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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">SCCA TOURING</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">30/05/2004</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Auberlen Takes Second Pole Of The Season</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">BMW From Honda</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/bmw-1-limerock-04.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"><B>Auberlen Takes Second SPEED Touring Car Pole Of Season At Lime Rock</B><BR> <BR> Bill Auberlen captured his second Air Force Reserve Pole Position in as many races, shattering the Lime Rock Park SCCA Pro Racing SPEED Touring Car track record in preparation for Monday’s Mohegan Sun Grand Prix. Matt Plumb will line up alongside.<BR> <BR> Driving the No.1 Turner Motorsport/H&R Springs BMW 325i, Auberlen turned a fastest lap of 57.678 seconds (95.495 mph) around the 1.53-mile circuit, breaking Peter Cunningham’s 2002 record of 1:01.137. Much of the improved time can be attributed to the series’ new spec Toyo Tyres.<BR> <BR> “I don’t think the times are really representative of the order,” Auberlen said of the qualifying times. “I think Pierre [Kleinubing] may have found something. Going into turn one I had a good lead on him [Kleinubing] and then he’s right up behind me coming out of one. So, he’s very, very fast and then he falls back again. Our car was as good as it could be.<BR> <BR> “They took our motor away from us. [After the series put a smaller air inlet restrictor on all BMW 325s] it is way down on power. The Watertown BMW is absolutely fantastic with H&R Springs on it. We changed them this morning and made another improvement. The car just keeps getting better and better. But, is it going to be enough for Monday? Only time will tell.”<BR> <BR> Driving the No. 43 RealTime/SANZ/Sun MicroSystems Acura TSX, Plumb equalled his best career qualifying effort on his home track with a lap of 57.990 seconds (94.981 mph). Plumb was followed closely by teammate Kleinubing’s A-SPEC/RealTime Racing Acura TSX, who turned a lap of 58.017 seconds (94.937 mph).<BR> <BR> Sweden’s Nic Jonsson was fourth quickest in his BMW, followed by the Mazda Protegé ES of rookie Chip Herr.<BR> <BR> With rain in the extended forecast for Monday’s race, Auberlen remains optimistic of his chances in damp conditions. He once came from 44th on the grid to win in the rain at Lime Rock Park (2001).<BR> <BR> “Is it going to be raining or dry on Monday?” Auberlen speculated on how to set up the car for Monday’s race. “In the rain, we go to a whole different set up. We change the car around completely and we do what we’ve done before. The car seems to be okay in the rain. I don’t think I’ve ever raced here in the dry in a Touring Car race. But, I imagine it can’t be much different than anything else. You bide your time. You run hard. The Toyo tyres won’t go away. So, you can beat on the tyres as hard as you can for 50 minutes. You just try to stay clean to where you don’t tear a corner off the car. All the people at the front know what they’re doing, so it should be a lot of fun.”<BR> <BR> 1,(1), Bill Auberlen, Rolling Hills Est, Calif., BMW 325i, :57.678, 95.495.<BR> <BR> 2,(43), Matt Plumb, Newport, R.I., Acura TSX, :57.990, 94.981.