SRT Motorsports - Weekend Preview - August 8

August 7, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. -  Both the American Le Mans Series and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship return to action this weekend after a mid-summer break.

RCH Racing heads to mid-state New York where Round 10 of the series takes place at Unadilla. Broc Tickle is currently ninth in the 450MX rider point standings, only 12 shy of sixth place. Tickle scored an overall runner-up finish last season at Unadilla, a career-best in 450MX competition.

“I really like the track,” Tickle said. “Last year was the only year I’ve really done well there so I’m looking forward to this weekend.”

Team owner Ricky Carmichael, who scored six overall wins in seven races at Unadilla, knows that Tickle is in prime position to pounce on the lead pack of riders with only three races remaining in this year’s outdoor season.

“We’re nearing the end of the grind to a really long indoor and outdoor season and you have to stay mentally sharp these last few motos,” said Carmichael. “Guys are sore, beat up and tired but you have to put that behind you and battle your way through it all. There are still plenty of points to be earned over the last six motos. The guys who are still mentally and physically on top of their game will be the ones who you see ride well.”

SRT Motorsports returns to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., with two identically-prepared SRT Viper GTS-Rs looking to leverage their podium finishes two weekends ago at Mosport. In their previous visit to the 4.048-mile road course, the No. 91 finished ninth and the No 93 was 13th.

“It’s really just a matter of time before we’re on that top step of the podium (race win). I think that given a little better luck at Mosport, we would have hit the top spot at that race,” said Gary Johnson, SRT Motorsports Racing Manager. “I think we can carry the momentum from Mosport into the race at Road America this weekend. We expect our SRT Viper GTS-Rs will do well on that type of track.”

The Global Rallycross event at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) was originally scheduled for Sunday but recently moved to Saturday. The schedule change has forced a shuffle in the driver lineup at Pastrana Racing. Both Travis Pastrana and Bryce Menzies have previous commitments for Saturday.

Piloting the two Dodge Darts at AMS on Saturday will be Timur Timerzyanov replacing Pastrana in the No.199 and Henning Solberg in the No. 99 normally driven by Menzies.
Timerzyanov has driven for Pastrana Racing previously this season while Solberg, a Norwegian rally driver, is making his first start in the No. 99 Dodge Dart.

The series is making its first visit to AMS, one of four Speedway Motorsports Inc. tracks to host a GRC event this season.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Race:  American Le Mans Series – Round 6
The Place:  Road America / Elkhart Lake, Wis.
The Date:  August 9-11
TV:  Race Broadcast – 8/11/13 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on ABC
Live Streaming – 8/11/13 at 2:45 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN3
Live Qualifying – 8/10/13 at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) ESPN3
Live Timing and Scoring available at ALMS.com.

The Race:  Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship - Round 10
The Place:  Unadilla National, New Berlin, N.Y.
The Date:  Saturday, Aug. 10
TV:  Moto 1 – 8/10/13 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on Fuel TV
Moto 2 – 8/10/13 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) on NBCSN
Highlight Show – 8/14/13 at 2:00 a.m. (EDT) on NBCSN

The Race:  Global Rallycross – Round 7
The Place:  Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.
The Date:  Saturday, Aug. 10
TV:  Saturday, Aug. 10 at 6:30 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN2