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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">LE MANS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">12/06/2004</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Racers Group 3 Hour Report</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Everything Going Well</FONT></B></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"><B>Racers Group - 3 Hour Report</B><BR> <BR> Three hours into the 72nd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the No.81 TRG Porsche was running in 10th position in the GT class, after starting the race 14th in class. Scotland's Ian Donaldson qualified and started the race, and gained six track positions in the first hour of the race. The second hour of the race saw the top two overall cars in the race both Audi R8s crash hard through a gravel trap and into a tyre barrier, causing extensive damage to both cars and bringing out the first caution flag of the race. <BR> <BR> After a quick splash-and-go under caution, Donaldson continued to climb the GT ranks of the field, driving a brilliant double-stint to get the race off on the right foot for the TRG team. <BR> <BR> Team owner Kevin Buckler, managing the team full-time for the first time in the three years the team has run at Le Mans, was pleased with Ian's stint. <BR> <BR> "Ian drove an absolutely fantastic double-stint," he said. "It was exactly what he needed to do, gain some track position and set Lars [Nielsen, co-driver] up for a great 2nd shift. The crew's work on a quick pit stop and the strategy was all brilliant everything's perfect." <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>