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FILGUEIRAS/MCALEER SCORE 8TH WIN OF GT4 AMERICA SEASON AT ROAD AMERICA

Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin - Saturday’s Pirelli GT4 America qualifying sessions took place under cloudy skies but on a dry track around the Road America circuit. The sessions, featuring drivers from the Silver, Pro/Am and Am classes, were incident free on the long 4.048 mile Wisconsin circuit. The qualifying format for the GT4 field has driver 1 setting the grid for race 1 with driver 2 setting the grid for race 2. The first qualifying session set the stage for the Race 1 starting positions.

 

Silver class championship leader Stevan McAleer (#18 RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport) took pole position in the first qualifying session with a time of 2:15.829, a full 1.171 seconds ahead of Gavin Sanders in second (#34 Conquest Racing/JMF Mercedes AMG GT4). Kevin Conway in the #68 Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4 followed closely behind in third. The second 15-minute qualifying session set the starting grid ahead of Race 2. 

 

The second qualifying session saw Stevan McAleer's teammate, Eric Filgueiras, confirm the strength and dominance of this pairing. Having won seven races so far this season, Filgueiras put down the best time of the session with a lap time of 2:16.122. The #18 RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport would therefore start from pole position for both races of the weekend. Aaron Telitz, commanding the #69 Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4, posed a serious threat to Filgueiras’ overall pole position until the final minutes of the session. Only 0.253 seconds separated the two drivers. Sixth overall, John Geesbreght (#68 Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4) qualified second in the Silver class for Race 2, ahead of Ryan Dexter (#112 Dexter Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4).


The rain held off for the first Pirelli GT4 America race at Road America on Saturday afternoon. The rising heat was felt both in the air and on track, as the 33 cars offered up a piping hot show. Right as the green flag waved to commence the race, the #18 RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport of Stevan McAleer set sail and never looked back. After completing their mandatory pit stop, Eric Filgueiras took over from his Scottish co-driver, and won with an impressive 15.048 margin over the second overall car. The teammates now have eight wins under their belts. 


“We have a mechanism in the car that tells us the pit time, and it wasn’t working,” explained Eric Filgueiras after his stint. “So in the pit box we gave up roughly 9 seconds, as we found out afterwards. We didn’t know how long our stop was going to be, we ended up losing time and then I was by myself and not really sure what was going on out on track. It’s a testament to Stevan McAleer’s driving ability. His job today was to give me a car in a position to win, and that will be my job tomorrow. We’re very proud, the RS1 guys work so hard and with Community Beer Works 10th anniversary year we are excited with the success we are having.” 


After a day filled with no shortage of action in other series, Pirelli GT4 America race took to Road America’s picturesque circuit one more time before heading to Sebring in late September. After an eventful ending to Race 1 on Saturday, Sunday’s race ran a little smoother, with great battles happening in each class and across the entire lineup. Right as the green flag waved to commence the race, the #18 RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport of Eric Filgueiras led the field across the start/finish, but not without Pro-Am’s Aaron Telitz (#69 Smooge Racing Toyota GR Supra GT4) right on his bumper for a good chunk of the first half. Then, a quarter of the way into the race, Telitz was able to slip past after Filgueiras suffered a mechanical issue and parked his car in a runoff area. This brought out the race’s first full-course yellow flag.


The next rounds of GT4 America will be at Sebring International Raceway on September 23-25.

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