The month of August has been the most intense menstruum on the 2009 American Le Mans Serial calendar. The rush of events at Mid-Ohio, Route America and now Mosport provide race fans with nigh uninterrupted action. The BMW Rahal Letterman Racing Team heads to Canada and Mosport International Raceway fresh from its first GT2 win on August 16 at Road America, where the No. 90 M3 of Joey Hand and Nib Auberlen led a one-2 class sweep for the team in merely the seventh race of its countdown flavour.

With 3 high-profile events remaining in the season, the team has had no time for residual. Mosport is known as the fastest runway in the history of the American Le Mans Serial. The circuit's high-speed corners and elevation changes require consummate training and focus by the crew and drivers.

The two-60 minutes-and-twoscore-five-minute race volition as well provide an excellent opportunity to fine tune for the equally demanding Road Atlanta and the grueling 10-hour Petit Le Mans on September 26.

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"Going into the season we had hoped to get quickly competitive, but our opponents keep to raise the bar week subsequently week," said Martin Birkmann, BMW of North America Motorsport Manager. "The win is a upshot of all parties growing together more closely and a want for victory. Nonetheless – it is a huge relief. The conviction that we tin can challenge the best teams volition allow us now to continue to push hard for the remaining three events. There are still a lot of points to go around, and we would like to collect many of them."

"The win at Road America marks the point where nosotros hit our stride every bit a new team this season," said Bobby Rahal. "At Mosport, you must be sharp and focused to win, so I believe this is the perfect fourth dimension for our team's first endeavor at the track."

The Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Mosport is scheduled to start at iii:00 p.m. ET Sunday, Aug. 30 and will exist circulate alive on SPEED goggle box.

[Source: BMW Motorsport ]