Bodymotion Racing Wins Its Third Race in a Row In Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Action At Watkins Glen International Saturday
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bodymotion Racing Wins Its Third Race in a Row In Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Action At Watkins Glen International Saturday Its ST Entry Finished Second in Class For Its Best Finish of the Year to Date ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., July 2 - When the leader of Saturday's 2-hour-and-30-minute Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race at Watkins Glen International had to brake for a meandering Mini Cooper he was lapping just four minutes before the finish, Bodymotion Racing's driver Trent Hindman saw his chance and took it. xxxxx xxxx xxx xxx The 20-year-old driver from Wayside, N.J. passed them both and put the Bodymotion Racing No. 12 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, which he shares with Cameron Cassels, into the lead. He then he went on to record their third consecutive series victory in the Grand Sport (GS) class by 1.101 seconds. The team's entry in the series' Street Tuner (ST) class, a 2012 Porsche Cayman driven by Jason Rabe and Devin Jones, recorded its best finish of the year when it came from the 17th starting position to finish second in that class at the team's home track. Bodymotion, a full-service automotive repair facility, is headquartered in Ocean Township, N.J. Hindman also set a new track record in recording the fastest lap of the race on lap 60 of the 66-lap event with a time of 1:59.262 for an average speed of 102.6 miles per hour for the 3.4-mile, 11-turn road course in upstate New York. Cassels, a rookie from Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada who was making his first start at The Glen, started sixth in the 34-car field and in the top class, Grand Sport. He ran in fifth, sixth or seventh places during his stint, but he did have one scare when he spun and continued in Turn 7 on lap 22, about 55 minutes into the race. He quickly recovered and completed two more laps to make sure the car wasn't worse for wear before pitting for new tires, fuel and for Hindman to take over the driving duties. Hindman started his stint in 15th overall and eighth in class, but he set the fastest lap of the race on lap 25 with a 1:59.271 that he bettered in the late stages of the race. He broke into the top five on lap 39 when some of his competitors pitted. He made his own pit stop for fuel and fresh Continental tires on lap 44 with 48 minutes remaining in the race. The Bodymotion Racing pit stop went flawlessly. Trent advanced to fourth place on lap 48, but it was apparent that he needed a full-course caution to improve his track position. He got it one lap later when Seth Thomas spun after contact with a Mini. Hindman advanced to third after a rival pitted under that yellow. He was already in a podium position for the restart on lap 54 with 22 minutes remaining, but he wanted more if he could possibly get it. The result was a stirring battle with the second-place car driven by Tyler McQuarrie. The pair swapped the position several times, which allowed the leader, Marc Miller, to gain an advantage over them. Hindman finally took second from McQuarrie for good on lap 60, setting the fastest lap of the race in the process, and then was able to pull right up to the rear bumper of Miller's Porsche. Catching Miller was one thing; passing him would be another. When Miller slowed due to the lapped car just four minutes from the end, Hindman seized the opportunity and the lead. McQuarrie also passed Miller, relegating Miller to the final podium position at the end. The top three Grand Sport drivers were all piloting Porsche Caymans GT4 Clubsports. xxxx xxx xx xx xxx xx x Rabe, of Monticello, N.Y., was in the thick of things in a wild start to the race with the No. 31 Porsche Cayman that he shares with Jones, of Mooresville, N.C. Somehow Rabe was able to miss getting involved in a multi-car crash in Turn 2 at the start. His maneuverability was rewarded royally, as he jumped from 17th to eighth in class for the restart with the entry, which is sponsored in part by VeriStor and Delaware Investments. Rabe continued to move up during his stint. He got some positions by passes and some by attrition, and when the class leader spun in Turn 6 on lap 27, Rabe moved into second place in class. He was still second in class, only 0.327 behind the class leader, and ninth overall when he pitted for fuel, tires and for Jones to take over working lap 32. Jones got the class lead on lap 35 due to pit stops. The eventual class winner, Spencer Pumpelly, passed him working lap 42, but Jones held on for the entry's best finish of the year when he took the checkered flag in second place. Connor Bloom put on a charge to pass him near the end but spun out trying, but again the top three finishers in class of Pumpelly, Jones and Corey Lewis were all driving Porsches. Jones, who was making his first start at The Glen ever, set his entry's fastest lap of the race on lap 63 with a 2:06.967. Post-race quotes follow: Cameron Cassels: "For me the race obviously ended really, really well. Expectations going into this race