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【Advance report of the result of NURBURGRING 24-hour Race 2009】 Thank you for your heated cheers.

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08:30	[Pit] Car 16 has also made a pit stop along side with Car 15. (05:15) Ranking of the top machines has not changed, so the top three teams are competing with each other. 1st #1 Manthey Racing GmbH/Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2nd #99 Phoenix Racing/Audi R8 LMS 3rd #2 Manthey Racing GmbH/Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S All the three are repeating laps with a time of around 9 minutes! In 24-hour endurance races, there is no telling what will happen. Thank you in advance for your continuous comments to GAZOO Racing Team! (00:35) [Pit] Car 15 did pit stop for fueling and changing tire. Andre is still the driver!(0:26) [Pit] We found a mechanic wrapped in a tire warmer! FYI, tires are warmed up by a warmer before use so that their performance can be brought soon. In some cases, they are warmed to around 80C, so it is warm around the tire even when temperature is low in the pit. (00:21) We've just checked Volkswargen Motorsports' paddock tent! It's very nice for car buff that we can see the displayed cars after 0:00! (00:18) [Pit] Car 14: Driver Kinoshita changed to Driver Quiros. Only refueling was done and got into the track.(00:12) Recent lap information! #14 #14 GAZOO Racing/Lexus LF-A　9:16.762 Driver Kinoshita #15 GAZOO Racing/Lexus LF-A　9:12.908 Driver Andre (00:12)
08:00	[Tent] Had an interview with Driver Takagi who just finished his night run in Nurburgring. "The road is absolutely dark but it almost like my body remembers the path. If you do not have it you may not be able to make it. Sometimes camping car's lights scare me though." Wow to drivers...(00:04) [Pit] Car 14. Driver Quiros is standing by. (23:58) There are parts changed during the race around paddock tent. It must be a great opportunity for fans to see these parts. This is one of the real thrills that Nurburgring 27hrs race offer! (23:53) Here are drivers from GAZOO Racing team. Car14 Driver Takayuki Kinoshita Car15 Driver Andre lotterer Car16 Driver Hiroshi Naruse (23:50) [Details of the trouble of Car 15] I asked the details from Mechanic Hirata, returning to the tent and having light meal after the repair of Car 15. "I heard that it takes 2 hours to return to the pit by towing the car, so three of us hurried to the site of the accident after packing tools and parts on a vehicle. The site was on the dirt beside the track. We jacked up the body by 50 to 60 cm and changed the parts. Then, one more mechanic came to the site and joined the work. We did not want the car to finish only after half of the round." I strongly felt that the strong will of the team mechanics helped Car 15 come back to the track. (23:47) [Pit] Relaxed Aston Martin crews sharing a same pit.(23:45) It is 23:41 here！ Still crowded with spectators! (23:44) Current round result is... 1st to 3rd place:49 rounds 4th to 8th:48rounds 9th to 11th:47 rounds Round result of 3 GAZOO Racing machines are... Car14:43 rounds Car16:36 rounds Car15:17 rounds (23:41) [Standings in total] 1st # 1 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 48R(Time 7:25:15.503) 2nd #99 Audi R8 LMS 48R(Time 7:26:20.874) 3rd # 2 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S 48R(Time 7:29:19.396) 4th #97 Abt Audi R8 LMS 48R(Time 7:31:03.609) 5th #98 Audi R8 LMS 47R(Time 7:26:33.329) (23:38) [Pit] Car 16 did pit stop. Driver was changed from Takagi to Naruse and went back to the track.(23:35) [Pit] Comment from Driver Krumbach after the change: "We have lost 5 hours due to the trouble, but the driving feeling is perfect." (23:34) [Pit] Driver Naruse is ready.(23:30)
