Good work in the garage area, like good work in the pits, often separates the winners from the losers.

years. The Vipers are extremely reliable, however, and can therefore never be counted out entirely. If the front runners have mechanical trouble or an accident, the powerful 8-liter Dodges will be right there to bite them.
   The Saleen S7R has something of the opposite problem, typically running at or near the top in the GTS class but falling behind during the race because of reliability problems. And so it was at Sears Point. The Konrad Racing entry, driven by Franz Konrad and Terry Borcheller, earned the GTS pole position in Saturday’s qualifying with a lap time of 1:30.924.
   The #26 Saleen ran strong for most of the first hour, leading both Corvettes around