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03.02.2003  RISI COMPETIZIONE FERRARI 360GT TAKES SECOND PLACE AT DAYTONA 24 HOURS

The no20 JMB Racing Team USA Ferrari 360GT survived to come home 14th overall at the 2003 Daytona 24 HoursRisi Competizione's Ferrari 360GT came home second overall after a strong final six hours in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, despite an electrical problem that hampered progress. Ralf Kelleners moved into second in the GT class and third overall during his double stint in the team's Ferrari 360GT. Anthony Lazzaro drove the closing two and a half hours, stroking the car home to second in class and second overall. In an attrition hit race GT class cars completed a clean sweep, the second place Risi car eventually finishing nine laps down on the winning Racers Group Porsche 911GT3 RS, and two laps ahead of the similar Rennworks Motorsport Porsche. The next Ferrari across the line in 11th overall was the Ferri 360GT of Justin Keen, Eric van de Poele and ex-F1 driver Mauro Baldi. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to overcome the deficit created by earlier problems and settled for 5th in class, while three places further back came the JMB Racing USA car of Emmanuel Collard, CART star Max Papis, regular FIA GT driver Andrea Garbagnati and Brazilian Augusto Farfus. 

Five Ferrari 360GT's entered the legendary 24 hour race, JMB Racing's new US offshoot entered two cars, with one each from Risi, Ferri Competizione and the reigning GrandAm GT Champions, Scuderia Ferrari Of Washington. Qualifying had seen the Risi Competizione Ferrari line up in 17th on the grid, one place ahead of the Scuderia Ferrari of Washington 360GT, with Ferri Competizione in 23rd. Further back the JMB Racing USA cars settled for 31st and 35th.
DRIVER QUOTES

Ralf Kelleners "It was quite unexpected to finish second overall. We were hoping to have a podium finish in the GT class, but we didn't know that would mean we would also be on the overall podium. We didn't have a trouble-free race. We had some problems which were never going to cost us the race; we could always continue again after a couple of small repairs." 

Anthony Lazzaro "It was an up-and-down race - we had problems, we had adversity, we came back. At some points during the night, I never thought we'd be second overall. The result is good, but you're always disappointed if you don't win. Giuseppe Risi and the whole Risi Competizione crew just did an outstanding job. Calpont have been on the podium every time they've been on the car, but they've never been on the top step yet, so that's what we have to do - bring them to the top step." 

Johnny Mowlem "Most of me is 100 per cent delighted and part of me, as always, is thinking, 'Wouldn't it be nice to win a Rolex?' I would have taken this [second place] on Friday, let alone after the first hour [of the race] when Ralf had all those problems. The team did a fantastic job to make sure it all came together and they deserve it." 

Mauro Baldi "Except for the small problem we had with the accident, everything went reall well. This car came at the last moment, but it was professionally prepared. We had the potential to be in a very good position, but we were not very lucky. I'm happy we did finish because we could have stopped after the accident, but this is a team that everyone has a passion to be part of. I was very proud to be part of it." 
Rolex Daytona 24 Hours: Race Result after 24 hours ( 695 laps )

