Intersport On The Podium at Lime Rock Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: johnt@c2group.com Intersport On The Podium for Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park After challenging for top spots all season long, #37 Intersport Racing Lemco Mobile AER/Lola team pulled it all together to finish third on the podium at the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park. "Nothing comes easy in this Series," noted team manager Brian Alder. "The rules package in the American Le Mans Series is very well balanced and you come to every race knowing you have a chance. It's simply a matter of knowing your car's strengths and where you can exploit them." "We knew this would be a challenging track for us," Alder continued. "While we could maximize our top-end speed on Lime Rock's long front straight, we knew we'd have our hands full with our tire management. Lime Rock is six right turns and one left… that means one tire is getting a heck of a work out." Tough Break For #89 Quicksilver Oreca FLM09 LMPC The After qualifying for the outside pole in LMPC, Kyle Marcelli and Brian Wong in the #89 Quicksilver Oreca FLM09 LMPC car suffered a broken drive shaft late in the race. "We had a really good car," said Marcelli. "Brian did a great job in the early stages and I honestly thought we had a shot to win. We're not sure what cause the failure. Regardless, after the car we had in Lime Rock, I'm feeling very optimistic about Mid-Ohio. "This was so disappointing," added Brian Wong. "I think Kyle and I are really starting to click with our crew and the car was the strongest it's ever been. Even though we had a mechanical failure, I'm feeling really good about our growth as a team." Next, the American Le Mans Series returns to Intersport Racing's home track, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge. The two-hour, 45-minute race – Round 6 of the 2010 championship – is set for 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 7. Live race and qualifying video will be streamed online at americanlemans.com. Live radio coverage will be available on American Le Mans Radio presented by Porsche – a production of Radio Show Limited – as well as Sirius Channel 127 and XM Channel 242. The race will be broadcast at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 15 on CBS Sports. Visit the Series’ schedule page for ticket and accommodation information. Live Timing and Scoring, track schedule, entry list and much, much more will be available on Racehub at americanlemans.com. One of the founding teams of the American Le Mans Series, Intersport has established itself as a premier independent team in sports car racing. The Dublin, Ohio-based team has taken on mightiest of factory prototype teams in recent seasons and posted noteworthy class victories within that span including an LMP1 triumph at Detroit in 2008 and 2006 at Sebring. You can find out more about Intersport Racing at http://www.intersportracing.com, join our Facebook Fan Page or follow us on Twitter at Intersport37. Photo Credit: John Thawley ~ Creative Communications Group ________________________________________________________ John Thawley ~ Creative Communications Group ~ 248.227.0110