The Scott Tucker-owned Level 5 team had gone through 24-hour races before, nonetheless the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 24 Hours of Le Mans race brought the stiffest competitors from all around the world, completely changing the face of endurance competitions when compared to what Level 5 was used to from the American Le Mans Series.
Level 5 made its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut very similar to it had appeared up to that point in the season: amazingly well. Even with the challenge of new cars or races they've never before experienced, the Level 5 team has made podium race after race in seemingly effortless fashion.
Tucker, Christophe Bouchut and Joao Barbosa drove the No. 33 Microsoft-sponsored Lola Honda car within their new LMP2 category. A smooth race finished with a third place finish and 10th place all round. What makes a new team that has never competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans stay cool facing the toughest competitors on the globe and manage to achieve podium? It's the trademark of Level 5 Motorsports-careful, skillful driving mixed with steely self-discipline and an unrelenting concentrate on a wining finish.
The team, managed by David Stone, was the only American prototype in the 56-car field. Earlier in the week, the Level 5 team sacrificed track time because of fuel leak. Despite minor gains on the track throughout qualifying before the race, the team begun dead last in the LMP2 lineup. The consistency Level 5 is known for providing worked to its benefit-after competitors faced difficulty, the Lola Honda held strong and was cruising continuously at 3rd place by a . m ., less than 4 laps behind the leader.
Not that Level 5 didn't have some setbacks-but the tight teamwork and the drivers' power to prevent any issues from disrupting their internal focus made the teams 2 hiccups seem minor in the grand scheme of things. Barbosa spun into the rock trap about half way through the race, and three hrs from the finish, the vehicle obtained a realignment and rear deck change.
A day after its debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Level 5 Motorsports nabbed the checkered flag. The win was huge for the team and for Tucker-he had now made podium in all 4 of the big sports car endurance races in the world, and in front of 250,000 spectators to boot.
"Any time additions we face were not the fault of the car or the engine," said Tucker. "This team worked hard, and we accomplished something great today."
Tucker and his awesome Level 5 team hit the road expecting continuing their just about total domination of all three of its series. They would next face the Six Hours of Imola next round of the ILMC.
Level 5 made its 24 Hours of Le Mans debut very similar to it had appeared up to that point in the season: amazingly well. Even with the challenge of new cars or races they've never before experienced, the Level 5 team has made podium race after race in seemingly effortless fashion.
Tucker, Christophe Bouchut and Joao Barbosa drove the No. 33 Microsoft-sponsored Lola Honda car within their new LMP2 category. A smooth race finished with a third place finish and 10th place all round. What makes a new team that has never competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans stay cool facing the toughest competitors on the globe and manage to achieve podium? It's the trademark of Level 5 Motorsports-careful, skillful driving mixed with steely self-discipline and an unrelenting concentrate on a wining finish.
The team, managed by David Stone, was the only American prototype in the 56-car field. Earlier in the week, the Level 5 team sacrificed track time because of fuel leak. Despite minor gains on the track throughout qualifying before the race, the team begun dead last in the LMP2 lineup. The consistency Level 5 is known for providing worked to its benefit-after competitors faced difficulty, the Lola Honda held strong and was cruising continuously at 3rd place by a . m ., less than 4 laps behind the leader.
Not that Level 5 didn't have some setbacks-but the tight teamwork and the drivers' power to prevent any issues from disrupting their internal focus made the teams 2 hiccups seem minor in the grand scheme of things. Barbosa spun into the rock trap about half way through the race, and three hrs from the finish, the vehicle obtained a realignment and rear deck change.
A day after its debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Level 5 Motorsports nabbed the checkered flag. The win was huge for the team and for Tucker-he had now made podium in all 4 of the big sports car endurance races in the world, and in front of 250,000 spectators to boot.
"Any time additions we face were not the fault of the car or the engine," said Tucker. "This team worked hard, and we accomplished something great today."
Tucker and his awesome Level 5 team hit the road expecting continuing their just about total domination of all three of its series. They would next face the Six Hours of Imola next round of the ILMC.
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