October 2006 Archive

Pobst Wins Closest Race in SPEED GT History, Aschenbach and Porsche Take 2006 Championships

October 22, 2006

MONTEREY, Calif., (Oct. 22, 2006) – Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., drag-raced Ricardo Imery, of Caracas, Venezuela, down the front stretch of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to win the 2006 ...

Curran Tastes Victory, Kleinubing Wins SPEED Touring Car Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

October 22, 2006

MONTEREY, Calif., (Oct. 22, 2006) – Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., scored a dominant victory in the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car finale at Mazda Raceway ...

Reese Scores Second SPEED GT Pole of Season At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

October 21, 2006

MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2006) – Leighton Reese, of Minnetonka, Minn., captured his second SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT pole of the season today at Mazda Raceway Laguna ...

Curran Scores Second-Consecutive SPEED Touring Car Pole at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

October 21, 2006

MONTEREY, Calif., (Oct. 21, 2006) – Fresh off his first-career pole at Road Atlanta in September, Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass., earned his second-consecutive pole of the season for ...

Angelelli Remains Fastest in SPEED GT Practice at Laguna Seca

October 20, 2006

MONTEREY, Calif., (Oct. 20, 2006)– The morning practice time of Max Angelelli, of Monte Carlo, Monaco, could not be topped in afternoon SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT practice ...

Altenburg’s Morning Time Stands To Lead SPEED Touring Car Practice At Laguna

October 20, 2006

MONTEREY, Calif. (Oct. 20, 2006) – Jeff Altenburg, of Ellicott City, Md., led practice Friday for the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car season finale at Mazda Raceway ...

Diaz Jr. Smokes Trans-Am Field at Heartland Park

October 8, 2006

TOPEKA, Kan. (Oct. 8, 2006) – Jorge Diaz Jr., of San Juan, Puerto Rico, overcame a penalty in qualifying to win the second Thunder In the Park Trans-Am race at ...