GT350R-C Wins Lime Rock, Second Straight Win; Multimatic Team Leads CTSC

[Jarstang]

Multimatic Uses Blistering Pit Stops to Win Second-Consecutive Race with Ford Shelby GT350R-C

• Multimatic earns second win in three weeks with Ford Shelby GT350R-C

• Scott Maxwell and Billy Johnson maintain lead in Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge championship points

LAKEVILLE, Conn., July 23, 2016 – Multimatic earned their second race in three weeks, this time at Lime Rock Park, on the strength of their pit stops and smart tire management.

It’s the third win of the year for the No. 15 Ford Shelby GT350R-C and co-drivers Billy Johnson and Scott Maxwell, who also drove to the winners circle at the season-opener in Daytona and their hometown track Canadian Tire Motorsport Park two weeks ago.

“Our pit stops were superb,” Maxwell said. “Billy and I didn’t make any mistakes, but really, we won it in the pits today. We gained five or six seconds each time (we stopped). That was enough to win the race.”

Maxwell started from p2 but nabbed the lead on the start.

“I don’t think we had the fastest car or the fastest pace over the run, but we did a good job managing traffic and if anything, were able to maintain, if not pull away there,” Johnson said. “With our awesome pit stops, that was a team win. Multimatic, Ford Performance, everyone won the race in the pits.”

After earning five seconds on the competition on stop No. 1, the No. 15 team took only two tires on the last stop to pick up even more time.

The No. 76 AERO Advanced Paint Technology/Children’s Tumor Foundation Ford Shelby GT350R-C started p3 and showed pace, but drivers Paul Holton and Pierre Kleinubing were sidelined when the car suffered a broken rear control arm. They finished seventh in class, 87 laps down.

“We had a great strategy and were able to execute really well early on,” Holton. “It was just really unfortunate that we had the issue with the control arm. In qualifying, we went a little aggressive on the set-up and went a little too far, but being right there in p3 was good for what we did. We’ll look ahead to the next race.”

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[16GT350]

Just about to sit down to watch race (already heard results). Go GT350!

 

[Spacebird]

God I want those wheels so bad. Wish they fit.

 

[16GT350]

Had the wheels on my boss and they were amazing!

 

[EF300]

Can we watch the race online ?

 

[Donkey]

Can we watch the race online ?

You could have when it was live. Not sure now.

 

[Spa2k]

Can we watch the race online ?

Go to www.imsa.com for the rebroadcast schedule.

 

[mnmike59]

Can we watch the race online ?

SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 12:00-2:00 EDT Rebroadcast. FS1

http://sportscarchallenge.imsa.com/events/imsa-weathertech-northeast-grand-prix

 

[JN66]

What wheels are these?

 

[16GT350]

https://lmr.com/item/M-1007-R18105/...05?year=2016&gclid=CJvil97Ejc4CFcxahgodxJMGNQ

 

[Jb350]

What wheels are these?

They won't fit on the normal gt350, the race car uses different brakes

 

[RedRiot]

sucks that the season ford is going to win it all is the season the GS class is an embarrassment. 4 registered cars at CTMP was sad.

 

[5.0 435]

sucks that the season ford is going to win it all is the season the GS class is an embarrassment. 4 registered cars at CTMP was sad.

I agree the GS class has lost its way. No BMW,Camaro,Nissan....the ST class has over 25 cars and most of the coverage . I do hope the new Camaro comes back next year. I would like to see the Shelby enter the GTD class if the continental series continues its current trend. :ford:

 

[thePill]

sucks that the season ford is going to win it all is the season the GS class is an embarrassment. 4 registered cars at CTMP was sad.

In order for the silly z28 to be permitted in GS, a lot of rules were bent. This pretty much pissed everyone off and IMSA/Chevy had been basically promised a championship. The Camaro sucked in GS so the z28/Stevenson is entitled to one for trying.

When if finally win the title last year, ALL DRIVERS AND TEAMS DROPPED THE z28. As you can see, Ford engineered a Class Cleaner to get all the garbage out.

Notice Porsche stuck around? Porsche is serious... BMW lost their way and the camaro is a clown car.

You will see more serious competition return. Aston, BMW, Jag.. it takes time to deal with a Voodoo engine in an S550. This happened in 2008 too...

 

[Minn19]

What wheels are these?

They look like APEX EC-7s. I had them on my two previous BMWs and love them. As others said, I don't think they make a size that fits them yet. Would be nice if they did or do in the future.

http://www.apexraceparts.com/apex-products/EC-7-Wheels/#.V5ZssYMrIdU

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