LG Motorsports Long Beach Race Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: johnt@c2group.com Trouble-Free Run in Long Beach Continues LG Motorsports Progress Long Beach, Calif. – LG Motorsports earned another solid result in Saturday's Tequila Patron American Le Mans Series at Long Beach. The No. 28 LG Motorsports 3 Dimensional.com / Riley C6 Corvette stayed out of trouble and made a flawless pit stop, resulting in the team's second consecutive top-10 finish. Doug Peterson started the Riley Technologies-built car and drove a trouble-free stint before pitting and handing over to team owner and former World Challenge GT Champion Lou Gigliotti. From there, Gigliotti drove the Kumho-shod Corvette C6 to the checkered flag, finishing 10th the highly competitive GT2 category. "The car runs flawless, there's no question about that," Gigliotti said after completing the 100-minute race. "The pit stop was good. I think we beat the [Drayson-Barwell] Aston Martin out. We're running in the non-Michelin class, so I think two other cars beat us today. We're gaining valuable experience and are working our way towards the future." Peterson, a former Star Mazda Series Master's Class Champion, enjoyed an early race battle on the historic 11-turn, 1.968-mile street circuit in Southern California. Peterson passed a few cars before settling in during his run. "The Colbalt brake pads worked awesome," Peterson said. "It's a work in progress. I really enjoyed racing with the Aston Martin and the Porsche while I could. There's a little bit of room for improvement. The crew did as good job. They were on the money, everything was spot- on." In only its third-ever Series start, LG Motorsports has shown a lot of promise with its brand-new car and hopes to build more momentum heading into the next round in Salt Lake City. Tire partner Kumho is aiming to deliver a new generation of tires for next race, which will be run on the outer course layout at Miller Motorsports Park. "The car is not yet where it needs to be," Gigliotti said. "But maybe we can get a little help by Utah. Then we have a bunch of weeks when everyone else is at Le Mans to really work on the tires and go testing. We'll do some serious testing that we haven't been able to do yet." Lou's son, team manager Louis, agrees: "We've got four weeks now to come back and make the car faster. We'll get there. Everything's overbuilt right now. We need to get it into sprint mode. Kumho is working really hard with some new tire construction, so we're very thankful for that. It shows promise." The Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by The Grand and Little America Hotels is scheduled for May 16-18. SPEED Channel will provide live coverage of the race starting at 3:00 p.m. EST on May 18. LG Motorsports Corvette Parts and Performance Long known as a leader in Corvette high performance parts and tuning, LG Motorsports offers a complete line of parts and accessories for Corvette, Cadillac and Camaro. In addition to their world famous LG Pro Longtube Headers, LGM offers a complete line of high-performance brakes, body enhancements and everything you need to turn your daily driver into a lethal street fighter. Putting race-proven technology in every part they sell, LG Motorsports enjoys a reputation of turning out some of highest horse-power street Corvettes in captivity. To keep on top of the latest team news, go to www.lgmotorsports.com. 3 Dimensional Services Incorporated in 1992, 3-Dimensional Services, Inc.'s principal owners have been in the prototyping business for over 30 years. From the receipt of acceptable CAD data, 3-Dimensional's average delivery of functional prototype parts is between 2 and 3 weeks. When immediate turnaround of a solid model is critical, the company can often produce one the same day! Located in Michigan, 3-Dimensional Services has approximately 200,000 square feet of shop floor space equipped with the latest technology available, dedicated to manufacturing the highest quality plastic and metal prototype and production parts. The company has approximately 275 full and part time employees. 3- Dimensional Service is showcased at www.3dimensional.com. Riley Technologies Riley Technologies currently has 35 full time employees. These employees cover the full spectrum of design and manufacturing with: engineers, fabricators, mechanics, machinists, and composite specialists. With this wide range of experience Riley Technologies can accomplish almost any task. Riley Technologies has worked on a wide range of engineering projects. Riley Technologies has an engineering and a manufacturing department. Our capabilities allow us to do most work in-house from the designing, to manufacturing, and even testing. Our engineers are able to make full use of the powerful design software, Unigraphics. Strong computer skills along with our access to wind tunnels allow Riley Technologies to design and build some of the most competitive racecars. The engineers also have access to state of the art Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software. This enables are engineers to quickly and in a cost effective manner solve many engineering problems. Riley Technologies has many engineering products at our disposable. From high-powered design software such as Unigraphics and CFD capabilities. We utilize many wind tunnels such as Langley's, Lockheed, General Motor's, ARC, and Swift's. Riley Technologies can be found on the web at www.rileytech.com. Kumho Tires Established in 1960, Kumho Tire Co., Inc., of Seoul, South Korea, had 2005 sales of $2.2 billion. Kumho manufactures and distributes a complete line of tires for passenger cars, light trucks and heavy-duty trucks. Kumho has manufacturing facilities in Korea and China and operates technical centers in Birmingham, England, and Akron, Ohio. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Kumho Tire U.S.A is the U.S. distribution arm of Kumho Tire Co. In addition to its 830,000 square foot headquarters and central distribution facility in Rancho Cucamonga, the company operates four additional distribution facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus and Dallas. For more information, visit the Kumho Web site at www.kumhotire.com. American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series is the premium brand of motorsport in North America, featuring high-tech sports cars from the most prestigious automobile manufacturers in the world. Its unique four classes of competition showcase exotic, open-top prototypes and sophisticated production-based GT cars, all competing on the track at the same time. The American Le Mans Series competes at the premier road racing tracks across North America and at selected temporary street circuits in major urban markets. With a 2007 television package that includes five network broadcasts on CBS and NBC and seven telecasts on SPEED, plus live broadcasts across Europe, the Series delivers a global marketing platform that is unmatched in motorsports. The Series, founded in 1999 by Georgia entrepreneur Don Panoz, represents a mirror image to the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world's most famous and authentic automobile race. The American Le Mans Series features elite marques such as Audi, Porsche, Corvette, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Panoz, and premium brands such as Michelin, Yokohama, Kumho, Lowe's, Shell and many others. To follow the ALMS, see www.americanlemans.com. 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