definitely were not the results we got today. I started focusing quite a while ago not on results but just on trying to improve my race craft and my driving. I let the team do what they have to do and Trent do what he has to do. "I made a mistake towards the end of my stint where I just tried to push too hard through Turn 7 and purely just inexperience put me into a situation where I really had to become a better driver to save it from hitting the wall. It was pretty interesting. I grabbed a couple gears and kept going back to rolling forward. I did a couple laps and made sure I hadn't hurt the car at all for Trent. I didn't damage the car but I flat-spotted the tires. The Continental Tires held up incredibly well despite my abuse I gave them. "We never had this expectation going in; for me I'm just trying to continue to progress and learn, and just get to know the team a bit better and Trent a bit better. "It's going to get harder from here on in. Every win so far has been tighter and tighter and tighter. I expect that to continue. "Mosport will be a challenge; I've never walked the track; never seen the track. I saw it on TV a couple of times, and that's been my exposure to it. Definitely my analogy of drinking through fire hoses is still there; it hasn't diminished any." Trent Hindman: "It was tough. I was screaming so hard that I lost my voice! "That caution at the end really helped us out. The C.J. Wilson guys were unbelievably strong today, so kudos to them. They put up a hell of a fight. But at the end of the day our Bodymotion Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport held up beautifully. "The Bodymotion boys gave us a great car, great strategy, great pit stops. It's difficult to put together races like that, but ultimately we were very lucky to get away with some of the things that were going on out there. We got through traffic very well. "Cam did his job beautifully. We had some issues we were dealing with, but at the end of the day we pulled it off. I can't believe it! "Ultimately I just can't thank Cameron, the Bodymotion guys, Continental Tires, Porsche and everybody. It was just an unbelievable race today!" Jason Rabe: "The start was pretty hectic. Especially going up the esses on the opening lap. Cars were wrecking everywhere. It was kind of like a scene from 'Days of Thunder,' where I literally drove right through it. And then after that we dropped the hammer; another 'Days of Thunder' quote. And after that I just kept picking guys off. The car was great. The Bodymotion Racing guys did a hell of a job all week. It's been a long time coming; it's been too long. Hopefully we'll get more of these podiums. I think we're in this hunt for the points championship. It was an awesome stint by Devin to keep it up front. He did a mega job as well. The whole team did a great job!" Devin Jones: "It was an incredible day...starting off with Jason's stint coming from 17th all the way to second. That set us up really well for being there. I had a nice battle with Spencer and Bloom at the end. It's a really great day for Bodymotion and VeriStor and everybody who helps us and supports us. It's really nice to represent them on the podium. They've been working really hard and it feels amazing!" Michael Bavaro, team owner: "Pretty unbelievable day. Three-peat is a word that everybody kept using but I thought it could give us bad luck, so we kind of avoided it all weekend. In these things you have to finish the race. You have to look respectable. You have to pass tech. "It looked like we had our work cut out for us in practice and qualifying. Everybody has really stepped up. The C.J. Wilson team has put a lot of time and work into their Caymans, and it showed. They were stellar and they were out front. "I still have to look at this race again and figure out all that went on, if my stomach can handle it. The guys did a great job. The crew did a great job. The drivers were unbelievable. I had four drivers who did such a spectacular job. The first two guys, Cameron and Jason, both did a great job. Jason came from 17th to second place! And then seventh place up to the lead with Cameron and Trent! It was spectacular to watch. I enjoyed it. My stomach hurts. We were on the box [in the pits] watching the race and what we were doing and the strategy was good. "The pit stops were near spot-on perfect. It takes everything. It's not 99 out of 100. It's 99.9 percent, because the guy in second place got 99 percent. It was a good day for us. Everyone did well. We had so many of our fans here from the Jersey shore, Porsche Club and the Zone One Porsche Club. And the Zone One Club is going to join us up in Canada next week too! "It was pretty neat to see Porsche sweep GS and ST!" I want to give a special thanks to the staff of Porsche Motorsports. We had a problem with our Clubsport in practice and without their assistance we would not have made the race." The race will be broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on Fox Sports 1 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 10. The next event is coming up next week, July 8-10, at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport) in Bowmanville, Ontario. 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