Contact: Rebecca Ackford, (614) 793-4620, rackford@midohio.com                     

 

 

EMCO GEARS CLASSIC presented by KeyBank

FACT SHEET

 

 

WHAT:                                  EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank

                                                Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

                                                Sanctioned by Grand American Road Racing Association

Grand American Round 8 of 15

                       

                       

WHERE:                               Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

                                                7721 Steam Corners Rd.

                                                Lexington, Ohio 44904

 

 

WHEN:                                  Friday, June 20 – Sunday, June 22, 2008

 

 

PROMOTER:                       TrueSports, Incorporated

 

 

SANCTIONING BODIES:  Grand American Road Racing Association

International Motor Sports Association

 

 

RACE LENGTH:                 Two-hours, 30-minutes (timed event)

                                                Saturday, June 21 – 5:00pm

 

 

COURSE:                              2.258-mile, 13-turn permanent road course

 

 

ROLEX SERIES                  Daytona Prototype:

CLASSES:                             The top category in Grand-Am Road Racing and the undisputed stars of the Rolex Sports Car Series, Daytona Prototypes are

exotic, mid-engine machines, purpose-built strictly for competition on the track.  Low to the ground and capable of speeds in excess of

185 mph, Daytona Prototypes also feature the latest in safety technology including carbon fiber side impact panels and a multi-point roll

cage with a unique center post at mid-windshield.

 

Grand Touring (GT):

                                                Home to production-based race cars that are similar in appearance to the latest high-performance sports cars and coupes that you see on

the street every day.  Only in GT can you see nimble, flax-six Porsche GT3s take on big bore V-8 Corvettes and Pontiac GXP.Rs, while

also mixing it up with three-rotor Mazda RX-8s, mid-engine Ferrari 430s, and BMW M6 coupes.

               

                                               

SUPPORT RACES:             KONI Challenge ST:

                                                                Sanctioned by Grand American Road Racing Association

Sunday, June 22

12:45pm – 3:15pm

 

Grand-Am’s Street Tuner (ST) class showcases sports cars and high-performance compacts.  The ST class is limited to four- and six-cylinder engines only, including the Acura TSX, Acura RSX-S, Mazda RX-8, BMW 330i, Chevrolet Cobalt SS Supercharged, Subaru Legacy, Mini Cooper S among others.  The only major modifications to the car that are permitted are those for safety as they reach speeds close to 135 mph.

 

Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup:
Sanctioned by Grand American Road Racing Association
Saturday, June 21

12:30pm – 1:15pm

A brand-new “spec” championship designed around the new Ford Mustang FR500S, the series is part of the Ford Racing Mustang “ladder program” and is positioned as a stepping stone for road racing drivers looking to move up from amateur racing on the way to higher-echelon road racing series.
           

                                                Formula BMW Americas:

Sanctioned by International Motor Sports Association

Sunday, June 22        

Race #1: 10:35am – 11:20am

Race #2: 3:45pm – 4:30pm

 

This open-wheel series was created to give young drivers the opportunity to learn as they move from karting to single-seater racing cars.  Many of the drivers from the series have made successful steps forward in their chosen motorsport career, including Graham Rahal, James Hinchcliffe, Tom Milner and others.

           

           

2007 RACE WINNERS:      Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

                                                            Daytona Prototype – Jon Fogarty/Alex Gurney, GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Pontiac Riley, 100.389 mph

                                                            GT – Andy Lally/R.J. Valentine, TRG Porsche GT3, 84.297 mph

 

                                                Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series

                                                            ST – Chuck Hemmingson/Kristian Skavnes, ICY/Phoenix Racing Subaru Legacy, 72.981 mph

 

 

PROFESSIONAL                 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

TRACK RECORDS:                       Daytona Prototype – Jon Fogarty, June 2007, 1:18.374 / 103.718 mph

                                                            GT – Kelly Collins, June 2007, 1:25.329 /95.264 mph

 

Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series

ST – Tyler Givogue, June 2007, 1:37.456 / 83.410 mph

 

Formula BMW Americas

Richard Phillippe May 2005, 1:25.789 / 94.753 mph

 

                                                Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup
                                                            No record, inaugural season

           

                                               

TELEVISION:                      Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series

SPEED Channel

Saturday, June 21

5:00pm (EDT) (Live)

            Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series ST
            SPEED Channel
            Saturday, June 28
            2:00 p.m. (EDT) (Tape Delayed)

 

           

SCHEDULE:                        See attached.

 

 

TICKETS:                             Call 1-800-MID-OHIO or 419-884-4000 Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or visit www.midohio.com.