The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series moves north of the border for Round 11 this week at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada on Friday, August 3^rd.

 

The Krohn Racing team will again field two cars – the No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of team owner/driver Tracy Krohn and 2004 Grand-Am Daytona Prototype champion Max Papis. The No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley will be shared by co-drivers Colin Braun and Nic Jönsson, all making their first race Grand-Am appearance at the 2.71-mile, 15-turn historic permanent road course on an island in the St. Lawrence River.

 

 

Colin Braun, driver, No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley:

How do you like learning a new circuit like Montreal?

“I’m really looking forward to the new track. Last year was really fun for me because all the tracks I went to were pretty much new and I like learning new racetracks. This year I have been to almost all the tracks so it will be really interesting and fun for me to learn a new race track again. I think the best part is David Brown, the engineer, has been to this track a ton before with Formula One cars, so he’s got quite a good starting set-up which will certainly help out quite a bit.”

 

You are not going to be getting a lot of track time, will that make it more difficult with a new track?

“I think it certainly will make it more difficult for everyone. But at the same time, that’s what I enjoy about having to learn a new track in a short time. You don’t get many laps and you have to figure it out pretty quick. I’m really excited about doing that. I know all the guys at Krohn Racing have been working extremely hard in the shop so I think we have a good chance there.”

 

Krohn Racing had a new driver pairing that seemed to work well at Barber…any thoughts for this weekend and going forward?

“I think driving with Nic was a lot of fun at Barber. I think the new pairing might work out better for everyone. I’m obviously excited about going to Montreal and getting to drive with Nic again. I think we had a car that could have had a shot at beating the 99 car, if we would have had a little bit more fuel. I’m sure we’ll do things a little bit differently when it comes to saving fuel and the strategy at Montreal. I’m sure we can give the 99 car a run for the money.”

 

 

Nic Jönsson, driver, No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley:

 

Krohn Racing had a new driver pairing that seemed to work well at Barber…any thoughts for this weekend and going forward?

“It worked very well in Barber. I think Colin and I work well together. I’m very excited to be able to drive with such a talented and young, skilled driver as Colin. He’s obviously going on to bigger and better things as a driver. I think it is great to have the opportunity to drive with a young, enthusiastic, and very hungry guy because that also makes me very hungry and motivated as well to be as quick and sharp as he is. That said, I do believe that the motivation is there all the time and as soon as you put your helmet on, if you’re not motivated with these things, you’re not going to do well in a race car. That’s one of the reasons I’m so excited about driving with Krohn Racing because we have such a great organization – from engineers to crew guys to management to drivers. I think everybody is very inspired about the way the team is organized. There is never a lack of motivation. To drive with one of the most up and coming stars in the U.S. as Colin is, it’s obviously a great thing for me and I’m really excited about it.”

 

 The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve race is a 400-kilometers/92 laps/two and one-half hour race and will be televised taped delay on SPEED TV at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Friday night, August 3^rd. For more information, please see www.grand-am.com and www.krohnracing.net.