07:30	[Pit] Car 16 did pit stop. Driver was changed from Takagi to Nruse and went back to the track.(23:35) [Pit] Car 15 is done with maintenance and Driver Andre is leaving wind sound and passing pit road!! (23:20) The rain has stopped! The road surface does not look wet! The strategy of each team may be a key of the race as the night goes on. (23:18) [Pit] Car 15 did pit in!! Tire change and refueling will be done. Driver is changed from Krumbach to Andre!! (23:18) [Pit] I asked Driver Andre to put a GAZOO Racing sticker on the visor. At long last, Driver Andre is standing by!! (23:13) The rain started finally! This may cause a big movement on ranking due to more pit stop and pit out including tire change!! (23:08) [Pit] Car 14 made a pit stop. No driver change. Driver Kinoshita continues driving. (23:05)
07:00	[Pit] A spatter of rain started. Each team is deciding whether dry or wet tires. (22:58) Car 12's lap time is 11mins and 23sec.(22:54) Car 14 passed Car 11 and moved up to 3rd position!! Car 11 is keeping 10mins and 45sec. On the other hand Car 14 is running 1 min. faster.(22:51) [Pit] Car 16 did pit stop. Also changed tires.(22:50) [Pit] Mechanical members are having light meals in pit.(22:48) Car 15 Driver Krumbach：9min. and 34sec. Car 14 Driver Kinoshita: 9mins and 48sec. Both of them are running in 10mins. *Having a result in 10mins means racing with the same pace as top 20teams. (22:47) ＊Current rank for SP8 class that GAZOO Racing team is in at 22:40LT. 1st place Car12 Kissling Motorsport/Chevrolet Corvette C6 2nd place Car7 Dr.Bez,Ulrich Dusseldorf/Aston Martin 3rd place Car11 KTN/AudiRS4 4th place Car14 GAZOO Racing/Lexus LF-A 5th place Car96 Dörr Motorsport/BMW 135i Please giving it up for GAZOO Racing team!!(22:44) ＊Current total rank at 22:40LT. 1st place Car99 Phoenix Racing/Audi R8 LMS 2nd place Car1 Manthey Racing GmbH/Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 3rd place Car2 Manthey Racing GmbH/Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S 4th place Car97 Team Abt Sportsline/Audi R8 LMS 5th place Car98 Phoenix Racing/Audi R8 LMS Porsche and Audi are occupying best 5!!(22:40) [Team tent] Team staffs are also having meals. Sure it is a Japan team, cup noodles are the most popular. (22:37) [Pit] Comment from Driver Quiros about Nurburgring race. “I will be racing in 2 hrs. This is my first Nurburgring and I have never run at night. I have raced in Daytona under lights but there are no lights so I am little bit nervous.” (22:27)

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08:30	41 I wonder if the pit staffs are also working in shift. [Asuka] 40 GAZOO is in the upward mode this time! Go for it! [Lexus] 39 Up to what degree can a tire be warmed up with a tire warmer? [Tonton] 38 The picture is really telling the site! Good job everyone! [Oha Yogurt] 37 VM exhibit, is this the vehicle they enter Paris-dakarl-rally [Utsumi] 36 Greets from Finland to the Team and keep the LF-As flying! :) [Nappe1] 35 How is Quiros-san doing at the beginning? Go Quiros-san!! [Lexus] 34 another bad news the #15 rank the same as 8:00 in158 [mtema99] 33 Does anyone know the type of this VM vehicle? Is it prototype that not available? [Lexus] 32 O the #14 is now rank 42 down 2 ranks [mtema99] 31 Ataru> I know what you mean. There was a time I enjoyed learning roads myself, too. [Asuka] 30 I wonder how many more hours to dawn in Germany. Sunset was really late in the evening. [Hiroshi] 29 Andre, I'm looking forward to your lap time in the eight seconds. [Lexus] 28 Naruse driver of Lexus ISF are closing in bit by bit!!! Salute to you! [Lexus] 27 Next positioning of #14 at =8:30 h should be 35-37 as all cars ahed are far slower lapping [Watson] 26 haha, they really are covering up. [Futomaki] 25 Looks like the pit stuff are also feeling fatigue [Hashimoto] 24 You can peek into other paddock... I