MAY 24, 2005
LAW, DONOHUE, AND BRUMOS PORSCHE SHOW COMPETITIVE WET WEATHER FORM WITH 7TH PLACE FINISH AT MONT-TREMBLANT

It was a wet and wild weekend of racing for Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series regulars Darren Law, David Donohue and the #58 Red Bull Brumos Porsche squad as they tackled the daunting and technical Mont-Tremblant circuit in Quebec, Canada for the Rolex Grand American 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant.

European road racing champion Sascha Maassen joined the team for the 6 hour endurance race, and the trio was able to secure a competitive 7th place finish in the difficult track conditions. With a lap of 1:31.480, David Donohue slotted the #58 car 9th on gird, and Law took the car over for the first of his two stints on lap 24 of the 188 lap event.

A total of five caution periods punctuated the event, and several cars had problems throughout the race due to the rain. The Red Bull Brumos Porsche entry survived the race unscathed, although telemetry and radio contact were lost early on, making the conditions that much more difficult for the drivers.

"All in all it was a good weekend for us," remarked Darren. "We were competitive and ran in the top 10 most of the race. The Brumos Porsche was a top 10 car all weekend. We ran as high as 4th, and although we ended up 7th I thought the rain was a good equalizer for us. We could definitely run competitive times in the wet.

"We are continuously going through many changes to the car," continued Law. "We are hoping that Watkins will continue to show improvement for us. The team did a great job in the pits and we didn't really have any issues there. We lost telemetry and radios in the first hour and spent the entire race without them so it added a bit of a challenge. I was definitely encouraged by our run this past weekend."

The Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series will travel to Watkins Glen for the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen to be held June10-12. Log onto www.grand-am.com for more scheduling information as well as more comprehensive results of this past weekend's 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant.

Darren used OMP race gear in this year's Mont-Tremblant endurance contest as he will be throughout the 2005 season. You can find a full line of OMP safety gear at www.CDOC.com. CDOC carries a wide range of driver and vehicle safety and enhancement equipment.

You can see what Darren has planned for the rest of his season at www.darrenlaw.com, and of course log onto www.brumosracing.com to keep up to date with what's new with the Red Bull Brumos Porsche FABCAR.
 
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