Warm up
The Snoras Spyker #85 continued to impress during this morning warm-up session: 4th place! The Speedy sister car was a bit further behind in 10th position, but we have seen them crawling up the field in previous races, resulting in two fourth places in the last two races. So anything is possible!
Since the times are really close, time won or lost in the pits can be crucial for getting a good result. I am happy that the Snoras Spyker crew is the best in the field! If we look at the past, Spyker did always well at the Nürburgring, so it's a circuit that suits the Spyker well. The reliability issues which Spyker had to cope with this season seem to be solved. At least they have not reappeared during this weekend yet. In all sessions, both Spykers were able to maximize tracktime so that looks promissing! The initial target of getting in the top 5 at the end of the race looks very realistic to me. After the promissing first practices a third place was mentioned as being the target now. Spyker did manage to close the gap compared to last year and even compared to the previous races this year so they made a big step in the right direction. I hope the reliability shown in all the sessions so far will also be there during the race. With the field close together, the slick pitwork of the Squadron crew can make the difference!
Warm-up times:
01 - #96 Virgo Motorsport Ferrari 430 GT 1:58,808 (Yes they made it and probably wanted to check the sysytems at full speed, hence the very quick warm-up time)
02 - #90 Farnbacher Racing Ferrari 430 GT 1:59,977
03 - #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:01,015
04 - #85 Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R 2:01,059
05 - #76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:01,128
06 - #99 JMB Racing Ferrari 430 GT 2:02,020
07 - #95 James Watt Automotive Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:02,595
08 - #98 JMB Racing Ferrari 430 GT 2:02,607
09 - #91 Farnbacher Racing Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:03,074
10 - #94 Speedy Racing Team Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R 2:03,662
11 - #75 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:05,703
12 - #88 Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:08,778
The Snoras Spyker #85 continued to impress during this morning warm-up session: 4th place! The Speedy sister car was a bit further behind in 10th position, but we have seen them crawling up the field in previous races, resulting in two fourth places in the last two races. So anything is possible!
Since the times are really close, time won or lost in the pits can be crucial for getting a good result. I am happy that the Snoras Spyker crew is the best in the field! If we look at the past, Spyker did always well at the Nürburgring, so it's a circuit that suits the Spyker well. The reliability issues which Spyker had to cope with this season seem to be solved. At least they have not reappeared during this weekend yet. In all sessions, both Spykers were able to maximize tracktime so that looks promissing! The initial target of getting in the top 5 at the end of the race looks very realistic to me. After the promissing first practices a third place was mentioned as being the target now. Spyker did manage to close the gap compared to last year and even compared to the previous races this year so they made a big step in the right direction. I hope the reliability shown in all the sessions so far will also be there during the race. With the field close together, the slick pitwork of the Squadron crew can make the difference!
Warm-up times:
01 - #96 Virgo Motorsport Ferrari 430 GT 1:58,808 (Yes they made it and probably wanted to check the sysytems at full speed, hence the very quick warm-up time)
02 - #90 Farnbacher Racing Ferrari 430 GT 1:59,977
03 - #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:01,015
04 - #85 Snoras Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R 2:01,059
05 - #76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:01,128
06 - #99 JMB Racing Ferrari 430 GT 2:02,020
07 - #95 James Watt Automotive Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:02,595
08 - #98 JMB Racing Ferrari 430 GT 2:02,607
09 - #91 Farnbacher Racing Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:03,074
10 - #94 Speedy Racing Team Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R 2:03,662
11 - #75 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:05,703
12 - #88 Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2:08,778
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