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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">FIA SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">18/07/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Ascari Test</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">At Snett</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/TestAt%20SFIA.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Ascari completed the second of two days of successful testing at Snetterton yesterday and Werner Lupberger is confident that improvements made to the car can push them towards that illusive first victory at Magny-Cours next weekend.<BR> <BR> "We did a lot of laps and are improving the car in small stages and with little bits and pieces such as a new differential," said the 25 year old South African. "We got down to a 59.8, but really we were not testing our outright pace. There were no problems and this gives us renewed confidence for Magny-Cours where we had a great start to the race last year."<BR> <BR> In 2000, Werner hauled the car up in to second place before the team's founding father, Klaas Zwart, spun at half distance. Now, reliability is not a worry for the team and after three consecutive top five placings they are out to challenge for outright honours in France. Lupberger and Ben Collins are only 20 points behind Marco Zadra in the championship.<BR> <BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>