American Le Mans Series

A day of ups and downs for Farnbacher Loles

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After a promising qualifying effort for the #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing/Marquis Jet/IPC Systems Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, drivers Bryce Miller and Wolf Henzler had to settle for a tenth place finish when a broken toe link on lap 56 put an end to their day.

Despite turning several fast laps including the second fastest lap of the day in the ALMS GT2 class, the mechanical failure, and a series of unfortunately timed safety car sessions kept the team from repeating their 2008 victory at the scenic Elkhart Lake, WI race course.

Fortunately, Farnbacher Loles Racing had a much more uplifting day in Round 8 of the Patron GT3 Challenge. Yesterday, after waiting three years to get back on the podium, Darrell Carlisle scored a second place finish. Today, after only waiting one day to get back on the podium, Carlisle stood on the top step in first place. This was the McLean, VA native’s first victory in the Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama.

Farnbacher Loles Team Principle, Gregory Loles is happy to see his Patrón GT3 Challenge Team back in victory lane. “After seeing both Darrell and Ben on the podium yesterday, I had a feeling that a victory was possible today,” Loles said. “I’m very proud of all the guys who work so hard for us, they deserved this win and the pair of podiums. This was truly a great result by everyone.”

“We had a tough day in the ALMS race,” Loles continued. “But we can take solace in the fact that our RSR ran well, it¹s capable of fast laps, and I¹m sure that we will be ready for the upcoming event at Mosport.”