Alex Job Racing - qualifying, Sears Point

Sears Point Raceway
qualifying, May 18, 2002

Alex Job Racing qualified second and third in the GT class for Sunday's 
American Le Mans Series race at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.  Jörg 
Bergmeister qualified the No. 22 McKenna Xybernaut Porsche second in one 
minute 38.399 seconds on the 2.53-mile road course, just shy of the class 
pole time of 1:37.742 set by Kevin Buckler of The Racer's Group, also in a 
Porsche 911 GT3 RS.  Lucas Luhr was third-quickest in the No. 23 Porsche 
(1:38.528).

"I pushed very hard, but congratulations to Kevin, he did a very good job," 
said Bergmeister, who will share driving honors with Timo Bernhard.  "I'm 
quite happy - third qualifying for me, second position is not too bad.  It's 
the first time for me on this track, so I think some more experience would 
help."

Luhr, who has won at Sears Point, hopes for a stronger race performance.  "We 
are third and the other two cars are quicker, so we have to work a little bit 
on that for the race," he said.  "The track was really good and I had a good 
feeling, but unfortunately, the feeling was not correct."  Luhr and Sascha 
Maassen will drive together.

Team owner Alex Job complimented Buckler for his performance. 
"Congratulations to Kevin Buckler and The Racer's Group," he said.  "Kevin 
did a great job and qualified on the pole at his home track."
 
get it in writing

Lucas Luhr and Sascha Maassen set their qualifying plans for the season 
during a dinner in Sebring, Fla., where the team won the GT class in the 12 
Hours of Sebring season-opener.  Maassen carries the official record of their 
agreement, written on a paper serviette.  

Porsche power

The Sears Point race is close to home for team sponsor McKenna Porsche, based 
in Norwalk, Calif.  In addition to its position as the 10th-biggest Porsche 
dealer in the western states, McKenna Porsche is now ranked 11th in the 
United States.

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Sylvia Proudfoot
spur07@cs.com
403 287 3945