Grand-Am
SCC: Homestead: TRG preview
TRG at the KONI Challenge at Homestead Petaluma, Ca. (April 9, 2007) - TRG returns to one of its favorite tracks this weekend, Homestead-Miami Speedway. The South Florida track has been kind to TRG; the team has won there with two marques of ...
Edited: Dec 21, 2009, 5:26 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
TRG at the KONI Challenge at Homestead
Petaluma, Ca. (April 9, 2007) - TRG returns to one of its favorite tracks this weekend, Homestead-Miami Speedway. The South Florida track has been kind to TRG; the team has won there with two marques of racecars the past two consecutive years, and in eight trips to Homestead, the team has always had either a win or podium finish. Including the recently run 2007 Rolex Series race, TRG has an 8-race podium streak at the road-oval course. The team anticipates a very competitive sprint race, given heavy testing that has allowed TRG to isolate some of the issues surrounding the development of these beautiful new Porsche 997 race cars.
TRG and Carlsen Porsche have entered three GS-class Porsche 911s for the Grand-Am KONI Challenge race, to be held this coming weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Duncan Ende and Grant Maiman will pair in the #39 Adam's Polishes/Digitrust Porsche, driving in their second race together after a successful outing at Daytona in January.
Scott Schroeder will again share the #40 Carrera Designs/TRG Porsche with teammate John Bibbo at Homestead. Schroeder has been busy since the season-opener at Daytona, including attending university full-time and making his Rolex Series GT-class debut at Mexico City, teamed with TRG driver Spencer Pumpelly.
Andy Lally and Ted Ballou team together again in the #41 Mitchell Global/TRG Porsche. The two have spent plentiful time testing the GS-class Porsches, and are gelling as a driver pairing. Lally said, "It's been great to get to know Ted more in the last few months, and help him make strides in the car. He's a patient guy and listens to feedback exceptionally well. I'm excited to get back in the Porsche - it seems like a long time since we went racing in the KONI Challenge!"
Team owner Kevin Buckler said, "I feel like this is our first real race after everyone working so hard on the development of these cars. We've got a strong history as a team here at Homestead. Daytona launched our entire KONI Challenge effort, and though we ran into some teething problems in the conversion from street-legal Porsche Carrera to KONI Challenge legal racecar, the team has worked very hard to solve most of the issues we had. Going to Homestead, which feels like a second home to us for all the success we've had here in the past, bodes well for our championship chase. Our cars and drivers are well-tested, we've had the chance to do some development with the Porsches that we feel will make them more competitive, and all our drivers are experienced in the nuances of the 997 Carreras now. I'm excited for the event to get underway!"
The Grand-Am KONI Challenge race at Homestead-Miami Speedway takes place this Sunday, April the 15th. Television coverage will be tape-delayed on Speed Channel.
-credit: trg
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article VIRginia Int'l Raceway pre-race news
Next article SCC: Homestead: Turner Motorsport preview
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Spencer Pumpelly
Long Beach GT4 America: Pumpelly beats James, Keegan top Amateur
SRO America
SRO America
Long Beach
Long Beach GT4 America: Pumpelly beats James, Keegan top Amateur
St Pete GT4 America: James scores last-gasp victory for Panoz
SRO America
SRO America
St. Pete
St Pete GT4 America: James scores last-gasp victory for Panoz
IndyCar stars set for St. Pete’s Kart4Kids race and charity auction
IndyCar
IndyCar
St. Pete
IndyCar stars set for St. Pete’s Kart4Kids race and charity auction
Latest news
GT World Challenge Portimao: All you need to know about season finale featuring Max Verstappen
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance
WCEE GT World Challenge Europe Endurance 6 min
GT World Challenge Portimao: All you need to know about season finale featuring Max Verstappen
13 Autosport retains unchanged lineup for 2027 IMSA campaign, eyes global expansion
IMSA
IMSA IMSA 24 min
13 Autosport retains unchanged lineup for 2027 IMSA campaign, eyes global expansion
Bourdais, Moss headline second batch of Sebring's 75 all-time greatest drivers
IMSA
IMSA IMSA 41 min
Bourdais, Moss headline second batch of Sebring's 75 all-time greatest drivers
IndyCar driver and Fox Sports reporter Jack Harvey announces cancer diagnosis
IndyCar
Indy IndyCar 50 min
IndyCar driver and Fox Sports reporter Jack Harvey announces cancer diagnosis
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe