORY |
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TITLE HOPES REMAIN ALIVE AFTER STRONG RESULTS FOR BOTH CHAMPION S4'S |
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5 October 2001, Road Atlanta - Michael Galati got
the
jump on Speedvision GT title rival Peter Cunningham at the start, and held
that
lead to take the race win in the first of two races which decide the 2001
Speedvision
World Challenge GT Championship. Galati held a slim points lead going into
the
first of two Road Atlanta races, but required solid performances in both
races
to take the GT title.
That he did in fine style, leading throughout the first race, as team mate
Derek
Bell came home a fine third to clinch two podium spots for Audi, and
Bell's
best GT finish of the 2001 season. Going into Sunday's final race, Galati
needs
to finish just tenth or better to take the GT Drivers' Championship,
regardless
of what Cunningham does in the final race. |
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Results from Speedvision GT Round Nine at
Road Atlanta:
1. (2), Michael Galati, Olmstead, Ohio, Audi S4 Comp, 27laps.
2. (1), Peter Cunningham, W. Bend, Wis., Acura NSX SC, -2.331sec
3. (3), Derek Bell, Pagham Sussex, England, Audi S4 Comp,
-2.815sec |
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Champion Audi S4 crew
all smiles in Victory Lane...with one race left to run... |
Derek gets a
Champagne shower - front and back - courtesy of Cunningham and Galati |
Cunningham, Galati
and Bell on the Podium - Derek enjoying his first podium finish of 2001 |
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TV waits while Mike
Galati enjoys his crucial Race One win |
Great guys...strange
hair... |
The S4 crew rejoice
as Galati takes the checkers; Bell an excellent third |
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Anxious faces (and TV
camera) watch the lap charts as the laps wind down... |
Bell holds off
Cunningham in the early going as Galati extends his lead |
Champion R8 crew look
on as S4's lead into Turn One |
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Seconds after the
start, Galati and Bell open their advantage on pole-sitter Cunningham |
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