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AIM's "Gold Car" has leapt on to the Rolex Sports Car Stage, standing fourth in the championship after two races.

Photo by Bob Chapman, Autosport Image.

Homestead Preview
AIM Looking to Carry Form to Season's Third Race

2007.03.19: AIM Autosport has had a strong start to the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The rookie Canadian team is fourth in Daytona Prototype class standings after two races, with a fifth-place finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona and seventh at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

Former Miami resident Burt Frisselle, now living in Lynchburg, Va., will join AIM lead driver Mark Wilkins of Toronto for this week's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida, driving the No. 61 Lexus-powered Riley Mk XI, backed by Exchange Traded Gold, Barrick Gold Corporation, RBC Financial Group and Telus' Mike Network.

The 2.3-mile course suits Frisselle's driving style: His first Rolex Series race was at Homestead and he notched a podium finish. With traction control (TC) no longer allowed in the Rolex Series, he believes the key to success will be navigating the track's hairpin turns quickly while preserving the car's tires.

"Without TC, it will be much more on the drivers to save their tires," he noted. "In many ways, for a new team like AIM, not having TC is a good thing because some of the big teams did a lot of testing last year and really had it dialed in. It would be hard for us to be competitive with them this early in our campaign."

Gold Notes
The AIM Autosport Daytona Prototype is backed by gold, ranked among the most high-tech of metals. Gold is an effective conductor of electricity and heat, it does not corrode or tarnish, it is non-reactive and it is non-toxic and biocompatible. Gold's unique properties make it useful in electronics like computers and mobile telephones, dental restorations, medical treatments from drugs to precision implants, pharmaceuticals, industrial catalysts and chemical feedstocks.

Scientists are looking at how gold can be used effectively for a diverse range of new applications including advanced electronics, fuel cells, cancer treatments and chemical catalysts. In the past 10 years, more than 39,000 patent applications were published relating to the technical use of gold in practical applications.

Grand Prix of Miami
The 2007 Grand Prix of Miami takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway, March 22-24. The 400km sports car race is scheduled to begin on Saturday at 2pm.

 

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Established in 1995 with a mandate to identify, train and manage emerging motorsport talent AIM operates multi-car teams competing in the Formula BMW USA Championship and the Star Mazda Series North American Championship. Among those drivers who have graduated from AIM Autosport are former series and rookie champions james hinchcliffe, Andrew Ranger, Andrew Bordin, J.F.Veilleux, Jonathan Macri, L.P. Dumoulin, Anthony Simone and Dan Burchill. Other notable AIM graduates include, Sam Hornish Jr., Billy Asaro, mark wilkins, Ashley Taws, Paul Dana, Tom Dyer, Josh Schreiber, Dan McMullen and Antoine Bessette.

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