2014 Pirelli World Challenge season
Audi of America announces a five car Audi R8 LMS ultra line-up for the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge opening race
Five Audi R8 LMS ultra race cars will contest the season opening race of the 2014 Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) race series. Competing in two classes, the Audi R8 LMS ultra GT3 specification cars, supported by customer racing across the globe, look to reach the podium during two 50 minute sprint races on the 1.8 mile St. Petersburg street course.
James Sofronas, who won last year’s race, will compete in the GT class in the No. 14 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra. Sofronas was in a tight race for the drivers’ championship that went down to the final race last season. He will look to repeat his win this weekend and vie for the points to take the drivers’
championship. Having spent the last few months racing at Daytona and Sebring in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, he is looking forward to kicking off the PWC this weekend.
The newly established GT-A class for gentlemen drivers will see three GMG backed Audi R8 LMS ultras taking to the street course.
The drivers and cars include:
• Bill Ziegler – No. 95 Swisher Racing/GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra.
• Bret Curtis – No. 32 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra.
• Andrew Palmer – will make his series debut in the No. 21 GMG Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra.
Veteran of the series and new to the Audi R8 LMS ultra, Jeff Courtney, will compete in the GT-A class in his No. 99 Kenda/RecStuff.com JCR Motorsports Audi R8 LMS ultra.
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