Media Release: Highcroft in command after 6 hours
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001dDyPakhdhupkzX1sfTJne2B4ABHqiK-ANaMhiu2UXNcFdOUv2nwoZIyn8xvTMWP8Puyvfj8zEGwdS6oF8YB-fe6TOjFPQlpMIDektbrRn_KXupdSgUi4bkDcVFqFO4xoyQ7wcx9UgkM%3D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 HOUR UPDATE - 12 HOURS OF SEBRING PATRÓN HIGHCROFT MAKE STRONG START TO SEBRING ASSAULT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Simon Pagenaud [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtQZJ0v4rG9Cr4ufY_TJTl94utbVWMC6qxEm1lZjhYEmshccKDiH30AybkxfyDVM64KfEoj9ReElU5jfKwMnBaFj3DGgn51u6wmRN8dSoXAAEw==]SEBRING, FL, Saturday, March 20, 2010:At the half way point of the toughest endurance race in international sportscar racing, Patrón Highcroft Racing held a dominant advantage in the LMP2 class at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. After starting fifth and first in the LMP2 class, Simon Pagenaud leapt to an early class lead and had steched out that advantage to 53 seconds after only 10 laps. The Frenchman continued to extend the gap in his opening stint, stretching the lead to nearly a lap before making his first fuel stop. A stop-go penalty for speeding in pit lane followed by a full course yellow erased much of his advantage. But Pagenaud again extended the gap on the restart before handing over to Marino Franchitti after 1 hour, 53 minutes behind the wheel. Franchitti enjoyed a fast, trouble-free double-stint with the team electing to double-stint their Michelin tires. David Brabham entered the car for his first run after a further 59 laps and despite track conditions becoming increasingly slippery, the Australian also completed a double-stint. After six hours, the #1 Honda Performance Development ARX-01c car was fourth overall and first in the LMP2 class with a lead of nearly 3 laps. The overall race lead for the first race of the 2010 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón was held by the #08 Peugeot LMP1 entry. Click here for the latest Highcroft TV episode: "Sebring by Night" http://www.youtube.com/HighcroftTV [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtSAiwJY0FGnB9STP7A0fwzL9wGmCX0UvcnmH2hD3tmiWBApJaKA4RuK1cHIr2U91r47ZSTYMkqBmGu3N8-VxPVMMk5zSCNAe-HAnfb_eJf5va4hrhyJOAad] DAVID BRABHAM "So far things have run like clockwork and the guys at Patrón Highcroft Racing have given us a fantastic car. "The track however plays some funny games out there. There is a lot of pick up out there and once you pick that up on your tires, it is very hard to get rid of it. "Those little bits of runner get all over the tire. When you clean it off, you can push really hard, but if it doesn't want to come off it can be a challenge. "I had a long period in my stint where I couldn't push and you just had to maintain your lap time. "Once it cleaned off I was 3 seconds a lap quicker. "There is still a long way to go. The car is driveable and predictable - we've done a good job so far." DUNCAN DAYTON "We had a bit of an issue with the rear brakes not getting the temperatures we wanted to see and David had some trouble with pick-up. "Simon also got a stop-go penalty for speeding in pit lane although our data indicated he was under the limit. "We're in a good position so far with a lead of nearly three laps over the Cytosport guys. Dyson also had trouble early so we're looking strong. "We're only half way however, we've got more than two full ALMS sprint races to go before we get to the checkered flag. "We have to keep doing what we are doing and stay out of trouble." SEBRING BY THE NUMBERS Track Distance: 5.95 km / 3.697 miles Pole Time: 105.28 seconds Average Speed: 204 km/h / 127 mph Fastest Corner: Turn 1 Max Corner Speed: 225 km/h / 140 mph Max Lat G's: 3.2 G Max Lat G's: Corner: