The leading group of GTLM cars
left the pit lane at nearly the same time.
Although the # 3 Corvette
left pit lane, the damaged body work shredded the front left tire and so Magnussen immediately returned.
Milner followed with a triple stint on his Michelin tires that saw he and the Corvette move from sixth — where he slotted into the field after
the leaving pit lane on his first laps — to the class lead.
He went from sixth — where he slotted in the field after
leaving pit lane — and took the lead for the first time following a safety - car period caused by a crash between one of the leading Audis and GT traffic.
Not exact matches
Mansell continued to lead until he made his sole pitstop on lap 26, but as he
left his box a driveshaft broke,
leaving him stranded at the end of the
pit lane and out of the race.
Leist was
left facing the wrong way at the end of the
pit lane and decided to execute an impressive (if slightly dodgy) spin turn with just one rear wheel.
The impact damaged a valve stem on the
left - rear tire, forcing Chilton to head for the
pit lane.
Just when I was ready to bend the rules, the slowpoke prematurely dipped into the
pit lane,
leaving me with a clear shot at the track's long front straight and a sudden outlet for the red mist that had been building over the lapping session.
The GT had already featured a radically styled body, but the GTR took this a little further with features such as a very large rear spoiler bolted directly to the chassis like a true race car, 18 inch hollow magnesium Speedline centerlock wheels, pneumatic air jacks for raising the car in the
pit lane (like the SV - R, it was too low for a rolling jack), and an emergency fuel shutoff switch on the
left front fender.