Fw: PETER CUNNINGHAM JOINS THE AUDI CERTIFIED CHAMPION RS 6 TEAM FOR ROAD ATLANTA

[Drew Boyd]

Not a big Cunningham fan but cant argue with his record.

Wont be hitting him up for his autograph on an audi card this weekend though...

hot pit pics after the race. :D



On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:13:26 -0400, Wylie Bean
<theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:
> IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 
> > PETER CUNNINGHAM, FORMER WORLD CHALLENGE CHAMPION, JOINS THE AUDI
> CERTIFIED
> > CHAMPION RS 6 SQUAD AT ROAD ATLANTA
> 
> > POMPANO BEACH, Fl.  (September 21, 2004) - Peter Cunningham, one of SPEED
> > World Challenge's most respected and victorious drivers, will team up with
> > the Audi Certified Champion RS 6 team this weekend at Road Atlanta to
> > contest a 3rd car in the SPEED World Challenge GT Series September 23-24.
> >
> > With recent adjustments mandated to the Audi RS 6 "Competition" cars of
> > Randy Pobst and Michael Galati, Audi and Champion Racing decided to "pull
> > out all the stops" in their quest for their third Manufacturer's
> > Championship.  Audi currently leads the Manufacturer's Championship with
> 48
> > points with Cadillac in second place with 39 points and Chevrolet in third
> > with 30 points.
> >
> > "Peter Cunningham is one of the most respected and competitive drivers in
> > the SPEED World Challenge Series," said Louis Milone, Audi RS 6 Team
> Leader.
> > "Adding Cunningham to our team was an obvious choice for us and makes a
> > clear statement to our competitors just how serious we are in achieving
> our
> > goal of winning the Manufacturer's Championship."
> >
> > Peter Cunningham, resident of West Bend, Wisconsin, has competed in the
> > World Challenge Series since 1990, six years in the GT class and nine
> years
> > in the Touring class.  In 2001 Cunningham was recognized as the all-time
> > winning North American professional road racer and currently is the leader
> > in nearly every statistical category in World Challenge racing.
> Cunningham
> > won his first World Challenge Driver's Championship in 1995 and again in
> > 1997.  In 2002, he captured the SPEED Touring Car Title with one win, six
> > top five finishes and ten top-10 finishes.  Cunningham also broke the
> World
> > Challenge record for most wins at Sebring recording 20 wins during his
> > professional career.
> >
> > "I am honored to be chosen by Champion Racing to race a third car for them
> > this weekend at Road Atlanta," commented Peter Cunningham.  "I look
> forward
> > to being a part of Champion Racing's efforts as they seek their third
> > Manufacturer's Championship.  I am both a former teammate and adversary to
> > both Randy and Michael and it will be great to be on the same team with
> them
> > at Road Atlanta.  I recently had the opportunity to test the Audi RS 6
> with
> > it's highly acclaimed quattro system and am amazed how the all-wheel-drive
> > system gets the power down off the corners.  While performing a standing
> > start, it literally forces you back against your seat."
> >
> > "I've been a teammate and a competitor to Peter Cunningham," said current
> > SPEED World Challenge GT points leader, Michael Galati.  "I think he will
> be
> > a huge asset to our team as we continue to achieve our goal of winning the
> > Manufacturer's Championship.  It will be great to be racing again with
> > Peter."
> >
> > "I won my very first World Challenge race with Peter as my co-driver,"
> added
> > Randy Pobst, reigning World Challenge GT Champion.  "Peter is an excellent
> > driver and an obvious choice.  I am so pleased with the effort Audi and
> > Champion Racing are making to secure this year's quest for the
> > Manufacturer's Championship."
> >
> > Cunningham is owner/driver of RealTime Racing and campaigns a Nissan
> Sentra
> > SE-R Spec V in the SPEED World Challenge Touring Series and is currently
> 5th
> > in points for the Drivers' Championship.
> 
> > The SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT race at Road Atlanta, Round nine of the
> > 2004 Championship, is scheduled for Saturday, September 24, at 3:55 p.m.
> > (EDT).  Qualifying is scheduled for Thursday, September 23 at 1:50 pm
> (EDT).
> > The race will be broadcast the following Sunday, September 26 on SPEED
> > Channel at 1 p.m. (EDT).
> 
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