built to conquer the greatest battle of all. your ... - World Challenge

2008 Review
SPEED GT • Round Six • Road America
Archer on a Roll, Wins Road America SPEED GT
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (Aug. 10, 2008) – Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., took his secondstraight
SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT win, his third of the season, at the Road
America SPEED GT Presented by Remington Sunday. Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., and
Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., completed the top three.
Archer started from the pole in the No. 13
Foametix/Woodhouse Performance Dodge Viper
and got out to an early lead over Andy Pilgrim’s
No. 8 Remington Shaving and Grooming
Cadillac CTS-V, who started third. Secondstarting
Jason Daskalos’ No. 5 Daskalos
Development & Investments Dodge Viper
settled into third, ahead of Curran’s No. 30
Whelen Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette.
The four ran that way for the majority of the
race, until Pilgrim’s motor expired in a fiery way
entering Turn Five on lap 16. The entire field
behind Archer tip-toed through the oil left from
the motor, and several cars, including Daskalos
Archer takes win number three without a challenger at
Road America. SWC/Weber photo
and sixth-place Michael Galati’s Porsche, spun. Curran moved from fourth to second, and Pobst from
fifth to third in the No. 1 K-PAX Porsche 911 GT-3.
Pilgrim’s exit brought out the final, race-ending caution, with Arhcer up front, followed by Curran
and Pobst. Officially, the 50-minute time limit expired to end the 18-lap, 72.864-mile race.
“We changed the car this morning,” Archer said. “We tried to get it to go through a couple of the
fast turns better and that worked great. It hurt me a little bit in the slow turns though. Andy
[Pilgrim] could gather me up in a couple of slow turns, but I had him covered in the Carousel.”
Despite feeling that the Porsche’s fought an up-hill battle all weekend point leader Pobst not only
found his way on to the podium after starting eighth, but extended his point lead after his main
competitors, Pilgrim and Brandon Davis, fell out of the race.
Davis was running in the top six most of the day in his No. 10 ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang
Cobra, but on the race’s final restart, fell back and eventually wound up in the Turn Eight tires after
contact with Rob Foster’s Viper. His car was too damaged to continue.
James Sofronas, of Newport Beach, Calif., started 15th but worked his way up to finish fourth in the
No. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3. Brian Kubinski, of Shorewood, Ill., started fourth
in his No. 12 Diamond Construction/CRP Chevrolet Corvette, but fell to as low as 15th before
recovering to a fifth-place finish.
Michael McCann (Cadillac CTS-V), Foster, Jeff Courtney (Dodge Viper), Cindi Lux (Dodge Viper) and
Stu Frederick (Dodge Viper) completed the top 10.
Courtney started 26 th in his No. 99 KENDA/JTM/MPI Coin/Badger Dodge Viper passed seven cars
on the opening lap to capture the Racing Electronics Holeshot Award and 18 positions in the race to
earn the Sunoco Hard Charger Award.
Pobst extended his point lead over Pilgrim to 68 (595 to 527). Davis remained third, with 484,
followed by Galati (449) and Archer (448).
Porsche maintained the Manufacturers’ Championship Presented by RACER lead 36 to 33 over
Dodge, followed by Cadillac (30), Ford (28) and Chevrolet (11).
