ORBIT - Lime Rock race

Luke Hines and Bryce Miller led the GTC class and combined for their
third-consecutive fifth-place finish (Miller's fourth of the season) during
a steamy American Le Mans Series race at Lime Rock Park on Saturday. Hines,
of Essex, England, joined local driver Miller, of Summit, N.J., for the
two-hour 45-minute race on the 1.51-mile road course in Lakeville, Conn.
They raced the ORBIT No. 48 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car with the support of a
large group of guests representing their sponsors Marquis Jet, Grand Prix
Racewear, IPC Systems and TOTAL Lubricants.

 

Hines started sixth on the GTC grid, but quickly moved to second in class.
He took the class lead after 35 minutes, then pitted for a driver change 10
minutes later. Miller returned to the track third and held the position
through his 58-minute stint. Hines also held third until the final minutes
of the race, when contact with a prototype car knocked him off course and
out of the race. The pair finished fifth in class.

 

Luke Hines:  "We had a good weekend - we showed that Bryce and I had the
pace. The race started off really good. I started sixth and got through to
first with some quite cool moves. It was hard for us because the inside of
the car got too hot physically, but I just wanted a finish for the whole
team, I didn't want to quit. It's frustrating that we crashed out at the
end, with eight minutes to go. I felt a hit from an LMP [prototype] car and
went wide and hit the tires in the chicane. But I was really pleased with
the support of everyone here - all the big sponsors came in and supported
us."

 

Bryce Miller:  "We had a good car today. Luke did a really good job to bring
it from sixth position all the way up to the lead. I was really happy to
have our sponsors here today, and also to put on a bit of a show and lead
the race was good for the brands that we're representing. It was such a hot
day, so it was nice to see the number of people who were here supporting us.
We're very appreciative for their support and hope to bring them a podium
result very soon. We're a young team and there's still room for improvement,
but I think we all feel confident that the speed is there."

 

race report

 

time         driver             action

 

start          Hines

35m          Hines              GTC leader

45m          change           pit - Miller in, four tires, fuel

1h43         change           pit - Hines in, four tires, fuel

2h37         Hines              off track turn 7, out of race

 

partners

 

Bryce Miller and Luke Hines compete with the support of four international
sponsors. Marquis Jet is the recognized leader in private jet cards because
it's the only program that offers exclusive access to NetJets - the gold
standard in private aviation - 25 hours at a time. Grand Prix Racewear is a
respected supplier of motorsport protective clothing and driver accessories,
based at Silverstone Circuit in England. The company offers worldwide
delivery of 15,000 product lines. IPC Information Systems is a leading
provider of mission-critical communications solutions to financial services
firms. TOTAL Lubricants is the world's fourth-largest publicly traded
integrated international oil and gas company.

 

- orbitracing.com, brycemiller.net, lukehinesracing.com -

 

 

 

Sylvia Proudfoot

sylvia@spurcom.ca

403 287 3945