TRG - Homestead preview

new home

 

The TRG crew didn't slow after the finish of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Feb.
6. Just one week after the Rolex Sports Car Series season-opener, the staff
moved to new headquarters in Petaluma, Calif. The 17,000-square-foot
facility houses the team's professional race shop, club racing shop
(currently stocked with 23 race cars), a triple bay to accomodate race
transporters, corporate and team offices, shipping and receiving, Adobe Road
Wines cellar and tasting room, a fitness room and the Princess Room, a play
area designed for the three daughters of team owners Kevin and Debra
Buckler.

 

"Moving into our new facility is a big step in TRG's evolution," Kevin
Buckler said. "Along with our new image and branding, this helps us showcase
TRG's people, talent, products and projects. It's been two years of planning
to get to this stage, and we're still a couple more months of construction
away from being finished, but I'm confident that our new facility will help
lead us into the next generation of service and business."

 

champion quest

 

Marc Bunting of Monkton, Md., and Andy Lally of Dacula, Ga., are looking for
their second-consecutive Rolex Series championship together, after winning
the SGS class title in 2004. They started the 2005 season with a fifth-place
GT finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, driving the No. 65 Auto Gallery/TRG
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. They're hoping for another good finish in the March
5 Rolex Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

 

"Andy and I are looking forward to returning to Homestead," Bunting said. "I
know Andy has been working hard refining his oval-racing skills at some
local short tracks in the Atlanta area and TRG has been busy prepping the
car after Daytona. We all have high hopes for the Homestead race." 

 

Team16

 

Team16 drivers Colin Braun of Ovalo, Texas, and Brad Coleman of Houston
tested on the 2.3-mile Homestead infield road course prior to the Rolex 24
At Daytona, where they scored a seventh-place GT finish. Now they're ready
for a sprint, driving the No. 64 Porsche in the two-hour 45-minute Homestead
race.

 

"I learned how to be smooth and consistent at Daytona. I know that is always
a good thing and will help me now that I can focus on going quick at
Homestead," Braun said. "I am really excited about doing this much-shorter
race. The 24-hour race was a lot of fun, but I never got the chance to drive
as hard as I could. I can't say how excited I am to get to drive this car as
hard as I can – finally!"