MARC GOOSSENS RIJDT CROWN ROYAL EXTRA RARE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA MET MICHAEL SHANK RACING 2010-12-22

Marc Goossens "The Goose" rijdt de Rolex 24 op Daytona International Speedway voor Michael Shank Racing. Hij zal de #60 Crown Royal Extra Rare Ford-Riley besturen, samen met John Pew, Ozz Negri en Michael Valiante. Er wordt veel verwacht van dit team. De volgende testdagen vinden plaats van 7 tot 9 januari op Daytona International Speedway. De Rolex 24 wordt gereden op 29 en 30 januari. U zal Marc op de voet kunnen volgen via www.skylimitevents.com

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Valiante and Goossens Join Crown Royal Extra Rare Rolex 24 At Daytona Campaign with Michael Shank Racing  


Michael Shank Racing Media Contact:
Matt Cleary, Sunday Group Management
media@sundaymanagement.com
317.908.2975 (m)

 

(Columbus, OH) 22 December 2010- The No. 60 Crown Royal Extra Rare (XR) ® Ford-Riley will be well-stocked with speed, experience, and international flair once again for the 49th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona as Michael Shank Racing announced the addition of Belgian Marc Goossens and Canadian Michael Valiante to the No. 60 team driving roster for the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. Goossens and Valiante will team with full-season pilots John Pew and Ozz Negri as Michael Shank Racing targets a momentum-building season opener at the World Center of Racing this January.

Valiante, who scored podiums with Pew as his co-driver during a full season campaign with Michael Shank Racing in 2009, arrives at the effort with two years of experience with the team already under his belts as he looks to make his seventh career start in the 24 his best yet.

“I’m really looking forward to the 24, it’s just such a big race and every time you get to race for Michael Shank Racing, you know you are going to have a good car underneath you with a great crew backing it up” said Valiante. “It is a very good environment in the team, and I think having Marc as part of this effort is going to make us that much stronger. There are so many variables in a race like this, but to know that you are part of a line up like this gives you a lot of confidence for the race. I’m looking forward to getting off to a good start at the test days and just keeping ourselves out of trouble and in contention for Sunday afternoon in the 24.”

Like Valiante, Goossens has proven to be a race-winning driver in Daytona Prototype competition, but is still chasing his first Rolex 24 podium to add to his career accomplishments. His relationship with Negri goes back several years to when the two were teammates in Europe’s cut throat open-wheel categories.

“Michael and I have tried to put together a deal a few times in the past, and I'm very glad we could work it all out for the coming Daytona 24H,” said Goossens. “With a line up as we have, I think we can be serious contenders. All of us know the race, the cars and the series and all of us have a lot of endurance experience. And what is most important, none of us are too busy with our egos but are all team players. Michael Shank Racing really doesn’t need any introduction--the team has been around and know this event as well as anyone. Also they have been preparing and testing extensively.
“So I hope the combination of all the above confirms my feeling, which is that we have a serious chance this year. Another aspect is being teammates with Ozz again. It goes back to 1992 when we raced as teammates in British F3. I really look forward to a great result in Florida in January.
 
The No. 60 entry scored a run to second place in 2006 with Negri as one of the drivers, and team owner Shank suspects that this could be the best chance to date for the team to match or beat that result.

 
“You look at the guys we have in this car, and it’s hard not to feel confident about the chance we have to be very competitive,” said team owner Mike Shank. “Michael and Ozz have been bouncing ideas off each other for the last two seasons, so they know how to work well together and John has enough experience in this race to play a very important role. Marc (Goossens) is one of those guys that we’ve had our eye on for a long time so it’s great that it worked out to have him on board. He’s very very fast, but he also knows how to bring the car home and that is so crucial for an effort like this.”

The effort will kick off with the ROAR Before the 24 test at Daytona International Speedway on January 7-9.

Additional information:
www.michaelshankracing.com
www.sundaymanagement.com

 
About Michael Shank Racing:
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Michael Shank Racing (MSR) was formed in 1989 when Michael Shank first began driving racing cars professionally. Shank retired from the cockpit in 1997 to focus his efforts on running the team, which quickly found success in the Champ Car Toyota Atlantic Championship. With several race wins under his belt, Shank was named as Team Owner of the Year twice in four years. MSR joined the Rolex ranks in 2004.  MSR scored a debut Rolex Series win in 2006 and fans selected the victory as the 2007 Rolex “Moment of the Year.”

About Crown Royal Canadian Whisky:
Crown Royal Canadian whisky is the number one selling Canadian whisky brand in the US by value and has a tradition as long and distinctive as its taste. Specially blended to commemorate a grand tour of Canada made by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in 1939, Crown Royal Canadian whisky’s smooth, elegant style reflects its aristocratic origins and is considered the epitome of Canadian whisky.  

For more information visit www.crownroyal.com.

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Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff, J&B, Baileys, Cuervo, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling Vineyards wines.
 
Diageo is a global company, trading in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people, brands and performance, visit us at http://www.diageo.com.  For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com.
 
Celebrating life, every day, everywhere, responsibly.
 

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Source: www.michaelshankracing.com
www.sundaymanagement.com

 
About Michael Shank Racing:
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Michael Shank Racing was formed in 1989 when Mike Shank first began driving racing cars professionally. Shank retired from the cockpit in 1997 to focus his efforts on running the team, which quickly found success in the Champ Car Toyota Atlantic Championship. With several race wins under his belt, Shank was named as Team Owner of the Year twice in four years. Michael Shank Racing joined the Rolex Sports Car Series in 2004 as the team proved as quick in endurance racing as in the sprint formula car format.  Michael Shank Racing scored a debut Rolex Series win in 2006 at Miller Motorsports Park, and fans selected the victory as the 2007 Rolex “Moment of the Year.”  After opening the 2008 season with a front-row sweep of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the team closed out the year taking wins in the final two races of the year.


About Crown Royal Canadian Whisky:
Crown Royal Canadian whisky is the number one selling Canadian whisky brand in the US by value and has a tradition as long and distinctive as its taste. Specially blended to commemorate a grand tour of Canada made by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in 1939, Crown Royal Canadian whisky’s smooth, elegant style reflects its aristocratic origins and is considered the epitome of Canadian whisky.  For more information visit www.crownroyal.com.

It’s about quality, not quantity.
 
About Diageo:
Diageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Smirnoff, J&B, Baileys, Cuervo, Tanqueray, Captain Morgan, Crown Royal, Beaulieu Vineyard and Sterling Vineyards wines.
 
Diageo is a global company, trading in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people, brands and performance, visit us at http://www.diageo.com.  For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com.
 
Celebrating life, every day, everywhere, responsibly.
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Matt Cleary
Sunday Group Management
media@sundaymanagement.com
www.sundaymanagement.com
317.908.2975 (m)

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