On Sunday May 17, the Farnbacher Loles Racing team will be utilizing all their resources as they take on both American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Rolex Series races simultaneously. “When the schedules were released, we new there would be a couple of conflicts,” said team principal Gregory Loles. “But we¹re prepared and look forward to the weekend. Actually, we have unique crew and infrastructure for each series, so the only challenge really is the driver line-up. Dirk Werner and Wolf Henzler drive in both series for us. For this weekend, we are going to split them up. Wolf will be driving the Porsche RSR with Marc Lieb in the ALMS race in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile in Monterey, Dirk will be with his co-driver Leh Keen in the #87 while Kevin Roush partners with Eric Lux in the #86. It should be an exciting weekend for both the team and our fans.” 

Farnbacher Loles Utah ALMS preview
 
After three rounds in the American Le Mans Series, the Farnbacher Loles Racing team is looking to Miller Motorsports Park outside of Salt Lake City for a change of luck. The team has started every race from the front row, with two poles and a p2 in qualifying in their Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. The driving duo of Wolf Henzler and Dirk Werner have led at each race this season, but podiums have been elusive so far. Both drivers sit 10th in points heading into Sunday¹s Larry H. Miller Dealerships UTAH GRAND PRIX.

Due to a race schedule conflict, Werner will miss this round. Henzler of Nürtingen, Germany will team with fellow Porsche factory works driver Marc Lieb of Ludwigsburg, Germany, for the 2.75-hour race on the 4.5 mile road course.

 
With the demise of the GT1 cars, a new class has been added for selected races in the ALMS, commencing with the Utah round. The ALMS Challenge Class comprises cars from the PATRÓN GT3 Challenge by Yokohama series. One ofthose Porsche GT3 Cup cars will be entered by Farnbacher Loles Racing and driven by Darrell Carlisle of McLean, VA who has been one of the top competitors in the PATRÓN GT3 Challenge.

 
Farnbacher Loles Grand-Am effort looks to carry podium vibe to Laguna.
 
After a nearly flawless performance in the heavy rains of southern New Jersey, and the subsequent double podium celebration, the Farnbacher Loles Racing team is headed to Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California. Following the Thunderbolt Race, Grand-Am officials made weight adjustments in an attempt to equalize performance among the leading three manufacturers in the series: Porsche, Mazda and Pontiac. While the Porsches swept the top spots in the rain at Thunderbolt, the Pontiacs and Mazdas have been considerably quicker in the dry conditions. “The series feels the weight reduction will put us on a more equal footing,” said team principal Gregory Loles. “I truly hope they are right. Rear tire wear has been a problem in the dry and we¹ve been unable to run at the front. This race should be a good indicator of the effectiveness of the changes.”

 
Leh Keen of Charleston, SC took his first win of the season at Thunderbolt with his co-driver Dirk Werner of Kissenbruck, Germany in their #87 Porsche GT3 Cup. The two now sit second in points in the GT Class. At last year¹s Laguna Seca round, driving separate Farnbacher Loles entries, Werner started from the front row in P2, while Keen finished fifth in the race with Eric Lux.

 
Lux of Jacksonville, FL. will be driving with Kevin Roush of Upland, CA at Laguna Seca in the #86 Porsche GT3 Cup. Eric¹s third place finish at Thunderbolt leaves him only one point behind his teammates in the GT Class Championship.

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