{"id":4804,"date":"2022-08-01T15:19:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T15:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=4804"},"modified":"2022-08-08T15:22:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T15:22:37","slug":"sean-creech-motorsport-heads-to-road-america-for-the-penultimate-imsa-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/01\/sean-creech-motorsport-heads-to-road-america-for-the-penultimate-imsa-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Creech Motorsport heads to Road America for the penultimate IMSA Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malthe Jakobsen to rejoin the team for the IMSA Fastlane SportsCar Weekend alongside past Road America winner Jo\u00e3o Barbosa<\/em><\/p>\n

JUPITER, Fla. (1 August 2022)<\/strong> \u2013 With a solid test adding to the team\u2019s knowledge database two weeks ago, Sean Creech Motorsport (SCM) enters the IMSA Fastlane SportsCar Weekend (Sunday at 11:40 a.m. Eastern, PeacockTV and USA Network) with hopes of scoring their second IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship victory this season.<\/p>\n

Full season SCM driver Lance Willsey will be unable to contest the weekend due to a prior commitment. Jo\u00e3o Barbosa will be joined behind the wheel of the No. 33 SCM Exelixis\/Focal One\/Alta Equipment Ligier JS P320 by 18-year-old Danish phenom Malthe Jakobsen, who played a key role in the team\u2019s victory at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring back in March. Jakobsen has been competing in the European Le Mans Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup, both in the LMP3 class, and has scored victories at Paul Ricard and Imola.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re happy that Malthe could join us this weekend,\u201d said team principal Sean Creech. \u201cHe has such an innate sense of how to drive a race car and his ability to drive a car in traffic is way beyond his years \u2013 and that will come in very handy this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jakobsen joined Barbosa and the Road America test two weeks ago, once again learning a new racetrack and getting up to speed quickly. The Dane was quick to both learn and appreciate the iconic, 4.048-mile circuit in the scenic Kettle Moraine region of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really liked Road America, it\u2019s already become one of my favorite circuits,\u201d said Jakobsen. \u201cAs odd a comparison as it is, it\u2019s similar to Sebring in that it\u2019s very consequential. If you make a mistake, you go off, and you might find a concrete wall. You have to be smart about the risks you take \u2013 I found that out quickly at the test. I passed a GT car in the Kink, got into the marbles and put two wheels into the grass. The Carousel is also tricky \u2013 I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve encountered a similar corner anywhere in the world. It\u2019s so fast and so long, but it\u2019s more than 180 degrees and finding the balance between oversteer and understeer. But with all the long straights, top speed is super important. I felt the track fit my driving style really well. It\u2019s also a very beautiful area \u2013 it reminds me of where I live in Denmark!\u201d<\/p>\n

There are few better drivers to partner a young driver than Barbosa, who has scored four IMSA podiums including a victory at Road America. After \u201ctwo long, very busy days\u201d at the test, Barbosa felt the team has a car that he and Jakobsen will be comfortable pushing hard in the two hour and 40-minute race.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole point of a test is to figure out what does and doesn\u2019t work away from the race weekend,\u201d said Barbosa. \u201cRoad America is very tricky \u2013 long, fast corners but also long straights, so it\u2019s a very delicate balance between aero load and top speed. That was our biggest challenge at the test, finding the right amount of downforce to have the speed on the straights but also in the corners. But it\u2019s a great racetrack, very old school and very unforgiving: a mistake in the wrong place can be very costly. It\u2019s also very narrow in spots so the racing is a challenge, with all five classes on track.<\/p>\n

\u201cMalthe brings a lot to the table,\u201d Barbosa continued. \u201cHe\u2019s been racing these cars in Europe for several years, with a great deal of testing, so he has a lot of laps and a lot of experience. That\u2019s good for the whole team, to help us learn as well. He\u2019s also lightning fast \u2013 that\u2019s a great combination!\u201d<\/p>\n

In his 30-year sports car racing career, Creech has managed numerous race weekends at Road America, including in the classic IMSA GTP series, in vintage events with a Benetton Formula One car, WSC cars, Porsche 962s.<\/p>\n

The team knows the track, but it will be the first competitive outing with the LMP3 for the group.\u00a0 But given the knowledge gained in the recent test, Creech knows the team will enter the race weekend on solid footing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know the track, so it was just a matter of finding what the LMP3 car wanted,\u201d said Creech. \u201cIt was a good test, so we know we have a good setup to start with. You need the top speed, that\u2019s first and foremost, but you also have to balance that with speed through the Carousel and the Kink.\u201d<\/p>\n

SCM thanks partners Alta Equipment Company and Focal One for their continued support.<\/p>\n

The IMSA Fastlane SportsCar race takes the green flag Sunday at 11:40 a.m. Eastern. The race will be broadcast in its entirety on Peacock TV in the U.S., with USA Network joining the broadcast at Noon Eastern. International viewers can watch via IMSA.tv, with IMSA Radio also available at IMSA.com.<\/p>\n

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About SCM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Team leader Sean Creech has competed in a multitude of sports car series from 1990 until the present day, including Group C, IMSA GTP,\u00a0WSC, Grand-Am,\u00a0SRO World Challenge, and IMSA. SCM will contest the full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2022 with Jo\u00e3o Barbosa and Lance Willsey. \u00a0http:\/\/seancreechmotorsport.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

About Alta Equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n

An industry-leading material handling and construction equipment company, Alta Equipment is an innovator of solutions, delivering diverse products and unrivaled support centered on building lasting customer relationships. Alta Equipment began in 1984 with a single location in Detroit and has grown to 57 locations throughout the Midwest, Northeast, and Florida.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.altaequipment.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

About Focal One<\/strong><\/p>\n

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime in the United States.\u00a0The Focal One\u00ae HIFU Prostate treatment offers patients a non-invasive outpatient procedure to target prostate tissue while avoiding the common side effects such as loss of urinary continence and sexual function. The Focal One treatment uses high performance, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to precisely target and ablate the prostate, allowing patients to quickly return to normal activities.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.focalone.com\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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