I was pleased to hear the Star Spangled Banner at the podium ceremony as well. However, the American content of this team is simply the organization and the management. Audi no longer fields a factory team, so the lead effort using the excellent Audi R8 was placed in the hands of the Champion racing team of the US. Winnng LeMans is never a small accomplishment, but it’s nothing like th e 1967 victory by Ford with Gurney and Foyt.

The Corvette team is an elite unit. I loved Doug Fehan’s (‘Vette Team Manager) comment about how the Astons were fast and that LeMans usually goes to the swift: "I might agree if the race were 10 hours"…hehe.

Ron Fellows is my favorite racing driver, and though his car finished 2nd in GT-1, a Corvette victory is better than not, in my house anyway. Another 1/18th scale diecast I’m going to have to go out and buy……