Monday, October 3, 2016 – Atlanta, GA – In their final race in the PC class, the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports team and drivers Robert Alon, Jose Gutierrez and Tom Kimber-Smith won the 2016 Petit Le Mans and took the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup Championship (TPNAECC) for the second year in a row.
On Friday, Alon took the pole position with a qualifying lap of 1:16.411, and on Saturday, the No.52 machine led all but 65 of the 404 laps completed in class.
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Ready for Grand Finale at Petit Le Mans
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 – Fresno, CA – The PC Championship battle continues to heat up as we enter the final race of the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship – Petit Le Mans presented by Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort at Road Atlanta. After a P2 finish at Circuit of the Americas, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports enters the season ending race second in the points championship, only ten points behind Starworks Motorsports.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016 – Fresno, CA –After a dominant early race run, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports finished P2 in class in Saturday’s Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of the Americas.
On Friday, driver Robert Alon put the car on pole with a fast lap of 2:01.847.
When the green flag flew for Saturday’s race, Alon took off and never looked back, taking a commanding lead and opening a large gap to the next position in class.
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Carries Winning Drive to Lone Star Le Mans
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 – Fresno, CA –After their win at Road America just over a month ago, the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports team is taking their winning momentum to Austin, TX for the Lone Star Le Mans at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday, September 17.
Drivers Robert Alon and Tom Kimber-Smith currently sit second in the PC points championship behind Starworks Motorsports drivers Alex Popow and Renger van der Zande. However, after their win at Road America, Alon and Kimber-Smith are only behind by seven points. With only two races remaining, Alon and Kimber-Smith have their sights set on a podium finish and closing in on the championship.
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Win at Road America
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 – Fresno, CA – After a third place finish at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park two races ago, and a second place finish at Lime Rock Park, PR1 drivers Robert Alon and Tom Kimber-Smith took the checkered flag at the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America and climbed to the top step of the podium over the weekend.
Both Alon and Kimber-Smith showed impressive times throughout the weekend finishing in the top five at all of the practice sessions. Alon, who qualified the car for Sunday’s race, qualified P4 but was able to make his way to the front of the pack after only a few race laps on Sunday.
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