Tommy Archer Fastest In Practice At Mid Ohio
Jul 19, 2008
LEXINGTON, Ohio – Tommy Archer, of Duluth, Minn., set the fastest SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT practice time for the Mid-Ohio SPEED GT presented by Remington. Ritch Marziale, of Tempe, Ariz., was second on the day followed by Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass.
Archer used the final seconds of the afternoon practice session to record a lap nearly a second faster than the quickest morning session time. The No. 13 Foametix Dodge Viper Pilot clocked a 1:26.613 (93.852 mph) to top the day.
Marziale’s morning time kept him second quickest of the day. The No. 56 All-Cut Concrete Cutting Dodge Viper pilot was unable to improve his time of 1:27.467 (92.935 mph) in the afternoon session.
Defending race winner Curran remained third-quickest on the combined practice times with a lap of 1:27.502 (92.898 mph) in the No. 30 Whelen Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette.
Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., ended the day fourth in the No. 10 ACS/Sun Microsystems Ford Mustang Cobra, turning a 1:27.518 (92.881 mph) in the afternoon session.
Tommy Milner, of Leesburg, Va., was fifth quickest on the day in the No. 21 Rahal Letterman Racing Aston Martin DB9. Milner entered a time of 1:27.616 in the morning session.
Jeff Courtney, of Slinger, Wis., climbed up the practice times to sixth with an afternoon time of 1:27.715 (92.672 mph) in the No. 99 KENDA/TJM/MPI Coin/Badger Components Dodge Viper.
Michael Galati, of nearby Olmsted, Ohio, was seventh in the No. 23 K-PAX Racing Porsche 911 GT3, entering a time of 1:27.797 (92.586 mph).
Randy Pobst (Porsche 911 GT3), Mike Davis (Ford Mustang Cobra) and James Sofronas (Porsche 911 GT3) completed the top 10.
LEXINGTON, Ohio - Combined practice results for Sunday’s Mid-Ohio SPEED GT Presented by Remington at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown, car, fastest lap time, and speed in miles per hour.
1, (13), Tommy Archer, Duluth, Minn., Dodge Viper, 1:26.613, 93.852.
2, (56), Ritch Marziale, Tempe, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 1:27.467, 92.935.
3, (30), Eric Curran, East Hampton, Mass., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:27.502, 92.898.
4, (10), Brandon Davis, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:27.518, 92.881.
5, (21), Tommy Milner, Leesburg, Va., Aston Martin DB9, 1:27.616, 92.777.
6, (99), Jeff Courtney, Slinger, Wis., Dodge Viper, 1:27.715, 92.672.
7, (23), Michael Galati, Olmsted, Ohio, Porsche 911 GT3, 1:27.797, 92.586.
8, (1), Randy Pobst, Gainesville, Ga., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:27.814, 92.568.
9, (11), Mike Davis, Huntington Beach, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 1:27.886, 92.492.
10, (14), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:27.962, 92.412.
11, (8), Andy Pilgrim, Boca Raton, Fla., Cadillac CTS-V, 1:27.996, 92.377.
12, (16), Michael McCann, Canton, Ohio, Cadillac CTS-V, 1:28.030, 92.341.
13, (17), Robert Foster, Phoenix, Ariz., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:28.383, 91.972.
14, (06), Joey Scarallo, Smithtown, N.Y., Pontiac GTO, 1:28.606, 91.741.
15, (31), Sonny Whelen, Old Saybrook, Conn., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:28.609, 91.737.
16, (34), Tony Gaples, Libertyville, Ill., Chevrolet Corvette, 1:28.771, 91.570.
17, (5), Jason Daskalos, Albuquerque, N.M., Dodge Viper, 1:28.834, 91.505.
18, (66), Tim McKenzie, Madison, Wis., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:28.848, 91.491.
19, (2), Cindi Lux, Aloha, Ore., Dodge Viper, 1:28.958, 91.378.
20, (4), Dino Crescentini, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:29.284, 91.044.
21, (9), Gunter Schaldach(R), Aspen, Colo., Dodge Viper, 1:29.445, 90.880.
22, (18), Kyle Foster(R), Phoenix, Ariz., Dodge Viper, 1:29.661, 90.661.
23, (57), Stu Frederick(R), Del Mar, Calif., Dodge Viper, 1:29.883, 90.437.
24, (7), Phillip Martien(R), Finksburg, Md., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:30.051, 90.268.
25, (76), John Bourassa, Jupiter Island, Fla., Porsche 911 Turbo, 1:30.196, 90.123.
26, (29), Eric Olberz, La Canada, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:30.709, 89.614.
27, (89), Fred Roberts, Mississauga, Ontario, Dodge Viper, 1:31.518, 88.821.
28, (24), Sean Allen(R), Manhattan Beach, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, 1:32.333, 88.037.
29, (68), Russ Oasis, Miami, Fla., Dodge Viper, 1:33.135, 87.279.
30, (12), Doug Peterson, Bonita Springs, Fla., Chevrolet Corvette, no time.
31, (28), Loren Beggs, Montclair, Calif., Porsche 911 GT3, no time.
32, (72), Jeff Altenburg, Ellicott City, Md., Lexus IS-350, no time.
