Dixon, Franchitti Turn Fast Laps On Final Day - Tampa Tribune
30.01.09
By CHRIS HOFFMAN
Highlands Today
Published: January 30, 2009
SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY - Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti are no strangers to taking fast laps at the 3.7-mile Florida circuit, but some laps have been faster than others.
Dixon, the reigning Indy 500 and IndyCar champion, turned in the fastest time of 1:46.671 (126.052 miles per hour) in the new Acura ARX-02a LMP1 for de Farran Motorsports on the final day of the American Le Mans Series' annual Winter Test on Wednesday.
Teammate Simon Pagenaud had the week's quickest time with 1:44.814 (127.082 mph) from Tuesday morning and will join Dixon and team owner Gil de Ferran for the season opening Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida on March. 21.
Franchitti wasn't far behind, as he was second in the Patrón Highcroft Racing's Acura P1 with a fast lap of 1:46.367 (125.227 mph) in the final session of the day and is set to drive the 12 Hours of Sebring.
Source: Tampa Tribune, FL
Planetlemans.comDixon, Franchitti Turn Fast Laps On Final Day Next up was Dominik Farnbacher in the much-improved Panoz Esperante GTLM from Panoz Team PTG. Farnbacher, a four-time winner in GT2 last season, Dixon Fastest On Final Day Of ALMS Winter Test
FARNBACHER, JAMES TO TEST PTG PANOZ: Dominik Farnbacher and Ian James will reunite at the Winter Test as drivers for Panoz Team PTG's Panoz Esperante GTLM
Entries from Robertson Racing (Doran-Ford GT-R), Panoz Team PTG (Panoz Esperante GTLM) and LG Motorsports (Riley-Corvette C6) fill out the entry.
Planetlemans.com2009 Sebring Winter Test - Day 2 Report The Panoz Esperante surprised in GT2, setting the fastest lap time of the session, just over a tenth of a second quicker than the first of five Porsche 997
Planetlemans.com2009 Sebring Winter Test - Day 3 Report The Patrón Highcroft Racing Acura was the only LMP1 out in the final session while in GT2 the Panoz Esperante topped the sheets again.
