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{{Infobox Endurance Event
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| Race Flag = File:Flag of the United States of America.png
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| Event Name = 2011 Road Atlanta Endurance Event
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| Image = Road Atlanta.png
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| image-size = 100px
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| Date = 24th November
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| Year = 2011
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| Location = [[Road Atlanta]]<br>Braselton, Georgia, USA
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| Course_type = Road Course
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| Course_mi = 2.540
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| Course_km = 4.088
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| Duration = 2.4 Hours
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| Weather = Sunny
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| P1_Pole_Driver = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Euler]]
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| P1_Pole_Car = Peugeot 908 HDI
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| P1_Pole_Time = 1:06.487
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| GT1_Pole_Driver = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Boyd Bryson]]
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| GT1_Pole_Car = Corevette C6R
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| GT1_Pole_Time = 1:15.928
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| P1_First_Driver = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Euler]]
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| P1_First_Car = Peugeot 908 HDI
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| P1_Fast_Driver = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Euler]]
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| P1_Fast_Car = Peugeot 908 HDI
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| P1_Fast_Time = 1:07.221
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| GT1_First_Driver = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Boyd Bryson]]
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| GT1_First_Car = Corvette C6R
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| GT1_Fast_Driver = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Boyd Bryson]]
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| GT1_Fast_Car = Corvette C6R
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| GT1_Fast_Time = 1:16.517
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|}}
  
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The '''2011 Road Atlanta Endurance Event''' is the 2nd one-off Le-Mans style endurance race to take place in 2011. Billed as the 'GPVWC 2.4 Hours of Road Atlanta' it will take place at the [[Road Atlanta]] circuit and on the 24th of November 2011. It will once again feature LMP1 and GT1 classes.
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The '''2011 Road Atlanta Endurance Event''' was the 2nd one-off Le-Mans style endurance race to take place in 2011. Billed as the 'GPVWC 2.4 Hours of Road Atlanta' it took place at the [[Road Atlanta]] circuit and on the 24th of November 2011. It once again featured LMP1 and GT1 classes.
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[[File:2.4 Hours of Road Atlanta.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
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[[File:2.4 Hours of Road Atlanta.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Event's promotional poster]]
  
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==Provisonal Entry List==
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==Entry List==
  
 
===P1 Class===
 
===P1 Class===
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| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gavin Thomas]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Williamson]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Melhuish]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Millar]]
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Williamson]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Millar]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steven Martin]]
 
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ric Scott]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Rowland]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Carr-Smith]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Wicks]]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Euler]]
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Wicks]]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Euler]]
 
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|Saleen S7R  
 
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan McConkey]]<br>{{flagicon|SWI}} [[David Jundt]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ryan Walker]]
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| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[David Jundt]]<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ryan Walker]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Melhuish]]
 
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==Report==
 
==Report==
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===P1 Class===
 
  
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In qualifying it was German newcomer [[Lukas Euler]] who took pole position in P1 class, an impressive 1.2s ahead of fellow Peugeot driver [[Mark Wicks]] and more than 2 seconds ahead of the Audis. In GT1 class things were a little closer as South African [[Boyd Bryson]] claimed pole in his Corvette C6R with Supercup champion [[Bart De Vos]] just over 4 tenths behind. The Stanton brothers were not far behind, along with English driver [[Lewis Redshaw]].
  
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===GT1 Class===
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As the competitors set off at 10am local time the order set in qualifying largely remained the same in the opening laps with Euler and Bryson quickly starting to pull out gaps on their rivals. As the never-ending process of slower cars being lapped began there were early incidents for [[Mike Schroten]], [[David Stanton]], [[Sam Millar]] and [[Scott Bennett]], but all of them recovered and started to regain lost time.
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[[File:RA Wicks Euler.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Euler and Wicks battle during the pitstop phase]]
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By the time the sun was starting to set many drivers decided to make their first pitstops and many took softer tyres for the cold night phase. In P1 class Euler held a healthy lead over Wicks who in turn was comfortably ahead of [[Sam Millar]], [[Steven Martin]] and [[Chris Williamson]]. Meanwhile in GT1 there was a similar picture as Bryson was stretching away from De Vos, who in turn was ahead of the battle between Lewis Redshaw and [[Mark Stanton]]. Further back there were several battles as the drivers headed into the night.
  