The no20 JMB Racing Team USA Ferrari 360GT survived to come home 14th overall at the 2003 Daytona 24 Hours1. (66) Kevin Buckler, Sonoma, Calif.; Michael Schrom, Ghent, N.Y.; Timo Bernhard, Germany; Jorg Bergmeister, Germany, GT, The Racers Group Porsche GT3 RS, 695. 2. (35) Ralf Kelleners, Germany; Anthony Lazzaro, Hickory, NC; Johnny Mowlen, England, GT, Risi Competizione Ferrari 360GT, 686. 3. (83) Johannes Van Overbeck, Danville, Calif.; Richard Steranka, Los Gatos, Calif.; Dave Standridge, Bel Air, Calif.; David Murry, Cumming, Ga., GT, Rennwerks Motorsports Porsche GT3 RS, 684. 4. (88) Scott Maxwell, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; David Brabham, Ft. Lauderale, Fla.; David Empringham, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, DP, Multimatic Motorsports Ford Multimatic, 679. 5. (59) Hurley Haywood, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; JC France, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Scott Goodyear, Carmel, Ind.; Scott Sharp, Jupiter, Fla., DP, Brumos Racing Porsche Fabcar, 661. 6. (43) Marc Lieb, Germany; Leo Hindery, New York, N.Y.; Kyle Petty, Trinity, N.C.; Peter Baron, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., GT, Orbit Racing Porsche GT3 RS, 656. 7. (5) Ross Bentley, White Rock, B.C., Canada; Don Kitch, Bellevue, Wash.; Joe Pruskowski, Woodinville, Wash.; Justin Pruskowski, Woodinville, Wash., SRPII, Team Seattle/ Essex Racing Nissan Lola, 652. 8. (15) Wade Gaughran, Auburn, Wash.; Peter Macleod, Bellevue, Wash.; David Gaylord, Graham, Wash.; Steven Gorriaran, Providence, R.I., SRPII, Team Seattle/ Essex Racing Nissan Lola, 648. 9. (24) Jerome Policand, France; Michel Neugarten, Monaco; Andy Wallace, England; Joao Barbosa, Portugal, GTS, Perspective Racing Mosler MT900R, 641. 10. (46) Charles Morgan, Little Rock, Ark.; Rob Morgan, Little Rock, Ark.; Lance Norick, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Jim Pace, Monticello, Miss., GTS, Morgan Dollar Motorsports Corvette, 639. 11. (34) Mauro Baldi, Monaco; Justin Keen, England; Ryan Hampton, Chandler, ariz.; Eric Van de Poele, Belgium, GT, Ferri Competizione Ferrari 360GT, 638.. 12. (31) Rob Barff, England; Andy Britnell, England; Richard Stanton, England; Richard Sutherland, Los Gatos, Calif., GTS, Rollcentre Racing Mosler MT900R, 635. 13. (69) Brian Cunningham, Danville, Ky.; Craig Stanton, Long Beach, Calif.; Hugh Plumb, Chadds Ford, Pa.; Cory Friedman, Charleston, S.C., GT, Marcus Motorsports BMW M3, 633. 14. (20) Augusto Farfus, Brazil; Max Papis, Miami Beach, Fla,; Andrea Garbagnati, Monaco; Emmanuel Collard, France, GT, JMB Racing Team USA Ferrari 360GT, 621. 15. (30) Martin Short, England; John Burton, England; Tom Herridge, England; David Shep, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, GTS, Rollcentre Racing Mosler MT900R, 601. 16. (7) Franz Konrad, Austria; Airton Dare, Brazil; Jean Francois Yvon, France; Tony Seiler, Switzerland, GTS, Konrad Motorsport Saleen S7R, 600. 17. (49) Bebo Orlandi, Italy; Michele Merendino, Italy; Derek Clark, Corona Del Mar, Calif.; Ron Atapattu, Delray Beach, Fla., GT, Pit Bull/ MAC Racing Porsche GT3 RS, 595. 18. (21) Larry Oberto, Seattle, Wash.; Derrike Cope, Huntersville, N.C.; Chris Bingham, Bellevue, Wash.; Brian DeVries, Grand Rapids, Mich., SRPII, Archangel Motorsport Services Nissan Lola, 589. 19. (44) Mike Fitzgerald, Fountain Hills, Ariz.; Joseph Policastro Sr., Greensburg, Pa.; Joseph Policastro Jr., Greensburg, Pa.; Manuel Matos, Puerto Rico, GT, Orbit Racing Porsche GT3 RS, 566. 20. (97) Mirco Savoldi, Italy; Filippo Francioni, Italy; Piergiuseppe Peroni, Italy, SRPII, Lucchini Engineering Nissan Lucchini, 548. 21. (09) Paul Menard, Eau Claire, Wis.; Doug Goad, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Paul Mears Jr., Orlando, Fla.; James Briody, Cherry Hill, N.J., GTS, Flis Motorsports Corvette, 542. 22. (68) Jim Michaelian, Seal Beach, Calif.; Richard Valentine, Braintree, Mass.; Tom Hessert III, Cherry Hill, N.J.; Tom Hessert Jr., Cherry Hill, N.J., GT, The Racers Group Porsche GT3 RS, 501. 23. (03) Cor Euser, Netherlands; Peter Van Der Kolk, Netherlands; Rob Knook, Netherlands, GT, Marcos Racing USA Marcos Mantis, 465. 24. (8) Boris Said, San Marcos, Calif.; Darren Law, Phoenix, Ariz.; Dieter Quester, Austria; Luca Riccitelli, Italy, DP, G&W Motorsports BMW Picchio DP2, 451. 25. (3) Darius Grala, Weston, Mass.; Joshua Rehm, Plymouth, Mass.; Oswaldo Negri Jr., Aventura, Fla.; Guy Cosmo, S Setauret, N.Y., DP, Cegwa Sport Toyota Fabcar, 403. 26. (19) Anthony Puleo, St Augustine, Fla.; Kerry Hitt, Camp Hill, Pa.; Robert Dubler, Switzerland; Mark Kennedy, Daytona, Fla., GTS, ACP Motorsports/ Xtreme Racing Group Corvette, 391. 27. (05) Craig Conway, Edgewater, Fla.; Rick Carelli, Arvada, Colo.; Davy Liniger, Castle Rock, Colo.; John Metcalf, Aurora, Colo., GTS, Team Re/Max Racing Corvette, 378. 28. (77) Alexey Vasiliev, Russia; Nikolay Fomenko, Russia; Walter Lechner Jr., Austria; Tetsuya Tanaka, Japan, GTS, RWS Motorsport Porsche 996, 361. 29. (99) Jim Hamblin, Franconia, N.H.; Jim Nelson, Pasadena, Calif.; Barry Brensinger, Manchester, N.H.; Mark Greenberg, Boston, Mass., GT, NETTTS Racing Porsche GT3 RS, 316. 30. (40) Justin Bell, Delray Beach, Fla.; Derek Bell, Boca Raton, Fla.; Simon Gregg, Jacksonville, Fla.; Kenny Wilden, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, GTS, Derhaag Motorsports Corvette, 260. 31. (33) Cort Wagner, Los Angeles, Calif.; Brent Martini, Laguna Beach, Calif.; Sylvain Tremblay, Sunrise, Fla.; Selby Wellman, St Petersburg, Fla., GT, Scuderia Ferrari of Washington Ferrari 360GT, 214.  32. (73) Rob Wilson, England; Mike Newton, England; Martin Konig, England; David Gooding, England, GT, Graham Nash Motorsport Porsche GT3 RS, 211. 33. (10) David Terrien, France; Didier Moinel Delalande, France; Marco Saviozzi, France; Gianluca De Lorenzi, Italy, GT, MAC Racing Porsche GT3 RS, 206. 34. (58) David Donohue, Westchester, Pa.; Mike Borkowski, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Chris Bye, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada; Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., DP, Brumos Racing Porsche Fabcar, 160. 35. (67) Andrew Davis, Lilburn, Ga.; Robert Julien, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dave Lacey, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Tom Nastasi, Stamford, Conn., GT, The Racers Group Porsche GT3 RS, 151. 36. (98) Sascha Maassen, Belgium; Martin Snow, Pleasant Grove, Utah; Lucas Luhr, Monaco; Larry Schumacher, West Chester, Ohio, GT, Schumacher Racing/ Champion Porsche Porsche GT3 RS, 135. 37. (80) Shawn Bayliff, Alton, Va.; Andy Lally, Northport, N.Y.; Steve Marshall, Christiansburg, Va.; Robert Prilika, Lakewood, Colo., SRPII, G&W Motorsports BMW Picchio, 121. 38. (57) Alex Caffi, Italy; Fabio Rosa, Italy; Gabrio Rosa, Italy; Andrea Chiesa, Italy, GT, Seikel Motorsport Porsche GT3 RS, 101. 39. (54) Didier Theys, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Christian Fittipaldi, Key Biscayne, Fla.; Terry Borcheller, Phoenix, Ariz.; Forest Barber, Fort Worth, Texas, DP, Bell Motorsports Chevrolet Doran, 67. 40. (22) Stephen Earle, Garden Ridge, Texas; Phillip Shearer, New York, N.Y.; Ludovico Manfredi, Key Biscayne, Fla.; Stephan Gregoire, Indianapolis, Ind., GT, JMB Racing Team USA Ferrari 360GT, 54. 41. (48) Tommy Riggins, Jacksonville, Fla.; David Machavern, Charlotte, Vermont; Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vermont; Scott Lagasse, St Augustine, Fla., GTS, Heritage Motorsports Mustang, 49. 42. (18) Ken Stiver, Avon, Ind.; Scott Deware, Easton, Mass.; Don Bell, Woodside, Calif.; Jeff Kline, Topanga, Calif., GTS, Boston Motorsports Group Mosler MT900R, 14. 43. (6) Gunnar Jeannette, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Duncan Dayton, North Salem, N.Y.; Peter Kitchak, Minneapolis, Minn.; Ron Zitza, Maitland, Fla., GTS, Gunnar Racing Gunnar Porsche GT1, 9. 44. (51) Mauro Casadei, Italy; Christian Ried, Germany; Manfred Juraz, Austria; Gerold Ried, Germany, GTS, Proton Competition Porsche GT2, 2.
Rolex Daytona 24 Hours: Starting Grid

