The moment private equity investor-turned motorsports climbing star Scott Tucker put his order for that latest Honda Performance Development/Wirth Research cost-capped prototype car, under "quantity," it said 2. Tucker reserved the earliest 2 chassis for his Level 5 Motorsports team to use as soon as they can, which turned out to be last weekend in the HPD ARX-01g's debut appearance, at ModSpace American Le Mans in Monterey, Calif. The race had been just another victory for the David Stone-managed, Microsoft Office-sponsored team of Tucker, Christophe Bouchut and Luis Diaz; the team has made a crucial pass throughout the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup series and the American Le Mans Series, making podium at numerous races and winning at several others, for instance Imola.
Clearly, not just luck brought 2 seasoned people together with a newbie and made them win races. Every one of the drivers centers on a different area and comes from a different background, nevertheless they all share a intense love for racing sports cars and a depth of expertise and experience that lends itself to precise, managed, well-balanced driving at maximum speed. They key to the team's combined accomplishment is locating the optimal situation for driver order and race strategy-part of which involves Tucker reserving a pair of the Honda chassis prototypes.
Tucker and Bouchut, who has been his driving teacher back then, made a decision to get into the Le Mans Prototype class after checking out the car last year. The kind of the automobile was interesting enough, but since the series could possibly have Class A and Class B individuals race with each other at the championship, Tucker wanted in. Bouchut, among the most successful endurance drivers anywhere and an industry experienced person, was aiding Tucker improve since his Grand-Am first appearance, and the 2 entered the LMPC program alongside one another full-time last year.
One other alluring component to the brand new prototype class was a new IMSA rule authorized guy drivers in LMPC or GTC class to drive a couple cars, with the scoring driver in the higher-placed entry. That allowance spawned Level 5 Motorsports' winning Nos. 55 and 95 cars, which carried the team through the next season to win the LMP championship, which bumped Level 5 into the LMP2 class, for which the HPD ARX-01g cars will take over starting last weekend.
The strategy involved with two automobiles worked for Level 5 Motorsports, with an quite expert veteran in Christophe Bouchut and another coming at the beginning of This year in Luis Diaz. Tucker, who had previously been a rookie at age Forty-four in 2006, got training with the two-car strategy Level 5 uses, saving himself effort and time and improving the team's system all the while.
Tucker had primarily kept out of the limelight, though he rapidly built a winning record right after his racing debut. But Le Mans had been among his goals, and so once the moment was appropriate enough, he incorporated high-profile racing experts to his inner circle and set about leaving the Level 5 mark on every last ALMS and ILMC track he could.
In 2010, Bouchut entered his 17th Le Mans race; just 14 other individuals have ever completed the race more times. But Tucker had never appeared in Le Mans; strategy again played part in becoming successful while in the race. Though Bouchut could very easily compete with the series' best rated individuals, the entire Level 5 team had to hold their own in order to succeed. Bouchut was slated as the lead driver, with Tucker and Manu Rodriguez rounding out the group. The team's collective goal was to qualify at a strong pace and be competitive, a state of mind that has continued throughout the 2011 year. With seemingly a continuous check list in their minds-get the best car, qualify strong, stay competitive, always try to get the win-the Level 5 team arranges race day around it.
Clearly, not just luck brought 2 seasoned people together with a newbie and made them win races. Every one of the drivers centers on a different area and comes from a different background, nevertheless they all share a intense love for racing sports cars and a depth of expertise and experience that lends itself to precise, managed, well-balanced driving at maximum speed. They key to the team's combined accomplishment is locating the optimal situation for driver order and race strategy-part of which involves Tucker reserving a pair of the Honda chassis prototypes.
Tucker and Bouchut, who has been his driving teacher back then, made a decision to get into the Le Mans Prototype class after checking out the car last year. The kind of the automobile was interesting enough, but since the series could possibly have Class A and Class B individuals race with each other at the championship, Tucker wanted in. Bouchut, among the most successful endurance drivers anywhere and an industry experienced person, was aiding Tucker improve since his Grand-Am first appearance, and the 2 entered the LMPC program alongside one another full-time last year.
One other alluring component to the brand new prototype class was a new IMSA rule authorized guy drivers in LMPC or GTC class to drive a couple cars, with the scoring driver in the higher-placed entry. That allowance spawned Level 5 Motorsports' winning Nos. 55 and 95 cars, which carried the team through the next season to win the LMP championship, which bumped Level 5 into the LMP2 class, for which the HPD ARX-01g cars will take over starting last weekend.
The strategy involved with two automobiles worked for Level 5 Motorsports, with an quite expert veteran in Christophe Bouchut and another coming at the beginning of This year in Luis Diaz. Tucker, who had previously been a rookie at age Forty-four in 2006, got training with the two-car strategy Level 5 uses, saving himself effort and time and improving the team's system all the while.
Tucker had primarily kept out of the limelight, though he rapidly built a winning record right after his racing debut. But Le Mans had been among his goals, and so once the moment was appropriate enough, he incorporated high-profile racing experts to his inner circle and set about leaving the Level 5 mark on every last ALMS and ILMC track he could.
In 2010, Bouchut entered his 17th Le Mans race; just 14 other individuals have ever completed the race more times. But Tucker had never appeared in Le Mans; strategy again played part in becoming successful while in the race. Though Bouchut could very easily compete with the series' best rated individuals, the entire Level 5 team had to hold their own in order to succeed. Bouchut was slated as the lead driver, with Tucker and Manu Rodriguez rounding out the group. The team's collective goal was to qualify at a strong pace and be competitive, a state of mind that has continued throughout the 2011 year. With seemingly a continuous check list in their minds-get the best car, qualify strong, stay competitive, always try to get the win-the Level 5 team arranges race day around it.
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