AIM Autosport taking it down to the wire
Frisselle and Wilkins strive for another podium in New Jersey
Millville, NJ (08.29.2008) AIM Autosport arrived in Millville, New
Jersey ready to attack the brand new Thunderbolt circuit at New Jersey
Motorsport Park (NJMP) for the penultimate round of the Rolex Sports
Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16. This is a brand new
facility and the circuit is an unknown factor for all the teams. AIM
Autosport, coming off its third consecutive podium with a third place
at Infineon Raceway just last weekend, is looking to be on the pace
early with the Exchange Traded Gold No. 61 Ford Riley.
“Back to back race weekends on opposite coasts put us under a
bit of pressure commented team principal Ian Willis. “We took
an extra day in Sonoma to prep the car before sending the hauler straight
to New Jersey and the team arrived at Thunderbolt early Wednesday to
get the car ready for practice the next day. Being a new track, we needed
to do a track walk with the drivers and engineers before we could come
up with ideas for setup. We’ll get that setup on the car tonight
and spend the first session sorting out the details.”
The Thunderbolt circuit is 2.25 miles with twelve turns. A narrow course
with only slight elevation changes, it will prove a difficult track
when it comes to passing. After two races featuring only the Daytona
Prototypes, this weekend the GT class will also be on track which will
make passing even more of a challenge.
Both drivers of the No. 61 Ford Riley noted that there is no room for
error on this circuit. While it appears there is plenty of runoff around
the track, it is all soft dirt at this point. Someone going off will
bring a lot of dirt and debris back onto the track making it bit of
an adventure especially for the faster DP cars. There will also be large
dust clouds to deal with as was evidenced during practice on Thursday.
The Exchange Traded Gold No. 61 Ford Riley is on track for two official
practice sessions today (29th) with additional practice and qualifying
Saturday. The Supercar Life 250 is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Sunday (31st) and will be broadcast live on SPEED TV.
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