TRG-AMR To Defend SprintX Lead with Four-Car Lineup in Final PWC Race of the Season
With four Aston Martin V8 Vantages and eight drivers,
TRG-AMR is set to finish the Pirelli World Challenge season in full force this
weekend. The SprintX GTS class points leader will defend its title status at
one of the country’s most beautiful tracks Laguna Seca Mazda Raceway.
“What an absolutely fantastic final race of the year in so
many categories,” said Kevin Buckler, CEO. “We have four strong cars and eight
solid drivers and we’re chasing the inaugural SprintX Championship along with a
shot at victory in the sprint race. We’ve had a tremendous year with multiple
wins and podiums and of course have a really strong history here at Laguna
Seca, one of my favorite tracks in North America.”
TRG-AMR’s familiar lineup of PWC drivers will be bolstered by
additional talent for this final race. Max Riddle, who currently leads the
SprintX GTS championship with 440 points, will be teamed with Kris Wilson (400
points) in their No. 07 RingCentral/Adobe Road Winery Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
Riddle will race both in the GTS and SprintX races. As runner-up in the GTS
championship with 416 points, Derek DeBoer will partner with Jason
Alexandridis, fourth in SprintX with 392 points. The duo will reveal an all-new
LaSalle-themed livery for their No. 09 LaSalle Solutions/BRM
Chronographes/Rebounderz Rohnert Park/Racing for Cancer/Pirata Della
Strada/Simon Ward car at Laguna Seca.
George Kurtz returns in his No. 04 Crowdstrike car for his
third race with TRG-AMR, and will race in both the GTS and SprintX races. This
cybersecurity executive splits his time between racing the Aston Martin and
leading Crowdstrike’s defense of federal institutions against foreign hackers.
Kurtz is paired with Kenton Koch, who took second overall in the 2016 IMSA
WeatherTech Prototype Challenge at last weekend’s Petit Le Mans race.
The final driver pair has raced with TRG-AMR in select races
this year: Brandon Davis and Greg Milzcik. The latter most recently drove the
No. 77 Wolfwood Refuge/That Newfoundland Place V8 Vantage at Sonoma, and has
already competed at Laguna Seca this season with TRG Porsche in the Pirelli GT3
Cup. He will race both in the GTS and SprintX races. Davis has been a
consistent part of the TRG-AMR squad this year, primarily as a driver’s coach
for many of the team’s events. He, along with James Davison, brought success to
TRG earlier this year with a podium finish at the IMSA WeatherTech race at
Laguna Seca.
"The PWC series has done a great job of making this a
true and viable alternative to other forms of corporate spends, and motorsports
is hot right now. The paddock area has become the magic place for B2B deals to
get done and we are proud to be leading the charge,” said Buckler. “We are
moving forward with our 2017 plans and have some big announcements in the next
few weeks. We are looking towards the
future with all of our current friends and partners as well as some new ones.
It’s going to be busy!"
The TRG-AMR team expects to welcome nearly 75 guests to
their hospitality paddock at Laguna Seca. LaSalle Solutions maintains their
consistent presence and support of the cars and drivers, and are being joined
once again by executives and guests of Crowdstrike and RingCentral. These three
major partners create a fun, dynamic environment in the paddock – a place where
C-level executives can meet each other, account managers can entertain
prospects, and an absolutely unique environment that’s a proven deal-closer for
millions of dollars worth of sales. The team is also welcoming Marchese
Investments to the race paddock this weekend. Partnering with TRG to gain
access to unique benefits has trumped companies’ decisions to buy into
traditional venues like country clubs or stadium box suites. The team is
looking forward to extending partnerships with these elite corporate partners
throughout the next season.