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Turner Motorsport Racing News & Press Feed
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5/12/2011
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TURNER BMWs LOOK TO EXTEND WINNING STREAK AT VIR
After back-to-back GT wins and 3 consecutive GS podiums, the BMW M3 trio of Turner Motorsport is geared up for six races in four weeks.
Amesbury, MA --- May 11, 2011 --- Virginia International Raceway, in Danville, Va., is next up for Turner Motorsport as the GRAND-AM Rolex GT and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge GS class leaders take their BMWs to one of North America's most beautiful and challenging road racing circuits.
There are two important goals for this weekend. First is to continue to keep two tough sports car racing classes behind them for a third consecutive GT win and a fourth consecutive GS podium (that include one victory) for Bill Auberlen and Paul Dalla Lana. Second, and equally important, is to leave VIR unscathed as this race is the first of three in the next four weeks.
While the 2011 season has not been a lucky one so far for Joey Hand and Michael Marsal in the No. 97 GS BMW M3, it was the race at VIR last year that started a three-podium streak for the duo, including wins at VIR and Lime Rock Park the next track on the schedule.
To prepare for this weekend the team held a very productive test with the GS cars at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wis. The test was held in both wet and dry conditions giving the team very valuable set-up data that could be critical with the changeable spring weather conditions.
The weather is not the only uncertainty the team will face this weekend. For a second race in a row the series has mandated changes to the GT car that will the Turner Motorsport engineers busy in Friday's practice sessions. The M3 will race with an additional 50 pounds, a tighter upper rpm limit, and a four gallon fuel cell capacity reduction.
"VIR has always been a great track for Turner Motorsport, but the most recent competition adjustment that Grand AM has made to our M3 is going to hurt for sure," said Will Turner. "We are a little worried that the long straights at VIR are going to play into the hands of the competition, but we'll do everything we can to keep us out front."
TV Broadcast Reminder:
Tune into SPEED on Saturday, May 14 at 5:00 p.m. ET for coverage of the Bosch Engineering 250. The CTSCC Bosch Engineering 200 will be broadcast on SPEED Sunday, May 22 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
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Turner Motorsport's Facebook page will be updated from the track with information from practice and qualifying on Friday, and both races on Saturday.
About Turner Motorsport
Turner Motorsport is the leading BMW tuner in North America, bringing technology and expertise from the racetrack to the street. Turner Motorsport is not about clever marketing tricks or gimmicks. Racetrack results speak themselves. The Turner Motorsport team has won six professional racing championships in two different series since 2003. This storied success is passed into every component that Turner Motorsport designs and sells through their website catalog. Our race team, R&D engineers and Sales team work together, ensuring practical knowledge and state-of-the-art engineering to flow in both directions. Few companies in North America can claim such a close relationship to what they sell and what they race.
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2011 ROLEX SERIES SCHEDULE
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May 13-14 | Virginia International Raceway, Alton VA
May 29-30 | Lime Rock Park, Lakeville CT
June 3-4 | Watkins Glen, NY
June 23-25 | Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
July 8-9 | Laguna Seca, Salinas, CA
July 22-24 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ
August 12-13 | Watkins Glen, NY
August 19-20 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, QC
September 16-17 | Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH
The SPEED Channel will provide LIVE TV
broadcast for all Rolex GT races, and tape delay coverage for Continental Tire Challenge
races throughout the year. Stay tuned to TMSRacing.com or SPEEDTV.com for broadcast dates
and times.
Links
TurnerMotorsport.com - Parts, Performance & Service Parts for BMWs
H&R Springs - Premium Quality Suspension Components
StopTech Brakes - Experts in High Performance Brakes
MOTUL Lubricants - Race-proven Oil and Lubrication Products
Borla Exhaust - The World's Most Winning Exhaust
Escort - Radar Detectors & Laser Detectors
Spy Optic - Sunglasses, Snow and MX Goggles
Grand-Am Road Racing Homepage
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