Qualifying

Jay · 19 Aug 2000, 03:34 (Ref:31375)

Here is a full report and time sheet:
http://www.seventhgear.com/htms/2000...0frireview.htm

Gil is on provisional pole, as always! Helio didn't do quite as well and is 8th.

Right behind him is Andretti, Franchitti and Tagliani.

Minardi fan · 19 Aug 2000, 10:14 (Ref:31397)

What on earth was Mr. Papis doing???

:confused:

Liz · 19 Aug 2000, 11:52 (Ref:31416)

I make that a difference of .009 in Gil's favour! Now that is close racing.

Helio will get it together by today. I expect it was some problem with the car. But he always comes through when the chips are down. It's good for Gil to have Little Brother breathing down his neck every minute, I think it is going to be the making of him.

And much as I hate to say so, I think it is going to help Mikey make up his mind about staying in CART as well - he won't get this kind of competition in the Idiot Racing League and people will just say he's afraid of the battle (which is not true).

**bella** · 19 Aug 2000, 17:13 (Ref:31450)

it's not qualifying that counts, it's the race...it's not qualifying that counts it's the race.....
*rehersing new post-qualifying mantra*

go helio (conditions apply)

nice close racing then. that works out to be a foot and a half between pole and second.

**bella** · 19 Aug 2000, 20:13 (Ref:31471)

final qualifying......tags 4th, christian 8th.....

it's not qualifying that counts, it's the race.......

daio 1st, though. what went wrong there.....?

Liz · 19 Aug 2000, 22:42 (Ref:31490)

Full times from Elkhart Lake qualifying:
1 Franchitti Reynard-Honda 1:39.866
2 De Ferran Reynard-Honda 1:40.154
3 Tagliani Reynard-Ford 1:40.260
4 Andretti Lola-Ford 1:40.401
5 Fernandez Reynard-Ford 1:40.581
6 Castroneves Reynard-Honda 1:40.610
7 Tracy Reynard-Honda 1:40.682
8 Fittipaldi Lola-Ford 1:40.902
9 Brack Reynard-Ford 1:40.977
10 Gugelmin Reynard-Mercedes 1:41.044
11 Moreno Reynard-Ford 1:41.071
12 Montoya Lola-Toyota 1:41.097
13 Da Matta Reynard-Toyota 1:41.161
14 Servia Reynard-Toyota 1:41.280
15 Papis Reynard-Ford 1:41.458
16 Vasser Lola-Toyota 1:41.743
17 Kanaan Reynard-Mercedes 1:41.816
18 Gidley Reynard-Toyota 1:41.950
19 Carpentier Reynard-Ford 1:42.277
20 Blundell Reynard-Mercedes 1:42.336
21 Jourdain Jr. Lola-Mercedes 1:42.417
22 Marques Swift-Ford 1:43.106
23 Nakano Reynard-Honda 1:43.206
24 Garcia Jr. Reynard-Mercedes 1:43.405
25 Salles Lola-Ford 1:44.436

Tags third and Mikey fourth? Who is going to crash into whom here?

Gil is not a happy boy about missing that pole, but he will be all right on the day.

Go Penske!

Minardi fan · 20 Aug 2000, 01:02 (Ref:31517)

Oh dear oh dear oh dear...

Jay · 20 Aug 2000, 03:22 (Ref:31540)

Tags did a great job putting it third. I just hope he doesn't make another stupid mistake.

It looks like it could be a good race.

Liz · 20 Aug 2000, 03:33 (Ref:31541)

Speedvision showed Helio fourth and Mikey 8th.

And here's what TSN says:

The following is the starting grid for Sunday's CART
Motorola 220 at Road America permanent road course in
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin:

r-rookie

1. Dario Franchitti (27), Honda/Reynard, 145.924 mph
2. Gil de Ferran (2), Honda/Reynard, 145.504 mph
3. r-Alexandre Tagliani (33), Ford/Reynard, 145.350 mph
4. Helio Castroneves (3), Honda/Reynard, 144.844 mph
5. Paul Tracy (26), Honda/Reynard, 144.741 mph
6. Michael Andretti (6), Ford/Lola, 144.729 mph
7. Adrian Fernandez (40), Ford/Reynard, 144.688 mph
8. Christian Fittipaldi (11), Ford/Lola, 144.425 mph
9. r-Kenny Brack (8), Ford/Reynard, 144.318 mph
10. Roberto Moreno (20), Ford/Reynard, 144.184 mph
11. Juan Montoya (1), Toyota/Lola, 144.147 mph
12. Cristiano da Matta (97), Toyota/Reynard, 144.056 mph
13. Mauricio Gugelmin (17), Mercedes/Reynard, 143.999 mph
14. r-Oriol Servia (96), Toyota/Reynard, 143.886 mph
15. Max Papis (7), Ford/Reynard, 143.634 mph
16. Jimmy Vasser (12), Toyota/Lola, 143.231 mph
17. Tony Kanaan (55), Mercedes/Reynard, 143.129 mph
18. Memo Gidley (10), Toyota/Reynard, 142.689 mph
19. Patrick Carpentier (32), Ford/Lola, 142.484 mph
20. Mark Blundell (18), Mercedes/Reynard, 142.402 mph
21. Michel Jourdain Jr. (16), Mercedes/Lola, 142.289 mph
22. Tarso Marques (34), Ford/Reynard, 141.338 mph
23. r-Shinji Nakano (5), Honda/Reynard, 141.201 mph
24. Luiz Garcia Jr. (25), Mercedes/Reynard, 140.538 mph
25. Gualter Salles (19), Ford/Lola, 139.538 mph

Why are there three different versions of the grid? Which if any is correct?

[Edited by Liz on 20th August 2000]

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