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2004 Race
Reports
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Nürburgring, Germany, 25-27 June
2004
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Danish Le Mans pilot, Casper Elgaard, claimed a double Group C
triumph at the Nuerburgring's Jan Wellum Pokal historic meeting. Aboard the
Porsche Kremer Racing 962CK6, Elgaard duelled with BRDC Rising Star, Simon
Pullan, in a similar short tail car on each day.
Race 1 saw David Mercer (Spice-Ford SE90C) chase the
lead pair hard after a cracked exhaust hampered his qualifying efforts.
Ingestion of part of the foam air filter left the Cosworth down on power after
15 minutes, leaving him to settle for a distant third. An engine fire forced
retirement from the same position on Sunday.
A marvellous three-way scrap for fourth entertained
the crowds. Michael Schuster (Argo-Judd JM19C) led Jim Mullen (Spice-Chevrolet
GTP) from Brian DeVries (Chevrolet Intrepid RM-1) in the early stages. The half
distance mark sparked change when DeVries dived by Mullen, then Schuster, in
quick succession at Turn 1. Mullen succeeded in taking Schuster, but a rare
spin dropped him back to sixth at the flag. A broken gear linkage forced Mullen
into retirement in Race 2.
Nigel
James' long tail Porsche 962C was not suited to the twisty nature of the modern
Formula One circuit. Following a frustrating seventh, he decided not to run on
Sunday. John Grant (Chevron B19) took duel Invitation class honours with eighth
and fifth respectively.
Drama was
afoot before Race 2 had even begun. Five cars failed to take their start
positions; caught out at pit exit, when electing to complete a second warm-up
lap. Front-runners, Elgaard, DeVries, and Schuster were amongst these. All
chased hard; their efforts yielding first, third, and fourth respectively.
Nick Rini (Jaguar XJR-12D) and
Michael Millard (Prosport-Ford LM3000) battled closely in Race 1 but, by
Sunday, Rini had wound up the Jaguar V12 and forged clear to take sixth from
Millard's seventh. Jim Graham (Porsche 962C) changed to a different Motronic
chip for Sunday's race, but a constant misfire troubled his progress. He took
eighth to add to twelfth from Race 1.
Duncan McKay and Robin Ward were elated with the excellent progress
made with McKay's Bardon-Ford. Not having run a completely trouble-free session
before the weekend, they brought the car home to class wins on each day.
Richard Bateman (Tiga-Rover GC287) took runner-up spot.
John Edwards continued his excellent progress in
learning his Argo-Ford JM19C. He claimed two class wins, to add to the one from
Le Mans. Edwards' class rival Jean-Yves Moine (Spice-Cosworth SE88C) never
overcame a variety of electrical gremlins, which forced retirement on both
days.
Phillipp Brunn entertained
the crowds with some spirited driving en route to second and third in class
aboard the Brunn Racing Porsche 908/3. His father, Siggi, was not as fortunate.
His Sauber C5 suffered engine damage in Saturday's race, but he kept smiling
during, what was, a very friendly weekend for all concerned. |
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Practice/Qualifying |
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| No. |
Class |
Driver |
Nat |
Car |
Laps |
Fastest |
| 101 |
1 |
Simon
Pullan |
GB |
Porsche 962 CK6 |
10 |
1:53.740 |
| 14 |
1 |
Caspar
Elgaard |
DK |
Porsche 962 |
11 |
1:54.231 |
| 51 |
1 |
Michael Schuster |
D |
Argo
Judd JM-19 |
12 |
1:57.097 |
| 112 |
1 |
Jim
Mullen |
USA |
Spice
Chevrolet 6.5L |
16 |
1:57.625 |
| 21 |
1 |
David
Mercer |
GB |
Spice
Ford SE 90C |
4 |
1:57.729 |
| 64 |
1 |
Brian
DeVries |
USA |
Intrepid Chevrolet |
13 |
1:57.744 |
| 32 |
1 |
Nick
Rini |
USA |
