The MINI JCW Team is already hard at work in Sebring. Today they completed three practice sessions and qualifying for the Alan Jay Automotive Network 120. The MINI JCW Team was fastest in both the first and second practice. The 73 of Mat Pombo and Mike LaMarra had the fastest lap in the first session…
The MINI JCW Team showed good speed throughout practice and were able to translate that into qualifying. Mike Lamarra put in a lap of 1:39.322, good enough for the 3rd starting position and less than a second off of the pole time. The #52 has had a great qualifying run. Nate Norenberg qualified the #52 in…
Qualifying for the Biscuitville Grand Prix didn’t go so well for the MINI JCW Team. Both the 73 and 52 sustained some damage. The 37 of Lammara had the best session. Lamarra put in a lap of 2:04.680, good enough for 6th starting position. After doing so well in practice the qualifying results were a…
As today’s early practice session showed the MINIs did indeed have some speed when the weather stayed clear. Times picked up dramatically and the 73 led the session with the 37 in third. Qualifying immediately followed practice and the MINI JCW Team showed that the recent loss in boost due to BoP wasn’t going to…
Practice and Qualifying took place today for the Lime Rock Park 120. Lime Rock Park is a 1.5 mile bull ring beloved by drivers. The tracks size and speed lead to quick lap times that come in at just under a minute for the leaders. Derek Jones put in a lap of 59.792, good enough…
Derek Jones continued his great season by adding another pole to his resume. Jones put down a lap of 1:31.721 to capture the pole by just .15 seconds. The top ten were separated by less than a second in the highly competitive qualifying session. This was Jones third pole position, second of this season, for the…
Day two at COTA is well under way. The Circuit of the Americas 120 takes place at 3:45 PM EST today. But before the drivers can take on the 2 hour event there is the matter of qualifying. Derek Jones continues the remarkable season for the 73 by putting up the fastest lap in qualifying…
The qualifying session at COTA was hampered by a red flag. Drivers were only able to complete at most 2 laps at full speed before time was up. This limited the teams chance to put in good lap times and will make for some hard work in the main event tomorrow. The highest qualifying MINI…
Qualifying for the Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIR proved to be a challenge for the MINI JCW Team. Both the #73 and #52 experienced issues that limited the number of laps they could run. Luckily for Derek Jones, who was behind the wheel of the #73, he was able to get in a quick…
Another exciting qualifying session in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge. Two MINIs qualified in the top 10 to continue the good run the team has had qualifying in the last few races. The top MINI JCW was the #73 with Derek Jones behind the wheel. Early in the session it looked as if he…