Monterey, Calif. (September 15, 2011) – In today’s promoter tests, it was the #7 Juncos Racing/Programa Leiloes/Athlete of Christ/Oakley car of J.V. Horto that led both official sessions at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.  In this morning’s session, Horto was the only driver to make it under the one minute twenty-two second mark with a best lap time of 1:21.689, and in the afternoon, he topped the time sheets again with an overall best lap time of 1:21.198.  Coming in a close second overall for the day was teammate Gustavo Menezes with a best lap time of 1:21.387, giving Juncos Racing the top two quickest spots of the day. 

J.V. Horto on testing: “I am very happy for the Juncos Racing team.  We have had a really good season so far, and I’m just really enjoying the time here at the last race.  I’m very confident after today.  I really like the track, and the team has been good here the past two years with Conor (Daly) and Peter (Dempsey), so it should be a great weekend.  We still have room to improve, so we are going to make sure we perfect all of the details.  Once again, I am so happy.  Thank you to everyone on Juncos Racing and also Programa Leiloes, Athlete of Christ, and Oakley.”

The final race weekend of 2011 continues tomorrow with official practice sessions at 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. PST.  Qualifying will take place Sunday morning, September 18, at 8:00 a.m. followed by the race at 10:40 a.m. PST.  Live timing and scoring will be available throughout the weekend via www.livetiming.net/starmazda.  The team would like to extend its continued thanks to OMP Racing for its support in providing top of the line racing gear for the team’s drivers.  For more information, please go to www.juncosracing.com. 

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João Victor Horto, #7 Juncos Racing / Programa Leiloes / Athlete of Christ / Oakley

About Juncos Racing: Juncos Racing is centrally located in Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A. to offer diverse levels of racing year round.  Juncos Racing operates out of a state of the art facility which houses vehicles suitable for all levels of racing, from go-karts to open wheel Formula race cars.  It is one of the few teams in the United States which offers a development program starting from racing go-karts to racing professional open wheel race cars. The team’s goal is to provide young and older drivers alike with a foundation upon which they can build a career in motorsports. Juncos Racing offers two and three-day racing schools which cover theoretical and hands-on driving techniques. With your dedication and the team’s expertise and advanced training techniques, Juncos Racing is confident that you will achieve and master the fundamentals of racing.  For more information, please visit www.juncosracing.com.

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