Phoenixville, PA. – Posted: 05/04/12 08:54 am
MIAMI, Fla. — Teammates Andrew Aquilante and Bret Spaude gave the Subaru Road Racing Team (SRRT) a front row start and achieved a third place finish recently at Homestead-
The two-
Spaude, of Bushnell, Fla., qualified the No. 35 SRRT WRX STI on the front row for the race, comprising a massive 66-
On lap 30 of 82, Spaude handed off driving duties — while running in a comfortable 10th place — to teammate Andrew Aquilante (Chester Springs), who brought the distinctive No. 35 Subaru to the checkered flag in third place after making numerous exciting on-
“The varying weather conditions throughout the race posed a challenge, but our car performed flawlessly all weekend plus our pit stop strategy proved to be the right one,” said SRRT owner Joe Aquilante, principal of the Phoenixville-
“I enjoyed a great first stint and didn’t feel much of any pressure (from the competitors) from behind in the wet (conditions),” Spaude added. “Our STI really stuck well in the corners, and I was able to keep the lead right up to my first pit stop. After handing off the car to my teammate, AJ (Aquilante) picked up right where I left off and made some incredible passes to help us get onto the podium.”
Aquilante and Spaude were among 67 cars entered in two classes in GRAND-
“We’re pleased to take away a podium finish from the Homestead round, and our team has been working hard in tapping the performance potential of our Subaru WRX STI,” James Han, motorsports marketing manager for Subaru of America, Inc, said. “Both Bret and Andrew put in some great drives under difficult and changing weather conditions while maneuvering through heavy traffic. We’ll build on this result for our next race in two weeks.”
The next race, the B+ Heroes 200, will be May 11-
Sponsors for SRRT include Subaru Of America, Inc., Subaru Tecnica International (STI), Subaru Performance Tuning (SPT), Hawk Brakes, Ron Davis Racing Radiators, Automotive Racing Products, VAC Motorsports, Rockland Standard Gear, Ecutek, Lista, Rotary Lifts, Cusco, Carbonetic, Hella, and Perrin.
About SRRT Phoenix LLC
SRRT Phoenix LLC represents Subaru of America Inc.’s road racing effort in the 10-
For more information about the team and the cars, call Joe Aquilante at (610) 482-
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