Subaru Road Racing Team Facing Heavy Travel, Work Schedule
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Phoenixville, PA – May 14, 2009
Currently sitting runner-
However, the Subaru Road Racing Team, including Aquilante and Skavnes sharing driving duties in their #111 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT spec.B sedan, are up to the task.
For Skavnes, facing a race at Laguna Seca is like seeing an old friend. Aquilante, the series’ 21-
Skavnes smiles broadly at his memories of a 1992 race there. “I qualified on the pole, set the race’s fastest lap, and won it by taking the lead in Laguna Seca’s famous ‘corkscrew’ turn,” he recalled. “That’s the kind of weekend any driver remembers, even 17 years later.”
“Having Andrew with me makes me feel good. Our young man’s on fire! I think I'm rubbing off on him,” he laughed.
“I’ve been to Laguna,” said Andrew Aquilante, “but I’ve never raced the track. I’m pretty confident that I can learn it quickly, though. Kristian raced our Legacy there two years ago, so with his input, we’ll figure it out.”
Joe Aquilante owns the Phoenixville, Pa.-
“Mechanical aspects of almost every car in the Street-
“Laguna Seca should be a good one for us because of the ability of the Subaru’s turbocharged 2.5-
“Smart driving will be important, too, Aquilante added. “We cannot afford the time to deal with a heavily-
James Han, motorsports marketing manager for Subaru of America, Inc., is eager for the California race. “After three rounds, Kris and Andrew are only six points out of the Driver Championship points lead. Subaru is the only manufacturer in the Street Tuner class campaigning just a single car and yet we’re currently third in Manufacturer Championship points against a slew of other brands. Also, Laguna Seca is a track that allows us to further demonstrate the performance benefits of our Subaru core technologies.” he said.
Qualifying on the 2.238-
The race is televised on a taped basis and will air on SPEED TV at 12 Noon ET on May 23.
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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