really envy you!!! [Agepanman] 23 Is it that cold in Germany that you have to cover your body by tire warmer? [Ajifurai] 22 I wonder if "Morizo san" is having a nap. [Tekkamaki] 21 Andres is quick. Catch up. [Pixy] 20 Krumbach drove less than 35 seconds. Minus 22 seconds! [Futomaki] 19 Both LF-A2 have made it less than 9min and half even it is in the middle of the night. [Maru] 18 I know what you mean. There was time I enjoyed getting used to the roads, too. [Ataru>] 17 I guess your body get used to it, like timing for breaking. [Ataru] 16 It's up to Quiros to keep it going. Kinoshita's double stint made up many positions. [Takuma] 15 Amazing after 8 hours 4 1st cars still within same lap !! [Watson] 14 The pit is busy in the evening, too! [Lexus] 13 What a good driver Andre is!! [Ririko] 12 Andre is impressing. Catch up 5 hours! [Putaro] 11 Kinoshita san, well done! As I have expected. [Lexus] 10 Kinoshita-san is impressing. Lotterer is quick even at night! [Lexus] 9 now Quiros who is driving #14 [mtema99] 8 Go Quiros-san! [Lexus] 7 #12 Corvette drop out of top 14 place - in pits? [Watson] 6 Great job to Andre and Kinoshita. It's in the middle of the night. [Sousou] 5 If your body doesn't react with the reflex, it must be really hard in that difficult course in the middle of the night. [Yasu] 4 Live report> Thanks for the lap updates!! [Futomaki] 3 Andre was so fast last week! [Ibasan] 2 GO (VAMOS) Quiros-san!! [FCarranza] 1 Caution #44 Holden is catching up as well; felt back bcause flat tire before [Watson]
08:00	60 now Quiros who is driving #14 [mtema99] 59 ok pura vida mop [CALI] 58 good progress. LF-A #14 is catching up with Aston Martin 2nd place [Lexus_of_wayata] 57 Thanks! Go 14.... [FCarranza] 56 Car14 Driver Takayuki Kinoshita Car15 Driver Andre lotterer Car16 Driver Hiroshi Naruse [mtema99] 55 Impressive catch-up by #14 - must hunt down the Aston ;-) [Watson] 54 Is Quiros driving???? [FCarranza] 53 whos driving right know? [CALI] 52 14 , 15 & 16 ranks 40 , 158 & 117 respectively [mtema99] 51 Aqui: http://wige-iptv.com/cms/livecast/24h/live3-4.asx pruebalo [FCarranza] 50 Video en vivo de la carrera: (en Aleman y a veces en Ingles) [FCarranza] 49 vamos javier vamos javier vamos javier arriba costa rica [WEIMAR RODRIGUEZ] 48 mae carranza en que pagina lo esta viendo ud? [CALI] 47 Lexus-san>Audi is a nice car [Pixy] 46 Now we have no choice but for #14 to aim the top of the class as well as the top 10 in overall rank, and for the other 2 cars to aim their best lap time and completion of the race. [Lexus] 45 Go JQuiros - Pura Vida!! Go for it!!!! [FCarranza] 44 give me a link to see the race in inglish or spanish please [CALI] 43 Nurburgring 27hrs. That's when you know you're tired. [Takuma] 42 Nissan Z 33 48 7:58:31.703 on p 19 [Tom] 41 They all need GO FAST energy drinks :) [Lexus_of_wayata] 40 Pixy> I'm a night person too. But it's a 24 hour race so I guess it doesn't matter if you're a night person or a morning person. [Agepanman] 39 Are some of them good at nighttime driving while the others good at daytime driving? [Agepanman] 38 Currently 43 overall and 3rd in class [Watson] 37 What position is #14??? [FCarranza] 36 Thanks for the lap info, please continue the report. [RacerGAZOO] 35 LFA #14 is getting closer to Aston Martin #12 [Lexus_of_wayata] 34 Go Kinoshita! [Hook] 33 Those Aston Martin crews won't be relaxed for long. [Takuma] 32 Naruse-san, how are you doing? I wish you the best while midnight driving! [Lexus] 31 Go Kinoshita go [WEIMAR RODRIGUEZ] 30 What's Andre's lap time? [Pixy] 29 Andre didn't attack to know the course condition at the 1st lap, from the 2nd lap we can expect him. [Tsukonin] 28 Team GAZOO recover the 6 laps! [Oshiete] 27 Be careful, Naruse! [Soso] 26 Porche's under 7 minutes?! It's that fast? Is the total time on the report 7 