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[Le Mans 24hr] Race Bulletin 6 - Yokohama makes GT2 podium with Seikel Motorsports |
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Sunday, 18 June 2006 |
Yokohama makes GT2 podium with Seikel Motorsports
The final hours were all about endurance for the Yokohama ADVAN GT2 teams still in the running. Having run for seven hours without third gear, a selection problem halted the Seikel Motorsports car on the track just after the Mulsanne corner. After agonizing minutes driver Dominik Farnbacher was able to find a gear and get the car back to the pits. The lead was lost and the last 50 minutes were spent keeping the car moving to ensure a podium finish. Having led the race for 19 of the 24 hours it was a big blow for the Seikel squad to be settling for second but with thirty minutes to go and a gap of two minutes it would be impossible to regain the lead without a problem for the Panoz. It was more like a sprint and an extraordinary end to an endurance race. Both Yokohama Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs had been in the top six for 20 hours of the race
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