Terry Borcheller - Sebring race

Terry Borcheller scored his first American Le Mans Series podium finish of 
the season, after a trying Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (Fla.) race. 
Borcheller, of Gainesville, Ga., drove the No. 63 ACEMCO Motorsports Saleen S7R with 
David Brabham of Maidenhead, England, and Johnny Mowlem of London, England. The 
trio finished third in the GTS class.

spinning start

Borcheller was unable to post a fast qualifying lap on the 3.7-mile Sebring 
International Raceway road course due to a spin, exacerbated by a scuffed brake 
rotor.

"We rushed to make the qualifying session, but we had so many obstacles," he 
recounted. "We had no heat in the motor, so I was concentrating on getting 
engine temp on my out-lap, which is normally the lap that I get the brakes in. I 
was pushing hard to try to post a good time, I made a mistake and I spun. The 
right-rear rotor caught and the brake clamped down like it had a padlock on 
it. I went instantly backwards."

race results

Borcheller started fifth on the GTS grid and moved up to third in the first 
40 minutes of the 12-hour race. He grabbed second place during his second stint 
during the fourth hour. The team then encountered a series of mechanical 
problems that necessitated several extra pitstops, including two that consumed 
almost an hour of valuable track time. Despite the challenges, the team rallied 
to finish third in class, earning both regular championship points and bonus 
points for the long race.

"Considering the weekend and all the obstacles we had, it's amazing to come 
out with a podium and points," Borcheller said. "To get the points was huge for 
us, with everything that was going on all week. We had multiple new-car bugs; 
we even shipped a new engine to the track. The team did an awesome job - they 
stayed at the track until 5 am on race day, went back and had a shower and 
maybe an hour's sleep. We had a good race from the driver standpoint, too - 
David and Johnny did a really good job."

next

Borcheller will drive the No. 44 TheRaceSite.com Racing Porsche 996 in the 
Grand-Am Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., on March 28.

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Sylvia Proudfoot
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