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■ (Above from Left) Turner M4 GT3 GTD entering the Left Hook and in the Roller Coaster during the race.
with a new track record, ahead of the Antonio Garcia Corvette. In 2023,
Snow had put the Miller BMW on the GTD pole, in 2024 he would do the
same inGTD Pro. The M4 GT3 is good at VIR and Snow knows how to get
the best out of it. In GTD the Turner M4 had qualified in 5th by Patrick
Gallagher. The strategy in GTD was to have
the lower rated driver qualify the car and start
the race and then finish with the Pro driver.
Snow got a good start on Sunday leading
the field away at the start, a lead the team
would not lose until the pit stops. He kept the
pursuing Mustang behind him, but he didn't
continue to extend his lead and never let the
Ford get too close. At lap 34 Snow pitted and
Sellers took over for 22 laps. On lap 57 Paul
Miller Racing put Snow back in the car and
got him back out ahead of the #23 Aston
Martin that had taken over the race lead.
Then the Aston was penalized for not adhering
to the minimum refueling time which put
them in third place. The Paul Miller Racing
BMW would then have a clear path to victory.
In GTD, the Turner car started in 5th place,
worked their way up to 3rd a few times,
finally unable to stay in front of the #78
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO and the #57 Mercedes-AMG GT3, to finish
where they started in 5th place. After the 9th round at VIR, both teams are
in second place in the Driver's competition. In 2023 Paul Miller Racing won
a 5th race during a season at VIR. It was the first time that had ever been
done by a GTD team. We had a great podium
celebration in 2023. They knew that moving to
GTD Pro in 2024 was going to be a new
challenge. After getting second place at Road
America and the win at VIR, for their first win
of the season, Paul Miller Racing finds themselves
in an incredibly good position. It was
great to celebrate their first win of 2024.
I'd like to thank the NCC and Tarheel
Chapters of the BMW CCA for the use of a golf
cart to move around VIR quickly as segments
of the races developed in significance. Thanks
to Doug Verner for keeping the golf cart ready
to chase yet another photo.
We still have the 6-hour race at
Indianapolis and the classic Petit LeMans
10-hour race at Road Atlanta to finish the
season. There is still some racing ahead to
bring the 2024 season to a close.
■ (Above) Bill Patterson working on the print he created for auction in the corral. (Below from Left) The CarBahn M4 GT4 in the Micheline Pilot Challenge.
The Turner #96 hopping curbing in the Snake in the Michelin Pilot Challenge.
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