Mishap Costs Subaru Road Racing Team a Solid Finish
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Phoenixville, PA – May 26, 2009
As auto racing accidents go, this was relatively small, but the repercussions cost the Subaru Road Racing Team (SRRT) valuable points toward their goal of the Manufacturer and Driver Championships in the Grand-
On lap 94 of last Saturday’s 134-
“The accident occurred in turn three,” noted team owner Joe Aquilante. “The impact broke an air valve stem on a wheel. Kris limped most of the nearly one-
Andrew Aquilante, Chester Springs, Pa., had qualified the #111 Subaru 10th quickest. He had climbed to second place by the time he pitted on lap 72 for gas and to put Skavnes behind the wheel. The SRRT crew returned the car to the track in fifth spot.
“We raced 107 laps or one hour, 20 minutes into a two hour, 30 minute race when Kris got out of the car, so that was a good thing,” noted Joe Aquilante. “We were confident we wouldn’t have to pit for fuel again.”
During the lap 95 pit stop that resulted from the crash, Joe Aquilante admittedly gambled on the weather for the rest of the race. He rolled “snake eyes.”
“I made a snap decision to put full-
“It was a great plan,” he added, “but the rain went south of the track, so we had to pit again to switch back to dry tires.”
Skavnes and Aquilante earned a 13th place finish, placing them fourth in the Driver Championship points, and Subaru fifth in the all-
Joe Aquilante owns the Phoenixville, Pa.-
“Our result coming away from Lime Rock [Park] doesn’t reflect the great effort made by the team and our car’s competitive performance”, noted James Han, motorsports marketing manager for Subaru of America, Inc. “We’re looking forward to our next race at Watkins Glen on June 5.”
Sponsors for SRRT include Subaru Of America, Inc., Subaru Tecnica International (STI), Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT), Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA), VAC Motorsports, Automotive Racing Products, Hawk Brakes, Rockland Standard Gear, Quarter Master, Ecutek, Racing Radios, Lista, Rotary Lifts, Cusco, Carbonetic, Mac Tools, Hella, Perrin, and Vedalo HD.
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