In IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge practice Friday (April 29) at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, there was plenty of metallic orange to be had. Christian Szymczak was fastest overall in practice with a lap at 89.155 mph in the morning session.
Practice No. 1
In the opening practice, there really wasn’t all that much progression as far as lap times were concerned. The track surface at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is fairly worn out, meaning that the best laps came early. Back on Wednesday, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved upgrades to the facility worth $9.7 million. This will include a track resurfacing and a new crossover bridge at the start-finish line.
Murillo Racing’s Szymczak turned in his best lap at 89.155 mph 11 minutes into the session. The Mercedes driver’s lap held up for the remainder of the session.
Szymczak’s lap was one-seventh of a second faster than Riley Motorsports’ Scott Andrews in the best of the Toyota GR Supra GT4s. Rennsport One’s Stevan McAleer was third fastest in his Porsche, then CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing’s Tyler McQuarrie. McCann Racing’s Andrew Davis was fifth.
Turner Motorsport’s Bill Auberlen was sixth in his BMW, followed by BGB Motorsports’ Spencer Pumpelly. Capstone Motorsports’ Kris Wilson was eighth, best of the Bronze Cup participants. Robby Foley in the second Turner BMW and TeamTGM’s Matt Plumb rounded out the top 10. The top 11 drivers were within one second of Szymczak’s best lap.
In TCR, JDC-Miller MotorSports’ Mikey Taylor was fastest with a lap at 86.164 mph, good for 28th overall in his Audi RS3 LMS. Taylor’s lap was a quarter of a second faster than the similar Audi of Road Shagger Racing’s Jon Morley. Bryan Herta Autosport’s Ryan Norman was third in his Hyundai Elantra N TCR, followed by Stephen Simpson. Mark Wilkins was fifth.
There was one red flag during the opening session when Capstone Motorsports’ Gary Ferrara…
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