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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">06/08/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">PTG`s</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Portland</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/TG`sPortAME.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Tom Milner’s PTG may have looked to be on the back foot for their first few races with the new M3 GTR, but it hasn’t panned out like that. A cracking race at Portland saw them come through to the win, the team’s 34th since 1995, beating the BMW Motorsport cars and the AJR Porsches. BMW Motorsport may have more experience with the new GTRs, but PTG won it fair and square at Portland.<BR> <BR> It was classic GT racing. Starting from pole, Hans Stuck dropped to fifth in the early going in the winning car. “I got totally knocked off at the start after a Viper hit me. I didn't lose much and kept it steady. I was very conservative with my tires - the fuel consumption was good. I made one mistake on the back part of the circuit during my stint. I lost it and went off through the grass, but nothing happened."<BR> <BR> Nic Jonsson led in the early going in #10. "I had a good start and passed both the No. 42 and No. 6 cars. I stayed on my pace to conserve my tires and the car. Unfortunately after about one-half hour I was hit in the right rear as I was lapping one of the Porsches exiting the Festival Curves. The hit was hard enough to crack the wheel and force me into the pits. About five laps into my second stint (after Bill Auberlen ran the middle one) I lost third gear and with about twenty minutes to go I lost all the gears and our day was over."<BR> <BR> Ironically, the caution period to remove the Jonsson car closed up the field and the #22 Porsche and #42 and 43 GTRs pitted for tyres, while the #6 of Boris Said stayed out to take the lead and the win. "You need four things to win a race - a great car, a great team, great tires and good drivers,” related Said. “We had all of them today and came out on top. Today we stuck to our plan of pacing the tires and the pace I ran at the beginning of my stint was the pace I ran at the end and that made the difference. The Yokohamas were great today and that helped us win the race.” <BR> <BR> “This was a great victory for PTG and a long time in coming,” said Tom Milner. “I think there is no doubt about PTG now."<BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>