Posted (06/27/2007) -
Team Sahlen entered the Mid-Ohio KONI Challenge GS race with 2 entries. The HRPWorld.com #04 Porsche was driven by Robert Brent and Robin Burnett. Plus the HRPWorld.com #05 Porsche was chauffeured by Robb Brent and Aaron Bambach.
Test Day and Practice was very smooth, with all 4 drivers getting plenty of track time.
Qualifying was eventful and difficult for all drivers to find a clean lap. This was due to the fact that there was 40 Grand Sports race cars on course at once.
Robb Brent easily slotted the #05 into 20th place on the grid. Additionally, Robin Burnett, in his first ever pro race, did a solid job posting a 31st best time.
"Qualifying was crazy. At this track; Porsches, BMWs and Mustangs are faster at different parts of the track. On my hot lap, I unfortunately caught a Mustang in a twisty part. We ended up only 4/10ths of a second out of 10th place."
- stated Robb Brent
At the start of the race, a freak electrical gremlin caused the #05 HRPWorld.com Porsche to miss the first two laps.
Team Sahlen's Robin Burnett ran a strong race, running as high as 26th. Then a failed clutch forced the #04 HRPWorld.com Corvette behind the wall for the remainder of the race.
Despite being down 2 laps at the start, Robb Brent pressed on. Running a stunning pace, Robb layed down the 16th fastest race lap out of the 40 car field. At the mid-point in the race, Robb handed the driving chores over to Aaron Bambach. Aaron continued the clean run for Team Sahlen and brought the #05 racer home in 22nd position.
"Robb did an excellent job for Team Sahlen today. He is really progressing into a very capable driver. His 16th fastest race lap, despite being down two laps was excellent. Hopefully we can put a program together again in the future to allow Robb and Aaron to show their true talents." - stated Will Nonnamaker
The 2007 Team Sahlen KONI Challenge ST & GS Campaign is support by HRPWorld.com, GOJO, ZIP Products, Kempthorn Auto Mall, HAWK Performance, Fikse Wheels, Cool Shirt, TheRaceSite.com, TheRaceMarket.com, Grassroots Motorsports, HOTSEAT, Holliday Canopies, Alcon, CM Racing, Joe Gibbs Motor Oil, Genesis Technologies, Endurance Karting, Racetech Seats, and Corsa Performance.
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