Posts Tagged ‘Kuno Wittmer’

World Challenge Home Stretch Heads North

By Bram • Aug 21st, 2008 • Category: Notes, SCCA Pro

Start of last year’s SPEED Touring Car race at Mosport. (©SCCA/Mark Weber)

Start of last year’s SPEED Touring Car race at Mosport. (©SCCA/Mark Weber)

CANADA (Aug. 21, 2008) – With the end of the 2008 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge season closing in fast, the series heads north of the border to one of the most unpredictable circuits on the schedule for the Mosport SPEED World Challenge Presented by Toyo Tires, part of the Mobil 1 Presents the Mosport Grand Prix weekend.

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Wittmer Rules Lime Rock Park, Takes Second SPEED Touring Car Victory

By Bram • May 25th, 2008 • Category: Notes, Results, SCCA Pro

©SCCA/Mark Weber

LAKEVILLE, Conn. (May 24, 2008) – Kuno Wittmer, of Montreal, Que., further enhanced his SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship point lead with a victory Saturday at Lime Rock Park. Polesitter Pierre Kleinubing, of Coconut Creek, Fla., and Chip Herr, of Lititz, Pa., completed the podium for the first of two SPEED Touring Car races at Lime Rock Park over Memorial Day Weekend.

Starting second, Wittmer immediately launched into the lead in the No. 44 Acura/RealTime/Eibach/Red Line Acura TSX as polesitter Kleinubing was left spinning his tires at the line. Once Kleinubing got away, he slotted into second behind Wittmer and ahead of the No. 97 Tindol Motorsports MAZDA6 of Herr.

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