Tim George Jr. Prepares for the Rolex 24 at Daytona
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001bHw_LhcjpQoXiuXqHcXNsbLwlrHp1lSb45bityjU18i6C2JO0e2GzOlVl0-uW5GJN1yBb6XbYwxEQdFbs2yq3Xfh7d5UJk2IEU0VQjsMscLkKFD6FV11ig%3D%3D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tim George Jr. Prepares for the Rolex 24 at Daytona MOORESVILLE, North Carolina (January 17, 2009)- Tim George Jr. spent the weekend of January 8-10 at the Roar Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway testing TRG's No. 71 Porsche GT3 997. Close to 100 sports cars came out to the legendary 3.56-mile road course. The test saw fast speeds and extreme weather for the Florida track, with snow falling on Saturday. George Jr.'s team forged past the weather to post some great lap times. The No. 71 TRG team ended up third fastest on the GT speed charts at the close of the test, with the top GT time on Saturday of one minute and 49.7 seconds. George Jr. was pleased with the results; "we had a great test at the Roar Before the 24 and were often the fastest Porsche on track. I think overall we had the fastest GT combined driver lap time. I'm excited to be back for my third year with TRG and Spencer Pumpelly as my co-driver. The factory support from Porsche is also a great asset. It's an honor to drive with 2000 NASCAR Cup Champion, Bobby Labonte, as well." George Jr. is no rookie when it comes to the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He ran the 24-hour race for the first time in 2008, finishing third and receiving the 2008 Rolex Series Rookie of the Year award. Adding to his third place finish, George Jr. and team finished second in 2009. Looking at the 2010 race, George Jr.'s goal is to round out his podium finishes with a win and the famed Rolex 24 Winner's Watch. Racing with TRG for the third time, George Jr. has put himself in a great position to achieve that goal. TRG has won the 24-hour race three times, including one overall win, and has seven podiums finishes in the last eight races. In addition to reuniting with TRG, George Jr. will team up with Spencer Pumpelly for a third time. Pumpelly brings a wealth of experience with a win in the GT class at the 2006 Rolex 24 and six Grand-Am wins. Also teaming up with George Jr. is NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte. Labonte will take his first laps in the GT class, after competing three times at the Rolex 24 in the DP class. Three-time TRG teammate Spencer Pumpelly talks about George Jr. racing a sports car; "Tim has come a long way since we first raced together three seasons ago. He has the experience now to help with the set-up and take on a bigger role on our 24 hour team. With Tim turning the times he was at the test and Bobby Labonte running times to rival the top Porsche drivers, I think we have one of the best driver line-ups in this year's race." Catch Tim George Jr. and the TRG team at the 48th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 30-31. Directly following the Rolex 24, Tim will also compete again at Daytona, in the #31 RCR Development Chevy in the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 on February 6 at 4:30 pm EST. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About Tim George Jr. The New York, N.Y., native began racing in the Skip Barber Racing School regional series in 2005. In 2007, he ran the Grand-Am KONI series before moving up to the Grand-Am Rolex series in the GT class. In 2008, Tim George Jr. was named Rolex Series MESCO "Building for the Future" Rookie-of-the-Year. He has two GT class podium finishes in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, finishing third in 2008 and second in 2009. The 29-year old driver made his transition to stock cars in 2009, running full-time in the ARCA Racing Series, finishing 11th in the point standings with one top-5 and two top-10 finishes. George Jr. will pilot the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet full-time in the ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards in 2010. For more information, please visit www.timgeorgejr.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About Activ8 Communications Activ8 Communications, based in Mooresville, North Carolina, specializes in public relations, marketing strategies, brand development and sponsor activation. With focus on NASCAR public relations and relationship building, Activ8 creates unique identities and connections for the drivers and clients under its umbrella. 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