Overnight BoP change
There was a late BoP change posted overnight, with minor adjustments to the Porsche, Audi, and Lamborghini, plus a fuel level update across the board.
The BMW and Mercedes remain unchanged, while the Audi is 15kg lighter, and the Lamborghini and both specifications of the Porsche 911 lose 10kg as well. This reverses the earlier update to the Porsche 992 spec machines, that were given 10kg extra weight ahead of qualifying.
Also in the BoP bulletin was this note on fuel capacity;
“Total Fuel Capacity is for 32 laps max in normal race conditions… Cars doing more laps will be reported to the Stewards.”
The change to fuel capacities was done in accordance with data from Friday’s running and discussions across all the teams.
Localsearch T2 ready to race!
It was a very happy sight in the #20 Localsearch T2 MARC IRC GT this morning, with the car all prepped and ready, and mechanics applying the finishing touches to the new rear end on that car after Adam Hargraves’ big shunt in Practice 6.
While the rear is now in stock black instead of blue chrome, the performance should be straight back to normal!
In the adjacent garage, the #702 TekWorkX MARC IRC GT was also ready to go; the team completed a planned gearbox change overnight after dealing with shifting issues over the weekend.
The Mercedes AMG is leaving its mark!
If you missed it yesterday, there is a new tin-top lap record at the Mount Panorama circuit. Gounon told us afterwards that he tagged the wall and the car has the witness marks to show it!
Now not only has that car left its mark on The Mountain, but the Mountain has also left its mark on the car!
The Conditions
As DSC arrived at the track this morning, the pre-dawn conditions were cool, calm, and clear.
Earlier forecasts of a thunderstorm look to have dissipated, but it was noted that teams up and down the lane had at least one set of wet tyres out and getting prepped.
Today’s forecast is for partly cloudy weather with a top of 28 degrees Celsius, but there could be spots of rain just around halfway.
