In qualifying for Saturday’s race one at Mosport, Aschenbach drove the #1 PrivacyStar / Entrust Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to 6th on the grid, Sandberg drove the #47 Monticello Motor Club / TruSpeed car to 10th, and Snow drove the #46 ZORO Tools car to 11th. 

 

Team Manager Tyler Tadevic said, “We were behind some of our competitors in qualifying and the race on Saturday only because we were missing two of our drivers for testing and practice on Friday, and Mosport is a tough place to set a Porsche up for. Madison did a great job, but we needed to have the other guys there to help him along. Saturday’s race was pretty straightforward, and we were able to get Lawson home in 4th, Brett in 6th and Madison in 8th, meaning they all improved their position. That was great news for the team, but unfortunately O’Connell in the Cadillac finished ahead of Lawson in that race and extended his championship lead. All three cars were suffering from some setup issues during the race, pushing here and lacking grip there, but our guys did commendably well under the circumstances.”

 

The team regrouped Saturday night and found several improvements to make to the cars ahead of Sunday’s qualifying, which would see Lawson qualify 5th, Brett 7th, and Madison 10th. 

 

Tadevic continued, “Sunday’s race was good to us. The GT field got away cleanly at the start, and Lawson was able to jump to 4th with a nice pass on the first lap, then there was a caution period for an accident in the GTS field. After the restart, Lawson hounded Alex Figge for about 5 laps before he made a move stick, working up to 3rd. He was circulating behind Johnny O’Connell’s Cadillac for several laps, not really making an impression on him but not losing ground either, when the Cadillac had a tire failure. If you’d told me before the weekend we would have gained points in the championship relative to the leader, I’d have been thrilled.”

 

“Madison did a great job in Sunday’s race, clicking off laps and gaining experience for his race back here next month in the IMSA GT3 Challenge series - his main championship. I think he’ll have a good idea of what to do when he’s back here next, and it’s been a true pleasure to work with him and his family. The kid’s the real deal. It was great to see the ZORO Tools car so well settled in, and we’re excited about Madison’s future. We’re happy to have had the ZORO Tools folks onboard this weekend.”

 

Tadevic said, “Brett was good enough to jump onboard with the team a race early, and I don’t think the results show his ability well. He was lapping only .3 to .4 of a second off of Lawson all weekend, and he’ll get quicker with more time in the car. He’s a very intelligent kid, and we’re excited to run him at Mid-Ohio and Sears Point later this season. We’re looking to make up some lost ground at the last two races.

 

“Lastly, while we’re not looking too likely to retain our driver’s championship this season, we’ve done ourselves a favor in the manufacturer’s championship for Porsche. We’re within striking distance with three races left to go, and with some more hard work, we might well overtake Cadillac yet. It’d be the coup de grâce to beat GM and Cadillac to that goal two years in a row, so that’s our primary target now.”

 

The Pirelli World Challenge Series now enters its summer break, taking the month of July off. The series will resume with rounds 10 and 11 at Mid-Ohio on August 3, 2012. 

 

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TruSpeed Motorsports was founded in 2001 by Rob and Charles Morgan, over the years racing in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge and World Challenge. TruSpeed runs a robust arrive-and-drive and trackday business, as well as a street and race car sales and service facility in Orange County.  

 

For information about TruSpeed’s racing, performance car sales and service, visit: http://www.truspeedmotorcars.com

 

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PrivacyStar

PrivacyStar, a smartphone application, provides consumers with top of the line phone privacy, protection and preference. Based in Conway, Arkansas, PrivacyStar has years of regulatory experience working with both Federal and State bodies to define and understand all aspects of consumer protection laws and regulations, and has patented numerous privacy and preference solutions. 

For regular PrivacyStar updates follow us at www.twitter.com/PrivacyStar, become a fan on Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/PrivacyStar or visit www.PrivacyStar.com. 

 

Entrust

Entrust provides identity-based security solutions that empower enterprises, consumers, citizens and Web sites in more than 4,000 organizations spanning 60 countries. Entrust's identity-based approach offers the right balance between affordability, expertise and service. With more than 125 patents granted and pending, these world-class solutions include strong authentication, fraud detection, digital certificates, SSL and PKI.

 

To learn more, visit http://entrust.com/ 

 

Eibach

Eibach regards motorsports as the ideal proving ground. The experience we gain at the highest levels of racing is directly converted into the development of the highest-grade chassis components on the planet. And the enthusiasm created by the challenges of motorsports drives us to ever-higher performance---performance that you will enjoy every time you drive.

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ZORO Tools

ZORO Tools has a simple mission; We help small businesses stay competitive!

Zoro Tools offers more than 300,000 great products – all at super low prices. ZORO Tools has all of the products that the “big guys” have – our prices are just better! Every customer pays the same low price for an item, whether you want to buy one – or one thousand! We think it’s great if you want to buy a lot of stuff from us – we also think it’s great if you want to buy just a little!

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Justice Brothers

Since 1936, the Justice Brothers name has been associated with fast cars and performance. Their love for everything automotive started before they built their first racecar back in Paola, (Pay-O-La) Kansas. Today, Justice Brothers products are Proven and Used by the World's Top Racing Teams!™ From the deserts of Baja to the front straight at Indianapolis and tracks throughout the world. Why? Because when quality and performance counts, mechanics, motorists and professional racers rely on Justice Brothers.

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Hartmann

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OMP America 

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Corsa Car Care

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