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Old 07-22-2000, 05:38 PM
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Default Audi Sets all time Sears Point Lap time.....

McNish in car 77 set the all time fast lap at Sears Point 1:20.

Audis 1&2 qualifying for LeMans Sonoma Grandprix
Panoz 3&4 1:22's
Old 07-22-2000, 06:54 PM
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Default Here is the link.

I'll be seeing them race tomorrow! Wohoo!<ul><li><a href="http://www.searspoint.com/news/lemans2000/mcnishpole07-00.html">McNish Takes Pole for Audi, Sets Fastest Time Ever at Sears Point</a></li></ul>
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Default Crap...I knew I shoulda gone there today...I WILL be at Laguna Seca!!!!!

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Default Steve, I've been at Sears Fri. & Sat. The Audi R8s are AWESOME! See you on Sunday

I had good chats with Biela, Pirro and McNish!!! too.

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What were the NASCAR lap times...anyone know? I need ammo for work tomorrow.
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Default The NASCAR pole-setting lap speed...

was 99.309 MPH. McNish's speed was 112.440 MPH. The press release for the NASCAR qualifying doesn't list the lapt time, just the speed, but McNish's time was 1:20.683. A little math ought to get you the NASCAR lap time.

FWIW, the NASCAR qualifying speeds are about 1 MPH faster than the GTS class of ALMS cars and 5 MPH faster than the GT class. The slowest LMP class was about 6 MPH faster than NASCAR's fastest.
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1:31.351 for NASCAR
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Default Yes, but they run a different track....

Unless you are comparing their times when they ran the whole track. They get to skip 4-5-6, pussies. It is significantly shorter for NASCAR.
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