Double wins for Gerardo Bonilla at Mosport in IMSA Lites

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Double Wins for Gerardo Bonilla at Mosport in IMSA Lites this weekend

  

Photo by Renee Moxlow

 

 

Bonilla double wins IMSA Lites races at American LeMans Mosport weekend

 

August 26, 2007 - Bomanville, Canada.  B-K Motorsports driver Gerardo
Bonilla completed a perfect weekend in the IMSA Lites series, winning both
races in controlled fashion.  Running in support of the American LeMans
Series, Bonilla's Skip Barber / Cornerstone Controls / SRS Elan DP-02
racecar ran on Saturday afternoon on a wet racetrack, and again Sunday
morning on a dry, but cool track.

 

After starting on the Pole, Bonilla began the wet Saturday race by running
up a safe lead.  "I just wanted to build a gap.  I knew I had an experience
advantage in these wet conditions," said Bonilla.  A full course caution
stacked the field, but Bonilla used his knowledge of the Mosport wet
conditions to pull ahead at the restart.  Another caution later in the race
led to similar events.  "I could see in my mirrors the guys having their own
battle for 2nd, but that just made it easier for me."  

 

In Sunday's dry race, Bonilla's job was much more challenging.  A hard
charging Jay Cochran and Shelby Mershon were close behind.  "I could see Jay
pushing as hard as he had all weekend.  Each time he matched my pace, I just
made it my job to find even more speed.  That challenge was actually quite
satisfying.  If it weren't for my awesome B-K Motorsports crew, I'd have
never been able to take the challenge," related Bonilla.  Despite one
caution period, Bonilla chipped away gradually building his gap to 3 seconds
at the checker flag.  

 

Bonilla now leads the IMSA Lites championship standings with 150 points to
second place Jay Cochran's 110.  With four races remaining over two weekends
and a win worth 22 points, anything is still possible.

 

Bonilla will be racing again when the American LeMans Series visits Road
Atlanta October 3-5, pulling double duty in the B-K Motorsports IMSA Lites
racecar, and the Autosport Development SPEED World Challenge Pontiac GTO.  

 

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