LAMBORGHINI BLANCPAIN SUPER TROFEO NORTH AMERICA MAKES FIRST VISIT TO CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America series has added some Texas-style flair to its schedule with two rounds of exciting race action Sept. 17-19 at Circuit of the Americas.
The North American series, in its third season, comes to the 20-turn, 3.4-mile circuit for the first time. The double-header event will host the largest grid for the North American series to date, with.26 Lamborghini cars – a combination of Huracán and Gallardo models – entered for the COTA event. That’s three more than the previous high of 23, set in August at the last event, at VIRginia International Raceway.
The COTA weekend will feature two 50-minute races. This season features multi-class racing for the first time in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series. The new Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo car made its racing debut in 2015. It joined the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4, the only Lamborghini showcased in the Super Trofeo series for the first two seasons.
The first race of the weekend, Round 7, is scheduled for 5:55 p.m. (CT) Thursday, Sept. 17. Round 8 begins at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18. Two practices are scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, followed by a double-qualifying session Thursday morning.
Both races will be streamed live at squadracorse.lamborghini.com/en/live-usa. Highlights from both rounds will be televised from 9-10 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, Oct. 7 on CBS Sports Network.
The championship race is heating up after six rounds of intense action.
Lamborghini factory driver Richard Antinucci and reigning Super Trofeo Europe champion Edoardo Piscopo, who joined the fold at Watkins Glen International in June, showed the potential of being a dominant force, earning two victories at the last event at VIR. The wins and a second-place finish extended Antinucci’s streak of podium finishes to six out of six starts this season.
The wins extended Antinucci’s championship lead to 24 points, 84-60, over reigning driver champion Kevin Conway and his co-driver, Enrique Bernoldi. Piscopo is third after missing the first two rounds.
Madison Snow is fifth in the Huracán Pro division after just three races in the series. He had never sat in a Lamborghini before the last three rounds at VIR and was still able to take the checkered flag in Round 4 for his first Super Trofeo victory.
In the Huracán Pro-Am division, Corey Lewis has made his name known after an impressive second half of the 2014 season. Lewis has been deadlocked in a points race with Pro-Am competitor Cedric Sbirrazzuoli, a Blancpain Endurance Series regular, for much of the season.
Lewis swept the last three rounds at VIR to give himself some breathing room. He has a 14-point lead, 84-70, over Sbirrazzuoli at the halfway point of the season.
Sbirrazzuoli and his co-driver, Lawrence DeGeorge, are one of three STR entries with ties to Texas. All three STR entries, two Huracáns and one Gallardo, all represent the dealership Lamborghini Dallas.
GMG made its season debut at VIR with Jeffrey Cheng and Matt Halliday co-driving the No. 88 Huracán, earning three podium finishes in three races. The team will expand with two entries at COTA. Cheng will return, with Rob Phillips making his series debut.
Ryan Ockey continues to lead the Huracán Amateur division, 79-72, over the father-son duo of Jim and Josh Norman.
Dylan Murcott has dominated the Gallardo class so far this season. He has three wins and has finished on the podium in every race.
The 2015 season features 12 rounds at six iconic circuits. The season finale is Nov. 19-20 at Sebring International Raceway, followed immediately at the same circuit by the World Final, where the Super Trofeo North America, Europe and Asia series will converge to battle for the right to be a world champion.
All Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America events consist of two 50-minute sprint races.
The Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo adopts the V10, direct-injection engine mounted on the road car, managed by a MoTeC control unit that delivers a maximum output of 620 horsepower. The frame is a hybrid carbon/aluminum construction with modified geometries to house an improved radiator up front and better accommodate the racing gearbox at the rear, which also provides better aerodynamics.
The 570-horsepower, V10 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo features impressive technology such as paddle shift E-gear transmission, Öhlins race shocks, Brembo brakes, a carbon fiber aerodynamic package that includes a rear wing with 10 adjustable positions, MTA data acquisition, air jacks, center wheel locks and more.
World-class hospitality for competitors and guests also is an important part of the event experience in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo. Guests from various Lamborghini dealerships are entertained at the Lamborghini and Blancpain Village, where gourmet food and drinks are provided in an elegant atmosphere worthy of the Lamborghini and Blancpain brand and lifestyle.
