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• AUBERLEN TAKES SCCA SPEED GT POLE IN DRYING ROAD ATLANTA SESSION

  BMW Racing News - 2003 Archive | SPEED World Challenge GT

  Created: Friday, June 27, 2003

  BRASELTON, Ga. (June 28, 2003) ­ Bill Auberlen, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., took his second SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT pole position of the season for BMW as the checkered flag flew in qualifying for today?s Round Five race, part of the Chevy Grand Prix of Atlanta at Road Atlanta. Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., and Austrian Hans Stuck completed the top three.Driving the No. 7 BMW Team PTG BMW M3, Auberlen struggled early in the 20-minute session, but as the track dried, it came to him, turning a 1:31.110 (100.362 mph) on his very last lap.?I went out with a stiffer car than others and on wet tires, and it wasn?t very good,? said Auberlen of the beginning of the session. ?When other cars came in to change tires, we came in as well. The dry tire came in very quickly, and the balance was just right for the end of the session.?Several cars were in contention throughout the session as it started mostly damp, but then dried on line. Pobst led early in the No. 2 Champion Ra...
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• STUCK'S SECOND AT ROAD ATLANTA EXTENDS BMW'S LEAD IN SPEED GT MANUFACTURER'S CHAMPIONSHIP

  BMW Racing News - 2003 Archive | SPEED World Challenge GT

  Created: Friday, June 27, 2003

  Hans Stuck's second-place and second straight podium finish in today's Round 5 of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., helped BMW establish its lead in the Speed GT manufacturer's championship to four points over Audi and seven points over Chevrolet. The 27-lap race around the 2.54-mile Road Atlanta circuit was won by Mike Fitzgerald in a Porsche by 2.013 seconds over Stuck.Never out of the top four all day, Stuck moved his No. 8 BMW Team PTG M3 from third into second on lap 25 when second-place Bill Auberlen was forced to pit because of a broken left rear wheel, after being hit by the Audi of Randy Pobst on the 23rd lap. The stop dropped Auberlen to a 10th place finish.Nic Jonsson was moved to the last starting spot after qualifying in third place because the rear wing of his No. 9 BMW Team PTG M3 was found to be out of specification in post-qualifying inspection. He moved swiftly into the top 10, but was forced out of the race on lap 13 after b...
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• BMW TEAM PTG FACES CHALLENGES AT ROAD ATLANTA

  BMW Racing News - 2003 Archive | SPEED World Challenge GT

  Created: Sunday, June 22, 2003

  WINCHESTER, Va. (June 23, 2003) - BMW Team PTG is standing tall as it heads to the 2.5-mile Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Ga., for the fifth round of the 2003 SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship on June 28. After four tough races in the team's first foray into this series this season, BMW Team PTG drivers Bill Auberlen, Hans Stuck, Justin Marks and Boris Said are second, fourth, eighth and ninth, respectively, in the driver's point standings.And, based on strong, consistent results by BMW Team PTG in these first four events, BMW leads the Speed GT manufacturer's championship over Chevrolet and Audi.It's still no walk in the park for the four-car BMW Team PTG, led by team owner Tom Milner. The team, which took its first wins in the third and fourth rounds at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn., will face the challenges of Road Atlanta's long straights and sweeping high-speed turns which favor the BMW M3's competitors' larger engines. The M3's 3.2-liter 6-cylinder engine is the sma...
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• The #7 and #24 Chili’s are on Fire for Charities

  BMW Racing News - 2004 Archive | SPEED World Challenge Touring Car

  Created: Wednesday, June 18, 2003

  Chili Pepper Racing, LLC Press Release By Krista Willey (kwilley@chilipepperracing.org)With 3 rounds completed, the Chili Pepper Racing team is looking forward to the upcoming Chevy Grand Prix of Atlanta weekend held on June 27-29....
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