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<\/p>\nAlex Job Racing (AJR) will return to the Patron GT3 Challenge by Yokohama Series in 2011 with young guns Michael Schein and Cooper MacNeil.\u00a0 Schein is a returning driver and MacNeil is new to the series.<\/p>\n
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Michael Schein, Glen Cove, New York, is returning for his second year of Patron Challenge racing with AJR.\u00a0 Schein raced to his first series win at Mid-Ohio and put his black and white 997 on pole position at Road Atlanta.\u00a0 He finished sixth in the Platinum series points, an excellent run considering he did not join the series until the second race of the season at Laguna Seca.<\/p>\n
“Coming into the 2010 season my main goal was to get acclimated to the series and learn as much as I could,” Schein said.\u00a0 “I surprised myself with the speed at which I was able to learn the new tracks and set competitive times. My goal for the 2011 season is pretty straightforward, to win the championship. Now that I am no longer a rookie, my expectations are higher and I hope to accomplish my goal.\u00a0 I am looking forward to opening the season at Sebring very much. I would say that Sebring is my “home track” even though I’m a New Yorker. I have the most laps at Sebring compared to all the other tracks, so I should go well there. I won my first race at Sebring during a HSR event with my old 996 Cup car and last week was able to take a win at a PBOC event in the 997 Cup.\u00a0 Lime Rock is also a track I am looking forward to running.\u00a0 I really enjoy Lime Rock.\u00a0 I have done a few track events there in a 355 Challenge car and was quick. Like Sebring, I hope to run well there.”<\/p>\n
Cooper MacNeil, Hinsdale, Illinois, is new to the AJR stable and the series, but not to running upfront.\u00a0 Last year MacNeil won the National SCCA Touring 2 championship and finished second at the SCCA Runoffs at Road America.<\/p>\n
“I am looking forward to the tough competition in the Patron Challenge Series,” MacNeil said.\u00a0 “All the cars are the same, so it really shows who can drive faster and race smarter.\u00a0 I am also really looking forward to working with Alex and running with Mike Schein.\u00a0 Road America is my home track and I love driving there.\u00a0 It should be fun in the Porsche.\u00a0 I also plan to compete in the SCCA National series in the WeatherTech\/Fall-Line BMW M3 in 2011 as well.”<\/p>\n
Team owner Alex Job has to two young and hungry drivers that will be fixtures at the front of the Patron Challenge field.<\/p>\n
“We had a very successful year in 2010 with Michael,” Job said.\u00a0 “He showed a lot of speed and we really worked with him on his race-craft.\u00a0 He has set the goal of winning the championship and we are ready to support that goal.\u00a0 Cooper is also a young fast guy with a lot of racing experience.\u00a0 I see these guys going head-to-head and bringing out the best in each other.\u00a0 It is our job to provide the best prepared Porsche and let them have at it.\u00a0 I think it is going to be very exciting – to say the least.”<\/p>\n
The Patron GT3 Challenge by Yokohama series will start its season on March 17 at Sebring International Raceway.\u00a0 The series runs two 45-minute races per weekend.\u00a0 The cars are identical Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars.<\/p>\n
For more information please contact Kyle Chura at (248) 821-0468 or chura@aol.com.\u00a0 Detailed team info can be viewed at www.alexjobracing.com.<\/p>\n
2011 Patron GT3 Challenge by Yokohama Schedule:<\/p>\n
March 16-19, Sebring International Raceway, FL<\/p>\n
May dates to be added<\/p>\n
July 8-9, Lime Rock Park, CT<\/p>\n
July 22-24, Mosport International Raceway, Canada<\/p>\n
August 18-20, Road America, WI<\/p>\n
September 15-18, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, CA<\/p>\n
September 29- October 1, Road Atlanta, GA<\/p>\n
\u00a9 RIF | AJR Alex Job Racing (AJR) will return to the Patron GT3 Challenge by Yokohama Series in 2011 with young guns Michael Schein and Cooper MacNeil.\u00a0 Schein is a returning driver and MacNeil is new to the series. Michael Schein, Glen Cove, New York, is returning for his second year of Patron Challenge racing with AJR.\u00a0 Schein …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[9,2120,20],"tags":[1080,5302,5264,5334,5409,2275,219],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10709"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10710,"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10709\/revisions\/10710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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