Curran Edges Aschenbach For Fast SPEED GT Practice Time at Mosport
For Immediate Release Curran Edges Aschenbach For Fast SPEED GT Practice Time at Mosport CANADA (Aug. 24, 2007) – After leading the morning practice session for Sunday’s SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship Round Eight race, part of the Mobil 1 Presents Grand Prix of Mosport, Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., bettered his time in the afternoon, edging Lawson Aschenbach, of W. Palm Beach, Fla., for quick time of the day at Mosport International Raceway. Coming off his third win of the season last month at Mid-Ohio, Curran wheeled the No. 30 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette around the 2.459-mile (3.957-km) circuit in a time of 1:22.972 (106.691 mph). The time was just 0.003-second better than Aschenbach’s in the No. 1 XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V. Lou Gigliotti, of Dallas, Texas, was third fastest in the afternoon session and on the day with a lap of 1:23.087 (106.543 mph) in his No. 28 LG Pro Long Tube Headers Chevrolet Corvette. Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., was fourth quick on the day in his No. 8 XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V with a lap of 1:23.501 (106.015 mph) in the earlier session. Michael Galati was fifth on the day in his No. 23 K-PAX Racing/Jim Haughey Porsche 911 GT3 with a time of 1:23.512 (106.001 mph), also done in the early session. Ron Fellows (Cadillac CTS-V), point leader Randy Pobst (Porsche 911 GT3), Brian Kubinski (Chevrolet Corvette), Michael McCann (Dodge Viper) and James Sofronas (Porsche 911 GT3) completed the top 10 on the day. Qualifying for Saturday evening’s race is scheduled for 11:20 a.m. (EDT), with the standing start scheduled for 6:35 p.m. To follow qualifying and the race via live timing and scoring and notes via the SCCA Pit Board, visit www.world-challenge.com. -30- BOWMANVILLE, Ontario - Combined practice results for Saturday’s SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Round Eight race, part of the Mobil 1 Presents Grand Prix of Mosport weekend at Mosport International Raceway, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour. 1, (30), Eric Curran, East Hampton, Mass., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:22.972, 106.691. 2, (1), Lawson Aschenbach, W. Palm Beach, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:22.975, 106.687. 3, (28), Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, 1:23.087, 106.543. 4, (8), Andy Pilgrim, Boca Raton, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:23.501, 106.015. 5, (23), Michael Galati, Olmsted, Ohio, Porsche 911 GT-3, 1:23.512, 106.001. 6, (16), Ron Fellows, Mississauga, Ontario, Cadillac CTS-V, 1:23.692, 105.773. 7, (22), Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., Porsche 911 GT-3, 1:24.005, 105.379. 8, (12), Brian Kubinski(R), Plainfield, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:24.569, 104.676. 9, (82), Michael McCann, North Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:24.577, 104.666. 10, (14), James Sofronas(T), Newport Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT-3, 1:24.952, 104.204. 11, (87), Doug Peterson, Bonita Springs, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:24.995, 104.152. 12, (34), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:25.165, 103.944. 13, (17), Rob Foster(T), Phoenix, Ariz., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:25.571, 103.451. 14, (2), Cindi Lux(R), Aloha, Ore., Dodge Viper, 1:25.585, 103.434. 15, (3), Scotty B. White, Puyallup, Wash., Dodge Viper, 1:25.640, 103.367. 16, (99), Jeff Courtney, Slinger, Wis., Dodge Viper, 1:25.715, 103.277. 17, (05), Jason Daskalos(R), Albuquerque, N.M., Dodge Viper, 1:26.216, 102.677. 18, (20), Dane Moxlow(R), Grosse Ile, Mich., Pontiac GTO, 1:26.567, 102.260. 19, (51), Lenny Diller(T), Garden City, N.Y., Dodge Viper, 1:27.228, 101.485. 20, (31), Sonny Whelen(T), Old Saybrook, Conn., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:27.858, 100.758. 21, (76), John Bourassa(T), Jupiter Island, Fla., Porsche 911 Turbo, 1:27.968, 100.632. 22, (13), Nick Majors(R), Oakville, Ontario, Dodge Viper, 1:28.493, 100.035. 23, (6), Jeffrey Robbins(R), Southfield, Mich., Dodge Viper, 1:28.928, 99.545. This communication may contain information that is confidential, privileged, or proprietary. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Anyone who receives this message in error should notify the sender immediately by telephone or by return e-mail and delete it.