August 27, 2008 – Buford, GA – Fresh off a GS win at the Grand Prix of Trois Rivieres in Canada, Kinetic Motorsports is looking for a repeat performance at New Jersey Motorsports Park this weekend in the Grand Am Koni Challenge Series. Kinetic will field three cars at NJMP’s Thunderbolt Raceway.

Andy Lally, winner of the last two GS races, will co-drive in GS with Todd Lamb in the Kinetic-Sunbelt Engines BMW M3. Lamb missed the GP3R race due to other obligations but returns to Koni competition focused on victory after finding immediate success with Kinetic in his first two GS starts at Watkins Glen and Barber Motorsports Park this season. For Lally the event is somewhat of a hometown race, as he grew up racing karts in New Jersey.

Todd Lamb: “I’m happy that Kinetic got their first win at Trois Rivieres – the team works hard and after the good runs we had earlier in the year I knew it was just a matter of time. Hopefully I will be a part of their second win, running with Andy this weekend. Jersey is a new track for everyone so it will be interesting to see who picks it up quickly and who struggles.”

Kevin Molloy, after missing the first part of the season due to health issues, makes his debut with Kinetic and will share driving duties in GS with veteran Nic Jonsson in the Molloy Interiors BMW M3. Molloy’s story is an inspirational one; initially signed on with Kinetic to run earlier in the season, he was diagnosed with cancer early in the year and had to sit out while going through treatment. Molloy recovered and has recently been cleared by doctors to compete in Koni Challenge. With the help of Jonsson and the rest of the team, Molloy will be up to speed come race time despite the lack of seat time this year.

“When we heard Kevin was diagnosed with cancer we were stunned, but we knew if anyone could recover from that it’s him. We’re obviously very happy he is able to get back in the car this season and we are confident he’ll do just fine in the race,” said Team Manager Ed Hall.

Lee Davis returns with Russell Smith in ST to drive the #33 Luna-C Racing/Kinetic Motorsports BMW 330i. The pair have been building experience throughout the year and continue to make progress every race of their rookie season.

Lee Davis: “Russell and I are looking forward to this first Koni event at New Jersey. With our limited experience in Koni, we feel this will even the playing field a bit for us and we’re hoping for a season-high finish.”

The race will air on SPEED Sunday, Sept 7th at 2pm EDT.

About Kinetic
Kinetic is an automotive group that includes Kinetic Motorsports,  Kinetic-Sunbelt Engines, and Kinetic Speed Shop. Kinetic Motorsports taps into every aspect of professional and amateur racing, from car builds to prep and trackside support. Every resource needed to develop,  manage and run a professional race team in any series is located onsite. Kinetic-Sunbelt Engines have powered amateur and professional racers to numerous championships in North America. Kinetic Speed Shop caters to aftermarket street performance. Kinetic’s 42,000 square foot,  state-of-the-art showroom and race complex is located in Buford,  Georgia, just 15 minutes from Road Atlanta. More information can be found online at http://www.kssmotorsports.com.

Posted by Todd Lamb on 08/27 at 11:24 AM