TUSC: Second place for Paul Miller Racing Audi at Indianapolis

By Tarek Ramchani

The Audi R8 LMS performed well again in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. A fine second place for the Paul Miller Racing run Audi at Indianapolis.

The #48 Audi R8 LMS in the hands of Christopher Haase and Bryce Miller finished in a very strong second place within the GT Daytona class in the Brickyard Grand Prix. The two drivers were right behind the winning Ferrari 458 Italia from Scuderia Corsa.

The Paul Miller Racing team battled really hard in what is clearly seen the most fought class in the North American sportscar series. The car was leading the GT Daytona field in most of the second half of the race before the final pit stops. In the closing stages of the race Christopher Haase charged back chasing the leading Ferrari but the time run over. A strong result for the team and drivers and big points collected for the overall championship standing.

Best of the Flying Lizard Motorsport Audis was the #45 R8 LMS, eighth within the GT Daytona field. The car was shared by Nelson Canache Jr and Spencer Pumpelly. Their team-mates Dion von Moltke and Seth Neiman were thriteenth in class driving the #35 Audi.

The #46 Audi R8 LMS from Fall-Line Motorsports finished the 2h45 event in fourteenth place in GT Daytona class with drivers Charles Espenlaub and Charlie Putman.

Indianapolis race results can be seen here.

The next stop for TUDOR United SportsCar Championship teams and drivers will be at the very popular and fast Road America, August 8th-10th.

Photo credit: Flying Lizard Motorsport / Paul Miller Racing / Bob Chapman

TUSC: The Audi teams qualified well at Candian Tire Motorsports Park

By Tarek Ramchani

As was the case in all free practice sessions, the Audi squad performed well again in the 15-minute GT Daytona qualifying session at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

Three Audi R8 LMS cars were among the Top 10 in what it is seen as the most competitive class in the newly formed TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.

Flying Lizard Motorsports put their #45 Audi R8 LMS in the front row and will start from second place in the TUSC 2h45 race. Spencer Pumpelly qualified the car with a best time of 1:19.159 and was right behind the pole setting SRT Viper GT3-R of Jeron J.Bleekemolen.

The second Flying Lizard Motorsports entry qualified well too, the #35 car  a fine fifth place within the GTD class.

The #48 Audi R8 LMS from Paul Miller Racing made it into the Top 10. Christopher Haase and Bryce Miller will start from position 10.

The Fall-Line Motorsports #46 Audi R8 LMS had a harder session. The all blue car in the hands of Charles Espenlaub and Charlie Putman will start from position seventeen.

UPDATE: The #45 Audi R8 LMS from Flying Lizard Motorsports will start from the back of the pack after a ride height infringement.

The qualifiying session results can be seen here.

Photo credit: Flying Lizard Motorsports / Bob Chapman

TUSC: Strong Audi performances in Canadian Tire Motorsports Park practice sessions

By Tarek Ramchani

The Audi teams performed very well in the two TUDOR United SportsCar Championship practice sessions at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.

The Audi R8 LMS cars dominated the first practice session. A storming 1-2-3 for the Audi Sport customer racing squad in the demanding GT Daytona class.

The #35 Audi R8 LMS from Flying Lizard Motorsports lead the field with drives Neiman/von Moltke/Pumpelly with a best time of 1:19.679. Second place for the #48 car from Paul Miller Racing in the hands of Haase/B.Miller. Third place for the second Flying Lizard Motorsports entry, the #45 car shared by Canache Jr./Pumpelly/von Moltke. The #46 Audi from Fall-Line Motorsport was eleventh in class.

First practice session results can be seen here.

Strong performances in the second practice session as well. Fast lap times and three Audi R8 LMS cars made it into the Top 10.

The #45 car from Flying Lizard Motorsports was third within the GT Daytona class right behind the two leading Porsche GT America cars. The sister #35 machine was sixth. The #48 Audi from Paul Miller Racing was tenth. The #46 R8 LMS from Fall-Line Motorsport was sixteenth.

