LEFT: Last year the C5-Rs
were fueled through a filler-mounted in the rear window. The team found that
moving the fill point to the door pillar area speeds the refueling process.
preparation for
the upcoming Le Mans.
To that end,
they stayed on at Sebring after the race for two days of testing and practice.
This afforded Scott Pruett, the newest member of the team who was chosen to
replace retiring Chris Kneifel, an opportunity to get in a fair amount of
time behind the wheel. It also allowed the team to try its new Bosch engine
management system, which replaces the outdated Delphi Gen III system. The
Bosch system is extremely reliable, as demonstrated by its use on the Audi
R8 prototype class racers and just about all of the GT and GTS