hours? [Lexus] 25 The car's feeling is perfect! [moku chan] 24 Takagi, good run!, Naruse, fight! [Amadeus] 23 Go, Naruse-gou! [Hashimoto] 22 12>14, three lap difference (30 minutes)....I'm looking forward to the counterattack! [Futomaki] 21 I expect Naruse's chasing. [Asuka] 20 Porche is amazingly fast, hitting the time record of below 7 minutes! [Fan] 19 I hope Naruse get reduce the time at the night race. [Tonton] 18 Are we 3 laps behind the top car? [Hiroshi] 17 Good work, Takagi, Fight, Naruse, it's good stop raining. [Sena] 16 Fight, Naruse! [Piccolo] 15 Now one lap down on #7 Aston Martin. [Takuma] 14 Good work Krumbach. [Lexus] 13 Good drive, Takagi. [Ajifurai] 12 Lotterer drives at long last. It was worth waiting, but I'm sleepy. [Doryokuka] 11 Driver Naruse! I'm cheering for you :) [Gunso] 10 Pixy, Andre will come our from the pit at 23:28, so the lap time will be 23:38. [Tsukonin] 9 Tsukoninsanyajiru> Thanks. I'm looking forward to the time. [Pixy] 8 Up to 43? Go Kinoshita [Takuma] 7 Good work Krumbach. Your comment is reassuring. [Hiroshi] 6 Some places are very crowded. Be careful to get back to the race track [Ibasan] 5 Hiroshi, I'm anxious [Tonton] 4 It's Naruse's turn! [Ibasan] 3 Judging from the report the time of pit work may be 5 minutes? [Futomaki] 2 The car is perfect! [Oshiete] 1 What is the Andre's lap time? [PIxy]
07:30	43 Kinoshita-san Go go!! [Liliko] 42 Has the rain stopped? [Yasu] 41 Radio LeMans: "Car 14: 9:15" Wow, go go, but not 2 fast [Un tico, Leonardo GQ] 40 go quiros here in Costa Rica we are all with you,,, get crazy, ans pass everyone [CALI] 39 #14 , #15 & #16 ranks 43 , 161 & 123 respectively [mtema99] 38 at waht time does Javier Quiros drive th #14? [WEIMAR RODRIGUEZ] 37 I've been waiting for you, Andre! I'm not sleepy any more! Go for it, Andre! [Akuno OL] 36 I'm counting on you, Andre. [Lexus] 35 Andre, go and beat others! [Road] 34 Now #15 is in 162th place. We expect Andre to overtake 62 cars and get in the top 100! [Lexus] 33 I wonder how long it took for a pit stop. [Aji fry] 32 Go, Andre! [Nagoyakanagoya] 31 It stops raining, but the road surface is still wet, so it must be slippery. [Agepanman] 30 I don't know how it is like because it's in the middle of the night.. Nothing we can do. [Lexus] 29 Andre, please lead the team to win this race! [Hiroshi] 28 The weather may be easy to change. It seems to be tough. [Chashu] 27 http://events002.gps-explorer.de/ [Un tico, Leonardo GQ] 26 How is the Kinoshita? [Lexus] 25 It was shower. [Tonton] 24 Andre, just explode your power and passion! [Ririko] 23 Andre is coming [Soso] 22 Andre is cool! Go! [IWGP] 21 that's really a good news as i donno any streaming site and just hear from you [mtema99] 20 I am excited to see how many cars could be passed. [Ouendan] 19 Andre is beginning to chase. [Lexus] 18 Andre of the Street Fight? [Ataru] 17 Driver Andre is now coming on the track!!! [Pixi] 16 Vamos Don JAVIER LA GENTE PURDY ESTA CON VOS ATTE: WEIMAR [WEIMAR RODRIGUEZ] 15 It is getting harder. [Miri] 14 Andre-san, have a good race, but be careful! [Mi-ri] 13 Kinoshita is really great! [Pixi] 12 Go go Andre! [IWGP] 11 Kinoshita, get a higher position. [Ponyo] 10 #16 is coming up. [Tsuyoshi] 9 So far we're up to 44. [Takuma] 8 The condition of road surface is tough, I want him to get a higher rank even one. Hold on! [IWGP] 7 This team changes the driver, 17 hours to go. [Hashimoto] 6 Kinoshita is doing his best. Go, go Kinoshita! [Bonbon] 5 They don't change the tires? Be careful, Kinoshita! [Yasu] 4 Kinoshita-san, go, go! [Tsuyoshi] 3 Raining? Might have to pit for wets later. [Takuma] 2 Kinoshita-san, go for it! [Mihri] 1 Driver Kinoshita, get the higher place! [Fan]