Jaguar
XJR-12 |
14 |
1:59.759 |
| 3 |
5 |
John
Grant |
GB |
Chevron B19 |
3 |
2:00.511 |
| 7 |
1 |
Nigel
James |
GB |
Porsche 962 |
11 |
2:01.019 |
| 31 |
5 |
Michael Millard |
GB |
Prosport LM3000 |
11 |
2:02.675 |
| 86 |
5 |
Philipp Brunn |
GB |
Porsche 908-03 |
6 |
2:03.361 |
| 133 |
1 |
Jim
Graham |
GB |
Porsche 962 |
10 |
2:04.868 |
| 93 |
5 |
Siggi
Brunn |
D |
Sauber
C5 |
12 |
2:09.830 |
| 191 |
3 |
John
Edwards |
GB |
Argo
Cosworth |
7 |
2:15.728 |
| 10 |
4 |
Duncan
McKay/Robin Ward |
GB |
Bardon
Cosworth |
11 |
2:17.377 |
| 37 |
4 |
Richard Bateman |
GB |
Tiga
Rover |
4 |
2:29.203 |
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Race 1
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| No. |
Class |
Driver |
Nat |
Car |
Time |
Laps |
Fastest |
| 14 |
1 |
Caspar
Elgaard |
DK |
Porsche 962 |
29:08.672 |
15 |
1:54.911 |
| 101 |
1 |
Simon
Pullan |
GB |
Porsche 962 CK6 |
29:26.863 |
15 |
1:56.348 |
| 21 |
1 |
David
Mercer |
GB |
Spice
Ford SE 90C |
29:38.169 |
15 |
1:54.759 |
| 64 |
1 |
Brian
DeVries |
USA |
Intrepid Chevrolet |
29:55.907 |
15 |
1:58.039 |
| 51 |
1 |
Michael Schuster |
D |
Argo
Judd JM-19 |
30:05.558 |
15 |
1:58.265 |
| 112 |
1 |
Jim
Mullen |
USA |
Spice
Chevrolet 6.5L |
30:18.743 |
15 |
1:58.240 |
| 7 |
1 |
Nigel
James |
GB |
Porsche 962 |
30:41.831 |
15 |
2:00.030 |
| 3 |
5 |
John
Grant |
GB |
Chevron B19 |
31:03.123 |
15 |
2:01.883 |
| 86 |
5 |
Philipp Brunn |
GB |
Porsche 908-03 |
31:17.386 |
15 |
2:02.661 |
| 32 |
1 |
Nick
Rini |
USA |
Jaguar
XJR-12 |
29:31.417 |
14 |
2:04.570 |
| 31 |
5 |
Michael Millard |
GB |
Prosport LM3000 |
29:32.887 |
14 |
2:05.170 |
| 133 |
1 |
Jim
Graham |
GB |
Porsche 962 |
30:48.579 |
14 |
2:09.003 |
| 191 |
3 |
John
Edwards |
GB |
Argo
Cosworth |
30:58.444 |
14 |
2:08.434 |
| 10 |
4 |
Duncan
McKay |
GB |
Bardon
Cosworth |
29:38.428 |
12 |
2:24.707 |
| 37 |
4 |
Richard Bateman |
GB |
Tiga
Rover |
29:57.958 |
12 |
2:26.240 |
| Retirements |
| 103 |
3 |
Jean
Yves Moine |
F |
Spice
SE88 |
18:40.222 |
8 |
2:12.003 |
| 93 |
5 |
Siggi
Brunn |
D |
Sauber
C5 |
13:28.919 |
4 |
2:25.866 |
| Fastest Lap |
| 21 |
1 |
David
Mercer |
GB |
Spice
SE90C |
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Lap
3 |
1:54.759 |
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Race 2
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| No. |
Class |
Driver |
Nat |
Car |
Time |
Laps |
Fastest |
| 14 |
1 |
Caspar
Elgaard |
DK |
Porsche 962 |
36:38.825 |
19 |
1:53.441 |
| 101 |
1 |
Simon
Pullan |
GB |
Porsche 962 CK6 |
36:58.419 |
19 |
1:54.801 |
| 64 |
1 |
Brian
DeVries |
USA |
Intrepid Chevrolet |
37:44.995 |
19 |
1:55.334 |
| 51 |
1 |
Michael Schuster |
D |
Argo
Judd JM-19 |
36:48.421 |
18 |
1:58.338 |
| 3 |
5 |
John
Grant |
GB |
Chevron B19 |
37:27.434 |
18 |
2:02.633 |
| 32 |
1 |
Nick
Rini |
USA |
Jaguar
XJR-12 |
37:46.488 |
18 |
2:02.834 |
| 31 |
5 |
Michael Millard |
GB |
Prosport LM3000 |
38:10.298 |
18 |
2:04.427 |
| 133 |
1 |
Jim
Graham |
GB |
Porsche 962 |
37:09.986 |
17 |
2:07.079 |
| 10 |
4 |
Robin
Ward |
GB |
Bardon
Cosworth |
37:14.217 |
17 |
2:08.616 |
| 191 |
3 |
John
Edwards |
GB |
Argo
Cosworth |
37:36.739 |
17 |
2:08.391 |
| 37 |
4 |
Richard Bateman |
GB |
Tiga
Rover |
36:48.800 |
15 |
2:23.138 |
| 86 |
5 |
Philipp Brunn |
GB |
Porsche 908-03 |
38:35.802 |
15 |
2:03.586 |
| Retirements |
| 21 |
1 |
David
Mercer |
GB |
Spice
Ford SE 90C |
8:07.487 |
4 |
2:00.269 |
| 112 |
1 |
Jim
Mullen |
USA |
Spice
Chevrolet 6.5L |
6:03.749 |
3 |
2:00.094 |
| 103 |
3 |
Jean
Yves Moine |
F |
Spice
SE88 |
6:49.243 |
3 |
2:10.601 |
| Fastest Lap |
| 14 |
1 |
Caspar
Elgaard |
DK |
Porsche 962 |
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Lap
4 |
1:53.441 |
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