Turn 1 Slowest Corner: Turn 7 Min Corner Speed: 75 km/h / 47 mph Top Speed (ARX-02a): 265 km/h / 165 mph Top Speed (ARX-01c Est): 255 km/h / 158 mph Full Throttle: 70% Max Braking G's: 3.0 G No. of Braking Zones: 9 Gear Changes: 34 Left Turns: 6 Right Turns: 11 No. of Turns: 17 - Second longest circuit in the ALMS - Fourth highest average speed - Largest number of turns of all ALMS tracks including most turns right - Has the equal slowest corner speed for a road course - Tied with Long Beach and Miller Motorsports Park for the most number of braking zones - With Road America has the most gear changes per lap - Rated fourth for maximum number of G's HIGHCROFT TV Sebring By Night http://www.youtube.com/user/HighcroftTV?feature=mhw#p/u/0/wDEP-bFDVzQ [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtQyW4fS-gCooMP-eVqIlf42QNSOCx--HK3N79UdhQ3GAdS5Ah8fDJ7RVGl9g_M1Ac3IARsKM3Hu7xvTqJw_beWTv5MtsLUOcGA_w30R-lIVThGmdDo_Ds4WKxNu-9Zej3BR83n4Msx70XDcgIobllkwyHrsCIgvjKzlVQH3hJXYAdtVWEq4TjsC] Sebring Qualifying Report http://www.youtube.com/user/HighcroftTV?feature=mhw4 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtQfO4E5lhvzQcdslx0neirR2oLFFXCRTey5MKKk9Kff2EXie0FmaSsoQqpTmAcwAPfhie7zQ36jb8ttLq4nQcVRbUlOLawdQs51KiLhzejmGbEfX_dkGOvQdlF11_ZQndhbiD9SGMOFfgDH6Lv4wLRh] Sebring - Florida's Tough Track http://www.youtube.com/highcrofttv#p/u/0/Eza4WXiNZVk [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtTNytMRc8tMVzkAGljrqWN-OPPGJY8l_MZPjAZbDiAcCvKKkEzJEjq23vgkk4GGKQsTu38cwJoZNIXhY8y1rVHC-rjA-_JtK2Lw0-1S7cL8L23DznjNt9u95rrn31VAQ7WCocvYUUiSHl6DlUpQaTKN] Sebring Preview - Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/highcrofttv#p/u/5/2jXZSoKCvuo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtR2r-nW-jR55g3M7N8RzOee9pZ88P-1BVN1qmbFd5TuYxkCDNd5aEcOc0BJzw_WccsIkWDJMZqAbKNRoFMj1ZpWzzgSg29e9yiiCEP5Avr57yGLzwpPvjB6KTC31Xt8ooqx-grSIVLRqE2NrbLCnlEG] Sebring Preview - Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/highcrofttv#p/u/4/b9z6qhTDDRE [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtSPqEkkPAClBPt-z47Ve46UTMBlLW4NHF6YR2TtERWsNNZupI4Jnc7FyrqKYY9Ub270CF0VfpHdjtE3s6-C6iTZ-Ff1xTamfnm8dO0tmVEdanz5P-pneXCh_eKDSRZXjT4vVtSohGNq-f2I9PyVgkOx] Sebring Preview - Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/highcrofttv#p/u/3/9Fwd3y-lpSc [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtSmIenjA0xlWPZapgBCBOOOx4-MlnvrthkCxUyS3bvorcZJ4bVX14tL1Rcv9qGmR96vL0BWtLwSo88YnCSQTSqizs5Xpg_-k5az7e8iTU_sZi8OS33hKGgv5EgQmZ_rJycRPDaL2LbQj9J2PRj1JrtJ] Sebring Winter Test - Day 1 http://www.youtube.com/highcrofttv#p/u/2/n9-IyOTAp58 [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtTDHpEVkGkOM8Pn6IoLHmLwOwOReVRdbkiZehmBql_m_gD2W6XarFWoGkrDa5LLaIFh6cI1ZhnNY1dJk_zzR3Tj611u4u5p2UYqSMlo_qi6hbHOfq4XVqm6wY0mJkYBeXYIBQW3HHha-iwoGLw7Y44Y] Sebring Winter Test - Day 2 http://www.youtube.com/highcrofttv#p/u/1/rKtmKYM3Flw [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtSpFqmAISud6VQDI8Npo9cWSW5tGJJJubr1-NA6to_Tsu1aR7vcob_cSoH25NYBAUWvMeVwDY63SB8aqW-oX-ZaKjDj0nuqu7GDICrDQRIb3u6V5DuzAKwkihhoncqDzpRrh654xuFbfOzNsK8DegE8] HIGHCROFT RACING AT SEBRING 2009 Acura ARX-02a Brabham/Sharp/Franchitti Qual: 6th 1:46.504 Race: 15th (5th in P2) DNF - 302 laps (mechanical) 2008 Acura ARX-01b Brabham/Sharp/Johansson Qual: 11th 1:47.819 Race: 5th 349 laps 2007 Acura ARX-01a Brabham/Johansson/Dayton Qual: 4th 1:47.109 Race: 6th 346 laps 2006 Lola EX257/AER Dayton/Knoop/Fisken Qual: 7th 1:51.549 Race: 29th DNF 128 laps (mechanical) SEBRING ON TV SPEED TV [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103216132451&s=1707&e=001AjumWFnUXtQT0ceWfkIV1JDjwcY6TcNR8KHgqnDA7oHDhFOkqb7XW_WAUQQ-sCt4N0VbQRGFyyllWLIKFyfpPW8MTz09FS0kqeW_hD9e80M=]USA SPEED TV Saturday, March 20 (Live) 10:00am - 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