Pruett/Diaz Give Lexus Second Straight Rolex Series Win
May 2, 2005
MONTEREY, Calif., May 2 -- Scott Pruett took the lead with 50 minutes to go and never relinquished the top spot as he and co-driver Luis Diaz won the Road & Track 250 at Laguna Seca Raceway to give Lexus its second consecutive Rolex Sports Car Series victory Sunday. "It was just an awesome day for the CompUSA team and ... Continue reading
Shane Shots- Laguna Seca News and Notes on Shane Lewis
Apr 27, 2005
Shane Shots – Notes on Shane Lewis Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series – Daytona Prototype Class The Road & Track 250 – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif. – April 29 – May 1, 2005 No.3 PAP-PARTS / OZEXE Southard Motorsports BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype birthplace: Lancaster, Cal ... Continue reading
Craig Stanton Gets Championship Boost Entering Laguna Seca
Apr 27, 2005
Craig Stanton Gets Championship Boost Entering Laguna Seca LONG BEACH, Calif., April 26, 2005 - Craig Stanton's 2005 championship hopes have been rekindled. Entering Sunday's Road & Track 250 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the Long Beach, California-resident has been moved into sec ... Continue reading
Terry Borcheller - Laguna Seca preview
Apr 26, 2005
California-bound Terry Borcheller will ease a Daytona Prototype race car around one of his favorite race tracks for the first time this week. The Gainesville, Ga., driver will compete in the first Rolex Sports Car Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif. The twisting 2.238-mile road course will be a chall ... Continue reading
Bill Auberlen - another GT2 record
Apr 19, 2005
Bill Auberlen enjoyed another record-setting race weekend, this time with a powerful GT2 performance in the American Le Mans Series event at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. Auberlen, of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Robin Liddell of Edinburgh, Scotland, were on form all week, pacing the No. 50 Panoz Esperante GTLM to the h ... Continue reading
Terry Borcheller - Road Atlanta race
Apr 19, 2005
short wing Terry Borcheller and ACEMCO Motorsports scored a fourth-place GT1 finish in the April 17 American Le Mans Series race at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., despite a rule change that significantly altered the aerodynamic balance of the team's No. 63 Saleen S7R. ACEMCO was forced to reduce the size of the car's ... Continue reading
Keith Lawrence Joins Mitsubishi Motors North America as Executive Vice President of Fixed Operations
Apr 19, 2005
CYPRESS, Calif., April 18 -- Keith D. Lawrence today joins Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) as executive vice president of fixed operations. Lawrence comes to MMNA from Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) in Tokyo, where he served as senior executive advisor, working primarily in strategic global quality im ... Continue reading
Autosport Development Road Atlanta Race Report
Apr 18, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com GMAC / Trenton Forging #5 GTO Road Atlanta Final Race Report Good day for Hayner ends in 11th place. Braselton, Ga. – April 17, 2005 The #5 GMAC Commercial Finance / Trenton Forging GTO, driven by Stu Hayner, finished in 11th place after s ... Continue reading
MAZDASPEED Motorsports' Road Atlanta Weekend Racing Results
Apr 18, 2005
- Return of the rotary engine to American Le Mans competition highlights weekend - IRVINE, Calif., April 17 -- MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development today kicked off its return to top-level professional sportscar racing with a second place finish in the LMP-2 class at the Sportsbook.com Grand Prix of Atlanta, at the famed ... Continue reading
Dyson Takes Pole for Grand Prix of Atlanta
Apr 17, 2005
BRASELTON, Ga. April 16, 2005;The AP reported that James Weaver took the pole for the Grand Prix of Atlanta, completing a lap in 1 minute, 11.241 seconds in the No. 16 Dyson Racing Lola EX257 AER. It was Weaver's 12th career American Le Mans Series pole and his second straight at Road Atlanta. He posted the fastest lap ... Continue reading
Chili Pepper St. Petersburg Race Report
Apr 6, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Amy Jo Young Jim Osborn Has SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Series Career High Finish at St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. Jim Osborn, driver of the Thompson Children’s Hospital/Remote Area Medical/Trenton Forging #24 BMW 325ci Touring Car finished 9th in Sunday’s Round 2 ... Continue reading
BP-FORD FINDS CONSISTENCY AMID NEW ZEALAND'S GRAVEL
Apr 4, 2005
Rally New Zealand (7 - 10 April) offers BP-Ford World Rally Team's drivers a taste of consistency for the first time this season after a highly varied start to the campaign. It is the second consecutive gravel round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the surface on which the bulk of the 16-event series is fought out ... Continue reading
Apr 3, 2005
photos at HYPERLINK "BLOCKED::http://theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media. htm"http:/ /theracersgroup.com/team/photos/2005/hi_res_media.htm ### GT qualifying car position driver 64 6 Brad Coleman 65 7 Marc Bunting The TRG crew made a setup change to the No. 64 Team16 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, and gave Brad C ... Continue reading
Apr 2, 2005
Fontana times TRG driver Andy Lally posted the fourth-fastest GT time in Friday practice for the Rolex Sports Car Series race at California Speedway. Lally was quick early in the day, lapping the 2.88-mile infield road course in one minute 43.297 seconds in the No. 65 Auto Gallery/TRG Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. He and hi ... Continue reading
Terry Borcheller - Fontana preview
Mar 28, 2005
Most drivers give their sponsors race reports. Terry Borcheller gives his sponsor two races. The Gainesville, Ga., driver will compete in the Rolex Sports Car Series and Grand-Am Cup races at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on April 2 and 3 – just 15 miles from the corporate headquarters of his primary pe ... Continue reading
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