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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">GRAND AMERICAN ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">23/06/2002</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Gilbert Racing hoped for more</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">...but that's racing</FONT></B></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"><B>Gilbert Racing Porsche 'knocks on the door'</B> <BR> <BR> <B>Co-Drivers Randy Pobst and Henry Gilbert Charge Hard at The Glen But Are Disappointed By Results After Promising Weekend</B><BR> <BR> All weekend at Watkins Glen, The Gilbert Racing / Gemballa Porsche GT3 Cup Car was fast, leaving team members - including drivers Randy Pobst and Henry Gilbert - with a positive feeling about being a competitive factor in today's Grand Sport Race of the Grand-Am Cup Street Stock Series, part of the Sports Car Grand Prix at the historic racetrack this weekend.<BR> <BR> At the start, Pobst saw the green flag and went for it, grabbing the lead from pole-sitter Darren Law's Porsche. On that first lap alone, the two cars swapped positions a few times with Law getting the lead as they crossed the line for the first time - but Pobst would stay right on his tail. Unfortunately, the rest of the day for the No25 Porsche was much like that - falling just a little short.<BR> <BR> "The car was running great. Even after the guys tweeked it all day yesterday, I felt like there was just something a little more in that car," Pobst said. "I am pretty disappointed for all of the guys but, on the other hand, the team showed its competitive edge today."<BR> <BR> Pobst is a busy driver this season. In pursuit of the Porsche Super Cup Championship, he'll get behind the wheel of almost any Porsche to gain precious points. Next weekend, he re-joins 3R Racing, driving a 911 GT3 Cup Car in the SPEED World Challenge GT event at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He'll miss next weekend's Grand-Am Cup event at The Virginia International Raceway but will return later on in the season to again drive the Gemballa Porsche with Gilbert. <BR> <BR> Gilbert has a full calendar as well. He'll be at Mid-Ohio with his Gilbert Racing / Aqua Velva / Chevrolet Corvette Z-06 racing against Pobst in the World Challenge GT race - part of the ALMS at Mid-Ohio weekend. Gilbert has been working hard on building this team and its cars into contenders at any racetrack they visit, no matter what the series is they compete in.<BR> <BR> "I have been lucky to be able to surround myself with just a couple of guys who work very hard for me and right along side of me," Gilbert said earlier this weekend. "I don't do these races just to do them. I want to have people around me who want to work hard, succeed, and have a good time doing just that."<BR> <BR> In today's Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, The Gilbert / Gemballa Porsche was on its way to a possible podium finish; running in the top two or three most of the time when a small error in pit strategy slowed the team just enough to get off of the lead lap. Pobst managed to get that lap back; however, there was just not enough time to get back through the tight field.</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>