Angelelli Tops Laguna Seca Morning Practice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angelelli Tops Laguna Seca Morning Practice MONTEREY, Calif., (Oct. 20, 2006) - Max Angelelli, of Monte Carlo, Monaco, led the SPEED GT morning practice session at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of the Monterey Sports Car Championships. Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., and Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., completed the top three. Angelelli clocked a time of 1:29.064 (90.460 mph) around the undulating 2.238-mile track, 0.3-seconds under the current track record of 1:30.387 (89.136 mph), set by Wolf Henzler last year in a Porsche 911 Cup. The No. 12 XM/Mobil/Motorola/On Star Cadillac CTS-V led practice from start to finish and set his quick time shortly after the start of the session, which was a simulated qualifying session for many. "It's a good benchmark to see where we are compared to the other competitors," Angelelli said. "I still believe [Tommy] Archer is hiding a lot of speed and not showing his true potential. He's going to show it to everybody tomorrow, but right now we're looking quite good, so I'm very happy about that. I love this track." Second quick is the No. 23 At Speed Motorsports Porsche 911 Cup of Pobst, who clocked a time of 1:29.629 (89.890 mph). Pobst is pulling double duty this weekend running both SPEED GT and Touring Car, and finds himself second on the timesheets in both classes. Closing out the top three is Angelelli teammate and defending SPEED GT Champion Pilgrim, with a 1:30.088 (89.432 mph) in the No. 1 Cadillac CTS-V. Johnny O'Connell, of Flowery Branch, Ga., was fourth quick in his No. 16 Cadillac CTS-V, with a time of 1:30.114 (89.406 mph), followed by the No. 6 Banner Engineering Chevrolet Corvette of Leighton Reese, from Minnetonka, Minn., with a 1:30.184 (89.337 mph). The entire top five were under the current qualifying lap record at Laguna Seca. The final SPEED GT practice session will take place Friday afternoon at 4:55 p.m. (Pacific). Sunday's race is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. To follow all the action, tune into the SCCA Pit Board featuring live notes and Live Timing & Scoring presented by SRT at www.world-challenge.com <http://www.world-challenge.com/> -30- Attached image: The No. 12 Cadillac CTS-V of Max Angelelli is the SPEED GT morning practice leader at Laguna Seca. Credit: Mark Weber MONTEREY, Calif. - Results from morning practice session for Saturday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship, part of the Monterey Sports Car Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour. 1,(12), Max Angelelli, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Cadillac CTS-V, 1:29.064, 90.460. 2,(23), Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., Porsche 911 Cup, 1:29.629, 89.890. 3,(1), Andy Pilgrim, Boca Raton, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:30.088, 89.432. 4,(16), Johnny O'Connell, Flowery Branch, Ga., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:30.114, 89.406. 5,(6), Leighton Reese, Minnetonka, Minn., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:30.184, 89.337. 6,(64), Ricardo Imery(R), Caracas, VN, Porsche 911 GT3, 1:30.215, 89.306. 7,(14), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:30.428, 89.096. 8,(66), Lawson Aschenbach(R), Gaithersburg, Md., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:30.533, 88.993. 9,(5), Tommy Archer, Duluth, Minn., Dodge SRT Viper, 1:31.133, 88.407. 10,(28), Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:31.195, 88.347. 11,(82), Mike McCann, N. Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:31.505, 88.047. 12,(44), Johnny Mowlem, Charvil Berkshire, England, Aston Martin DB9, 1:31.548, 88.006. 13,(56), Ritch Marziale, Tempe, Ariz., Dodge Viper Comp Coupe, 1:31.554, 88.000. 14,(13), Bob Woodhouse, Blair, Neb., Dodge Viper, 1:31.599, 87.957. 15,(31), Sonny Whelen, Old Saybrook, Conn., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:32.131, 87.449. 16,(11), Mike Davis, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:32.270, 87.317. 17,(43), Tom Papadopoulos, East Hills, N.Y., Aston Martin DB9, 1:32.366, 87.226. 18,(17), Rob Foster(R), Phoenix, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 1:32.948, 86.680. 19,(10), Brandon Davis, Denver, Colo., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:33.020, 86.613. 20,(25), Brian Kubinski, Plainfield, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:33.178, 86.466. 21,(77), Brett Pearson(R), Orlando, Fla., Dodge Viper, 1:33.224, 86.424. 22,(83), Jim McCann_Jr, Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:33.305, 86.349. 23,(87), Tomy Drissi, Hollywood, Calif., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:33.311, 86.343. 24,(40), Greg Weirick(R), Malibu, Calif., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:33.534, 86.137. 25,(26), Claudio Burtin, Atlanta, Ga., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:33.536, 86.135. 26,(34), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette C6, 1:33.583, 86.092. 27,(67), Kevin Chambers, Hollister, Calif., Chevrolet Corvette C5, 1:33.781, 85.910. 28,(69), Igor Sushko(R), Kiev UKR, , Nissan Skyline GT-R, 1:34.144, 85.579. 29,(68), Keith Videtto, San Ramon, Calif., Chevrolet Corvette C5, 1:34.873, 84.922. 30,(51), Joel Feinberg, Hollywood, Fla., , 1:36.100, 83.837. 31,(2), John Boos, Anoka, Minn., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:36.250, 83.707. 32,(57), Stu Frederick, Del Mar, Calif., Dodge Viper GTS, 1:37.504, 82.630. 33,(00), Al Becera(R), San Jose, Calif., Dodge Viper, 1:38.018, 82.197. 34,(24), Michael Galati, Olmsted, Ohio, Volvo S60R, no time. Erin Cechal SCCA Public Relations Specialist 800/770-2055 ecechal@scca.com