06-20-05
-- For Immediate Release
Alex Job Racing - BAM!
Win GT2 at Le Mans
Le Mans
, France - The combined effort of Alex
Job Racing and BAM Motorsport won the GT2 class at the 24 Hours
of Le Mans yesterday. Driver's Marc Lieb, Mike Rockenfeller and
Leo Hindery drove a flawless race to win the world's toughest test
of man-and-machine.
The team went into the week as the class underdogs, going up against
the defending race champions Peterson Motorsport and their seasoned
driver lineup. Despite the challenge, Rockenfeller was able to
capitalize on the Peterson qualifying crash and put the Porsche
on pole in the GT2 class.
During the first stint, the team lost the lead to fellow American
Le Mans Series competitor Panoz. As night began to fall and darkness
ascended on the French circuit, the team regained the lead in the
nine-o'clock hour and never looked back. The constant pressure
from the Peterson effort, forced the driving trio to run a 24-hour
sprint race. Driver's Lieb and Rockenfeller triple stinted through
the night. The consistency of their Yokohama tires helped them
come into sun rise leading the GT2 field. Leo Hindery ran a very
competitive last stint to bring the car across the line securing
victory.
The win marks
teams second Le Mans win, their first being in 2003. "We
were definitely not the favorites going into the weekend," said
Alex Job. "Mike did a great job to put it on pole. The race really
played into our favor, the car ran flawlessly the entire race,
we only pitted for fuel, tires and driver changes. Mike and Marc
really put their hearts into the race. Leo did a great job to keep
the car in contention during his stints and it was a great moment
to see him on the top step of the podium. Peterson and Panoz helped
to make the class very competitive and making it a great showing
for the ALMS competitors that made the trip over."
The team will return home and prepare for round four of the American
Le Mans Series to be run on July 4 th and Lime Rock Park .
AJR thanks team sponsors Hyatt, Bell Microproducts, ProVest and
partners Mobil 1, Michelin, Puma and ZF Sachs.
To view the Alex Job Racing press kit or for additional information,
please refer to www.alexjobracing.com or contact Kyle Chura at chura@aol.com or
(248) 821-0468.
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