Rolex, er Tissot, 24 & TRG Motorsports news

A friend of a friend knows someone who has gotten involved with the Rolex 24 as well as the TRG motorsports team. This is an excerpt from an email they sent out...

"A lot of hard work has taken place since our October race in Salt Lake City. Cars have been bought and sold, sponsors have come and gone, new driver lineups have been arranged, drivers have pushed themselves in the gym, gear and facilities have been purchased, companies have been formed (notice the ACG Motorsports name in the title!), and of course- cars have been stripped, rebuilt, and tested… over and over again… looking for that last tenth of a second…. looking for that slight edge over the competition.

ACG Motorsports will be busy this year. We’ll continue our involvement in the Grand Am KONI Challenge series through our relationship with Marcus Motorsports. We’ll also get our first introduction to the exciting world of NASCAR via an involvement in TRG Motorsports.

At Marcus Motorsports, we’ve expanded our efforts from one car at the beginning of last season to four cars by the second race of this year. And, we are proud to have a strong roster of pro drivers to pilot those cars. This year, the #49 car you heard so much about last year has been re-numbered and will become the #19. Although Spencer Pumpelly has moved on, we’ll have two highly skilled pros drive that car full time. Darren Law- runner up in last year’s Porsche World Cup, will share the driving duties with Billy Johnson- a standout talent from 2007’s Grand Am KONI Challenge ST class. The #30 which is owned by ACG Motorsports and Mayes Motorsports is now the #20. John Mayes will drive the car in five of this year’s ten races, and rent it at several other venues. The #87, which joined our stable as a customer car last year will return this year as the #21. After being piloted by pros Andrew Davis and Tom Milner Jr. at Daytona, the #21 will resume duties as a customer car. After Daytona, Andrew and Tom will move to our new, still confidential entry, the #18. Stay tuned for more on the new car, improvements to the team, and results throughout the year.
TRG Motorsports news.

On the NASCAR front, we have joined TRG Motorsports in an effort to field a Craftsman Truck team for the 2008 season, and have our sights set clearly on Sprint (nee Nextel) Cup for 2009. TRG is a highly successful team in the world of Sports Car racing and has wasted no time in putting together a top-notch organization. We have retained the services of sports car phenom Andy Lally, hired world class talent like Marty Gaunt as GM and Butch Hylton as Crew Chief. We have bought the assets of Darryl Waltrip’s race team, bought a building to house our new program, and begun testing. Not to brag too much, but on our second day of testing in Daytona last week, we ran second fastest for the day. Considering the wealth of talent and experience at the test, this was a pretty impressive showing for ‘the new guy’. Our first race will be in Daytona in mid-February. We’re already excited!"

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