July
19, 2006
Immediate Release
ALEX JOB RACING LOOKS FOR BRIGHTER DAYS AT PORTLAND
WITH ROCKENFELLER/LIDDELL TANDEM
Tavares, Fla. – Alex
Job Racing is looking to improve its performances of late at
Portland International Raceway for the Portland Grand Prix on
Saturday. Scot Robin Liddell will partner AJR regular Mike Rockenfeller
for this weekend's race.
Scheduling conflicts with Klaus Graf has resulted in the team employing
Liddell to run the Portland round. He has competed in the Series
in 2004 in the P2 class with Intersport and in 2005 with Panoz
Motor Sports.
Liddell is looking forward to returning to the Series. "I am absolutely
thrilled to have been asked to drive the car as I have long been
an admirer of Alex Job Racing and their professionalism. The 23
car in particular has had a great history and built up quite an
impressive record with some great drivers over the last few years.
The first time I raced at Portland was in 2004 driving the Intersport
Lola-Judd. We won the LMP2 class and I recorded fastest lap so
it was a good result all round. Last year I drove the Panoz and
we finished 4th in GT2. It is important to try to fit in well and
get to know everyone as quickly as possible, but at the end of
the day you need to get up to speed as quickly as possible without
making errors. Everyone on the team is looking for the same result
so I am sure we will be on the same page pretty quickly. I am fortunate
to have driven for many teams and some pretty good ones and as
I already know a few of the AJR guys, I am sure we will get along
fine. It will be good to drive with Mike as he is held in high
regard and he knows the car/team very well so I am sure he will
help me to get accustomed to everything quickly."
Rockenfeller will visit Portland for the
first time. "This is another new track for me. I have heard there
are some high-speed sections and the first turns at the end of
the front straight can be hazardous. I have been able to learn
these new tracks really easy. The team has been there and won races
at Portland, so we should be up to speed right off of the truck.
Robin is a very good Porsche driver and I am hoping we can get
win number two on the season this weekend."
"Klaus' future commitments precipitated us running Robin this
weekend. Robin has a great deal of Porsche experience and has
also raced at Portland in the past with Intersport. We have won
at Portland the last two years so we will unload with a car that
is ready to run at the front. We are heading to Portland with
the same goal as the previous five rounds – to win."
The Portland International Raceway features a 12-turn, 1.94-mile
road course with the infamous Festival Curves at the end of the
front straight. Alex Job Racing has an excellent Portland track
record with wins in 2005, 2004 and 1999.
Rockenfeller is currently seventh in drivers points, 43 out of
the lead, with Alex Job Racing fifth in the team standings.
Round Six of the American Le Mans Series to be run at Portland
International Raceway will be televised on CBS, tape delayed,
on Sunday, July 23rd at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
AJR thanks team sponsors Bell Microproducts, hirewise, ProVest
and partners DHL Global Mail, Mobil 1, Michelin, adidas and ZF
Sachs.
Race |
Drivers |
Qualifying |
Finish |
Sebring |
Rockenfeller, Graf, Rahal |
4 |
6 |
Houston |
Rockenfeller, Graf |
4 |
1 |
Mid-Ohio |
Rockenfeller, Graf |
7 |
dns |
Lime Rock |
Rockenfeller, Graf |
6 |
9 |
Miller Motorsport |
Rockenfeller, Graf |
8 |
4 |
Portland |
Rockenfeller, Liddell |
3 |
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AJR thanks team sponsors Bell Microproducts, hirewise, ProVest
and partners DHL Global Mail, Mobil 1, Michelin, adidas and ZF
Sachs.
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additional information, please refer to www.alexjobracing.com
or contact Kyle Chura at chura@aol.com or
(248) 821-0468. |
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