17. (35) Ralf Kelleners, Germany; Anthony Lazzaro, Hickory, N.C.; Johnny Mowlem, England, GT, Risi Competizione Ferrari 360GT.
18. (33) Cort Wagner, Los Angeles, Calif.; Brent Martini, Laguna Beach, Calif.; Sylvain Tremblay, Sunrise, Fla.; Selby Wellman, St Petersburg, Fla., GT, Scuderia Ferrari of Washington Ferrari 360GT.
23. (34) Mauro Baldi, Monaco; Justin Keen, England; Ryan Hampton, Chandler, Ariz.; Eric Van de Poele, Poway, Calif., GT, Ferri Competizione Ferrari 360GT.
31. (20) Augusto Farfus, Brazil; Max Papis, Miami Beach, Fla.; Andrea Garbagnati, Monaco; Emmanuel Collard, England, GT, JMB Racing USA Team Ferrari Ferrari 360GT.
35. (22) Stephen Earle, Garden Ridge, Texas; Philip Shearer, New York, N.Y.; Ludovico Manfredi, Key Biscayne, Fla.; Stephan Gregoire, Indianapolis, Ind., GT, JMB Racing USA Team Ferrari Ferrari 360GT.
The surviving three Ferrari 360GT cars at the 2003 Daytona 24 Hours cross the finish line together
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