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2010 American Le Mans Series Round 112 Hours of Sebring
Sebring International Raceway, Florida
Dyson Racing BP Castrol Mazda Takes
Third Place at Sebring
March 21, 2010
Dyson Racing added to the Florida track's history book Saturday with a third place finish in LMP2 with its BP Castrol Mazda Lola coupe driven by Chris Dyson, Guy Smith and Andy Meyrick.
Chris Dyson started the Dunlop-shod entry, passing the second place qualifier at the start. Twenty minutes into the race, sensor related electrical problems sidelined the car, requiring a time-consuming trip to the transporter. Dyson commented that he was "very pleased with today. Unfortunately, we lost some time early on so we did not figure for the win, but after it got back on track, the car ran like a train. I am proud of the team for fighting back today - we really needed to come out of this with points to figure in the championship. The Dunlop tires were exceptional and I am very pleased with the gains made with the engine over the off-season."
Guy Smith noted that "The Mazda engine ran flawlessly on the isobutanol fuel, and there are a lot of good things from this race for us to build on for the rest of this year."
The ALMS next travels cross-country to the streets of southern California for the Long Beach Grand Prix April 16 - 17.
24.3.2010
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