Daytona: Fastest Lap, Best Overtaking Manoeuvre
then heartbreak ...

Daytona, Florida - July 3, 2008: (23:30 hrs) With the race seemingly unfolding as it should, spirits were high. But 54 laps into the race, a broken half-shaft had Brian bring the car to pit lane from P3. Repaired, the #61 would get back on track to finish the race but would be nine laps down. A bitter disappointment for Brian, Mark and everyone on the AIM Autosport crew.

The #61 would lead 16 laps, record the fastest lap of the race (1:42.499) and be credited by SPEED TV reporters with the best move of the race. But Mark's high-speed (180 mph) spin just before pit-in, might have been at the root of the problem with the half-shaft. The rear end of the car took a terrible jolt transitioning from the banking to the apron during the spin. Brian would be quick in his early laps back on track but soon experienced a vibration that worsened. The team set about replacing the broken part and got the car back on track to take the checkers. We will update points and post any additionalnotes tomorrow.

Daytona: Mark puts the #61 on pole ! (provisional)
First Rolex pole for AIM Autosport

Daytona, Florida - July 3, 2008: (14:10 hrs) With a blistering second lap, Mark Wilkins set the fastest time of the day of 1:41.22 at 126.611 mph to record AIM Autosports' first pole in the Rolex series. It is the teams fourth front-row start this season. Mark's times were consistent throughout the qualifying sessionbut his time was the one to beat. The 99 car sits P2, 4/10ths back.

Daytona: The Morning Report
AIM Autosport leads two of three practice sessions

Daytona, Florida - July 3, 2008: (13:00 hrs) It is a hectic day at Daytona today as all the action takes place today with three practice session, qualifying and the race. In morning practice, Mark and Brian would lead session one and three and sit P2 in session two, just 0.128 seconds off the leader. This was also the fastest session of the day for the team recording a 1:41.750 lap at 125.955 mph.

Qualifying for the Daytona Prototypes is at 13:45 hrs.

The race starts at 20:00 hrs (8:00 p.m.) ET and will be broadcast live on SPEED TV.

Mid Ohio Race Report: Team records best finish ever !!
P4 for the race. Now P7 overall in championship

Lexington, Ohio June 22, 2008: It’s hard to call a race that ran almost half the time under caution exciting, but in the end, with some daring passes on a wet track, The AIM Autosport Exchange Traded Gold No. 61 Ford Riley would come across the finish line fourth, the best result so far this season for the team. It has moved the team up in the overall series championship to seventh. ...read more

Mid-Ohio: Practice & Qualifying Report
#61 Ford Riley tops charts all weekend
Mark puts the car on the second row (P3)
String of top-five qualifying results remains unbroken

Lexington, OH (June 20, 2008): Once again Mark and Brian report that the #61 Ford Riley has rolled off the trailer in top form. Both drivers lead their practice sessions on Friday and would also go P1 in the Saturday morning session.

Mark would put the car on the second row (P3) to keep the team's record of top-five qualifying results. ... read more

Grad Am: Mid Ohio - mid point of the season
Time and energy on AIM's side going into second half of the season

(June 18, 2008): This weekend's race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course marks the end of the first half of the season in the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 and with successive top-ten results, AIM Autosport is feeling like it is time to break through to the podium. Also sitting in the top ten in points, it would be a big boost for the drivers and the crew to enter the second half of the fourteen race season on a high note. read more ...