Pobst Takes Wild World Challenge GT Win at Autobahn
JOLIET, Ill. (Jul. 26, 2009) - Randy Pobst, of Gainesville, Ga., won the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Grand Prix at Autobahn Presented by Blackdog Speed Shop Sunday, taking his first win of the season in an eventful race at the first-time venue, part of the Harrah’s Autobahn Grand Prix Presented by Mazda weekend. Brandon Davis, of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Brian Kubinski, of nearby Shorewood, Ill., completed the top three.
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Pobst started his No. 1 K-PAX Racing Volvo S60 second on the grid, but was third, behind the polesitting No. 14 Global Motorsports Group Porsche 911 GT3 of James Sofronas and the No. 97 Tax Masters/Brass Monkey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 of third-starting Tony Rivera, as he exited Turn One. The entire race changed in one short straight to Turn Two for Pobst though, as he left Turn Two with the lead.”Our little engine with a big turbo is a big question on the start,
