Utah- May 17 - Lizards on the Pole

3:25 pm - The No. 87 Farnbacher Porsche and the No. 62 Risi Ferrari both make a last try to beat the No. 45 and the NO. 46. The No. 62 has an identical time to the No. 45 Porsche (1:47:135), but because he did the lap later than the No. 45, the No. 45 retains the pole. Wolf's second pole this season! The No. 62 Risi Ferrari will start second, and Patrick Pilet in the No. 46 third. The No. 87 Farnbacher Loles Porsche is in fourth. The No. 44 will be starting from the back, as Darren Law will not arrive until Sunday morning.

3:23 - Patrick has a fast lap and moves from P4 back to P2,just one tenth of a second behind Wolf, who is still holding pole position.

3:20 pm - Patrick went off track again, but requests to have one more attempt at a fast lap. he will do one slow lap, then one more try to best the No. 45. He is currently in P4, with the No .87 and the No. 62 posting faster times.

3:17 pm MT - Wolf is still in P1, one second ahead of the field with a 1:47.370. The crew tells him to do a cool down lap. Patrick is now in P2 in the No. 46 with a 1:47.707.

3:15 pm MT - Wolf moves into P1 in the No. 45 in a 1:48.472. Times seem oddly slow so far - we'll see what happens over the next few minutes. Patrick, recovering from the off road excursion, is in P 12. Seth is in P11.

** Qualifying ** 3:10 pm MT - The cars are heading out for qualifying. Wolf is in the No.45; Patrick in the No. 46 and Seth in the No. 44. On his outlap, Wolf reports slight vibrations on one of the front tires. And on his outlap, Patrick reports he went into the gravel but the car is OK.

2:55 pm MT- The final practice session before the race is complete. The No. 45 was P2, and the No. 45 P 4. The No. 87 Farnbacher Loles Porsche is P1 and the No. 62 Risi Ferrari is P 3. The cars will wait in pit lane until qualifying, which begins in 10 minutes, at 3:05 pm MT.

2:53 pm MT - With just one minute left in the session, the No. 45 makes one final setup change, sending Wolf out for a final lap before qualifying starts.

2:43 pm MT - 10 minutes left in the session. Wolf in the No. 45, Patrick in the No. 46; and Seth in the No.44. Seth reported he spun on track but continued.

2;25 pm - Patrick is back in the No.46 for his second stint of the session.

2:22 pm - 30 minutes left in the session. Wolf Henzler is in the No. 45, and is currently in P3. Johannes is now in the No. 46 and is in P4. Seth is in P 12 in the No.44.

2:15 pm MT - Qualifying will begin just after the end of this practice. Wolf will qualify the No. 45, Patrick the No. 46, and Seth the No. 44.

2:05 pm MT - We are 10 minutes into afternoon practice. All three cars are on track. The No. 71 Tafel Racing Ferrari suffered some left front damage after colliding on course with the No. 4 Corvette after the Corvette spun on track. The Ferrari is losing fluid and has some bodywork damage. The No. 45 is in P1, the No. 87 P 2 and the No. 71 P3. The No. 46 is P 4. The No. 44 is P 10.


** Afternoon practice starts at 1:55 pm MT. Qualifying will start at 3:05 pm. **

11:20 am MT - checkered flag on the morning session. No. 46 was P 1 in the session, with a time of 1:47.990. The No. 45 was fourth, with a time of 1:48.237. No. 71 Tafel Ferrari was second and the No. 87 Farnbacher Loles Porsche was third. The No. 44's transponder wasn't functioning during the session, so I don't have times for that car.

11:11 am MT - Joerg has moved into P3 in the practice session, 3 tenths of a second behind the No. 71 Tafel Racing Ferrari. The spread among the four top cars (3 Porsches and 1 Ferrari) is just over five tenths of a second.

May 17 - 11 am - good morning from Salt Lake City, Utah. It's a gorgeous day today - sunny, warm, but with a pleasant breeze and a few high clouds. Temperatures are expected to rise into the 90's tomorrow, but today is perfect.

Morning practice is going well for the Lizards. Johannes van Overbeek is out now in the No. 46 Porsche, following Patrick Pilet's earlier stint. They are currently P1 in the session, with a time of 1:47.990. The Tafel Racing Ferrari is in P2, less than 1/10th of a second behind the No.46, and the Farnbacher Porsche is in P3, with Joerg Bergmeister in P 4 in the No. 45. Seth Neiman, is going solo on setup this weekend until Darren Law arrives for the race tomorrow. The transponder on Seth's Porsche does not appear to be working, so I don't have any timing and scoring for him for this session yet.