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  • TMS BMWs KICK OFF NEW SEASON WITH PODIUM, TOP TEN FINISHES
    Created: Monday, January 29, 2007 Author: Jeff
    DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY (January 30, 2007) -- Turner Motorsport drivers started off the season with typical success in the Grand-Am Cup Koni Challenge race at Daytona International Speedway in Florida this past Friday. In a field numbering over 100 cars, all 3 TMS BMWs finished in the top ten in their respective classes. The SPEED Channel will run a 2-hour re-cap of the race on March 10, 2007 at 8:00pm ET. In both the Grand Sport and Street Tuner classes Turner Motorsport cars were the top BMW finishers: third for Chris Gleason/Bill Auberlen in the #96 Motul Lubricants/H&R Springs BMW M3 and seventh for Adam Burrows/Trevor Hopwood in the #95 B&M Shifters/H&R Springs BMW 330i. In the GS class Chris Gleason and Bill Auberlen scored a third-place finish from behind the wheel of their Motul Lubricants/H&R Springs BMW M3. Their podium finish is the second in a row at Daytona. After being spun in turn one during the first portion of the race, Gleason fought back up t...
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  • Automatic Racing’s No. 09 Fresh from Florida BMW Fifth at Daytona
    Created: Thursday, January 25, 2007 Author: Jeff
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jep Thornton and Jeff Segal gave Automatic Racing a fifth-place finish in Friday’s Fresh from Florida 200 at Daytona International Raceway, staying at the front throughout the three-hour race in the No. 09 Fresh from Florida BMW M3. Thornton qualified ninth for the Grand-Am KONI Challenge season opener, and at the start of the race he and teammate Tom Long, who was driving the No. 99 Fresh from Florida BMW M3, worked their way into the top five. Long and Thornton ran fifth and sixth throughout much of the first hour, before they both pitted during a caution period. Segal took the No. 09 BMW back on track, and David Russell took over in the No. 99 BMW. Segal soon had his car in fifth, and pit strategy came into play at the halfway mark. A caution period allowed Segal to stop for fuel, and although he lost a lot of positions he was able to work his way back up to fifth before the checkered flag. “The team built a great car, and I’ve really go...
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  • Bill Fenton Motorsports Announces KONI Challenge Lineup
    Created: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Author: Jeff
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Bill Fenton Motorsports returns to the Street Tuner class of the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series during this weekend’s season opener at Daytona International Raceway. The team will be racing the No. 27 and 29 Southern Auto Auction Acura RSXs. Todd Lamb and Dave Thilenius are teaming up once again to challenge the ST class, this time in the No. 27 Acura. The two drove together twice last year in ST competition, earning a best finish of sixth at Barber Motorsports Park. Long before they were co-drivers, Lamb and Thilenius were fraternity brothers in college. The Sigma Chi alumni have long since graduated, but some things never change. “We give each other crap all the time,” explains Lamb. “I think most co-drivers do that, but we’re especially good at it! We learned from some of the best in college.” Bill Fenton Motorsports will also be fielding the No. 29 Acura RSX with drivers Bob Beede and Mike Liebl. The ST class was one of ...
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  • Automatic Racing and Fresh from Florida Ready for KONI Challenge
    Created: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Author: Jeff
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Automatic Racing’s four-car lineup will be a team to watch during this weekend’s Fresh from Florida 200, the season opener for the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series. Automatic Racing is partnered with the race’s title sponsor, Fresh from Florida, a campaign of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that serves to increase public awareness of the importance of Florida’s agriculture industry, which has an estimated overall economic impact of more than $87 billion annually. The No. 99 Automatic Racing/Fresh from Florida BMW M3 will be easy to spot with its bright green wrap, which is adorned with a collage of fruits and vegetables grown throughout the state of Florida. David Russell and Tom Long will be co-driving the car during the three-hour race, which gets underway at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, January 26. “This first race at Daytona is going to be extremely exciting for us, with this being the home race venue for o...
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  • Automatic Racing and Fresh from Florida Ready for KONI Challenge
    Created: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Author: Jeff
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Automatic Racing’s four-car lineup will be a team to watch during this weekend’s Fresh from Florida 200, the season opener for the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series. Automatic Racing is partnered with the race’s title sponsor, Fresh from Florida, a campaign of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that serves to increase public awareness of the importance of Florida’s agriculture industry, which has an estimated overall economic impact of more than $87 billion annually. The No. 99 Automatic Racing/Fresh from Florida BMW M3 will be easy to spot with its bright green wrap, which is adorned with a collage of fruits and vegetables grown throughout the state of Florida. David Russell and Tom Long will be co-driving the car during the three-hour race, which gets underway at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, January 26. “This first race at Daytona is going to be extremely exciting for us, with this being the home race venue for o...
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  • Automatic Racing Qualifies in Top Five for Fresh from Florida 200
    Created: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Author: Jeff
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – All four of the Automatic Racing BMW M3s qualified in the top 20 for Friday’s Fresh from Florida 200, the opening round of the Grand-Am KONI Challenge season at Daytona International Raceway. Tom Long posted the fifth-quickest lap time in the 15-minute qualifying session for the Grand Sport class. This weekend marks the first time that Long has driven with Automatic Racing, but the talented 24-year-old proved that he knows the fast way around Daytona with his 2:02.903 lap time in the No. 99 Fresh from Florida BMW M3 that he shares with David Russell. “It’s exciting to be able to qualify the Fresh from Florida car fifth,” said Long. “There is just so much energy going into this weekend, especially since Fresh from Florida is also sponsoring the race. Qualifying on the third row is a great way to start things off. The BMW is fun to drive around here, and I’m looking forward to the race tomorrow.” Jep Thornton also had ...