All media enquiries including requests for additional photography should be directed to: Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America Press Office -usa@supertrofeo.com.
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.
Founded in 1963, Automobili Lamborghini is headquartered in Sant’Agata Bolognese, in Northeastern Italy. The Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4, which made its world debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, is the successor to the iconic Gallardo and redefines the luxury super sports car driving experience with its innovative technology and outstanding performance. The Aventador LP 700-4, in Coupé and Roadster offerings, represents the reference point in the world of V12-powered, luxury super sports cars. With 129 dealerships worldwide, in half a century Lamborghini has created an uninterrupted series of extraordinary, exclusive cars that include the 350 GT, Miura, Espada, Countach, Diablo, Murciélago, and several limited series like the Reventón, Sesto Elemento and Aventador J. The Veneno Coupé, the Egoista and the Veneno Roadster, were created to celebrate the brand’s 50th anniversary year in 2013.
Blancpain - Innovation is our Tradition
Founded in 1735 by Jehan-Jacques Blancpain in the Swiss Jura, Blancpain is the world's oldest watch brand. Loyal to its tradition of innovation, confirmed by countless horological complications invented over the years, this same spirit of inventiveness continues to drive the master-watchmakers of the Manufacture. Determined to move beyond the borders of its legacy, Blancpain is constantly regenerated as it pushes the frontiers of watchmaking in perpetually enhancing its timepieces.
Today, Blancpain pursues its enduring commitment to the renewal of mechanical horology, steadily passing on exceptional expertise from one generation to the next by constant investments in human resources, production technologies and research. This approach is the source of its strength and expresses a long-term vision deliberately running counter to any tendency to seek immediate profit.
From creating components to designing watches, Blancpain is distinguished by its capacity to develop exceptional timepieces and over the past ten years, the Manufacture has introduced no less than 35 new calibres.
This philosophy is conveyed through each of the brand's creations and all its collections: from the classic Villeret to the legendary Fifty Fathoms diver's watch, as well as Grandes Complications from the Le Brassus collection and the sporty L-evolution line - while naturally never forgetting its Women models.
For more info please visit: www.blancpain.com.
PERTAMINA
World Class Oil, Gas & Energy Company
Pertamina is an Indonesian state owned oil, gas and energy company established on December 10, 1957. PERTAMINA's scope of business incorporates the upstream and downstream sectors of oil, gas and energy. The upstream sector covers oil, gas and geothermal energy exploration and production both domestically and overseas. The foregoing is pursued through its own operation and through partnerships in the form of joint operations with JOBs (Joint Operating Bodies), TACs (Technical Assistance Contracts) and JOCs (Joint Operating Contracts), whereas the downstream sector includes processing, marketing, trading and shipping. Commodities produced range from Fuel (BBM) and Non Fuel (Non BBM), LPG, LNG, Petrochemicals to Lube Base Oil and Lubricants.
Pertamina is operated worldwide which several oil blocks operate outside of Indonesia, and markets its lubricants to more than 25 countries. Inside of Indonesia Pertamina operates 6 oil refineries with a total capacity of 1,03 MBSD, 56 aviation depots, 3 lube oil blending plant, 113 fuel depots, and 4,677 fuel station.
Pertamina's goal is to become one of the Fortune 500 companies, give the spirit of the company to expand its market around the world, and through its premium lubricants, Fastron Platinum and premium fuel Pertamax racing support the Lamborghini Squadra Corse activities from 2015 to 2019.
For more information on PERTAMINA, please visit: www.pertamina.com
Pirelli
Pirelli is among the main tire makers globally and is the world leader in the Premium segment, with high technological content. Founded in 1872, it has a presence in over 160 countries, with 22 manufacturing facilities on four continents and 38,000 employees. Pirelli has been involved in motor racing - a proving ground for technical innovation - since 1907, and is currently the exclusive Formula 1® tire manufacturer for the 2014-2016 championship seasons, as well as equipping World Superbike and many other global series. For the 2015 season, Pirelli is once more the tire manufacturer most heavily involved in motorsports. Excluding Formula 1, Pirelli supplies nearly 150 other international championships on road and track, underlining the company's sporting DNA.
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