Le Mans, France June 19th 2005:
NEWS UPDATE:
After almost 11 hours of racing, the Audi R8 powered LMP1 of SimRaceDriver has once again regain the leaders and is slowly pulling ahead once again!
Upon completing his 3rd 2-hour stint behind the wheel, SimRaceDrier (SRD) handed the batton back to team-mate and B-spec driver Imma Toslow, who, just hours earlier, fell behind the front leading Nissan R92C and gradually fell over a lap down!
When asked what was the contributing factor to the significant loss of time, Imma exclaimed..."I just couldn't find a groove with all the traffic out there today! It was so hectic out there! I was literally fighting for my life just to stay with the other leaders, but just couldn't maintain a significant pace!"
"It was definitely a dog-fight out there the last couple of hours I tell you", quoted SRD. "I don't blame Imma for what happended out there as there wasn't much he could do and when I got back behind the wheel, I just knew we could catch up, especially when you consider we weren't even 1/2 way through the race yet!
And that's exactly what SRD & Imma have done over the last few hours...regain the lap they were down, and fight & claw their way back up along side their fellow front runners.
When asked about how well he thought he had done after completing his last 2hr stint, SRD had this to say:
"It's still anyones race, as we all know, but we like our chances, especially because even after 11 hours, the R8 is holding its own!"
Only time will tell though if SRD and Imma Toslow can hold off the rest of the front runners and cross the finish line ahead of everyone else!
More news and highlights to come as they become available:
From Le Mans, France, I'm your GTPlanet Roving News Reporter, Wally Wallflower.
Back to you Dan in the studio!
