WeatherTech Porsche Fourth in GTC at Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif. (April 20, 2013) – Cooper MacNeil and Jeroen Bleekemolen drove the No. 22 WeatherTech Porsche to a fourth place GTC finish in today’s running of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) presented by Tequila Patron Long Beach Grand Prix.

MacNeil (Hinsdale, ILL) started the white and black Porsche from pole position. Before the drop of the green flag, the field got bunched in the final turn and out of order, creating a havoc filled drag race out of the turn to the green flag. As a result, MacNeil was relegated to third position. The first quarter of the race witnessed two caution periods. The team began to play out their strategy in the short two-hour race pitting early, lap 17, to get the compulsory tire stop complete. The race went green again and the team was watching the clock to ensure that MacNeil drove his allotted time. As luck would not have it, track position conspired against them to the tune of about 30 seconds causing them to leave the University of Colorado at Buffalo student out while the rest of the GTC field pitted. The mere 30 seconds, in a short two-hour race, meant the difference between pitting and exiting in the lead and finishing fourth. Read More »