<BR> <BR> 3,(42), Pierre Kleinubing, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Acura TSX, :58.017, 94.937.<BR> <BR> 4,(27), Nic Jonsson, Buford, Ga., BMW 325Ci, :58.100, 94.802.<BR> <BR> 5,(9), Chip Herr(R), Lititz, Pa., Mazda Protégé ES, :58.365, 94.371.<BR> <BR> 6,(29), James Sofronas, Newport Beach, Calif., BMW 325Ci, :58.389, 94.332.<BR> <BR> 7,(4), Peter Cunningham, W. Bend, Wis., Nissan Sentra SE-R, :58.529, 94.107.<BR> <BR> 8,(2), Justin Marks, Chico, Calif., BMW 325i, :58.690, 93.849.<BR> <BR> 9,(72), Jeff Altenburg, Ellicott City, Md., Mazda Protégé ES, :59.127, 93.155.<BR> <BR> 10,(16), Phil Parlato, Commack, N.Y., BMW 325i, :59.300, 92.883.<BR> <BR> 11,(60), Fred Pignataro, E. Northport, N.Y., BMW 328is, :59.374, 92.767.<BR> <BR> 12,(96), Scott Fredricksen(R), Gastonia, N.C., Mazda Protégé ES, :59.460, 92.633.<BR> <BR> 13,(44), Victor Gonzalez(R), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Acura RSX, :59.508, 92.559.<BR> <BR> 14,(36), James Clay, Blacksburg, Va., BMW 325i, :59.562, 92.475.<BR> <BR> 15,(3), Dino Crescentini(R), Malibu, Calif., BMW 325i, :59.631, 92.368.<BR> <BR> 16,(48), Memo Gidley, Navato, Calif., Ford Focus, :59.676, 92.298.<BR> <BR> 17,(37), Matt Richmond, Mooresville, N.C., BMW 325i, :59.714, 92.239.<BR> <BR> 18,(10), Ryan Pilla(R), Amagansett, N.Y., Mazda Protégé ES, :59.890, 91.968.<BR> <BR> 19,(64), Bob Endicott, San Pedro, Calif., Acura RSX, :59.954, 91.870.<BR> <BR> 20,(13), Scott Bradley, Mountain View, Calif., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:00.043, 91.734.<BR> <BR> 21,(71), Shauna Marinus, Folsom, Calif., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:00.057, 91.712.<BR> <BR> 22,(38), Seth Thomas(R), Cumming, Ga., BMW 325i, 1:00.165, 91.548.<BR> <BR> 23,(24), Jim Osborn, Ooltewah, Tenn., BMW 325Ci, 1:00.206, 91.485.<BR> <BR> 24,(04), Nick Leverone(R), Worchester, Mass., BMW 328i, 1:00.311, 91.326.<BR> <BR> 25,(99), Kevin McKee, San Francisco, Calif., BMW 325Ci, 1:00.540, 90.981.<BR> <BR> 26,(58), Tom Stewart, Purcellville, Va., Honda Civic Si, 1:00.718, 90.714.<BR> <BR> 27,(02), Scott Poirier(R), Deerfield, Fla., Mercedes C230, 1:00.819, 90.563.<BR> <BR> 28,(97), Chris Tindol(R), Gastonia, N.C., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:01.151, 90.072.<BR> <BR> 29,(46), Nick Esayian(R), Encinitas, Calif., Acura RSX, 1:01.257, 89.916.<BR> <BR> 30,(90), Matthew Sklarz, Kent, Conn., BMW 325i, 1:01.298, 89.856.<BR> <BR> 31,(77), Laurence Oliva, Doveer, N.H., BMW 325is, 1:02.031, 88.794.<BR> <BR> 32,(03), Peter Lockhart, Canada, Mercedes C230, 1:02.105, 88.688.<BR> <BR> 33,(95), Manny Matz, Somers, N.Y., BMW 328is, 1:02.468, 88.173.<BR> <BR> 34,(7), Mark German, Pittsburgh, Pa., Mazda 626, 1:02.531, 88.084.<BR> <BR> 35,(23), Ken Payson, Worcester, Mass., Mazda Protégé ES, 1:02.933, 87.521.<BR> <BR> 36,(07), Kevin German(R), Greensburgh, Pa., Mazda 626, 1:03.139, 87.236.<BR> <BR> 37,(32), Kird Azemar(R), Westbury, N.Y., BMW 325, 1:03.869, 86.239.<BR> <BR> 38,(14), Clare Greenland(R), Mamaroneck, N.Y., BMW 325Ci, 1:04.255, 85.721.<BR> <BR> 39,(25), Eric Curran, S. Deerfield, Mass., BMW 325Ci, no time.<BR> <BR> 40,(28), Scott Galaba(R), Chicago, Ill., BMW 325Ci, no time.<BR> <BR> 41,(30), Nick Vitucci, Bronx, N.Y., Integra GSR, no time.<BR> <BR> 42,(98), Bob Stretch, Dallas, Texas, BMW 325Ci, no time.<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>