Fall-Line
Motorsports Press Release
Kansas
City, KS (August 20, 2013) - The Fall-Line Motorsports GRAND-AM Rolex GT
program is still in its infancy, being "born" less than two months
ago ahead of the Watkins Glen race event. This past weekend, however, Mark
Boden and Bryan Sellers brought home their Audi R8 in fifth position after
running a very strong race and turned the third fastest lap of the 2 hour and
45 minute race, showing the strength of the Audi R8 and the overall Audi Sport
Customer Racing program.
Mark
Boden started the race after qualifying in 10th position. He
drove a great first stint before handing the driving duties to Bryan Sellers.
Boden did a great job keeping the #46 Fall-Line Motorsports Audi R8 on the
lead lap and pit with the rest of the field after 45 minutes of racing. Sellers
got in the car and immediately began moving through the field. He quickly got
up to speed and was running fourth when GRAND-AM mandated a drive-through
penalty for an alleged pass under full course caution and Sellers had to make
his way through the field for a second time. He turned the 3rd fastest
lap of the GT field and easily brought home the car in 5th place.
Without the questionable penalty, it could have been a podium but the team and
drivers proved that they have the speed to be competitive and all the hard work
and determination put in over the past two months is starting to pay off.
Mark
Boden: "I thoroughly enjoyed
driving the Audi R8 this past weekend. It was really a great experience to
drive under the lights on the oval and the car has a ton of power and is a
blast to drive. I am really pleased with the progress we have made so far and
Bryan (Sellers) showed that we definitely have the speed to contend for
podiums."
Bryan
Sellers: "I had some very good battles in
the Audi. It was great to be back in a GRAND-AM GT car. The racing
is great and the cars are all strong in their own sections, which makes it
difficult but intense racing. We still have a lot to learn in race trim
with the Audi but I think we had a good start. With Mark (Boden) being able to
run strong and longer than the other drivers during his stint, we were able to
have less fuel time in one of our stops, which jumped us a few positions on
track, and from there I was able to pick up a few more and hold strong for a
decent finish. Audi is a proven winner in motorsports and the R8 is and will be
no different. It is obviously a much different car than they run in their
GT3 spec so we have some learning to do but we are getting better every lap. I
think the car will win races in a short amount of time."
Michael
Harvey, Team Manager: "This
was a good day for Fall-line Motorsports and our GT program. It is great to see
some reward for all the tremendous effort by all at Fall-Line and Audi Sport
Customer Racing as we all continue to become familiar with the car. Bryan and
Mark drove a very sensible race to bring the car home in 5th place."
The
next stop on the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series schedule Round 11 of 12 held
at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on September 7-8 in Monterey, CA.
Fall-Line Motorsports is a premiere builder and fabricator of
race cars for all levels of competition. Fall-Line specializes in BMW, Porsche,
Audi and other high-performance makes. Fall-Line Motorsports unveiled their
Grand-Am team in 2006 and won the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car
Challenge GS Championship title in 2010. In addition to fielding 3 GS BMW M3's
in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, Fall-Line also prepares and
fabricates cars for other CTSCC teams, SCCA and NASA drivers, track day
prepared and high performance street vehicles. www.fall-linemotorsports.com
ABOUT
AUDI
Audi of America, Inc. and its U.S. dealers offer a full line of German-engineered luxury vehicles. AUDI AG is among the most successful luxury automotive brands globally. Audi was a top-performing luxury brand in Europe during 2012, and broke all-time company sales records in the U.S. Through 2016, AUDI AG will invest about $17 billion on new products, facilities and technologies.Visit www.audiusa.com or www.audiusanews.com for more information regarding Audi vehicles and business topics.
Audi of America, Inc. and its U.S. dealers offer a full line of German-engineered luxury vehicles. AUDI AG is among the most successful luxury automotive brands globally. Audi was a top-performing luxury brand in Europe during 2012, and broke all-time company sales records in the U.S. Through 2016, AUDI AG will invest about $17 billion on new products, facilities and technologies.Visit www.audiusa.com or www.audiusanews.com for more information regarding Audi vehicles and business topics.
ABOUT
THE B+ FOUNDATION: The
Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation honors the memory of Andrew McDonough. Andrew's
mom, dad and sister founded The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation. The overall
goal of The B+ Foundation is to "Do Good". During the racing season,
Al Carter and Hugh Plumb visit kids with cancer in hospitals before racing
events to make a positive difference and keep the "B+" message alive
through outreach efforts and talks. The B+ Foundation provides financial
assistance to families of children with cancer nationwide. In the last two
years, The B+ Foundation awarded over $1,000,000 to families of children with
cancer while giving over $500,000 to support research efforts. Information
about the Foundation and its activities can be found at www.BePositive.org.
Photo Credit: Wes Duenkel Motorsport Photography / Fall-Line Motorsports
