Grand American Road Racing

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The Champ Car World Series may be on hiatus for the next few weeks leading up to Round 12 at Road America, but Oriol Servia is doing anything but resting as he heads into this weekend competing in the Grand American Road Racing Series.

The inaugural nine-hour Discount Tire Sunchaser endurance race is being run at Miller Motorsports Park just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. The track, over four miles in length, plays host to a bevy of teams comprised of the who’s who in the racing world.

Servia will be competing in the #7 Kodak/Amp’d Mobile/SIRIUS Doran Racing entry along with teammates Harrison Brix and former Champ Car driver Michel Jourdain, Jr. Other familiar names gracing the paddock this weekend include PKV co-owner Jimmy Vasser, Memo Gidley, “Supersub” Roberto Moreno, and Champ Car Atlantic veterans Alex Figge and Ryan Dalziel.

Catch all the action on SPEED TV this Saturday, starting at 2:00 pm ET and resuming at 8:00 pm ET.

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Posted by Shelly Paul, Servia Squad Feature Writer

Return to the Podium

We have much to look forward to this weekend as Champ Car takes to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, a return to the site of Spaniard Oriol Servia’s first Champ Car victory just one year ago.

After disappointing results in Denver due to oil pressure problems, Servia took some time to travel back to Wisconsin to visit former PPI teammate Cristiano da Matta who remains under the care of specialists at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah after his collision with a deer on track at Road America during testing just a few weeks ago.

This weekend, however, things are looking up for Servia as he looks to defend his win at the 2.7 mile road course. Last year’s event saw him battle with Timo Glock throughout the race, eventually taking the checkered flag when Glock’s shortcutting the chicanes was ruled illegal, giving Servia the lead where it counted--in the last lap. We’ll see if Servia can hang on to defend his title and pull himself up in the championship standings. Let’s hope a return to Montreal equals a return to the podium!

Other notes:
Even though we didn’t see much of the #6 on track during the Grand Prix of Denver due to mechanical issues, the car was awarded the Sherwin Williams “All in the Finish” Award for best paint scheme.

The #6 Ford Lola also ran with new sponsorship in Denver as MELE Associates Inc. signed on as an associate sponsor of the #6 Gulfstream machine.

Posted by Shelly Paul, Servia Squad Feature Writer