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A pair of Ferrari F430GTs campaigned by the
Houston-based Risi Competizione team screamed into first and
second place during the last practice of the day yesterday
(Friday) at the Mosport International Raceway in Canada for
the Grand Prix of Mosport, the 8th round of the 2006
American Le Mans Series. Risi Competizione, car No. 62,
driven by Stephane Ortelli (who is co-driving with Johnny
Mowlem for this weekend’s race) was fastest in the GT2 class
with a 1.17.964 lap time; that pace put him nearly a full
second ahead of the No. 61 Ferri Competizione/Ferrari of
Silicon Valley Ferrari F430GT driven by Toni Vilander
(co-driver, Maurizio Mediani). Third in the session was the
Flying Lizards Motorsports Porsche 911 driven by Johannes
van Overbeek and Marc Leib, which notched a 1.19.04 time.
“This is what we expect of our cars and
drivers when we attend a race meeting,” Team Managing
Director Giuseppe Risi said. “We know the competition is
difficult; we know we’re racing in the most competitive
class in ALMS and everyone who has followed us this year
knows that we have overcome a lot of obstacles thus far.
But, we always expect the best possible effort from our crew
and drivers. It’s a nice way to start the weekend.”
Team Manager Dave Sims echoed Risi’s
comments, noting that “Our drivers and crew got to a good
setup quickly. The Michelin tires are doing a great job and
Stephane took the measure of the track today.
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Risi
Competizione, car No. 62, driven by Stephane Ortelli
(who is co-driving with Johnny Mowlem for this
weekend’s race) was fastest in the GT2 class with a
1.17.964 lap time; that pace put him nearly a full
second ahead of the No. 61 Ferri
Competizione/Ferrari of Silicon Valley Ferrari
F430GT driven by Toni Vilander (co-driver, Maurizio
Mediani). |
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A pair
of Ferrari F430GTs campaigned by the Houston-based
Risi Competizione team screamed into first and
second place during the last practice of the day
yesterday (Friday) at the Mosport International
Raceway in Canada for the Grand Prix of Mosport, the
8th round of the 2006 American Le Mans Series. |
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"All of our drivers had good stints, Toni Vilander—who
drives the Ferri Competizione/Ferrari of Silicon Valley
F430GT—continued to show the pace that makes him one of the
quickest drivers in the series," added Sims. "We’re
satisfied with today’s efforts, but tomorrow is another day
and we will have to turn it up a notch. I haven’t noticed
anyone backing off year and this race is going to be no
exception,” he concluded.
Risi Competizione is a Houston, Texas-based
race team that enters Ferrari sports cars on the American Le
Mans Series circuit. The team is sponsored by Michelin,
Boost/Mobile, Forza2/Motorsport, Italy/LP, Putnam Leasing,
TubiStyle and AMD. For more information, please visit
www.risicompetizione.com
The Labour Day American Le Mans Grand Prix of
Mosport will be contested on Sunday, September 3rd, at 3PM
EDT. Race race is the 8th round of the 2006 American Le Mans
Series.
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