24H DU MANS 2011: VIDEO BLOG – DAY 1

Thanks to KENNOL’s special relationship with the American Level 5 team, experience the most incredible endurance racing inside! So fasten your belts and follow us for a week with the mechanics, with the drivers, right up to the heart of the race. And be in the front row as one of the privileged partners of this magnificent adventure!

▌ 09:30 – WELCOME TO THE 24H DU MANS 20111

Welcome to this 79th edition of the World Endurance Classic! We will follow, from the inside, the evolution of the Level 5 Motorsports team for its very first participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The driver / owner Scott TUCKER and the reference driver Christophe BOUCHUT already made their mark last year in the Audi KOLLES team in the LMP1 category, to be able to come this year with their own structure and their usual crews to take up the challenge. the double clock tower manceau.
 

▌ 15:30 – MEET THE DRIVERS, BOUCHUT, TUCKER and BARBOSA

The Frenchman Christophe BOUCHUT, the mainstay of this team, is a former winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and also won the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, while gleaning no less than 3 FIA-GT World Championship titles. … Scott TUCKER is triple American champion in Ferrari Challenge, reigning champion ALMS-LMPC, «Rookie of the year» in 2010 … Joao Barbosa meanwhile is a size of the Endurance, especially in Grand-Am, and has also won in 2010, the famous 24H Daytona. And the crowd that is massing around them says a lot about their sympathy capital! The autograph session is always a great opportunity to meet the drivers, but sometimes the crush makes any discussion impossible. This is also the time to discover the stands, since you will not have the opportunity to approach them so close until the end of the next weekend! Unless you stay with KENNOL and follow the next videos!
 

▌ 17:20 – SCOTT TUCKER IS A SURBOOKED PILOT, AS OF HABIT!

In addition to the main competition, Scott TUCKER also takes part in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo! The American pilot, already the only driver on the board to race on both vehicles in each ALMS race, also took part in the Porsche GT IMSA challenge during the Sebring 12H, won a few months ago. He puts it back this week by taking the wheel of a Ferrari 458 Challenge that we will show you I hope very quickly. Thirsty driving, thirst for challenges, but also a good way to discover a little better the layout of the 24H, in addition to his qualifying sessions alongside his teammates …