It was early morning and the temperatures were cool in Utah for race #2 of the Imsa GT3 cup.  The Velox Motorsport entry had opted for fresh rubber again for today's race, as did 99% of the field.  Looking ready for action, Vento submerges himself into the Porsche 997.  With the national anthem concluding the field rolled out onto the sandy tarmac. Vento was positioned on the outside of turn one but quickly made it know he was serious about getting through the pack.  Upon entry into the first corner Vento splits 2 competitors and blasts up the middle towards turn 2.  Setting his sights on Ainsworth, Vento late brakes into turn 5 and makes it all stick.

 Upon completion of lap 1 Vento has a pack of 5 cars closely on his tail.  Over the course of 5 laps Vento is able to stretch his lead to 3 seconds. The 2 entries of Nick Parker and Mike Ainsworth then began to work together within the draft in an attempt to reel in the Patron sponsored machine.  At the mid way point Vento has not one but 2 beautiful Starbuck sponsored entries pushing on his back bumper.

 Mistake free Vento is able to hold position, causing his competition to become impatient.  Ainsworth and Parker begin a battle amongst themselves allowing Vento to creep away as the laps count down.

 With only 2 laps to go Vento is forced to deal with the spinning car and dust cloud from John Baker. Completely blind Vento listens to radio communication from coach Shane Lewis telling him the corner and racing line is clear.  Vento reacts accordingly with his never lift approach and brings the Patron XO Cafe entry home in front of his pursuers.

 " It was great! We went into defense mode a little with leading the pack. I knew if we made one little mistake they would all capitalize and we would be faced with the huge task of re-passing them.  I enjoyed running with the Gruppe Orange entries  (Ainsworth/Parker),  everyone raced clean. " commented Vento at the team hauler.

 " What a wonderful outcome. His times were all solid and very consistent. We made some huge gains this weekend in the race craft department, not to mention a huge fan base in turn 1 here at Miller." Shane Lewis driver coach.

 " What can I say? Its storybook. Great passing on lap one. No fear there!  Just an awesome effort from Gerry and the whole team." Team manager.

 Velox Motorsport would like to send a special thanks to everyone at Miller Motorsport Park.  The facility at Miller is second to none as are the staff and fans. We hope to see you all next year !