Qualifying: Back in the top five - Brian qualifies P3
No. 61 qualifies ahead of 2007 result
(08.01.2008) Without a morning practice session to check the car, Brian
took his time to get the No. 61 Ford Riley up to speed, knowing that
the tires would give the best performance later on. He steadily built
up speed and was always a threat in the top five. As the 15-minute qualifying
session closed on the final laps, Brian's times kept coming down and
with one to go, he sat third with a time of 1:34.197. His last lap would
be just a bit faster at 1:33.906 at @ 103. 852 mph to secure the third
spot on the starting grid.
"The car was was good all round," commented Brian. "We
are happy with being on the second row after yesterday's mishap and
missing quite a bit of practice time. The crew has the car ready to
race and we are hoping for a good run later on this afternoon.
Full day of practice ... not without incident
No. 61 suffers some damage but crew gets the car back on track
(07.31.2008) It was a full afternoon of practice for the No. 61 Ford
Riley at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as the Rolex Sports Car Series prepared
for qualifying and racing in the Montreal 200 on Friday. Brian was the
first car to record a 100 mph lap and the times seemed conisistent through
the first two sessions, about one second off the leaders. At the end
of the second session however, the 99 car got into a tangle with GT
car as Brian came up on them and with nowhere to go, he hit the wall
which resulted in some front suspension damage. While they missed session
three, the crew set about making some planned changes to the rear of
the car while replacing damaged parts at the front. Heavy rains hit
the circuit about this time and the team now focused on getting the
car on track for the day's final practice. They got on track and turned
enough laps to determine the repairs were good and the car balanced.
It also gave them the opportunity to test for rain setup on the now
wet track.
"The car was fine and there were no major issues we have to contend
with" reported Brian Frisselle who will be qualifying the car today.
"The guys did a great job to get the car set up so that on Friday
morning we can work on getting the balance fine tuned for the track.
I think we'll be in good shape for qualifying and the race later today."
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