WEC
Creation Autosportif test day notes
After a very busy off season and only 12 days after its first shakedown the CA07 ran today at the Le Mans circuit. With the first step into the Le Mans 24 H the test day has been a very fruitful working session for the team, with the brand new ...
Published: Jun 4, 2007, 4:45 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
After a very busy off season and only 12 days after its first shakedown the CA07 ran today at the Le Mans circuit.
With the first step into the Le Mans 24 H the test day has been a very fruitful working session for the team, with the brand new CA07 covering 64 trouble free laps.
The car's 100% reliability allowed the team to get focused on set up with a view to the qualifying. During the 8-hour session the team could test different Dunlop tyre compounds, front/rear aero balance as well as the differentials.
Jamie Campbell-Walter was the first to jump into the car this morning to start working on the set up, then followed by Shinji Nakano and Felipe Ortiz. All three have raced in Le Mans in the past but it will be the first time they will be racing together.
The best time was set by a confident Jamie Campbell-Walter in 3'34''398 (9th overall and fourth of the gasoline driven "LM" P1).
Team Principal Ian Bickerton commented "We have built our first all-new car after we have sold two cars (the two 2006 chassis) to America. It has been a very busy winter and spring for us but it is good to know we have got a quick and reliable car and a consistent international driver line up, which is a good start".
Jamie Campbell-Walter: "The new Creation car is two weeks old and today's result is very encouraging. I can not image what we could have done here with a few more test days at the Paul Ricard for instance. We are not "diesel fast" but I am pretty sure we have the potential to be among the best of the rest!"
Shinji Nakano: "I am very happy to drive for Creation this year. It is great to be in Le Mans again and especially to drive a brand new car that is so reliable and already performing. Unfortunately I could not drive as much as I would have loved to because of this afternoon's red flags"
Felipe Ortiz: "The car is quicker than the previous one and has a much better handling thanks to the wider tyres and longer wheel base. I am very happy with what we have done so far and personally I am quite pleased that I am four seconds faster than last year".
AIM's Chairman and founder, Yukinori Suzuki who flew from Japan for the occasion really looks forward to the race and is already thinking about Creation's next year racing program!
-credit: creation
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Next article Toyota Le Mans prototype has support from ORECA for 2012
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Shinji Nakano
Race Performance wins Round 2 of The Asian Le Mans Series at Sepang
Asian Le Mans
Asian Le Mans
Sepang
Race Performance wins Round 2 of The Asian Le Mans Series at Sepang
The Le Mans 24 Hours the pinnacle of worldwide endurance racing!
WEC
WEC
24 Hours of Le Mans
The Le Mans 24 Hours the pinnacle of worldwide endurance racing!
Five entries withdrawn from Le Mans 24 Hours - reserves called up
WEC
WEC
Five entries withdrawn from Le Mans 24 Hours - reserves called up
Latest news
Lando Norris faces anxious wait as F2 prepares to decide future of his racing team
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
2 h
Lando Norris faces anxious wait as F2 prepares to decide future of his racing team
NASCAR Cup Phoenix starting lineup: Blaney earns pole as Larson struggles
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Phoenix II
2 h
NASCAR Cup Phoenix starting lineup: Blaney earns pole as Larson struggles
Ryan Blaney kind of faces a must-win scenario this weekend at Phoenix
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Phoenix II
3 h
Ryan Blaney kind of faces a must-win scenario this weekend at Phoenix
Catching Larson in the NASCAR Chase has to start at track where 'I suck'
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Phoenix II
4 h
Catching Larson in the NASCAR Chase has to start at track where 'I suck'
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe