Randy Pobst:  “This morning the track was wet and I had no grip whatsoever when I ran the Audi on ‘wet’ tires.   After I changed to ‘dry’ tires, even though the track was still completed wet, I went faster – real bizarre.  Only other problem was when I had literally skated off the track very early on, Fitzgerald slid in to me which damaged my car’s offside rear corner but that will be repaired. The afternoon’s test was dry but we spent the session experimenting with set-ups.”

 

Michael Galati:  “I stayed on wets in the morning while I ran a soft set-up in the afternoon so my times are not representative.  It looks like we’re in for a wet race – since Audi has raced its all-wheel-drive sedans in 2000, that hasn’t happened!” 

 

 

 

Friday (am) – wet (20 minutes):

1     Boris Said (BMW M3)                                           1:09.100 (79.710mph)

2     Michael Culver (Porsche 911)                              1:09.129 (79.677)

3     Bill Auberlen (BMW M3)                                        1:10.559 (78.062)

4     Hans Stuck (BMW M3)                                         1:10.984 (77.595)

5     Randy Pobst (Audi RS 6 “Competition”)         1:11.635 (76.889)

12   Michael Galati (Audi RS 6 “Competition”)      1:16.245 (72.240)

 

 

Friday (pm) – dry (20 minutes):

1     Bill Auberlen (BMW M3)                                        55.009 (100.129mph)

2     Boris Said (BMW M3)                                           55.243 (99.705)

3     Phil McClure (Corvette Z06)                                 55.372 (99.472)

4     John Young (Salen SR351)                                  55.549 (98.826)

5     Hans Stuck (BMW M3)                                         55.734 (98.826)

7     Randy Pobst (Audi RS 6 “Competition”)         55.964 (98.420)

11   Michael Galati (Audi RS 6 “Competition”)      57.111 (96.443)