RS1 Porsche delivers yet another dominant performance at the Glen
A few drops of rain threatened the Pirelli GT4 America 60-minute race at Watkins Glen International. Thankfully, Mother Nature was merciful and let the competitors finish their event without a hitch.
The #18 RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport, which won Race 1 yesterday, delivered yet another dominant performance in Sunday’s race. This is the seventh victory this season for the team and its drivers, American Eric Filgueiras and Scotsman Stevan McAleer, extending their championship lead.
Although some of the Pro-Am class competitors were strong early on, the #18 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport ran a perfect race to take the overall lead with 10 minutes remaining in the 60-minute event.
The fight for second place in the Silver class animated the end of the race between the #68 Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 (Kevin Conway / John Geesbrecht) and the #34 Conquest Racing/JMF Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 (Gavin Sanders / Michai Stephens). Rookie Gavin Sanders tried his best to overtake Kevin Conway, but ended up finishing 0.4 seconds behind the Toyota. #112 Dexter Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 (Dominic Starkweather / Ryan Dexter) rounded out the Top Four in the Silver class.
“It was a much better race than what we’ve had all year,” exclaimed Eric Filgueiras on Victory Lane. “Steven did a fantastic job with his stint, as he always does. RS1 gave us a really great car. I wanted to be P1 overall but I wanted to be aware and courteous to those guys who are competing in their class too, so I didn’t want to take too many risks on our end to not mess those guys up. We’re really proud; what could be better!”
“I was very careful around the other cars because they’re racing for a different class, but I had a lot of fun with some of the guys out there,” echoed Stevan McAleer. “There’s a lot of big names at the front of the field. I knew if I could keep the car in one piece and give it to Eric, then he should be able to sneak his way by. Two wins this weekend, it’s been a big points day for us, and we’re really happy.”
in Pro-Am the #52 Auto Technic Racing BMW M4 GT4 of Tom Capizzi. Capizzi eventually took the lead and went on to win by a slim 1.529 second margin over the #124 ARG/Rotex Racing Ford Mustang GT4 (Billy Johnson / Edgar Lau).
Two races, two wins! The BimmerWorld team completed a perfect weekend by taking their second win in the Am class on Sunday. Their #36 BMW M4 GT4 driven by James Clay and Charlie Postins won by a much slimmer margin than yesterday, just 0.535 seconds!