Subaru Road Racing Team Resolute in Quest for Championship
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Phoenixville, PA – August 15, 2009
A brush with the concrete barriers which line much of the 1.521-
Starting team driver Andrew Aquilante, during his 28-
“Our pit stop was near flawless,” said Joe Aquilante, whose Phoenix Performance company based in Phoenixville, Pa., prepares the team’s #111 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT spec.B which the team races in the KONI series’ hotly-
Skavnes returned to the track in fifth place, and was able to quickly turn the race’s fastest lap to that point.
But on lap 35, while overtaking a slower car, Skavnes uncharacteristically brushed the wall with the driver’s side of the car in the ultra-
Afterwards, Skavnes was able to turn laps as fast as the race leaders when he returned to the track, but the pit stop had cost the Subaru three laps, a deficit which he was never able to make up. The #111 SRRT car eventually finished 13th.
“Kris is a quick driver as is Andrew,” Joe Aquilante added. “We’re fortunate to have two drivers who get on the pace quickly and also keep the big picture in mind. Kristian got out in the marbles going around another car, and these things can happen on street courses lined with concrete barriers. Had he done the same thing at Mid-
Despite the setback, Skavnes and Aquilante remain second in the Driver Championship points, 25 points away from the lead, and four ahead of their closest challenger. Two races remain in the season. They started the Trois-
“The team’s goal to earn the championship became a bit more difficult after this round of the Grand-
The 10th of 11 races on the season will be Sept. 18 on the sprawling 4.486-
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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