Muehlner Motorsports America very happy with their two Porsche GT-America after successful testing at Sebring and Daytona

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DeLand / Sebring / Daytona – The Florida-based racing-team Muehlner Motorsports America took part in winter testing of the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship with their two brand-new Porsche 911 GT-America.

Muehlner Motorsports America is one of the first teams ever to have enrolled the plan to run two Porsche GT-America in the first season of the united American Championship.

“This is the logical consequence of our long lasting efforts to push our motorsport commitment in the States,” explains Managing Director Bernhard Muehlner.

In the four days of testing at Sebring and Daytona, the team was able to gain important insights into the performance characteristics of the new 991 model.

“Our goal was not to see the performance of the new 991 GT America for a Qualifying Lap but we worked hard to find a good race pace and we succeeded in this. It was a pleasure to work with US Racing Pro Randy Pobst , Canadian Racing Pro Kyle Marcelli and the Austrian Porsche Supercup Racing Pro Norbert Siedler on our set-up for the season openers (Daytona & Sebring) of the upcoming racing season ,” says Muehlner on.

Muehlner Motorsports America received support from their performance-partners BILSTEIN Shock Absorbers, H & R Springs and PAGID Braketechnology.

Especially in the final session at the Daytona International Speedway, the Muehlner Porsche showed a nice race performance with fast lap times in the top 3 in the GT Daytona class. Finally Siedler clocked the 2nd fastest time of the afternoon.

US-Racing Pro Randy Pobst: ”Driving with Mühlner Motorsports has been interesting, enjoyable, and fast!  The team tuned the new Porsche 991 well, benefiting from Bernhard’s experience and wisdom.”

Canadian Racing Pro Kyle Marcelli: “It’s obvious that the 991 is a very different car than the previous generation 997. Porsche has done a very nice job with the new car. I think with some further development it’s going to be a very competitive package.”

And further: “I want to thank Muehlner Motorsport for inviting me to test the new car. The team worked hard in the days prior to Sebring to get the cars ready. After running through a series of changes at both Sebring and Daytona, the cars are very close to where they need to be.”

Austrian Porsche Supercup Racing Pro Norbert Siedler: “I am very glad, that I could participate in the winter tests. I think, we did a great job. With our lap times we could get close to the top! We definitely headed in the right direction! Hopefully I am able to join the team for the race in January.”

About Muehlner Motorsports America: Muehlner Motorsport has become a significant Global Player in the world of professional motorsports since their early days in 1978 when Bernhard Muehlner built his first competition Volkswagen Golf GT1 Rally race car. Muehlner Motorsport has become a close-knit, family operated and highly professional race organization. To date the team has earned about 250 podium finishes, more than 100 victories and eight Championships worldwide and Muehlner Motorsport is now recognized as one of the world’s most successful race teams in existence. 2010 saw the establishment of Muehlner Motorsports America, LLC. From their stateside base in DeLand (Florida), close to the Daytona International Speedway, MMA has established an ever expanding Grand-Am Rolex and Porsche Cup support and race program. In 2013 the American Team run the entire Grand-Am Rolex season. Muehlner Motorsports America will race two brand new Porsche GT-America in the 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship.

About Bilstein: August Bilstein laid the foundations for the innovation incubator BILSTEIN in Altenvoerde in Germany’s Westphalia region in 1873. The name BILSTEIN has for many decades been closely associated with high tech in the field of suspension design, driving comfort and safety. BILSTEIN became a division of ThyssenKrupp Technologies AG in 1988, and a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2005. The partnership and co-operation within the group will enable the company to continue to inspire with innovations in the traditional BILSTEIN way.

About H&R: H&R maintains extensive involvement in several touring car, GT and Monoposto racing series, not to mention Formula 1- where each circuit may have its own demanding characteristics. H&R is able to test new materials and innovate production technologies that can help racing teams adapt to changing road conditions accurately and efficiently. H&R employs about 100 highly-motivated and uniquely qualified individuals who design, develop, produce and sell suspension components for H&R customers around the world.

About Pagid: Pagid RS racing brake pads are designed to produce the highest possible performance levels over a wide range of operating conditions, and are available in many different material formulations. Pagid high performance brake pads are fitted as original equipment to some of the most prestigious and powerful production cars in the world including Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche.

Bernhard Muehlner
-Managing Director-

Muehlner Motorsports America, LLC
1983 Eidson Drive  Unit B
DeLand, FL  32724

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