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PORTLAND, OR. (July 29, 2005) - Team ADT
Champion Racing claimed the second row for tomorrow's Portland Grand
Prix race on the 1.944-mile, 12 turn Portland International Raceway.
Even though both cars practiced and qualified faster than last
year's recorded times, it still wasn't enough to nudge the Dyson
Team from the front row. Marco Werner (Audi R8 No. 1) pulled out all
the stops during the twenty-minute session and qualified a
respectable third. The sister car driven by Frank Biela (Audi R8 No.
2) was just three tenths behind Werner and will line up on the
outside of row two.
With five races left in the ten race American Le Mans Series, Werner
and his teammate JJ Lehto are a slim three points ahead of the
second Team ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 piloted by Frank Biela and
Emanuele Pirro. Both teams realize the closeness of the competition
not only between the two car Audi R8 squad, but also against their
biggest rival, Dyson Racing.
The Portland Grand Prix is set for Saturday afternoon at Portland
International Raceway. The race will be broadcast live on SPEED
Channel from 8 to 11 p.m. EDT Saturday, the first time an ALMS race
has been broadcast in prime time. American Le Mans Radio and Live
Timing and Scoring will be available at www.americanlemans.com.
DRIVER QUOTES:
TEAM ADT CHAMPION RACING AUDI R8 #1
JJ Lehto (Fin). Age: 39. Born: Espoo, Finland. Lives: Monte Carlo,
Monaco:
"It will be up to tires this weekend. We saw that Dyson is very
strong especially since they tested here recently. So they have more
information and more knowledge for this race than we do. Our car is
as good as it can be. That was the maximum we could do for one lap.
I think that we will be better during the race."
Marco Werner (D). Age: 38. Born: Dortmund, Germany. Lives:
Ermatingen, Switzerland:
"I tried everything today. It's difficult here. The grip level is
very low and therefore it is difficult for me to push and find a
little bit more time. We are happy that we are third and I'm sure we
can do better tomorrow."
TEAM ADT CHAMPION RACING AUDI R8 #2
Frank Biela (D). Age: 40. Born: Neuss, Germany. Lives: Monte Carlo,
Monaco:
"I think everybody expected the Dyson team to be the fastest here
this weekend. There is not much we can do about that. The car does
feel good though. We are well sorted out and we'll see how it works
out tomorrow. I will think tonight how we can find three tenths by
tomorrow!"
Emanuele Pirro (It). Age: 43. Born: Rome, Italy. Lives: Monte Carlo,
Monaco:
"So far I am quite happy as we have had constant progress throughout
the weekend. Frank did a very good job in qualifying. The car set-up
is good and last race we won starting from fourth position as well.
So I am optimistic but also cautious. This is a race where traffic,
speed and incidents will count even more than normal. I reckon it
will be a very tough and never ending competition."
DRIVERS CLASS TEAM TIME DIFF.
1) C.Dyson/A.Wallace LMP1 Dyson Racing 1:02.712*
2) J.Weaver/B.Leitzinger LMP1 Dyson Racing 1:02.836 0.124
3 J.Lehto/M.Werner LMP1 ADT Champion Racing 1:03.262 0.550
4) E.Pirro/F.Biela/ LMP1 ADT Champion Racing 1:03.579 0.867
5) C.Field/G.Fisken LMP2 Intersport Racing 1:05.744* 3.032
*New qualifying record
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