Second practice session results can be seen here.

Action will resume today at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park with a third and final practice session followed by qualifying.

Photo credit: Flying Lizard Motorsport / Paul Miller Racing / Bob Chapman

TUSC: The Audi teams heading to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park

By Tarek Ramchani

The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship is moving up north to Canada this weekend at the very popular Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, better known as Mosport. The Audi Sport customer racing squad will be represented once again by four Audi R8 LMS cars.

In Canada the Audi teams will be eager to perform well and secure a first GT Daytona class win this season. The R8 LMS cars were so close to victories in many races this year but were unlucky as was the case at Daytona, Laguna Seca and Detroit.

Flying Lizard Motorsports will field their two regular cars. The #35 Audi R8 LMS will be shared by Seth Neiman and Dion von Moltke. The two drivers are fourth in the overall driver's standing with 127 points each.

Their team-mates at Flying Lizard Motorsports Nelson Canache Jr. and Spencer Pumpelly will share the sister #45 Audi R8 LMS. The two drivers are ninth in GT Daytona standing with 119 points.

Fall-Line Motorsport will field the #46 Audi R8 LMS with drivers Charles Espenlaub and Charlie Putman who are sixteenth overall with 67 points.

The fourth Audi effort is coming from Paul Miller Racing. The #48 Audi R8 LMS will be driven by Christopher Haase and Bryce Miller, they are fifth overall in the GT Daytona standing with 126 points.

Action at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park will start on Friday with two practice sessions. The third practice session and qualifying will be held on Saturday. The 2h45 race is set for Sunday.

Photo credit: IMSA

Rolex Series: Fall-Line Motorsport Steps Up To GT With Audi-Customer Racing

Fall-Line Motorsport Press Release

Buffalo Grove (June 20, 2013)- Audi customer-racing is returning to the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series with Fall-Line Motorsports for the remainder of the 2013 season starting with the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International on June 28-30.

The six hour endurance race at the historic Watkins Glen track marks the return of the Audi R8 GRAND-AM to the series after its GT Class Rolex 24 win at Daytona during the first round of the 2013 championship.

"Audi's many global motorsports programs act as a showcase for our, 'truth in engineering' campaign," stated Brad Kettler, Audi Sport USA director of operations and engineering. "It is therefore imperative Audi aligns itself with apex performing teams to execute its racing programs. Fall-Line is such a high-performing professional race team and Audi is excited to launch what will hopefully be a successful and long-term partnership."

Audi is in their second season as an official automotive partner of the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series adding its R8 GRAND-AM GT race car to its long-line of successful prototype sports cars dominating Le Mans and American Le Mans racing in recent years.

"This year alone Fall-Line has earned podium finishes in both SCCA and the Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge Series events so expanding up the ladder and adding Rolex GT to our schedule is a natural progression," said Fall-Line Motorsports team principal Mark Boden. "Audi's sports car legacy and its knowledgeable and experienced support staff are an obvious choice for us to help further evolve our team and we're proud to represent the 'four rings' synonymous with sports car victory!"

Piloting the car at Watkins Glen will be current Fall-Line drivers Al Carter, Charles Espenlaub, and Charlie Putman, all whom drive currently in the Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge Series for the team. The successful Fall-Line trio has worked together for several years and has won many races including Fall-Line's team and drivers' 2010 Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge Series championship with Espenlaub and Putman. The #46 will be carrying sponsorship from the beloved charity that Al Carter and all of Fall-Line have supported over the years with B+ Racing featured prominently on the car. Additional partners will be announced in the coming weeks.

Fall-Line will be competing with the Audi R8 in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series for the remainder of the 2013 season with a varied driver lineup throughout the year. Looking ahead Fall-Line is excited for 2014 and the inception of the newly formed United Sports Car Racing series. The class structure is still shaking out, and the classification for the Audi R8 has yet to be determined but a Fall-Line Audi R8 will be there.

Photo credit: Fall-Line Motorsport