Pacific Mobile/Biosign car to start 5th at Daytona

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Pacific Mobile/Biosign car to start 5th at Daytona
Lacking test time at track, team hopes for wet or mixed race conditions

Daytona Beach, Fla. (July 2, 2010) — AIM Autosport’s Pacific Mobile/Biosign car will start tomorrow’s race at Daytona International Speedway from 5th place following a qualifying session this morning and the subsequent disqualification of a competitor for an aerodynamic infraction. Having missed the season opener, the Rolex 24, and series test sessions, AIM Autosport lacks track time at Daytona this year. The team is working to find out what it needs to do to improve its dry set up here, but doesn’t hesitate to admit it’s hoping for rain.

The day started with a pair of practice sessions this morning. At 8:00am, the cars rolled on to the track as light rain was coming to an end. The car looked very good in the changing conditions, placing 3rd with a lap of 1m 54.164s at 112.260 mph, 0.356s behind Scott Pruett/Memo Rojas in car 01.

For session 2 the rain came back and AIM, like most teams, elected to skip the session.

Under cloudy skies, but on a dry track, Mark took the wheel for qualifying at 11:15am. Nosing around the top 3 in the early minutes, things looked promising for a little while, but, later in the session, the team’s lack of experience here this year began to show. Mark managed to wrest a 123.933 mph lap in 1m 43.410s to slot into 6th place. His lap was just over 1 mph slower than pole man Ricky Taylor in car 10, but nearly 1 mph quicker than the 7th qualifier.

“In the transition from wet to dry, we missed the set up,” said chief engineer and AIM Autosport principal, Ian Willis. “We reached a plateau in speed and couldn’t go any faster.

“We’re prepared for the rain,” he added with a grin. “But we’ll try to figure out what went wrong.”

“Qualifying was a tough one,” said qualifying driver, Mark Wilkins. “That was our first time here with the 2010-spec. dry tires and we took a bit of a stab at set up. We’ve got some changes to make and we’ll have to see how they work in tomorrow’s practice session, but if we get mixed conditions for the race, we’ll have a strong package for sure.“

“We were a bit rushed by the schedule, but on the track we were good in the rain and the transition,” said driver Burt Frisselle. “We’re behind in the dry because other teams have tested here, but I’m sure we’ll be there for the race.”

Tomorrow begins with practice from 9:45-10:05am and the Brumos Porsche 250 is scheduled to begin at 11:15am. MRN Radio will broadcast live and television coverage by SPEED will begin at 1:00pm.
Pacific Mobile™
Pacific Mobile™ is a brand of products designed exclusively to support consumers looking for affordable and user-friendly mobile device accessories. Positioned as tech for the non-techie, Pacific Mobile™ products are ready to capture everything mobile from hands-free legislation to listening to music while staying in touch with your mobile communities. For more information join the brand on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube or visit the official Pacific Mobile™ website, www.gopacificmobile.com.

Biosign Technologies Inc.
Biosign provides biomedical systems. Key applications include intelligent systems for non-invasive monitoring of common health risks associated with blood pressure, glucose and medication. The core technology combines measurement, analysis and rapid knowledge formation to support health monitoring across global markets. The UFITŪ medical device technology powers quality data collection and analytics for clinical diagnostics, self-care, wellness, disease state evaluation and management, and remote patient monitoring. For more information about Biosign please visit www.biosign.com.

AIM Autosport
Established in 1995, AIM Autosport’s mandate is to identify, train and manage emerging motorsport talent. AIM has provided many young drivers with a solid foundation on which to build a career in professional racing. The success of the AIM Autosport driver development programs has been achieved through the dedication of our employees and the ongoing support of our commercial and technical partners. Away from the track, AIM Autosport serves the needs of the racing community with a purpose-built preparation shop situated in the Toronto suburb of Woodbridge, Ontario. AIM fields the No. 61 Ford Riley with drivers Mark Wilkins and Burt Frisselle in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The team also competes in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear and the Cooper Tires presents the USF2000 Series powered by Mazda. Both series are an integral part of the new Road to Indy driver development series. AIM won the 2008 Star Mazda Championship with driver John Edwards. For more information about AIM Autosport, visit www.aimautosport.com.

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