POC Season Finale at WSIR

Cup Racers, Time Trialers, and Performance Driving Series drivers of the Porsche Owners Club took to Willow Springs International Raceway (WSIR) December 6 and 7 for their traditional season ending event at their ‘home’ track.  Crisp but clear weather made for some fast lap times and good racing at WSIR.

In addition to the great fun on the track, club members enjoyed a newly renovated cafe, courtesy of Porsche Cars North America, who recently hosted a private event at the track.

WSIR

WSIR

WSIR

WSIR

Lots more pics here.

The POC returns to Rosamond in January for the 2015 season opening Time Attack and Performance Driving Services events at Streets of Willow.

For those who spend time at the track, I found a great new product that is the best I’ve ever used for cleaning up my car after an event: MOTHERS 09224 R3 Racing Rubber Remover – 24 oz.

Pruett Takes Pole for Long Beach TUSC Race

The grid is set for the TUDOR United Sportscar Championship (TUSC) race that’s the Saturday feature event of the 40th Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend.  I know the IndyCar main event is Sunday, but Saturday is actually my favorite day – a relaxed atmosphere, open paddocks, IndyCar qualification, and the TUSC race to cap the day’s events.

Because of the pit constraints and a relatively small track at Long Beach, only the two main classes are running the this TUSC event: the Prototype and GT Le Mans (GTLM) classes.  Scott Pruett put the No. 01 Telcel/Chip Ganassi Racing Ford EcoBoost/Riley DP on pole with a time of 1:15.325.

Pruett

 

In the tightly contested GTLM field, Jan Magnussen took pole in his No. 3 Corvette C7.R with a time of 1:17.939, just ahead of Bill Auberlen in the No. 55 Crowne Plaza BMW Z4 GTE.

Magnussen

Auberlen

Should be a fantastic and competitive race today. See you at the Beach!