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  • Automatic Racing Qualifies in Top Five for Fresh from Florida 200
    Created: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Author: Jeff
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – All four of the Automatic Racing BMW M3s qualified in the top 20 for Friday’s Fresh from Florida 200, the opening round of the Grand-Am KONI Challenge season at Daytona International Raceway. Tom Long posted the fifth-quickest lap time in the 15-minute qualifying session for the Grand Sport class. This weekend marks the first time that Long has driven with Automatic Racing, but the talented 24-year-old proved that he knows the fast way around Daytona with his 2:02.903 lap time in the No. 99 Fresh from Florida BMW M3 that he shares with David Russell. “It’s exciting to be able to qualify the Fresh from Florida car fifth,” said Long. “There is just so much energy going into this weekend, especially since Fresh from Florida is also sponsoring the race. Qualifying on the third row is a great way to start things off. The BMW is fun to drive around here, and I’m looking forward to the race tomorrow.” Jep Thornton also had ...
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  • Team KMA – Robbie PecOrari - 2007 INDY PRO SERIES DRIVER, SPONSORED BY CABO WABO TEQUILA
    Created: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 24, 2007) – Team KMA principals Ingo Strackerjan and Jon Lewis announced today that they have signed for the 2007 Indy Pro Series season, the well-known Pennsylvania native, Robbie Pecorari, as their Driver. Pecorari passed his Indy Pro Series Rookie test today at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Robbie Pecorari will be driving the Cabo Wabo sponsored 430 hp Dallara racecar for the full 2007 season in a field of more than 26 equally powered Indy Pro Series racecars on Street, Oval and Road courses. The infamous Cabo Wabo Tequila, owned by legendary rocker Sammy Hagar is a sponsor of Team KMA Racing and in an announcement made earlier last week, it was confirmed that Sammy Hagar had also become a co-owner of the Indy Pro Series race car. Jon Lewis goes on to explain “It’s really exciting to announce that we were able to offer Robbie a sponsored drive, thanks to the people of Cabo Wabo Tequila.” “Besides being a music icon and car fana...
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  • TMS DRIVER LINE-UP INCLUDES CHAMPS AND NEW FACES
    Created: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 Author: Jeff
    Amesbury, MA USA -- Grand-Am Cup champions return to the GS and ST classes for the 2007 season with an all-star driver line-up consisting of current champions and future winners. Will Turner and Don Salama, 2006 ST class Driver Champions, will move into the GS class in the #97 BMW M3; Bill Auberlen and Chris Gleason return to blue and yellow in the #96 BMW M3 ; and TMS has selected Adam Burrows and Trevor Hopwood to pilot the #95 BMW 330i in the ST class. Both the #97 and #95 BMWs won their respective championships in 2006. For 2007, the Grand-Am Cup has a new name: the Grand-Am Koni Challenge. The new name reflects the sponsorship from Koni Shock Absorbers. Turner and Salama were instant stars when they debuted together in Grand-Am in 2004. Both were standouts in the Speed Touring Car series and Salama won the 2003 Grand-Am ST-I Team Championship. Since 2004, they have teamed up for an incredible 17 top five finishes in 30 races. They were runners-up in the ST Championship for 2004 ...
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  • Miller and Trinkler Ready to Take on Daytona with Automatic Racing
    Created: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 Author: Jeff
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jon Miller and Owen Trinkler are teaming up to pilot the No. 90 Automatic Racing BMW M3 during next week’s Fresh from Florida 200 at Daytona International Raceway. Miller and Trinkler are both making their debut with Automatic, though neither one is a stranger to the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series. Miller, who is just 21 years old, first competed in the series last year. After a successful run in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge RT2000 Southern Region, Miller moved up to KONI Challenge and the Spec Racer Ford SARRC Regional Championship for 2006. In addition to his racing schedule, Miller is also a political science major at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and an instructor for the Skip Barber Racing School. “I am really excited to be working with Automatic Racing and I have great confidence in them to make sure that I have the best possible car for the race,” said Miller. “Test days went really well and I got to solidify my...
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  • TEAM KMA ANNOUNCES CABO WABO CANTINA AS SPONSOR
    Created: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 Author: Jeff Seabrook
    Cape Coral, Florida (January 10, 2007) – Team KMA principals Ingo Strackerjan and Jon Lewis announced today that the famous Cabo Wabo Cantina owned by legendary rocker Sammy Hagar will be a sponsor of the Formula BMW team. In a simultaneous announcement today, it was announced that Sammy Hagar has also become a co-owner of the Indy Pro Series race car to be campaigned by Team KMA in 2007. “It’s really exciting to announce the Cabo Wabo Cantina as an associate sponsor,” stated Lewis. “Besides being a music icon and car fanatic, this truly demonstrates Sammy Hagar’s belief in supporting young talented athletes. As a sponsor of our Formula BMW Team and a co-owner of our Indy Pro Series racecar, this further enhances the ladder system we have established for our drivers to successfully progress in their careers.” Team KMA also announced today that the Formula BMW operation will focus on the three drivers selected in last month’s shootout; Mik...
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