Farnbacher Loles Racing - Mid-Ohio Win!
Dated: June 21, 2008
(June 21, 2008) -- Farnbacher Loles Racing earned its first victory of the 2008 season, topping the GT class in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on Saturday. Leh Keen of Charleston, S.C., and Eric Lux of Jacksonville, Fla., kept the No. 86 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car on track through treacherous conditions to take the win.
Lux started fourth on the 22-car GT grid and gained one position in the first 10 minutes of the two-hour 45-minute race. Heavy rain then turned the 2.258-mile road course into an obstacle course as multiple cars slid off-track. Lux pitted for rain tires and returned to the track sixth. He took the class lead just before the halfway mark, then turned the car over to Keen. Back on track ninth, Keen regained the class lead and held it to the checkered flag.
Steve Johnson of Bristol, Va., and Dave Lacey of Toronto, Ont., also had a strong race. Lacey started the No. 88 Porsche from eighth in class, but quickly moved to the GT lead as the rain started. He pitted for rain tires, then stopped again to clear the car's windshield, dropping back to 10th. He regained eight positions to second in class, fifth overall, before handing off to Johnson. Johnson returned to the track 11th and moved up to eighth, then was hit on the second-last lap, pushing him back to finish 10th.
Their teammates in the No. 87 Porsche weren't as lucky. Bryce Miller of Summit, N.J., started from fifth on the GT grid, but was caught in the mélée as the rain started and had contact with another car. After a long pitstop to replace the car's right-front suspension and shock absorber, he returned to the track 19th in class. He stopped for a driver change to Dirk Werner of Kissenbrück, Germany, but officials judged the pitstop to be one lap early, so Werner was assessed a penalty stop. He was unable to overcome a 10-lap deficit and finished 19th.
January
- TRG Takes Second, Third and Fourth in Rolex 24 At Daytona
- Daytona 24: TRG Race Report
- Porsche Motorsports Teams Shine at Rolex 24
- Grand American Rolex 24 roars at Daytona Raceway
- 2nd Place at Rolex 24 at Datyona
February
- Pumpelly, Miller Giving TRG Leadership in Rolex GT
- Resorts International & Total Lubricants Announced as Associate Driver Sponsors for Bryce Miller
March
- Homestead Race Report
- Racing on NYC Streets
- Bryce Miller Opens for the NY Auto Show
- 12 Hours of Sebring Race Report
- Bryce Miller Joins Farnbacher Loles for ALMS Twelve Hours of Sebring
April
- Bryce Miller Opens for the 2008 New York International Auto Show
- IPC Hosts Guests at Mexico City
- VIR Race Report
- Mexico City Race Report
May
- Two TRG Porsches grab top-10 finishes in Lime Rock
- Laguna Seca Race Report
- Miller Looking Forward to Return to Laguna Seca
June
- Farnbacher Loles Racing - Mid-Ohio Win!
- Champions Reunited
- TRG Looks For First Win of 2008 Season in Six Hours of The Glen
July
August
- Marquis Jet's "Driven to Fly" Event on SPEEDTV
- New Jersey Race Report
- Road America Win!
- Road America Preview
- Montréal Race Report
September
October
- Farnbacher Loles Brings Three Cars to Test
- Laguna Seca Race Report
- Farnbacher Loles Racing - Laguna Seca GT2 pole
- Petit Le Mans Race Report
- Petit Le Mans Preview
December
