Come spend some time at Ask the Advisors on Tuesday October 8th.

We have the honor of displaying the actual AIM fields No. 61 Ford Riley Daytona Prototype Racecar that will be in the Rolex Grand Am series with lead driver Mark Wilkins in Homestead, Florida in a two weeks.

The race series features purpose-built racecars in the Daytona Prototype class and race modified street cars in the GT class. The history of the car is well documented. It is from constructor Riley Technologies and is chassis number 001. This particular car won the series championship in 2004.

Implementing upgrades to the car and switching to Ford engines would prove to be key factors in a racing season that would see the team gain experience and earn respect in the paddock. The team earned its first pole and would lead that race in commanding fashion showing they had truly arrived at the pinnacle of the sport. Over the next four races, AIM Autosport and the No. 61 Ford Riley would show dominance and record its first race win at the team’s home race in Montreal, Quebec. They followed up with a flag-to-flag victory just one week later at Watkins Glen, New York and went on to record their third straight podium just weeks later in Sonama, California.

AIM Autosport ended the 2008 season fifth in the series championship with two wins, one third and three poles. The team also led eleven of fourteen races. AIM Autosport’s win at Montreal the closest race in series histroy, was selected by race fans as “Moment of The Year”.

Series Info:

At speeds in excess of 185 mph on some of the most demanding racetracks in North America, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 features exotic Daytona Prototypes and easily identifiable GT cars with professional drivers from the United States and around the world. The season begins at the legendary Rolex 24 At Daytona, the premier endurance race in North America and considered by the drivers who annually take up the challenge to be the toughest day-long race in the world. The Rolex Sports Car Series continues on with races ranging from 400k to 1000k in length. The schedule includes an excellent mix of traditional road courses and stadium tracks like Watkins Glen International, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Homestead-Miami Speedway and the famous Grand Prix circuit in Montreal.

The Rolex Sports Car Series consists of two classes of race cars that compete together on the racetrack battling for overall and class honors. The sleek and exotic Daytona Prototypes complement the production-based GT cars at each Rolex Sports Car Series event. The competition is always close and the action is the best in all of racing.

Pretty amazing piece of engineering huh? So try to make it out to our location on Tuesday. Maybe we will even let you take it for a spin……….
ok probably not, but come out anyway.

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