VIRginia - Saturday Report

We didn't get the Grand-Am lucky dog award, but we finished 4th!This was a long day, but as it turned out, it was the best day yet in the short history of Magnus Racing. The Team in Green had both the Porsche GT3 Cup and Porsche Cayman looking their best for the thousands of fans that walked through the pits in the morning and during the autograph session. It was somewhat surprising to see how many of the fans took a big interest in our Cayman. The car seems to have become a crowd favorite already – but there were a lot of Porsche owners in attendance at VIR.

One that was wrapped up, the Jolly Green Giant and the Little Sprout (what Lorie calls John and Craig when they are in their racing suits) were ready for the Rolex race. John started the car and from the word go, was in a huge battle with several other cars, including the No. 97 Camaro, No. 66 Porsche, No.28 Corvette.

Right at the 45 minute mark, John came in and got out, with Craig getting in. The next hour or so was fairly uneventful, but things got really interesting in the latter stages as a pair of yellow flag sessions allowed Craig to get into striking distance of the lead group. Suddenly, Craig was passing Mazdas left and right and was up to fifth on the last lap, when he dove under the No. 57 Camaro in the Rollercoaster. The Camaro took a dead aim at the Porsche but missed, and Craig crossed the line in fourth place for the best result yet for Magnus Racing.

The Cayman battled to a 10th place finishWith the excitement from that barely over, the Cayman was wheeled onto the track for the Continental race. John again took the green and moved up two spots during his stint, pitting during the first yellow to put Leh in the car. The team stretched his fuel mileage as long as possible, getting him as high as third where he battled with the No. 83 Porsche – a battle that will get good airtime when the Continental race eventually airs. As time wound down, however, Leh had to do a splash for fuel and brought the Cayman home tenth for its best result in its short three-race career.

Another weekend with two races in one day, but this was a good one. The team is off to clean up and discover more of the fine dining of South Boston, VA.

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