New Jersey Race Report
Dated: August 31, 2008
(August 31, 2008) -- Farnbacher Loles Racing earned a top-five GT finish in the inaugural Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Thunderbolt Raceway in Millville, N.J., on Sunday. The pace was slowed by five caution periods that consumed 68 minutes of the two-hour 45-minute race, a result of difficult conditions on the narrow, dusty 2.25-mile road course.
Bryce Miller of Summit, N.J., and Dirk Werner of Kissenbrück, Germany, raced from ninth to third in the No. 87 Porsche, but Werner's charge for the class lead was stopped when he was knocked off track by a Daytona Prototype car. The pair finished sixth.
Gregory Loles, team owner: "It's always good to see a Porsche win, so congratulations to [GT class winners] Andy Lally, Tim George and TRG. I'm very disappointed that we were subjected to these conditions in a professional racing series. It's not the race track that is supposed to decide who will win and lose, it's supposed to be the drivers and the cars. It was a disservice to the series, the teams and the track to prematurely bring us here for this very unfortunate event. Clearly, once the track is completed, it will be a first-class facility. By next year, it should be a good event."
Bryce Miller: "It's an unfortunate situation for us because we were poised for another podium, but there wasn't a lot of racing today. With the the track conditions the way they were and the dust everywhere, it made for a very difficult race. We also had contact a couple of times that disrupted the progress and, unfortunately, we had an unnecessary maneuver from a prototype car when Dirk was making a charge for the top spot. So it's disappointing, but the speed is still there, and all the momentum. Hopefully, we can get the win at Salt Lake that the team deserves."
Dirk Werner: "It was a very disappointing end for Bryce's home race. I think we ran strong the whole weekend and in the end, we got bad luck with very aggressive DPs on the track. It was a very hard race, with a lot of bouncing and bumping going on. A podium was in the cards for sure – the car was great all weekend. Thanks to the guys for putting a lot of effort in it. It's just sad that we couldn't get more out of it."
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