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The night phase proved tough for many drivers and it claimed several early victims as [[Scott Bennett]], [[Ryan Walker]], Mike Schroten and Sam Millar were all forced to retire within the space of a few minutes as they struggled with the low visibility and temperatures. However things soon settled down and the remaining 11 cars all survived until the dawn and kept going until the end of the race. The P1 order remained unchanged, allowing Lukas Euler to claim victory by an impressive 3 laps over Mark Wicks after the Cornish driver made a costly mistake in the closing laps. In GT1 Boyd Bryson claimed the win as he finished two laps ahead of Bart De Vos, but the battle for third in class went right down to the wire with Lewis Redshaw getting the better of Mark Stanton in the closing laps of the race.
  
 
==Results==
 
==Results==
  
 
===Qualifying===
 
===Qualifying===
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[[File:RA Walker Bryson.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The drivers enjoyed the last rays of sun]]
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[[File:RA MartinNight.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The teams raced deep into the night]]
  
 
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===Race===
 
===Race===
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[[File:RA BrysonFinish.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bryson took the win in GT1 Class]]
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[[File:RA EulerFinish.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Euler took the win in P1 Class]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:04, 28 November 2011

Flag of the United States of America.png   2011 Road Atlanta Endurance Event
Race details
Road Atlanta.png
Competition GPVWC Special Event
Date 24th November, 2011
Location Road Atlanta
Braselton, Georgia, USA
Course Road Course
2.540 mi / 4.088 km
Duration 2.4 Hours
Weather Sunny
Pole position
P1 Class Germany Lukas Euler Peugeot 908 HDI
1:06.487
GT1 Class South Africa Boyd Bryson Corevette C6R
1:15.928
Race Result
P1 Winner Germany Lukas Euler Peugeot 908 HDI
P1 Fastest Lap Germany Lukas Euler Peugeot 908 HDI
1:07.221
GT1 Winner South Africa Boyd Bryson Corvette C6R
GT1 Fastest Lap South Africa Boyd Bryson Corvette C6R
1:16.517


The 2011 Road Atlanta Endurance Event was the 2nd one-off Le-Mans style endurance race to take place in 2011. Billed as the 'GPVWC 2.4 Hours of Road Atlanta' it took place at the Road Atlanta circuit and on the 24th of November 2011. It once again featured LMP1 and GT1 classes.

The Event's promotional poster

Entry List

P1 Class

Car Driver(s)
Audi R10 TDI England Chris Williamson
Scotland Sam Millar
England Steven Martin
Creation CA06 None
Epsilon Euskadi EE1 Netherlands Mike Schroten
Peugeot 908 HDI England Mark Wicks
Germany Lukas Euler
Zytek 065t None

GT1 Class

Car Driver(s)
Aston Martin DBR9 Belgium Bart De Vos
England Scott Bennett
England Lewis Redshaw
Corvette C6R England Mark Stanton
South Africa Boyd Bryson
England David Stanton
Saleen S7R Switzerland David Jundt
Scotland Ryan Walker
England Simon Melhuish

Report

In qualifying it was German newcomer Lukas Euler who took pole position in P1 class, an impressive 1.2s ahead of fellow Peugeot driver Mark Wicks and more than 2 seconds ahead of the Audis. In GT1 class things were a little closer as South African Boyd Bryson claimed pole in his Corvette C6R with Supercup champion Bart De Vos just over 4 tenths behind. The Stanton brothers were not far behind, along with English driver Lewis Redshaw.

As the competitors set off at 10am local time the order set in qualifying largely remained the same in the opening laps with Euler and Bryson quickly starting to pull out gaps on their rivals. As the never-ending process of slower cars being lapped began there were early incidents for Mike Schroten, David Stanton, Sam Millar and Scott Bennett, but all of them recovered and started to regain lost time.

