Terry Borcheller - Miami preview

hometown boy

Terry Borcheller heads home for his next race - the Sept. 27 American Le Mans 
Series event in Miami. Borcheller, now living in Phoenix, was born in 
Hialeah, Fla., just a few miles from Miami.  His co-driver Shane Lewis lives in 
Jupiter, Fla., about 80 miles north of the city.  The pair will drive a distinctly 
non-Florida race car, the No. 63 ACEMCO Motorsports Ferrari 360 Modena GT.

"I'm a hometown boy; there's incentive to do well," Borcheller noted.  "I 
moved out of [Hialeah] when I was five years old, but I still love Miami, I love 
the Dolphins, I love south Florida."

Although the Miami track layout has been modified, most of the 1.22-mile 
temporary street circuit is the same as it was in 2002.  That's good news for 
Borcheller, who qualified on the GTS pole position in Miami last year.

double treat

The American Le Mans Series race will be the Saturday feature in Miami, with 
a Champ Car World Series race on Sunday. Borcheller believes the double bill 
offers extra value for race fans.

"It's going to be a treat to run with Champ Cars," he said.  "That usually 
draws a big crowd, especially with the [championship] points battle as tight as 
it is.  They're the main event, but we get a lot of spillover from them.  The 
fans are walking around all day and they're very interested in our cars.  We 
race exotic sports cars!"

beauty!

Borcheller had an early - and attractive - start to the Miami race 
festivities this year.  He and his wife Tracy were judges in the July 17 round of 
competition for the Miss Grand Prix Americas title.

details

The ALMS race is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27 from 4 pm to 6:45 pm on the 
1.22-mile temporary street circuit in Miami.  The race will be televised live 
on SPEED Channel starting at 4 pm.  all ET