{"id":7359,"date":"2024-07-29T09:18:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T13:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=7359"},"modified":"2024-07-30T09:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T13:19:37","slug":"pt-autosports-sedgwick-ready-for-one-better-at-road-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/29\/pt-autosports-sedgwick-ready-for-one-better-at-road-america\/","title":{"rendered":"PT Autosport\u2019s Sedgwick ready for one better at Road America"},"content":{"rendered":"

After scoring two front row starts and a second-place finish in 2023, Sedgwick looks for his second Porsche Carrera Cup North America victory this weekend.<\/em><\/p>\n

MILLVILLE, NJ (July 29, 2024) \u2013 PT Autosport with JDX Racing\u2019s Alex Sedgwick earned his first Porsche Carrera Cup North America series victory last month at Watkins Glen. Now he heads back to Road America, where he had his most successful race weekend of the season last year in the No. 98 PT Autosport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car.<\/p>\n

For the 25-year-old Warwickshire, UK native, currently second in the series point standings, this weekend has been circled on his calendar since the schedule was announced. Last year\u2019s Road America weekend saw PT Autosport score one of its best results to date, with Sedgwick earning two front row starts and a second-place finish in race one \u2013 with the weekend marred only by a hip check from the pole sitter coming to the race two green flag that put Sedgwick into the Turn 14 grass and out of contention. Sedgwick would very much like to erase that memory and add to his victory tally \u2013 and secure more valuable championship points.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Road America weekend was the moment everything started to click last year, when we started consistently running up front,\u201d said Sedgwick. \u201cIt really was the turning point of our season. I\u2019m hoping that this time round will be similar, where we can continue to make inroads in the championship points battle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sedgwick considers himself race ready as he heads to Road America, having finished fifth and 14th in two GR Cup races at VIRginia International Raceway last weekend. He and his JDX Racing team also tested at Road America two weeks ago, where they encountered an interesting new development, likely related to last year\u2019s track repaving and the series switch to Yokohama tires this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the opposite of what we would have expected \u2013 turns out everything we\u2019ve learned this year so far was thrown out the window,\u201d said Sedgwick. \u201cWe had to revert back to what we had last year. We think it has to do with the track surface. It has to be driven in a much more specific way, which is the opposite way that we\u2019d found speed at the other races. I\u2019ve spoken to other drivers who have tested there, and they say the same thing, so it\u2019s down to how the surface has worn in. It took us a bit longer to get up to speed as we focused on how to drive the track as much as we worked on setup. We got there in the end, so I\u2019m intrigued to go back and see how much more pace we can unlock. We\u2019re not ready to show our hand quite yet!\u201d<\/p>\n

Like most racers, PT Autosport team principal Jason Myers especially looks forward to the Road America weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so energized to be here again,\u201d said Myers. \u201cI love this track, but also, it\u2019s where Alex had his most dominant showing last season. It will be interesting to see how the cars do around here on the new tires, as this track is especially demanding on the rubber. Alex loves these old school, high-speed, high-risk tracks. In fact he thrives at them – evidenced by his amazing performance and win last weekend at Watkins Glen. We\u2019re laser focused on finishing this championship at the top, but the notes and offers for next year in GT3 machinery have already started to roll in. I feel as though we\u2019ve helped Alex really secure a foothold here in North America and I couldn\u2019t be prouder of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

PT Autosport would like to thank partners STEAM Sports Foundation, Classic Car Club Manhattan and New Jersey Motorsports Park, as well as JDX Racing partners Byers\/Porsche Columbus, and Renier Construction.<\/p>\n

The Porsche Carrera Cup North America series will contest two races at Road America as part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race weekend. Race one takes the green flag Saturday at 12:45 p.m. ET, with race two Sunday at 12:35 p.m. ET. The races will be broadcast live in the U.S., on IMSA.tv, the NBC Peacock streaming app and\u00a0PorscheCarreraCup.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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