Subaru Road Racing Team Concludes Season in Fine Form
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Phoenixville, PA – October 8, 2009
Subaru Road Racing Team (SRRT) drivers Andrew Aquilante and Kristian Skavnes drove a focused race enroute to a fifth place finish in the four-
When the checkered flag flew on the last lap of the season’s final race, Aquilante and Skavnes, drivers of the #111 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT spec.B, had finished second in the Street Tuner class’ season-
Subaru gained two spots to finish a strong third in the 10-
“I’m proud of what Andrew, Kristian, and our entire crew, accomplished not just today, but over the course of the full season,” noted Joe Aquilante, whose Phoenix Performance in Phoenixville, Pa., prepares the team’s Subaru.
“We completed 914 laps of 919 possible on the season at 11 tracks from coast-
“At V. I. R., we led our class three times for a total of 38 laps, our three pit stops were timed and executed perfectly, and we finished the race only a few seconds out of the win,” Aquilante added. “Although we did not win, this was a good day, and it has been a good season.”
Andrew Aquilante, on the second lap, rocketed into the lead from his second place on the starting grid, held the point for the next 23 laps, and again for eight laps during his second stint in the car. Skavnes ran in the number one spot for seven laps during his mid-
Aquilante qualified the Subaru second quickest on the rolling, 3.27-
“This was our longest race of the season,” Andrew noted, “and VIR is a track where you can let the car stretch its legs. You have to manage tire and brake wear, though. Lots of very high-
“This concludes our third year of competing in the Grand-
During the weekend’s pre-
The SRRT team effort also tied for first for the Team Performance Index award. Andrew Aquilante won the Driver Performance Index for the Street Tuner class, over 138 drivers, with Kristian Skavnes placing third.
The Index awards are computed on qualifying and finish positions, laps led, and consistency, as well as other performance parameters with a score of 1.000 as perfect,
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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