Brian Frisselle, Richard Set for Full Season With Doran Racing
Brian Frisselle will be Doran Racing's lead driver in 2011 DP competition
(Cincinnati, OH) 11 February 2011 – Doran Racing will return to the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 in 2011, with Brian Frisselle and Henri Richard sharing the No. 77 Ford/Dallara for the season. The pair will be joined at the Rolex 24 At Daytona by British champion Ross Kaiser and Matt Bell.
Frisselle, 27, has six seasons of DP competition under his belt, winning four races for SunTrust Racing and AIM Autosport. The Colorado resident finished third in the 2009 championship and fifth in the 2008 standings.
Richard, a native of France now living in California, made his debut in the Rolex 24 in 2010, opening his first full season in professional sports car competition. He scored ALMS class victories at Lime Rock Park and the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, in addition to a German Super Cup victory.
"My first impressions of a Daytona Prototype were really good ones," Richard said. "Obviously there's a lot more downforce and also more power than in the GT cars I've driven so far, but the car was very balanced and very easy to drive. The biggest adaptation for me was switching to left-foot braking, something I had never done in a car despite being familiar with it in karting. The Doran team prepared a great car for us, and between their crew and my terrific teammates, I really look forward to a spectacular Daytona 24."
Kaiser's championship in the Radical UK Cup carried the British driver to victory in the coveted Sunoco Rolex 24 Driver Challenge. He outpointed competitors in four European championships to earn a funded drive in the Rolex 24, complete with pre-event testing.
Bell spent the past two years in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, winning two races in 2000. He raced in a pair of DP races for Doran Racing, finishing sixth at New Jersey Motorsports Park and seventh in the season finale at Miller Motorsports Park. He made his Rolex 24 debut, finishing 10th in GT for Stevenson Motorsports.
The four drivers will participate in this weekend's Roar Before the Rolex 24, Friday through Sunday at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the Jan. 29-30 49th running of the Rolex 24.
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Press Notes:
About AIM Autosport
Established in 1995, AIM Autosport operates multi-car teams competing in the Formula BMWUSA Championship and the Star Mazda Series. The company has a mandate to identify, train and manage emerging motorsport talent. AIM has provided many young drivers with a solid foundation on which to build a career in professional racing. The success of the AIM driver development programs has been achieved through the dedication of our employees and the ongoing support of our commercial and technical partners.
Away from the track, AIM Autosport serves the needs of the racing community with a purpose-built preparation shop situated in the Toronto suburb of Woodbridge, Ontario.
Chassis brings resume of success to AIM Autosport:
AIM Autosport's Riley chassis was purchased from Chip Ganassi Racing and comes to the team with an impressive legacy of success, having won the Rolex Sports Car Series Championship in 2004.
AIM Autosport Alumni:
AIM has a long history of bringing drivers up through the ranks, and the alumni list reads like a who's who in the sport: www.aimautosport.com/drivers/Alumni/Alumni.htm
Performance-Oriented:
Performance Drink, the "Official Performance Drink" of Grand Am has signed on as an associate partner for the 2007 season, and will be utilizing the relationship to develop and demonstrate the high-performance capabilities of the drink. The drivers in the Rolex 24 At Daytona will be participating in a unique program that will closely monitor their bodies' performances throughout the enduro. More details to follow.
For additional information
www.aimautosport.com
www.doranracing.com
