Gigliotti Fastest in Both SPEED GT Practice Sessions at Road Atlanta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gigliotti Fastest in Both SPEED GT Practice Sessions at Road Atlanta BRASELTON, Ga., (Oct. 3, 2007) - Lou Gigliotti, of Dallas, Texas, had the fastest car today following both SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship practice sessions, part of the 10th Anniversary Petit Le Mans. Michael Galati, of Olmsted, Ohio, and Andy Pilgrim, of Boca Raton, Fla., were second and third fastest, respectively. Gigliotti put his No. 28 LG Pro Long Tube Headers Chevrolet Corvette on the top of the speed charts with a 1:26.012 (106.310 mph) late in the afternoon practice session. The time is under the current qualifying record of 1:26.441 (105.783 mph). "If this was qualifying, I would be really happy," Gigilotti said of his practice time that was a slim 0.004-second faster than Galati. "Winning practice is a lot of fun, but we really want to be the quickest tomorrow - when it counts. But, we're pretty happy. The LG Motorsports teams has done a great job." Driving the No. 23 K-PAX Racing LLC/Jim Haughey Porsche 911 GT3, Galati improved upon his morning practice time turning a lap of 1:26.016 (106.305 mph). Pilgrim turned the third fastest lap today in his No. 8 XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V with a time of 1:26.025 (106.294 mph). Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., winner of the previous two races, was fourth fastest. The driver of the No. 30 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette put in a time of 1:26.158 (106.130 mph). Current SCCA SPEED GT point leader Randy Pobst ended today's sessions fifth quickest. The Georgia driver entered a time of 1:26.211 (106.065 mph) in his No. 22 K-PAX Racing LLC/Jim Haughey Porsche 911 GT3. Pilgrim's teammates Ron Fellows (Cadillac CTS-V) and defending SCCA SPEED GT Champion Lawson Aschenbach (Cadillac CTS-V) ended the day in sixth and seventh, respectively. Scotty B. White (Dodge Viper), Brian Kubinski (Chevrolet Corvette), and James Sofronas (Porsche 911 GT3) completed the top 10. SCCA SPEED GT qualifying is set for 1:25 p.m. (EDT) Thursday, Oct. 4. Live timing and lap notes are available at www.world-challenge.com. -30- Attached: Image of the No. 28 LG Pro Long Tube Headers Chevrolet Corvette of Lou Gigliotti. Image may be reproduced with proper copyright information © 2007 SCCA/Weber. For higher resolution images, e-mail ahorn@scca.com. BRASELTON, Ga. - Combined practice results for Friday's SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship Round Nine race, part of the 10th Anniversary Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour. 1, (28), Lou Gigliotti, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Corvette, 1:26.012, 106.310. 2, (23), Michael Galati, Olmsted, Ohio, Porsche 911 GT-3, 1:26.016, 106.305. 3, (8), Andy Pilgrim, Boca Raton, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:26.025, 106.294. 4, (30), Eric Curran, East Hampton, Mass., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:26.158, 106.130. 5, (22), Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., Porsche 911 GT-3, 1:26.211, 106.065. 6, (16), Ron Fellows, Mississauga, Ontario, Cadillac CTS-V, 1:26.377, 105.861. 7, (1), Lawson Aschenbach, W. Palm Beach, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:26.611, 105.575. 8, (3), Scotty B. White, Puyallup, Wash., Dodge Viper, 1:26.900, 105.224. 9, (12), Brian Kubinski(R), Plainfield, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:26.926, 105.193. 10, (14), James Sofronas(T), Newport Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT-3, 1:26.976, 105.132. 11, (82), Michael McCann, North Canton, Ohio, Dodge Viper, 1:26.977, 105.131. 12, (17), Rob Foster(T), Phoenix, Ariz., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:27.067, 105.022. 13, (2), Cindi Lux(R), Aloha, Ore., Dodge Viper, 1:27.070, 105.019. 14, (99), Jeff Courtney, Slinger, Wis., Dodge Viper, 1:27.129, 104.947. 15, (66), Tim McKenzie(R), Madison, Wis., Porsche 911 GT-3, 1:27.199, 104.863. 16, (31), Sonny Whelen(T), Old Saybrook, Conn., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:27.365, 104.664. 17, (21), Gerardo Bonilla, Orlando, Fla., Pontiac GTO, 1:27.408, 104.612. 18, (20), Dane Moxlow(R), Grosse Ile, Mich., Pontiac GTO, 1:27.798, 104.148. 19, (05), Jason Daskalos(R), Albuquerque, N.M., Dodge Viper, 1:28.004, 103.904. 20, (87), Aaron Baumbach(R), Rochester Hills, Minn., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:28.046, 103.854. 21, (13), Jeff Altenburg, Blair, Neb., Dodge Viper, 1:28.068, 103.828. 22, (34), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:28.329, 103.522. 23, (7), Brett Pearson, Orlando, Fla., Dodge Viper, 1:29.003, 102.738. 24, (6), Jeffrey Robbins(R), Southfield, Mich., Dodge Viper, 1:29.706, 101.933. 25, (76), John Bourassa(T), Jupiter Island, Fla., Porsche 911 Turbo, 1:29.982, 101.620. 26, (18), Jason Foster, Phoenix, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 1:30.588, 100.940. 27, (24), Robb Holland, Denver, Colo., Porsche 911 GT-3, no time. 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