8:05 pm - Patrick Pilet is in the pits - the No. 45 is also done for the night. The crew will do a few pit stop practices, then head back to the garage. We'll be back with you tomorrow for morning practice at 10:15 am ET.
8:00 - 1 hour left in the session. No. 44 is back in the garage, No. 45 in the pits for driver change to Pilet.
7:52 - Both Lizard Porsches are in the pits. The are adjusting the lights in the No. 45, driver change to Patrick long. Darren Law is giving feedback to No. 44 engineer Steve Conover, before the No. 44 heads back to the garage. They are done for the evening.
7:39 - Joerg heads out on sticker tires - it's now completely dark on the track.
7:38 - Both Lizard Porsches are in the pits. 44 driver change to Darren Law for his night laps. The No. 45 is doing driver change practice in pit lane.
7:25 - Patrick Long in the pits for driver change to Patrick Pilet.
7:19 - Joerg is in the pits for driver change to Patrick Long. He was P4.
7:15 - Joerg currently P5 in the session. Seth Neiman is in the pits, Marco Holzer is in the No. 44 for his stint.
7:10 pm ET - Good evening from Road Atlanta. It's been a beautiful day here - very pleasant Fall weather. This is the third of the three practice sessions today. Seth Neiman is in the No. 44, Joerg Bergmeister is in the No. 45. Patrick Pilet, who is the third driver in the 45 for this race, had an opportunity in this morning's session to get acclimated to the course - although a lengthy red flag shortened the session somewhat. Marco Holzer, the third driver in the No. 44, is here and he'll have his first turn at the track this evening. Each driver must do three timed night laps during this session.
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11:30 - Checkered flag. We'll be back with you for the second practice session today which starts at 2:55.
11:27 - Pilet back in the pits for a setup change. Main issue right now is rear grip.
11:17 - Pilet is in the pits for engineer Craig Watkins to make a tire pressure adjustment and possibly a tire change. Darren is also in the pits.
11:07 - Pilet in the pits for fuel for the 45. He is currently P10. Darren is P11. Patrick reports that the car is pretty good - a bit unstable on the brake at initial turn in.
11:05 - Darren is in the pits for a change. His issue is on brake release - when he releases the brake the car goes sideways on entry.
10:53 - Green flag.
10:50 - Red flag to remove the 98 Jaguar which is stopped on track. This will be a short red. Both Pilet and Darren reported that it's crazy out there - tons of traffic.
10:43 - Green flag. Darren is in the No. 44; Patrick Pilet is now in the No. 45 for his first laps on the circuit.
10:42 - Still red flag as they clean up the incident and repair the wall. They are extending the session until 11:30 - we should get underway shortly.
10:15- This will be a lengthy red. The incident involved one of the GTC cars (the No. 11) and a prototype (the No. 24). The GTC car sustained significant damage. We don't have TV in the pits right now so no coverage. We have numerous entries here at this race who are competing in the ILMC championship - many of these are European teams and the drivers need to get acclimated both to a new track and to the ALMS.
10:07 - Red flag - big incident. Neither Lizard Porsche involved.
10:00 - Good morning from Road Atlanta. Patrick Long and Darren Law are on track for the first of today's three sessions. Patrick Pilet has arrived from France and we'll get him as much seat time as we can today to get him acclimated to the track and the Porsche. Pilet is filling in for Marc Lieb, who due to a last minute travel issue, is unable to join us as the guest driver in the No. 45. Seth Neiman and Marco Holzer are the other two driver in the No. 44.
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