Davies fastest in practice

Davies will co-drive in the opening event of the 2004 season Johnny Herbert and Guy Smith, while Weaver will share the Lola with Andy Wallace and Butch Leitzinger.

"I'm pleased to be the fastest but quite honestly it doesn't mean a lot," said Davies. "I was on a quicker one on the next lap but was then delayed in traffic, a problem affecting everyone, so it's a bit of a lottery as to who ultimately claims the fastest time."

The ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 of JJ Lehto, Marco Werner and Emanuele Pirro was third-fastest in the afternoon session at 1:50.857.

Corvette Racing's Jan Magnussen set the fastest time of the session in the GTS class with a lap of 1:58.248 as the two Chevrolet Corvette C5-R team cars set nearly identical times. Magnussen, co-driving with fellow former British Formula 3 Champion Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta, beat the best time of 1:58.260 for the Corvette driven by Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell and Max Papis.

"It was a good practice session," said Beretta, in his first season with the Corvette. "We have a lot of setup changes to work through but we are all happy with where the car is as of right now. Right now we are working on braking and the ride height. I am very happy to be with this team and we are all working to do our best this weekend."

The ACEMCO Saleen S7R of Terry Borcheller, Johnny Mowlem and David Brabham was third-fastest in the GTS class.