Press Note 3: Test Day Recap

 

SPEED World Challenge teams participated in Tuesday's promoter test day at Sebring International Raceway, which was not sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing.

 

Not all cars had working transponders in one or both of the sessions. Of the cars with transponders, the top five, unofficially, were:

 

SPEED GT
1, #30 Eric Curran, Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette, 2:09.779
2, #31 Sonny Whelen, Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette, 2:09.868
3, #28 Lou Gigliotti, LG Pro Long Tube Headers Chevrolet Corvette, 2:11.258
4, #87 Doug Peterson, LG Pro Long Tube Headers Chevrolet Corvette, 2:11.542
5, #8 Andy Pilgrim, XM/Mobil 1/Motorola/Bose Cadillac CTS-V, 2:11.931

SPEED Touring Car
1, #1 Pierre Kleinubing, Acura Certified Pre-Owned Acura TSX, 2:21.365
2, #44 Kuno Wittmer, Acura Certified Pre-Owned Acura RSX, 2:22.718
3, #42 Peter Cunningham, Acura Certified Pre-Owned Acura TSX, 2:22.886
4, #73 Randy Pobst, Mazdaspeed Motorsports Development, Mazda 6, 2:23.102
5, #19 Dino Crescentini, STaSIS Engineering Audi A4, 2:23.293

Of Note:
Stu Hayner (#21 Trenton Forging/Autosport Development Pontiac GTO) lost a motor in the first session, with the car catching fire for several minutes before a crew responded to extinguish the flames. Hayner was uninjured and the crew is working to get the car back on track.

Eric Curran (#30 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Corvette) had an oil filter seal fail, which caused a major leak and small fire. The team is working to repair the wiring harness, which was damaged by the fire, with the expectation of having the car on course Wednesday afternoon.

Adel Elsayed (#02 Brisar Delvco Dodge Viper) had contact in the first session and the team has withdrawn the car for the rest of the event.