Road Atlanta Last Chance for Checkered FlagMilwaukee, Wisc. (Oct. 1, 2008) – The final race of the SCCA Pro SPEED World Challenge GT race is this Friday, October 3 at Road Atlanta, followed by the awards banquet Friday evening. This will be the last opportunity for drivers to capture that elusive checkered flag or podium finish. The Woodhouse Racing Team is ready.Jeff Courtney, driver of the No. 99 Kenda/TJM IWM/Coins of America Dodge Viper heads into Road Atlanta optimistic, he has some previous success at this track and is looking to make the last race count with a podium finish. Courtney, along with all Viper drivers, was hoping for some help from SCCA to lift some of the Viper restrictions, but so far the SCCA is silent.
“I don’t want to sound desperate, but I can’t tell you how bad I want to be standing on that podium in Atlanta,” said Courtney. “Some terrific opportunities slipped away from us this season, I honestly expected us to have been to the podium holding a checkered flag already.”
Teammate Claudio Burton will be driving the No. 13 Foametix Dodge Viper for the Road Atlanta race. Burton’s company, Foametix, makers of high-quality, environmentally friendly spray foam insulation will be sponsoring the finale.
“It should be a great event, especially for Claudio. I hope he has a great race in front of his 30 plus guests,” said Courtney. Courtney, currently in a tenuous 6th place in the SCCA Pro SPEED World Challenge Championship Points race, will have a battle to defend that position against Mike McCann, who trails Courtney by only three points.
The race is set to begin on Friday, October 3, at 12:20 EDT.
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