Laguna Beach, California — Michael Lewis prepares to kick off the 2015 Pirelli World Challenge season this week in the No. 41 EFFORT Racing/Curb-Agajanian Porsche 911 GT3 R at Circuit of The Americas. He will return to the Austin, Texas, circuit with EFFORT Racing, where last September he earned one win and a runner-up finish as part of the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama.
“Returning to Circuit of The Americas for the first race of this season is definitely positive as it is a familiar race track,” explained Michael Lewis. “There will be intense competition from the many other drivers and manufacturers involved in the series. I hope to bring some good results to the team in our No. 41 EFFORT Racing/Curb-Agajanian Porsche 911 GT3 R. There will be new aspects of this championship that I must learn, and I will listen to my team and lean on their experience to work through those aspects. I look forward to a fun weekend of racing!”
Michael Lewis begins his 2015 race season this week at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
Live streaming of The Pirelli World Challenge at Circuit of The Americas will be available at www.world-challengetv.com, which includes live coverage of the series’ Race 1 on Saturday, March 7, beginning at 2:45 p.m. CT, and Race 2 will take place on Sunday, March 8, beginning at 1:25 p.m. CT.
In addition, Michael was recently featured on Speed City Broadcast’s radio show about the upcoming Pirelli World Challenge season in his EFFORT Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R. To listen to Michael’s interview, click on the following link (also available on iTunes): http://speedcitypodcast.com/speedcast-119-michael-lewis/.
A complete schedule of this weekend’s racing action is as follows:
Thursday, March 5
Practice 1: 10:45 a.m. CT – 11:25 a.m. CT // Practice 2: 4:00 p.m. CT – 4:40 p.m. CT
Friday, March 6
Practice 3: 10:35 a.m. CT – 11:15 a.m. CT // Practice 4: 3:00 p.m. CT – 3:40 p.m. CT
Saturday, March 7
Qualifying: 9:30 a.m. CT – 10:15 a.m. CT // Race 1: 2:45 p.m. CT – 4:00 p.m. CT
Sunday, March 8
Warm Up: 9:15 a.m. CT – 9:30 a.m. CT // Race 2: 1:25 p.m. CT – 2:55 p.m CT
Michael Lewis will compete in the No. 41 EFFORT Racing/Curb-Agajanian Porsche 911 GT3 R this season in the Pirelli World Challenge GTA class.
All Pirelli World Challenge events will be broadcast on the CBS Sports Network this season. Following is the television broadcast schedule (Michael competes in the GTA division. All times listed below are Eastern Time [ET], and dates and times are subject to change.):
– Saturday, March 14, 11 AM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Circuit of The Americas, Austin, TX
– Sunday, April 5, 5 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, FL
– Sunday, April 26, 3:30 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO. Grand Prix of Long Beach, CA
– Sunday, May 3, 2 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL
– Sunday, May 24, 5 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville, ONT
– (Live) Sunday, May 31, 11 AM: GT/GTA. Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, Detroit, MI
– Wednesday, July 1, 10 PM: Inside Pirelli World Challenge – Part I
– Sunday, July 5, 4 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
– Sunday, August 2, 4 PM: Inside Pirelli World Challenge – Part II
– Sunday, August 9, 4 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH
– Sunday, August 30, 4 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, UT
– Sunday, September 6, 5 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA
– Sunday, September 20, 3 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, CA
– Sunday, October 4, 4 PM: Inside Pirelli World Challenge – Part III
