Orbit Racing - Mont-Tremblant race

hosed

Orbit Racing had a strong start to the Rolex Sports Car Series race at le 
Circuit Mont-Tremblant, but a cut water hose took them out of contention for a 
podium finish. The team finished ninth in the GT class after six hours on the 
2.65-mile road course.

Mike Fitzgerald started the No. 44 Classic Industries Porsche 911 GT3 RS 
sixth on the GT grid. He moved up to third before pitting just before the one-hour 
mark. Jay Policastro took over, returned to the track in fifth place and 
moved up to third during his one-hour stint. Joe Policastro drove the third stint, 
but was sidelined for 30 minutes for replacement of the water hose. He was 
back on track at the halfway mark, 11th in the GT class. He gained two positions 
to ninth before Fitzgerald took the wheel for his final 75-minute stint. Jay 
Policastro drove the final 45 minutes.
 
Mike Fitzgerald

"We had a pretty tough race today. We had a cut water line that cost us about 
20 laps; we might have been on the podium if it wasn't for that. But the car 
was great and we had a pretty good pace. When I got back in the second time, I 
had a really fun dice with some of the GT cars with a lot of the faster guys 
in them. I enjoyed it even though we didn't finish too well. We're looking 
forward to The Glen - Rodger [team owner Hawley] and I put our heads together and 
I think we've come up with some ways to make the car even better."

Jay Policastro

"We had a great car today. We got caught out early on a yellow flag and we  
had a problem with a cooling hose on the car, but the guys did a great job of 
repairing it and got us back out. The last two hours we ran, the car was 
fantastic. It's a shame - I think we really had a second-place car today. We could 
run with just about everybody. We'll take it to Watkins Glen, and hopefully 
we'll have a little better luck."

Joe Policastro

"Today was a heck of a race. I think we had the potential to win, but fate 
had it, we just blew a water hose out - it had a small crack in it - and it put 
us 20 laps down. It was just a fluke, not something anyone could anticipate. 
The crew did an outstanding job this weekend, really worked their butts off. 
It's a delight to work with these guys. We'll try to improve at Watkins Glen."

The next Rolex Series race is at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on June 20.