24-Hour-Race Nürburgring - Bulletin 2

The two BMW M3 GTRs entered by Team BMW Motorsport are fighting their
way back up the leaderboard of the 24 Hour race at the
Nürburgring. After strong starts in the long distance classic the
cars, with start numbers 1 and 2, dropped back after pit stops
following incidents on the track. Currently, after five hours of
racing, it is the car of last year's winners, Dirk Müller (GER),
Jörg Müller (GER), Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER), that is running
in third place, while car no 2 of Pedro Lamy (POR), Duncan Huisman
(NLD), Andy Priaulx (GBR), Boris Said (USA) is running in fourth.
Since lap no 24 Jörg Müller has been back at the wheel of the
500 bhp GT coupe with number 1. While leading Dirk Müller went off
the track on lap 15 at the Bergwerk section, as he had been running on
dry tyres when it started raining. The suspension of the BMW M3 GTR was
damaged and, after a pit stop of approximately ten minutes for repairs,
was out again with Stuck at the wheel. He then worked his way back to
third. Now it is Jörg Müller who is driving the car and
trying to make up for lost time on the 25.378 kilometre track. The BMW
M3 GTR number 2 dropped back to 55th following Huisman's accident on
lap six. However, during their respective stints Lamy and Priaulx moved
up the time sheets. Following another driver change to Said, the car is
currently running in fourth. The gap from car number 1 to the leading
Dodge Viper GTS-R of Peter Zakowski, Robert Lechner, Sascha Bert is one
lap at the moment. Andy Priaulx (BMW M3 GTR Car No 2): "Over the
past few laps we have been able to improve our standing on the
leaderboard by several positions, which gives us motivation for the
hours ahead. In my stint, however, I was not too happy with the
tyres." Hans-Joachim Stuck (BMW M3 GTR Car No 1): "Once
again it is obvious the weather in the Nordschleife is unpredictable.
We have finally found our rhythm in this race, and I would be more than
happy for it to continue this way. We are fighting our way back."