From: press{at}motorsport.com

GT Pole Position: Michael Bartels - nr 5 Vitaphone Saleen S7-R : "Uwe
(Alzen) and I tried to concentrate on developing the car this morning to
find a good race set-up, because we couldn't collect a lot information
yesterday when the track was wet. We saved our last set of new tyres until
the end of the session. The car was very good at the end, very well
balanced, so we could make a competitive lap time that was good enough for
pole position. Anyway, both cars of our team seem to be very strong. The
track characteristics suit the Saleen cars really well. Of course, setting
the fastest lap time is one thing - a three-hour race distance is quite
different. But we are well-prepared and confident for tomorrow."

N-GT Pole Position: Sascha Maassen - nr 99 Freisinger Motorsport Porsche
996 GT3 : "Things were going very well today. We didn't have any
problems, the car was fine and the tyres were good as well. I had a clean
run on my fast lap at the beginning of the session. So despite not having
any experience on the track, it worked out fine. Even if it rains, I don't
think it'll be possible to win tomorrow - and that's not what we're aiming
for, either. Of course it would be nice, but we have to concentrate on the
competition in the N-GT class, which is strong enough. That's where our
priorities are."

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