58 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Media Guide
Fn. St. Car Laps During Race
Ps. Ps. No. Driver/Hometown, State Sponsor/Car Pts. Purse Cmp Status Fast Lap Speed
1 1 13 Tommy Archer/ Duluth/MN Foametix/Woodhouse Performance Dodge Viper 122 8000 18 2:17.765 105.780
2 5 30 Eric Curran/ East Hampton/MA Whelen Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette 102 4000 18 -1.210 2:18.030 105.577
3 8 1 Randy Pobst/ Gainesville/GA K Pax Racing Porsche 911 GT3 92 3000 18 -2.434 2:18.683 105.080
4 15 14 James Sofronas/ Newport Beach/CA Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3 85 1800 18 -3.638 2:18.882 104.929
5 4 12 Brian Kubinski/ Shorewood/IL Diamond Construction/CRP Chevrolet Corvette 84 1700 18 -4.624 2:18.963 104.868
6 7 16 Michael McCann/ Canton/OH Remington Shaving/Cadillac Cadillac CTS-V 76 1400 18 -5.770 2:18.390 105.302
7 9 17 Robert Foster/ Phoenix/AZ LTI Contracting/Foster Mtspts. Dodge Viper 62 1300 18 -6.752 2:18.453 105.254
8 26 99 Jeff Courtney/ Slinger/WI KENDA/TJM/MPI Coin/Badger Dodge Viper 68 1450 18 -7.542 2:19.329 104.592
9 10 2 Cindi Lux/ Aloha/OR Mopar/Corsa/Forgeline/Momo Dodge Viper 64 1100 18 -7.974 2:19.698 104.316
10 20 57 Stu Frederick(R)/ Del Mar/CA Landsystems/Meissner Jacquet Dodge Viper 60 1000 18 -9.126 2:19.390 104.547
11 16 34 Tony Gaples/ Libertyville/IL Kleinschmidt Inc/Blackdog Rcg Chevrolet Corvette 57 800 18 -10.202 2:19.755 104.274
12 13 21 Tommy Milner/ Leesburg/VA Rahal Letterman Racing Aston Martin DB9 54 700 18 -11.057 2:19.573 104.409
13 2 5 Jason Daskalos/ Albuquerque/NM Daskalos Dvlpmnt&Investments Dodge Viper 59 600 18 -11.652 2:17.950 105.638
14 23 76 John Bourassa/ Jupiter Island/FL THR/Indeco/Hillview Vineyards Porsche 911 Turbo 48 550 18 -12.697 2:21.713 102.833
15 11 23 Michael Galati/ Olmsted/OH K Pax Racing Porsche 911 GT3 45 500 18 -14.218 2:18.667 105.092
16 12 66 Tim McKenzie/ Madison/WI TR Racing Porsche 911 GT3 43 450 18 -14.879 2:18.813 104.981
17 21 29 Eric Olberz/ La Canada/CA 911 Design Porsche 911 GT3 41 400 18 -15.366 2:21.468 103.011
18 22 9 Gunter Schaldach(R)/ Aspen/CO Lala Motorsports Dodge Viper 39 375 18 -16.188 2:21.163 103.233
19 14 06 Joey Scarallo/ Smithtown/NY Group A Wheels Pontiac GTO 37 350 18 -16.978 2:19.063 104.792
20 25 72 Jeff Altenburg/ Ellicott City/MD DRC Motorsports Lexus IS 35 300 18 -18.110 2:24.161 101.087
21 24 24 Sean Allen(R)/ Manhattan Beach/CA GMG/BMC Group Porsche 911 GT3 33 17 -1 lap 2:22.913 101.969
22 3 8 Andy Pilgrim/ Boca Raton/FL Remington Shaving/Cadillac Cadillac CTS-V 37 15 Engine 2:18.011 105.591
23 6 10 Brandon Davis/ Huntington Beach/CA ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra 29 14 Crash 2:18.225 105.428
24 17 4 Dino Crescentini/ Manhattan Beach/CA Centric Parts/Shoptech Porsche 911 GT3 27 6 Crash 2:21.659 102.872
25 19 11 Mike Davis/ Huntington Beach/CA ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra 25 6 Crash 2:22.191 102.487
26 18 31 Sonny Whelen/ Old Saybrook/CT Whelen Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette 23 5 Mech. 2:21.093 103.285
** - Faster than previous record
Purse includes contingency awards
Notes: #17 Robert Foster fined 10 point s for contact
SPEED GT • Round Six • Road America
Race Statistics
Length of Race: 18 laps for 72.864 miles
Time of race: 51 minutes, 44.993 seconds.
Average speed: 84.480 mph
Margin of victory: 1.210 seconds
Lap leaders: Laps 1-18, #13 Tommy Archer
Fastest race lap: #13 Tommy Archer, 2:17.765 (105.780 mph)
Fastest qualifier: #13 Tommy Archer, 2:15.814 (107.299 mph)
Sunoco Hard Charger: #99 Jeff Courtney, +18 in race
Racing Electronics Holeshot Award: #99 Jeff Courtney, +seven on lap one
2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Media Guide 59