Burton Racing Set for Sebring
(Burton Racing Press Release, published March 17 2015)
Solid start to 2015 with venerable BMW 128i as 2013 champions target momentum
Indianapolis, Ind. (16 March 2015) – Following an encouraging start to the 2015 IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge championship at Daytona International Speedway, Burton Racing looks to carry that positive momentum into Round 2 this weekend. The team and its drivers Mike LaMarra and Terry Borcheller head back to Florida – this time a bit farther south to Sebring International Raceway as part of the traditional Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race event.
The squad finished seventh at Sebring last year in its debut at the track as the new IMSA era saw the Continental Tire series make its first-ever visit to the Florida facility.
Borcheller has years of experience at the 3.74-mile road course, including nine starts in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring while driving in the American Le Mans Series. He won the 2001 running of the event and took three additional podium finishes in 2002, 2004, and 2008.
Now in its fourth season with the No. 23 BMW Automotive Chemicals/Excelda BMW 128i, the 2013 championship-winning team has continued to develop and improve the car. Burton Racing had the opportunity to test the BMW at Sebring during the two-month break in IMSA race action and will look to convert that recent experience into more points this Friday afternoon.
“We had a very good test at Sebring in February,” said Team Owner Keith Burton, who once called Sebring home as a crew chief for Skip Barber Racing. “Both Mike (LaMarra) and Terry (Borcheller) spent plenty of laps in the car and we feel good heading into this week. We’ve got Jim (Bell) helping out on the engineering side, so we continue to work to get the most that we can out of this package. Of course between Jim and Terry, they’ve got a huge notebook of experience at Sebring so we are focused on bringing home a solid result and continuing to build as the season progresses.”
Sebring International Raceway is well-known for its passionate race fans and car enthusiasts. Burton Racing will have the opportunity to meet with some of those folks, as the team will host guests from the BMW Club at its transporter on Friday as BMW celebrates a milestone weekend commemorating the brand’s big victory at the track in 1975.
Live timing and scoring can be followed throughout the weekend at IMSA.com which will also have a LIVE video broadcast available for the 2.5-hour race set to begin at 1:05 PM ET on Friday, March 20.
FOX Sports 1 will televise the event on Sunday, April 5 at 9:00 AM ET.