Franz Konrad drove the #02 Saleen S7-R to a commanding victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, completing 25 laps in 0:33:35.512 and leaving Fabrizio Gollin's BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari trailing 2.9 seconds behind after a straightforward race over 3.5 kilometres of Californian tarmac.
Behind the leading V8 machines, the midfield sorted itself out according to mechanical endurance rather than any grand tactical masterplan. Konrad Motorsport managed tyres and fuel efficiently while others drifted backwards. Fernando Horta circulated quietly in the #88 Team Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 360 GT, finishing down in 13th position with 24 laps completed, safely out of sight of the podium arguments.
Team Principal Skinner watched the timing monitors from the Scuderia Libra pit wall with a look of profound bewilderment.
Team Principal Skinner (Team Principal): Wait, Konrad won? Is Konrad a person or a type of sausage? Why is everyone staring at me? Where are the Italians? Did we enter this race or did someone forge my signature on the entry forms again?
The race ran its course without major incident, concluding cleanly as the chequered flag dropped on the Saleen.
Ps. Pippo, if you are reading this, please explain why our telemetry reads entirely in German.
