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FEBRUARY 9, 2005
LAW, DONOHUE, AND BRUMOS PORSCHE PERSERVERE TO TOP 10 FINISH IN
ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
Endurance racing champions Darren Law,
David Donohue and the Brumos Porsche squad arrived at Daytona International
Speedway ready for battle in the 43rd Rolex 24 at Daytona, and walked
away with a well earned 8th place finish in one of road racing's
most challenging endurance contests. Although the race was
relatively uneventful for the #58 Red Bull Brumos team, the crew
worked throughout the night to ensure that the blue and red liveried
Porsche powered FABCAR stayed competitive.
Law and Donohue were joined by European racing champions Lucas Luhr
and Sascha Maassen, for a potent driver lineup that mirrored last
year's squad. Donohue qualified the #58 Brumos Daytona Prototype
14th with a lap of 1:49.324 around the 3.5 mile roadcourse, started
the race, and then handed the car off to Law.
Quotes
"Finishing the 24 hour is always a challenge, and I'm glad
that we accomplished that goal and that we were able to take some
points away from the race," said a tired Law following the
event. "We basically set a steady pace and tried to keep
to it throughout the race. We had a couple of incidents with
debris puncturing radiators, but really nothing major, although
the Brumos guys really hustled to get the car back on track."
"David, Sascha and Lucas drove great, and our Porsche powerplant
never skipped a beat," continued Darren. "Overall, I think
we're all pretty happy with the way things went, and I'm looking
forward to the Homestead race."
Sponsors
Darren wore OMP safety gear, which is available through CDOC, who
will again be supporting Darren as a personal sponsor through the
'05 season. You can find out more about OMP products and the full
line of gear that CDOC carries at www.CDOC.com.
Race Info
The 2005 Rolex 24 at Daytona was held amid clear but cool conditions;
a stark contrast to the deluge of '04 that forced a red flag to
be thrown on the race. The 43rd running of the Rolex
24 saw a total of 43 lead changes among 16 different drivers, making
it one of the most competitive Daytona 24 hour endurance contests
ever.
Law and the entire Brumos squad travel next to Homestead Miami Speedway
for the Grand Prix of Miami to be held the weekend of March 3-6.
For more information on this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona be sure
to log onto www.grand-am.com.
Also be sure to keep up to date with all of Darren's racing at www.darrenlaw.com.
You can also see what Brumos has in the works for the upcoming season
at www.brumosracing.com.
Release Contact:
Mike Speck, JMS Motorsports
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