News Release October 14, 2013 No 123/13 Porsche Motorsports Pre-Event Notes. 16th Annual Petit Le Mans Dateline. Braselton, Ga. Circuit. Road Atlanta Track Length/Turns. 2.54-miles/12-turns Round. 10 of 10, American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón Remaining ALMS Rounds. This marks the season and Series finale. Porsche Events. American Le Mans Series Date. Saturday, October 19, 2013 Race Duration.1,000-miles or Ten Hours, whichever comes first Classes. GT (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR), GTC (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup) Where to Watch. American Le Mans Series Television Race Broadcast: Live Race Broadcast - FOX Sports 2 – Saturday, October 19 - 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. EDT FOX Sports 2 – Saturday, October 19 - 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. EDT FOX Sports 1 – Saturday, October 19 - 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. EDT FOX Sports 2 – Saturday, October 19 - 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. EDT Re-Air of Race Highlights Package FOX Sports 1 - Sunday, October 20, 2013 – 4:00 p.m. EDT Live Race Streaming: ALMS.com – Saturday, October 19, 2013 – 11:30 a.m. EDT Live Qualifying Streaming: ALMS.com – Friday, October 18, 2013 – 1:50 p.m. EDT Race Weekend Schedule. (all times EDT) Tuesday, October 15, 2013 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Test Session – 9:30 –10:00 a.m. IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Test Session – 1:15 –1:45 p.m. IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Test Session – 4:15 –4:45 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2013 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Practice 1 – 9:20 –9:50 a.m. IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Practice 2 – 11:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m. ALMS Test Session – All Classes – 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. ALMS Test Session – GT/GTC Only – 3:15 –3:45 p.m. Thursday, October 17, 2013 ALMS Practice 1 – 10:45 –11:45 a.m. IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Race 1 – 1:45 –2:30 p.m. ALMS Practice 2 – 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. ALMS Practice 3/”Night Practice” – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Friday, October 18, 2013 ALMS Practice 4 – 10:20 – 11:20 a.m. IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Race 2 – 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ALMS Driver Autograph Session – 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. ALMS Live Auction at CORE autosport – 12:40 p.m. ALMS GTC Qualifying – 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. ALMS GT Qualifying – 2:05 – 2:25 p.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013 ALMS Warm Up – 9:15 – 9:40 a.m. ALMS Pre-Race Activities – 10:00 –11:30 a.m. ALMS Race – 11:30 a.m. Porsche Entries. American Le Mans Series GT Class (3) Porsche 911 GT3 RSR No. 17 Team Falken Tire Wolf Henzler (Germany)/Bryan Sellers (Braselton, Ga.)/Nick Tandy (United Kingdom) No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Marco Holzer (Germany)/Bryce Miller (Summit, N.J.)/Emmanuel Collard (France) No. 06 CORE autosport Patrick Long (Playa del Rey, Calif.)/Michael Christensen (Denmark)/Colin Braun (Ovalo, Texas) GTC Class (10) Porsche 911 GT3 Cup No. 10 Dempsey Racing Charlie Putman (Mills, Wyo.)/Charles Espenlaub (Lutz, Fla.)/Darren Law (Phoenix, Ariz.) No. 11 JDX Racing Mike Hedlund (Woodside, Calif.)/Jan Heylen (Tampa)/Jon Fogarty (Bend, Ore.) No. 22 Alex Job Racing Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.)/Jeroen Bleekemolen (Monaco)/Sebastiaan Bleekemolen (Netherlands) No. 27 Dempsey Racing Patrick Dempsey (Malibu, Calif.)/Andy Lally (Dacula, Ga.)/Joe Foster (Suwanee, Ga.) No. 30 NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros (Miami)/Kuba Giermaziak (Poland)/Mario Farnbacher (Germany) No. 31 NGT Motorsport TBD/TBD/TBD No. 44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman (San Francisco)/Dion von Moltke (Coral Gables, Fla.)/ Brett Sandberg (Allendale, N.J.) No. 45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Nelson Canache Jr. (Venezuela)/Spencer Pumpelly (Atlanta)/Madison Snow (Lehi, Utah) No. 66 TRG Ben Keating (Port Lavaca, Texas)/Damien Faulkner (Ireland)/Craig Stanton (Long Beach, Calif.) No. 68 TRG TBD/TBD/TBD IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama Entry List Available at. www.IMSAChallenge.com Porsche Point of View. Bryan Sellers, Driver, No. 17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT3 RSR “There is nothing about Petit Le Mans that is an endurance race other than the distance. From the drop of the green flag it is an all out door-to-door race. It is a very demanding race, physically and mentally; it is by far one of the most difficult races of the year. With