Petit Le Mans 2018 – GTLM
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DSC_3046: Porsche 911 RSR Petit Le Mans GTLM winner
DSC_3030: Corvette, 2018 GTLM championship victor
DSC_2849: GTLMs, enduring 10hrs of hard racing
DSC_2963: Corvette No. 4 racing to second place
DSC_3169: BMW pole sitter finished 3rd
DSC_3087: Ford GT No.67 finished 5th
DSC_3251: Ford GT No 66 finished 7th
DSC_3292: BMW No. 25 finished fourth
DSC_3260: Crashed, finished 8th, & won the 2018 GTLM championship
DSC_3213: Two decades ago, Rd. Atlanta’s energetic owner Don Panoz instigated Petit Le Mans
DSC_3150: Frequently dramatic, the 2018 event did not disappoint
DSC_3238: As late summer blends into autumn, so comes the promise of Petit Le Mans
DSC_2997: Race day dawned misty then remained gloriously sunny
DSC_3298: To observe corner-entry, mid-corner, & corner-exit speeds, saunter up to Turn 7
DSC_3089: GTLM Ferrari not as competitive as its GTD counterparts
DSC_3032: Ford secured 2018 GTLM manufacturer’s championship with 5 wins
DSC_3045: Corvette racing machinery is prepared by Pratt & Miller. They’ve help secure 13 team championships
DSC_3070: Winning Porsche 911 showed a blend of pace and finesse taking victory by 11sec over the No. 4 Corvette
Petit Le Mans 2018 – Prototype cars
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LeadP-DSC_2938: Two corners remaining, Renger van Zande slipped past the stricken No.5 to victory
DSC_3312: To appreciate full measure of this year’s race meant witnessing No. 5s last lap blunder: fuel starvation
DSC_3096: Weighing 2050lbs & generating 500hp at 7,600rpm thru 6-sp trans, the No.5 was almost victorious
DSC_2838: Just 26 mins after start, polesitting No. 22 Pipo Derani suffered debilitating puncture in left rear.
DSC_3065: Jonathan Bomarito’s Mazda claimed fastest lap of 1:11.490 and finished third
DSC_2973: Whelan Cadillac DPi, finished 8th & won Prototype Drivers Championship
DSC_3081: Penske Team Acura of Montoya, Cameron, & Pagenaud running 9th before fatal error
DSC_3104: Disappointment for former F1 notable Juan Pablo Montoyo, crashing before esses after just 2hrs of racing
DSC_3038: Pipo Derani’s Nissan recorded second fastest lap of 1:11.679, also limped back to pits punctured
DSC_3094: Acura Team Penske salvaged 5th ahead of Derani after Castroneves penalized for passing under yellow flag
DSC_2968: No. 77 Mazda finished in second place, just two seconds ahead of its sister car No. 55
DSC_3036: Dutchman van der Zande earned Wayne Taylor Racing its first victory of 2018
DSC_3297: Filipe Albuquerque rendered impotent two corners from finishing line
DSC 304: Derani’s Nissan assumed lead on penultimate pit stop but diminishing fuel levels slowed its pace
Petit Le Mans 2018 – GTD
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DSC_2936: Ferrari eventually claimed GTD honors, closely followed by the NSX & Huracan
DSC_3310: Acura NSX finished second, despite intense pressure by Alvaro Parente
Lead-GTD-DSC_3031: The Lamborghini Huracan finished 3rd & claimed GTD title
DSC_3293: With 90 mins remaining, 2 secs separated top 3 competitors
DSC_2958: Despite two punctures, the Land Motorsport Audi finished sixth. Given its speed & with better luck, it could have won.
DSC_3149: Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 co-driven by Daniel Serra, Gunnar Jeanette & Cooper MacNeil.
DSC_3247: Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX of Alvaro Parente
DSC_2918: GTD championship winning Lambo, co-driven by Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow & Cory Lewis
Petit Le Mans 2018 – Pre-race on the track
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