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From Grand-Am.com
There's no better place for a world premiere than sunny California. This weekend, two famed automobile marques will make their GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series debut, when Aston Martin and Lotus compete in Sunday's Continental Tire Sports Car Festival at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Months in the planning, TRG will field the No. 66 PayPal/Hewlett-Packard Aston Martin Vantage for factory driver Darren Turner and Brandon Davis. SDR/Lotus Racing will roll out the No. 11 Lotus Evora GX for Scott Dollahite and Jeff Mosing in the GX class.
TRG owner Kevin Bucker said his new car was built specifically for the Rolex Series. He shook the car down with a sixth-place finish at the recent SCCA World Challenge race at Sonoma Raceway - an event won by Davis in a similar Aston Martin.
“I've been waiting for this moment for a long time,” Buckler said. “We've been working on this car since January. We're not sure how competitive it will be the first time out, but we brought in the best of the best for this weekend. “
Buckler also plans to run the new Aston Martin for the 2013 Rolex Series finale at Lime Rock Park on Sept. 28 in preparation for an all-out assault on 2014, beginning with the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
It's been a long and winding road for Lotus to enter the Rolex Series. Originally, McMahon Raceworks planned to run the new Evora in the GX class, but sponsorship failed to materialize.
The team sold the car to Scott Dollahite and his father Bill, and they've spent the last five months getting ready at their shop in Austin. The SDR facility also includes a test track - Driveway Austin - where Scott Dollahite and Jeff Mosing did plenty of testing.
There's no better place for a world premiere than sunny California. This weekend, two famed automobile marques will make their GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series debut, when Aston Martin and Lotus compete in Sunday's Continental Tire Sports Car Festival at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Months in the planning, TRG will field the No. 66 PayPal/Hewlett-Packard Aston Martin Vantage for factory driver Darren Turner and Brandon Davis. SDR/Lotus Racing will roll out the No. 11 Lotus Evora GX for Scott Dollahite and Jeff Mosing in the GX class.
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| Aston Martin Vantage (Photo: Grand-Am.com) |
TRG owner Kevin Bucker said his new car was built specifically for the Rolex Series. He shook the car down with a sixth-place finish at the recent SCCA World Challenge race at Sonoma Raceway - an event won by Davis in a similar Aston Martin.
“I've been waiting for this moment for a long time,” Buckler said. “We've been working on this car since January. We're not sure how competitive it will be the first time out, but we brought in the best of the best for this weekend. “
Buckler also plans to run the new Aston Martin for the 2013 Rolex Series finale at Lime Rock Park on Sept. 28 in preparation for an all-out assault on 2014, beginning with the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
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| Lotus Evora (Photo: Grand-Am.com) |
It's been a long and winding road for Lotus to enter the Rolex Series. Originally, McMahon Raceworks planned to run the new Evora in the GX class, but sponsorship failed to materialize.
The team sold the car to Scott Dollahite and his father Bill, and they've spent the last five months getting ready at their shop in Austin. The SDR facility also includes a test track - Driveway Austin - where Scott Dollahite and Jeff Mosing did plenty of testing.