the heavy competition and the extreme pace it completely forces your hand in how you have to play the race. There is no other option than to push as hard as you can for as long as you can otherwise you will go laps down quickly. There are a lot of contributing factors that have gone into the 911's success at Petit Le Mans. First and foremost is the reliability of the car. Although the race is treated like a sprint race in terms of how you approach it, it still has the DNA of an endurance race and reliability is a must. Porsche has always prided themselves of their ability to finish races, and attrition at Petit is generally high. Porsches are there at the end, when it counts.” Jens Walther, President/CEO, Porsche Motorsports North America “The 12 customer programs racing Porsche 911-based racecars here this weekend are among the best in the sport. They have provided very good results for us beginning with Team Falken Tire’s podium at Sebring through to the most recent podium with CORE autosport at VIR. The GTC class has never been more competitive with a tight title chase between veteran teams Alex Job Racing and NGT. Another longtime Porsche operation, TRG, has won the last two races adding to this weekend’s story for Porsche. While we are looking forward to the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, our focus right now is to give the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and the previous generation 911 GT3 Cup car a proper sendoff with victories in the Petit Le Mans.” Alex Job, Team Owner, Alex Job Racing, No. 22 WeatherTech Porsche 911 GT3 Cup “GTC has been the most competitive it has been since the categories inception four years ago. I think this is attributable, in large part, to the strength of the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Series. The drivers that have moved up from GT3 Cup Challenge like Cooper MacNeil and Henrique Cisneros have made the GTC class that much more competitive. The first stints of the GTC races have gotten as competitive as when the true pro drivers are in the cars at the end. Coming into the season we knew that we probably would not be able to wrap up the championship by VIR like last year. Like in all good championship runs it comes down to the final race. We are looking at Petit Le Mans like Long Beach, VIR, Road America or any of the other events on the schedule. We are prepared for an all-out sprint race. If you try to go conservative and someone goes all out, especially in a spec class like GTC, you are probably going to lose. The only variable, like in all of our races, are the things you cannot control, like the aggressive nature of the other four classes on the track.” Kevin Buckler, Team Owner, TRG, No. 66 & No. 68 Port Lavaca Group/Viper Exchange/Adobe Road Winery Porsche 911 GT3 Cup "We're on a roll because we are doing everything right. We had some missteps at the beginning and in order to win at this level you have to do everything perfectly. We are going to Petit Le Mans with the same team and the same desire to win as we have had all year. Petit Le Mans has turned into an extraordinary event in all areas. And the Series has done an amazing job in building it up and promoting it. Winning in 2010 was a great memory but also taking two of the top podium spots last year. GTC has really turned into a world-class platform for a pro-am combo. This class features some of the best drivers that I have ever seen in their respective categories. Watching some of the best Porsche pilots on the planet race nose-to-tail for over an hour at the end of the race is epic. It is just that close every weekend. To beat these guys you have to do everything perfectly" Porsche Profile. Road Atlanta and Porsche Motorsports With 12 GT victoriesand three LMP2 winssince the first Petit Le Mans in 1998, Porsche is the most successful manufacturer at the Road Atlanta classic. Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) has set the benchmark with five wins in a row from 2003 to 2007 with Alex Job Racing, White Lightning Racing and Flying Lizard Motorsports. With the Porsche RS Spyder sports prototype, Porsche also celebrated three straight victories in the LMP2 class from 2006 to 2008 at Petit with factory driver Romain Dumas (Germany) finishing second overall in 2007 and almost running down the overall race-winning Audi on the last lap. Even Porsche’s 911 GT3 R Hybrid won its experimental class at Petit Le Mans. The history of Porsche motorsports and Road Atlanta dates back to the first days of the Georgia-track. On September 13, 1970, the best drivers were competing at Road Atlanta’s first event: Vic Elford, Denis Hulme, Peter Revson and the sole Porsche in the field, a Porsche 908 with race winner Tony Dean. A huge crowd gathered to watch the most sophisticated cars of the day turn 75 laps on the brand new circuit, and Porsche take the checkered flag.