Euler and Wicks battle during the pitstop phase

By the time the sun was starting to set many drivers decided to make their first pitstops and many took softer tyres for the cold night phase. In P1 class Euler held a healthy lead over Wicks who in turn was comfortably ahead of Sam Millar, Steven Martin and Chris Williamson. Meanwhile in GT1 there was a similar picture as Bryson was stretching away from De Vos, who in turn was ahead of the battle between Lewis Redshaw and Mark Stanton. Further back there were several battles as the drivers headed into the night.

The night phase proved tough for many drivers and it claimed several early victims as Scott Bennett, Ryan Walker, Mike Schroten and Sam Millar were all forced to retire within the space of a few minutes as they struggled with the low visibility and temperatures. However things soon settled down and the remaining 11 cars all survived until the dawn and kept going until the end of the race. The P1 order remained unchanged, allowing Lukas Euler to claim victory by an impressive 3 laps over Mark Wicks after the Cornish driver made a costly mistake in the closing laps. In GT1 Boyd Bryson claimed the win as he finished two laps ahead of Bart De Vos, but the battle for third in class went right down to the wire with Lewis Redshaw getting the better of Mark Stanton in the closing laps of the race.

Results

Qualifying

The drivers enjoyed the last rays of sun
The teams raced deep into the night
Pos Driver Laptime Gap Class Car laps
1 Germany Lukas Euler 1:06.487 - P1 Peugeot 908 HDI 8
2 England Mark Wicks 1:07.721 +1.234 P1 Peugeot 908 HDI 9
3 Scotland Sam Millar 1:08.841 +2.354 P1 Audi R10 TDI 10
4 England Steven Martin 1:08.961 +2.474 P1 Audi R10 TDI 11
5 England Chris Williamson 1:09.487 +3.000 P1 Audi R10 TDI 10
6 Netherlands Mike Schroten 1:10.136 +3.649 P1 Epsilon Euskadi EE1 8
7 South Africa Boyd Bryson 1:15.928 +9.441 GT1 Corvette C6R 10
8 Belgium Bart De Vos 1:16.359 +9.872 GT1 Aston Martin DBR9 9
9 England David Stanton 1:16.463 +9.976 GT1 Corvette C6R 11
10 England Mark Stanton 1:16.534 +10.047 GT1 Corvette C6R 12
11 England Lewis Redshaw 1:16.770 +10.283 GT1 Aston Martin DBR9 9
12 Switzerland David Jundt 1:17.085 +10.598 GT1 Saleen S7R 9
13 England Simon Melhuish 1:17.576 +11.089 GT1 Saleen S7R 9
14 Scotland Ryan Walker 1:17.967 +11.480 GT1 Saleen S7R 4
15 England Scott Bennett 1:18.880 +12.393 GT1 Aston Martin DBR9 7

Race

Bryson took the win in GT1 Class
Euler took the win in P1 Class
Pos Driver Laps Time/Gap Class Car Pitstops
1 Germany Lukas Euler 122 2:24:10.463 P1 Peugeot 908 HDI 3
2 England Mark Wicks 119 +3 Laps P1 Peugeot 908 HDI 4
3 England Steven Martin 114 +8 Laps P1 Audi R10 TDI 3
4 England Chris Williamson 112 +10 Laps P1 Audi R10 TDI 3
5 South Africa Boyd Bryson 110 +12 Laps GT1 Corvette C6R 2
6 Belgium Bart De Vos 108 +14 Laps GT1 Aston Martin DBR9 2
7 England Lewis Redshaw 107 +15 Laps GT1 Aston Martin DBR9 3
8 England Mark Stanton 107 +15 Laps GT1 Corvette C6R 3
9 England Simon Melhuish 107 +15 Laps GT1 Saleen S7R 2
10 England David Stanton 105 +17 Laps GT1 Corvette C6R 3
11 Switzerland David Jundt 104 +18 Laps GT1 Saleen S7R 3
Ret Scotland Sam Millar 59 DNF P1 Audi R10 TDI 1
Ret Netherlands Mike Schroten 54 DNF P1 Epsilon Euskadi EE1 1
Ret Scotland Ryan Walker 53 DNF GT1 Saleen S7R 3
Ret England Scott Bennett 45 DNF GT1 Aston Martin DBR9 1
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2011 Sebring Endurance Event 		2011 Road Atlanta Endurance Event
GPVWC Endurance Events 		Succeeded by:
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