Laguna Seca - Practice and Qualifying - Friday Oct. 17

3:25 - Checkered flag on qualifying. No. 45 is second, No. 46 is fourth and No. 44 is 15th.

3:21 - No. 46 Strategist radios to Patrick to pit - he was not able to improve the time and will return to the pits.

3:17 - Joerg now P2 in the No. 45. Patrick is P4. Neiman is P 15 and is back in the pits. Joerg radios in that he thinks he is done and heads back to the pits. The No. 87 is P1. Seth and Joerg are both in the pits, but Patrick will try for one more fast lap.

3:15 - The No. 62 Risi Ferrari took a shortcut across the gravel at the corkscrew, laying down dirt and gravel all over the corkscrew exit on his way back onto the track.

3:12 pm - Patrick went off but quickly continued. He radioed in that he will take one lap to clean off the tires, then attempt another fast lap. He is currently P2. Seth is P 14. Joerg is P10.

3:09 pm. After a few laps, Patrick is now P4. Seth is P 10. Joerg is just heading out.

3:07 pm - On the first lap, Patrick reports a big vibration on the steering wheel.

3:05 - Green flag on qualifying. Seth Neiman will qualify the No.44, Joerg Bergmeister the No. 45 and Patrick Pilet the No. 46.

2:55 - Checkered flag on the session. The cars and drivers will hang out in pit lane until we get the green flag on qualifying.

2:50 - Everything going well so far. Just 5 minutes left in the practice session. qualifying begins at 3:05. Joerg is currently P2.

2:30 pm - Still a red flag, Darren Law is now in the No. 44 and Patrick Pilet in the No. 46.

2:27 - 2 cars off in Turn 6 - including one of the Audis. The No. 88, which also went off in Turn 6 (but separately from the Audi) appears to be high sided on a berm in the gravel.

2:26 - Joerg reported that he went off in Turn 6 but continued. He was called intot he pits.

2:17 pm - Joerg Bergmeister takes over from Wolf in the No. 45. 35 minutes left in the session. The No. 45 also pits for a change.

2:05 pm - In the No. 45, Wolf Henzler, now in P2, pits for a setup change. In the No. 46, engineer Craig Watkins has been working with Johannes to resolve what Johannes refers to as a "snappy oversteer".

2:00 pm Good afternoon from Laguna Seca. It's a beautiful day here - sunny and warm with a light breeze. All three Lizard Porsches are out for this afternoon's practice session. It's the last chance for the engineers to make setup changes before qualifying, which starts at 3:05 pm today.

Wolf Henzler is in the No. 45 and is currently P1 after just a few laps. Johannes van Overbeek is in the No. 46 - he is P4 in that Porsche. The No. 46 was rebuilt after its crash at Petit using a spare 2007 chassis. In the No. 44 Seth Neiman currently in the car.