Race - Hours 6-10

1:10 am - Unfortunately, we have had to retire the No. 80 Flying Lizard Porsche from the race due to a mechanical driveline failure that we cannot repair.

I'd like to thank all of you for joining us and for all of your support. We are disappointed, but at the same time very proud of what we accomplished so far in our time here at Le Mans.

We will see you all in a few weeks at Lime Rock!! *** Jen, Shane, and the entire Lizard crew ***

12:57 pm - Thomas Blam, our chief strategist, updated us that the crew has removed the gearbox and is working to see if they can fix the problem. By ACO regulations, we cannot change the transmission externals, but we can work on the internal components.

Radio is still live - but the crew have their radios off as they work on the car.


12:44 - the crew is working quickly in the garage to diagnose the problem. We hope to be able to update you soon.

12:30 - Johannes reported a gearbox problem - sixth gear was gone- and the crew called him in and immediately into the garage. I will update when I know more. He was in p 6 at the time

11:49 pm -Even with a lightning fast pit stop, Johannes is back one position, and Nic Jonsson in the No. 99 Ferrari moved into fifth. But it looks like the No. 99 pitted immediately after that, which will allow Johannes to move back into fifth on the next lap.

11:48 pm - Johannes pits for fuel only and water bottle. Johannes is double stinting, and they are double stinting the tires. No 40 is slow on track but the course is still green.


11:37 pm - Johannes has passed the No. 99 Ferarri and moved into P 5. He is the fastest Porsche on track right now.

11:15 pm - Whoops, sorry for the brief delay in blog updates. Johannes is now back in the car, and is in P 6. He is very close behind the No. 99 Ferrari in P 5 and is running a much faster pace. A prototype is slow on track with no lights - almost impossible to see.

10:38 pm - Seth reports a slight vibration in the car.

10:26 pm - Seth is now in P 6. Positions P 1 No. 97; P 2 No. 87; P 3 No. 93; P 4 No. 76; P 5. No 99; P 6. No 80.

10:24 pm - It's dark now here in Le Mans. Luckily the weather is still clear so the drivers will have to deal with the dark, but at least it is dry.

10:20 pm - unfortunately we missed our window - we were able to complete the repair but Seth did not get out in time to get ahead of the second pace car and the pits were closed. This will cost us at several positions.

10:14 pm - Seth did 2 more laps, and is now pitting, luckily still under yellow. The crew will put the rear wing on, and attempt to set it up. The goal is to get Seth out in front of the pace car.

10:05 pm- The crew did the first step on the replacement - removing the rear wing and a few other needed changes. They sent Seth back out under yellow so he would not lose any additional positions (with no rear wing at all) and will put the new wing on on the next stop.

10:00 pm The No. 9 Creation prototype is off course and we could get a yellow. That would be helpful for us as we replace the wing on Seth's upcoming pit stop. Looks like the safety car is out on course and going double yellow.

9:55 pm - on the pit stop it was easy for the crew to see the problem - the rear wing had collapsed on the uprights. With no rear wing, it's very difficult to steer and control the car. They did a driver change to Seth and fuel, and then sent Seth back out. The crew needed time to prepare the wing for the replacement. They hope to be ready for Seth to pit on the next lap and replace the wing. It's a shame because the No. 80 is in P2 at the moment. With just 2 minutes left before needing to call Seth in to pit, the crew asks team manager Eric Ingraham for one more lap to complete their prep.

9:46 pm - Joerg is reporting some issues - lock up in the front and also issues in the back. He's not sure what it is but the engineers decide to have him pit and have the crew pull wheels off check it while they change drivers.

9:33 - Joerg reports a strong vibration in the left rear. No other info yet.

9:27 - Joerg now in P 2.

9:16 - Joerg in P 4. Positions are: P 1 No. 97; P 2 No. 93; P 3 No. 87; P 4 No. 80. 9:06 - After the unplanned pit stop, Joerg is now P 4. Positions are: P 1 No. 97; P 2 No. 93; P 3 No. 87; P 4 No. 80.

9:00 - Joerg radios in that the passenger side door blew out. We don't know the reason. He was able to pit quickly and the crew replaced the door. Joerg radioed in that "it is much nicer in here now with the door."