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PWC Season Finale at Miller Motorsport Park

The Pirelli World Challenge Series has come to a close for the 2014 season. First the results from today’s finale at Miller Motorsports Park.

In the GT Class #61 Anthony Lazarro ( R.Ferri Motorsports ) finished the race in 6th place, in GTS #38 Mark Wilkins finished in 17th.

Meanwhile in the TC Class #71 Michael DiMeo finished in 4th while his #Compass360Racing teammate Karl Thompson in the #72 came in 8th. In TCB #57 Andre Kisel finished in 2nd, #58 Glenn Nixon finished in 6th while P.J Groenke in the #66 finished 8th while #22 Nic Duynstee came in 22nd.

 

 

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Pirelli World Challenge TC: DiMeo Seeks Wins Record in Miller

 
Michael DiMeo, of Toronto, has mathematically clinched the Touring Car class championship, but can still make Pirelli World Challenge series history in Miller this weekend. DiMeo, driver of the No. 71 Grand Alarms Honda Civic Si, can break a tie with Peter Cunningham of eight wins in a season if he wins either of Friday’s Round 13 or Saturday’s Round 14. Winning one would give him nine and the record; winning both would make him the first driver in series history to hit double digits in a single season.

DiMeo returns this weekend after missing the Brainerd round two weeks ago. There, his teammate and Compass360 Racing team principal Karl Thomson, of Toronto, in the No. 72 CTF.org/Touge Tuning/Racing4Research Honda Civic Si and Fred Emich, of Denver, Col., in the No. 30 Emich Volkswagen Volkswagen Jetta GTI, split the wins.

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Possible Canadian F1 Team?

Sauber is quiet amid reports the Swiss team is being sold to the Canadian retail billionaire and racing enthusiast Lawrence Stroll.
On Sunday, a report emerged in Germany that said Stroll, whose son Lance is part of Sauber engine supplier Ferrari’s driver academy, is in talks with the obviously financially-struggling Hinwil based team.
And it is believed a subsequent report at Motorsport.com was based on sources close to Stroll himself, who is associated with famous fashion brands including Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger and the Red Bull sponsor Pepe Jeans.
He also owns the former F1 circuit at Mont Tremblant, and numerous Ferrari road cars.
But the well-connected Swiss F1 veteran Roger Benoit, who writes for Blick, was cautious on Sunday amid the reports.
“We have seen other sale attempts fail,” said Benoit. “Stroll is also associated with Lotus.
“As was the case over a year ago with (Sauber’s deal with) the Russians, let’s wait.”