Timing is everything... a good day
for AIM Autosport
#61 Ford Riley on the front row. #7 Mazda top 5
Watkins Glen, New York 2008.06.06: The day ended on a high note for the
team when they decided to send Brian Frissellle out early in the qualifying
session. The Rolex Grand Am sessions are short - just fifteen minutes,
so you need to get a good clean lap. While other teams chose to wait, Brian got
out and on his first hot lap would jump to P2 with a time of 1:43.005 just .117
seconds off when the session was black flagged for an accident. As it took so
long to clear the debris, the session ended with the rest of the field in the
pits leaving the #61 on the outside of row one for tomorrow's race. More details
and team quotes to follow.
In Star Mazda, John Edwards recovered from a morning incident that caused extensive
damage to both rear corners. John would only get a laps in the second session
to shakedown the car but would arrive at qualifying feeling pretty good. This
would also be the teams first chance to run sticker tires. Another short session
on the day because of accidents in the first group, John's times continued to
drop each lap and by the end of qualifying he was P5 with a 1:46.830 - and closing.
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