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Road America on tap for Turner motorsport
Newton, NH. – Aug. 3, 2021 ---
The IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wis., is on tap for Turner Motorsport beginning this Friday. Both the Michelin Pilot Challenge and GT Daytona Turner BMWs will be in action on the 4-mile, 14-turn natural terrain road course that always makes for a good show.
Following the first seven rounds of the 2021 season Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley stand second in GT Daytona driver points. The duo has scored wins at Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen (six-hour) in the No. 96 BMW M6 GT3. In Michelin Pilot Challenge competition, the news is even better. Auberlen and Dillon Machavern lead GS class driver points in the No. 95 BMW M4 GT4. Co-drivers Vin Barletta and Robby Foley stand third in the No. 96 BMW M4 GT4.
“The 2021 season has been a strong one for us, but there is still a long way to go,” said Will Turner, Team Principal. ” Road America is always a favorite and has set the stage for some of our best performances over the years.”
Historically, the Turner Motorsport BMW has always been in the fight at Road America and has reached the top of the podium twice, in 2014 and 2017. Most recently, Auberlen and Foley finished third in 2019 and last season were running second until torrential rain made a mess of the end of the race resulting in a seventh-place finish for the No. 96 BMW. Auberlen has three GT class wins at Road America; 2009, 2012, and 2013 as part of his all-time IMSA leading 64 victories.
How to watch
Friday will see two Michelin Pilot Challenge practice sessions. Qualifying is scheduled for Saturday morning and the two-hour Road America 120 will take the green flag at 4:35 p.m. local time that afternoon. The race will be streamed live on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold and be broadcast on NBCSN on Aug. 18 beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Practice for the IMSA Sportscar Weekend begins Friday evening (6:10 p.m. ET). A second practice is set for Saturday morning ahead of qualifying at 2:50 p.m. that afternoon (livestream on IMSA.com). Coverage of the two-hour-and-forty-minute race begins at 2:40 p.m. Sunday on TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold and IMSA Radio, with the NBCSN telecast starting at 8 p.m.
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About Turner Motorsport
Turner Motorsport is the leading BMW tuner in North America, bringing technology and expertise from the racetrack to the street for over two decades. Since 1993 the Turner Motorsport Team has competed in over 380 professional races, winning seven professional racing championships in four different series since 2003. The most recent being the 2014 Team Championship in the GTD-class of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Their success is passed into every component that Turner Motorsport designs and sells through their comprehensive website and performance showroom. Our Race Team, R&D Engineers and Sales Team work together, ensuring practical knowledge and state-of-the-art engineering flow in both directions. Few companies in North America can claim such a close relationship to what they sell and what they race.
