Jeff's Viewpoint
Mosport
International Raceway
Bowmanville,
Ontario 08/19/01
Mosp
With
Jeff and the Kyser Racing team back home in Canada, local fans experienced
the
tense, yet exciting atmosphere of the ALMS first hand this weekend.
In
Saturday's warm up session disaster fell upon the Kyser team when major
engine
failure plagued the 911 GT3R Porsche. Jeff had only completed one
lap
of
practice when he had to pull in with the strickened car. With only three
hours
remaining
until qualifying, a new engine was obtained, installed and the
car
was back in action. Jeff qualified the car 7th in GT, 20th overall.
Race
day arrived, and the weather seemed to be the key factor as a series
of
heavy rains made teams re-think their strategy. As for Jeff and Kyser racing,
"let
it rain" was the motto and "rain-meister Jeff" started the event
and brilliantly
kept
the Porsche out of trouble and gained positions on the field. A very superb
piece
of driving by Jeff was seen by all, when exiting corner 10 a LM675 machine
spun
in front of Jeff in the wet forcing Jeff to use it as a pylon and slalom
around it!
The
sun was shining through as Jeff neared the first half of his shift and
the car
was
brought in for a change to dry rubber. He continued to keep the Kyser/Pfaff
Porsche
flawlessly lapping Mosport's 2.5 mile course untill handing over the helm
to
team
principal Kye Wankum. Jeff and Kye finished 6th in class, 17th overall.