07:00	63 this is a test [aaa] 62 Good! Finally, they've got the 3rd place in its class. [Yasu] 61 Wow, you are awesome, Kinoshita! [Akuno OL] 60 Both LF-As maintain time records of below 10 minutes in nighttime driving.. Impressive! [Choco] 59 Cheers to Kinoshita-san and Kurumbach-san! [Shisoume] 58 Eso Javier !! Orgullo de Costa Rica !! [Un tico, Leonardo GQ] 57 GAZOO Racing Team is doing his best. [Hongo] 56 Good! Stick it out, #14! [Pixi] 55 Futomaki-san>I think other cars are also the same. [Shisoume] 54 Thank you, Futomaki. I hope he will overtake. [Pixy] 53 This is great! 14 really making up position. [Takuma] 52 To catch up #7 will be soon. [Tokita] 51 Kinoshita, Great! Fight! [Tsuyoshi] 50 Great!, Go more! [Mi] 49 WoooooooW #14 is now rank 46 & #15 rank 162 & #16 rank 124 [mtema99] 48 Finally, they will possibly be in top 50 overall! From now on, aim to be in top 30! [Tsuyoshi] 47 Wow, Porche and Audi are dominating the top positions in the overall ranking! Hmmm.. [Chuushuu] 46 heavy rain here in metzgesfeld [Tom] 45 #14, let's beat #11 first. [March] 44 Good work mechanics. Is #15 okay? [Tsuyoshi] 43 The gap between #12 and #14 is reallllly far. LFA is happy with 2nd pos [Lexus_of_wayata] 42 The sleep comes over me when I'm off-guard. [AkunoOL] 41 The 3rd posiion in this class! It is good! [hatch-potch] 40 What's the lap time for #12? I want to know the gap between #14! [Pixy] 39 Krumbach is faster than Kinoshita. Then #15 should aim to higher position than then 100th. [Tsuyoshi] 38 Lexus LFA will eat Aston Martin alive soon [Lexus_of_wayata] 37 #15 is doing well! The time lap has dropped by 30 seconds from daytime. I hope they drive safely without any accident. [Futomaki] 36 Thanks for the report. 5th in class! It's still the beginning of the race, don't give up the 1st place!! [Tsuyoshi] 35 Krumbach is fast. I expect him. [Pootaro] 34 yup & we 'll be 2nd soon [mtema99] 33 Hope our team will win the first prize in the class. [Chiki] 32 It looks crowded around #14. I hope #14 raises its rank. [Kit] 31 I think we're 3rd in class now. [Takuma] 30 We're up to 4th in class! Excellent! [hatch_potch] 29 #14 finally overtook #96 but still have #11 ahead. Beat it! [Tsuukounin] 28 Corvette is at the top of class. Go LF-A! [Hiroshi] 27 Car 14 is really making up positions. [Takuma] 26 wow good lap numbers for both 15 & 14 [mtema99] 25 Quiros says he's a bit concerned...honest comment...but go for it! [IWGP] 24 fight for positions [Tom] 23 #14 is getting higher in ranking! Kinoshita-san, you did it! [Tsuyoshi] 22 #14 is trying very hard! [Pixi] 21 Donbe! I'm hungry! [Seven] 20 Good morning. I'm back for support. [Tonton] 19 #96 is still right beind us. [Tokita] 18 Porche and Audi are fast as was expected. [Shisoume] 17 Oh! Donbe! Eat well for the race! [Green] 16 Audi and Porche are dominating the top positions, aren't they? [Piccoro] 15 Be careful Quiros! [Piccoro] 14 The course looks completely dark. [March] 13 @Pixi: In dry conditions some drivers are even faster at night! ! [Watson] 12 Quiros, take care! But raise the rank. [Rabbits] 11 Is it difficult to drive in the dark even for professionals? Stay safe... [Henna] 10 #15 is crippling back but needs time with big gap - go go go [Watson] 9 yup 15 began to gain some momentum [mtema99] 8 Quiros seems to be driving at night for the first time. It looks completely dark on live streaming video. [hatch_potch] 7 It's already morning.. I'm going out to breath in fresh air. [Tsuukounin] 6 How much is the difference in time between daytime drive and nighttime drive? [Pixi] 5 Driving at night without lights on the first drive?! [Shovel] 4 16 up 5 ranks from 131 to 126 [mtema99] 3 #15 is getting higher in ranking, isn't it? [Akuno OL] 2 Quiros says, this is his first time in Nurburgring and he's never driven nighttime. Is he really okay? [Yasu] 1 It is amazing that they drive in this dark. [hatch_potch]

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