Fellows On Top After Two SPEED GT Practice Sessions At Mosport
If the below text has strange characters in it, please use the MS Word document attached. For Immediate Release Fellows On Top After Two SPEED GT Practice Sessions At Mosport CANADA (Sept. 1, 2006) – Ron Fellows, of Mississauga, Ont., topped Friday practice at Mosport in his No. 16 XM/Motorola/On Star/Cadillac CTS-V with his morning session time of 1:22.099 (107.826 mph). The Canadian dominated both sessions, but it was his morning stint on fresh tires that proved to be the fastest. Close behind Fellows was teammate Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., putting in a time of 1:22.238 (107.643 mph). The No. 1 XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/Cadillac CTS-V driver was also faster in the first session by over a full second. Completing the top three was Leighton Reese, of Minnetonka, Minn. Driving the No. 6 Banner Engineering Chevrolet Corvette C6, Reese sliced nearly half a second off of his morning session times, crossing the stripe at 1:22.798 (106.915 mph) in the closing minutes of the afternoon practice. Fourth fastest on the day went to Road America winner Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn. The No. 5 c3Controls/Dodge Motorsports Dodge Viper had a top lap of 1:23.061 (106.577 mph). The No. 64 AXA Financial/Cavenas Elevators Porsche 911 GT3 of Ricardo Imery finished off the top five. The Venezuelan was the fastest of the Porsches with a 1:23.297 (106.275 mph). Lou Gigliotti (Chevrolet Corvette C6), Lawson Aschenbach (Porsche 911 GT3), Bob Woodhouse (Dodge Viper), Doug Peterson (Chevrolet Corvette C6) and Michael McCann (Dodge Viper) completed the top ten. Qualifying for Saturday’s race is scheduled for Saturday at 11:25 a.m. (EDT). Word in the paddock is to expect rain, so look for a shake-up in the names at the top. To follow the action via Live Timing and Scoring Presented by SRT and live lap notes, visit the SCCA Pit Board through www.world-challenge.com. -30- Attached: Image of Ron Fellows topping SPEED GT afternoon practice at Mosport International Raceway. Credit: 2006 © Mark Weber/SCCA CANADA - Combined practice results for Saturday’s SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Round Eight race, part of the Mobil 1 Presents Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix at Mosport International Raceway, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour. 1, (16), Ron Fellows, Mississauga, Ontario, Cadillac CTS-V, 1:22.099, 107.826. 2, (1), Andy Pilgrim, Boca Raton, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:22.238, 107.643. 3, (6), Leighton Reese, Minnetonka, Minn., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:22.798, 106.915. 4, (5), Tommy Archer, Duluth, Minn., Dodge SRT Viper, 1:23.061, 106.577. 5, (64), Ricardo Imery(R), Caracas, VN, Porsche 911 GT3, 1:23.297, 106.275. 6, (28), Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:23.369, 106.183. 7, (66), Lawson Aschenbach(R), Gaithersburg, Md., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:23.392, 106.154. 8, (13), Bob Woodhouse, Blair, Neb., Dodge Viper, 1:23.691, 105.774. 9, (87), Doug Peterson, Bonita Sprints, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:23.724, 105.733. 10, (82), Mike McCann, N. Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:23.810, 105.624. 11, (14), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:23.980, 105.410. 12, (31), Sonny Whelen, Old Saybrook, Conn., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:24.238, 105.088. 13, (44), Johnny Mowlem, Charvil Berkshire, England, Aston Martin DB9, 1:24.571, 104.674. 14, (56), Ritch Marziale, Tempe, Ariz., Dodge Viper Comp Coupe, 1:24.808, 104.381. 15, (34), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:24.874, 104.300. 16, (77), Brett Pearson(R), Orlando, Fla., Dodge Viper, 1:24.892, 104.278. 17, (17), Rob Foster(R), Phoenix, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 1:24.999, 104.147. 18, (83), Jim McCann_Jr, Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:25.401, 103.656. 19, (43), Tom Papadopoulos, East Hills, N.Y., Aston Martin DB9, 1:25.520, 103.512. 20, (26), Claudio Burtin, Atlanta, Ga., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:25.731, 103.257. 21, (23), Bob Miller, Sykesville, Md., Porsche 911 Cup, 1:25.737, 103.250. 22, (51), Lenny Diller, Garden City, N.Y., Dodge Viper, 1:26.134, 102.774. 23, (57), Stu Frederick, Del Mar, Calif., Dodge Viper GTS, 1:26.561, 102.267. 24, (76), John Bourassa, Jupiter Island, Fla., Porsche 911 Turbo, 1:27.295, 101.407. 25, (24), Michael Galati, Olmsted, Ohio, Volvo S60R, no time. 26, (33), Michael Solley, Destin, Fla., Porsche 911 GT3, no time. Eric Prill eprill@earthlink.net SCCA Pro Racing