Terry Borcheller has reason to celebrate the Rolex Sports Car Series' three races at Watkins Glen International this season. The Gainesville, Ga., driver has already earned five poles and seven victories on the New York road course. He will be gunning for success in the June 12 six-hour race on the track's 3.37-mile grand prix circuit.
Borcheller will drive the No. 54 Bell Motorsports/Feeds the Need Pontiac-powered Doran JE4 with car owner Forest Barber of Fort Worth, Tex., and Ralf Kelleners of Dusseldorf, Germany. Borcheller is looking forward to racing a new-and-improved car.
"I love the track, and the full course is a great place to have a six-hour race. It's always a great race; it's always a great show," he said. "We've had some updates done to the car at Doran, which should help the handling and lower the weight a little bit. That was kind of a forced improvement from my off at Mont-Tremblant [testing for the previous race]. It's an update with the suspension that we've been wanting to do."
As the race calendar hits mid-season, Borcheller reflected on the support he has received from both personal and team sponsors. "A big thank-you to my sponsors K&N Performance Filters, Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and Alpinestars. It's midway through the season and we really appreciate your support, couldn't do it without you," he said.
He noted an interesting perspective from team sponsor Kodak EasyShare: "Every day, the Rolex Series is becoming more like NASCAR in that it's very competitive. To finish in the top-10 is a huge accomplishment. The folks from Kodak have been great to work with. With their NASCAR involvement, they know that just being in the show is a huge deal, and finishing in the top-10 is an added bonus and a great accomplishment."
Borcheller will participate in an aerodynamic test with a Saleen S7R on June 7 and 8, en route to the Watkins Glen race.
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The Rolex Sports Car Series race is set for Sunday, June 12 from 10 am to 4 pm on the 3.37-mile Watkins Glen International grand prix road course in Watkins Glen, N.Y. The race will be televised live on Speed Channel from 10 am to 11 am and from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Sunday, June 12.
