Utah Race Preview

Dated: September 18, 2008

(September, 18,2008) -- Farnbacher Loles Racing enters the final race of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series with mixed emotions. The young team earned a triple championship in the 2007 series finale, taking the GT-class team and driver championships, and leading the charge for Porsche's manufacturer title. Despite a strong season that produced a victory and five podium finishes, the team won't contend for this year's trophy hardware. But they'll still be gunning for the podium – and victory – in Saturday's seven-hour endurance race at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.
 
The team will field one of its strongest lineups of the season. Dirk Werner of Kissenbrück, Germany, will take his last start as defending GT champion, driving the No. 87 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car with the pair who joined him on the class podium at Miller last year – Wolf Henzler of Nürtingen, Germany, and Bryce Miller of Summit, N.J.
 
"This last Grand-Am race for this year will be a little bit disappointing, because for the team and me the time as reigning champions in the GT category will end," Werner acknowledged. "It was a rough season for the 87 car, so a win would make it a lot easier to look back on this year. We have the car to win a race – we showed that in the past. I hope with a good result, we can help Porsche win the manufacturer championship. And going to Miller Motorsports Park brings back all the great memories from last year's championship win there. We are ready for the final race."
 
Henzler has been winning with Farnbacher Loles since the team's first race in 2004. He knows how to make it happen.
 
"Because I have done many successful races with Farnbacher Loles in the past, it gives me a familiar feeling when I come back each time. I am looking forward to racing with Bryce and Dirk. I know both well, not only because I raced with them last year in Salt Lake City. We are all professional drivers and we know what we need to create a good result in a long race," he said. "Miller Motorsports Park is a very smooth track which reminds me a little bit of some tracks in Europe. With its huge runoffs, it is also a very safe track and makes it possible to come back if you make a small mistake."
 
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