Sebring
March 14-17 (GT/Touring)
Sebring, FL
Long Beach Grand Prix
April 13-15 (GT Only)
Long Beach, CA
Miller Motorsport Park
May 17-19 (GT/Touring)
Tooele, UT
Lowes Motor Speedway
May 24 (GT Only)
Concord, NC
Lime Rock
May 25-28 (Touring Only)
Lakeville, CT
Watkins Glen
June 8-10 (GT/Touring)
Watkins Glen, NY
Toronto Grand Prix
July 6-8 (GT/Touring)
Toronto, Canada
Mid Ohio
July 20-22 (GT/Touring)
Lexington, OH
Mosport Grand Prix
August 24-25 (GT/Touring)
Bowmanville, Canada
Road Atlanta
October 3-5 (GT/Touring)
Braselton, GA
Laguna Seca
October 19-21 (GT/Touring)
Monterey, CA
Randy Pobst- Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car
Gainesville, FL.
Driving Highlights:
Career Highlights: Porsche (2001), Audi (2003-04) and Mazda (2005-07) factory driver, second on all-time active road racing drivers' career win list with more than 70 victories. 1992 Valvoline Runoffs Showroom Stock C Champion, 1995 Valvoline Runoffs Showroom Stock A Champion, 1996 North American Super Touring Champion, 1997 North American Super Touring Series Champion, Won the 2001 and 2006 Daytona 24 Hour race in GT class. Six SCCA Solo National Championships. 2003 SPEED GT Champion.
2006: Finished runner-up in SPEED TC Drivers' Championship in second year with the Tri-Point Mazda team. Took the pole and win at St. Petersburg and returned to the top of the podium again with a victory at Road Atlanta. Claimed a total of seven top-five finishes and only once finished outside the top-10 (Laguna Seca). Also contested two SPEED GT rounds in an At Speed Porsche 911 Cup, finishing eighth at Road Atlanta and helping Porsche win the Manufacturers' Championship by winning the season finale at Laguna Seca.
Previously: Began racing in 1985 at Sebring. Won six SCCA national Solo championships. Prepared and raced his own Mazda Miata in SCCA Club Racing events from 1992 through 1995, finishing first or second every year, including a win in 1992. Also won the 1995 Runoffs in SSA driving a BMW. Won two Firestone Firehawk championships. Has had six starts at the SCCA Runoffs. Has two touring car championships. Won the 2001 24 hour race at Daytona. In 2001 signed a deal with Porsche as a factory driver. In 2002, missing three races he was still able to finish third in points in the SPEED GT. driving a Porsche. Competed in ALMS and Grand Am. Also, drove in four ALMS races in the GT class, with a season-best finish of second in class at the Petit Le Mans. Finished fourth in Worldwide Porsche Cup point championship. In 2003, drove a factory Audi RS 6 en route to winning the SPEED GT Drivers' Championship. In 10 SPEED GT races, Pobst recorded two wins (Road Atlanta and Puerto Rico), eight podium finishes, started from the pole position three times and set one fast race lap record (Puerto Rico). Helped Audi win its second SPEED GT Manufacturers' Championship. In 2004, earned one win (Lime Rock) in 10 SPEED GT starts. Finished first or second in four of five events during one stretch. Drove an Audi R 6 for Champion Racing and nailed down fastest qualifier twice (Lime Rock and Road America). Also turned in fastest race lap at both Lime Rock and Mid-Ohio. Finished second in the 2005 Touring Car Drivers' Championship on the strength of two wins (St. Pete, Portland), four poles (St. Pete, Mid-Ohio, Infineon, Portland) and seven front-row starts. Led Mazda to a second-place finish in the Manufacturers' Championship.
Personal Information:
Writes a monthly column for SportsCar, SCCA's magazine. Enjoys mountaing biking, motorcyles and reading for personal and world learning. Vegetarian and so is his car, and favorite food is Indian; favorite movie is Groundhog Day; favorite music is alternative rock and country duets. favorite racing heroes are Andy Pilgrim and Peter Schwartzott; favorite track is Mont Tremblant in Quebec.
Michael Galati - Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car
Olmsted, OH
Driving Highlights:
Career Highlights: 1989 Valvoline Runoffs SSC Champion. 1990 Valvoline Runoffs SSC Champion. 1993 Valvoline Runoffs SSC Champion. 1994 Valvoline Runoffs SSC Champion. 1996 World Challenge T2 Champion and Rookie of the Year. 1997 Valvoline Runoffs SSB Champion. 1998 World Challenge T2 Champion. 1999 Speedvision Touring Car Champion. 2001 Speedvision GT Champion. 2002 SPEED GT Champion.
2005: In 10 Touring Car events, finished a season-best tenth at Mosport, driving a Mercedes C230. In three GT starts, took Volvo to its highest World Challenge finish ever with a fifth-place run at Portland.
Previously: Began racing in 1987. Won the Showroom Stock C class of the June Sprints on four occasions (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993) and the national titles (again in SSC) four times (1989, 1990, 1993 and 1994). In 1996, finished second at the season-ending Sears Point race to wrap up his first World Challenge T2 title by a two-point margin, earning T2 Red Line Oil Rookie of the Year honors in the process. Had two wins and six top-five finishes. Set five track records, including two in qualifying and three fastest race laps. In 1997, notched his third career World Challenge T2 win at Watkins Glen, en route to a third-place finish in the Drivers' Championship. Was the fastest qualifier three times in-a-row and finished in the top-five for the first eight races of the season. Won the SCCA Club Racing SSB National Championship. In 1998, recorded his second T2 Drivers" Championship on the strength of five podium finishes, including a win at Trois-Rivieres, eight top-10 finishes, five poles (four consecutive), two fastest race laps (Grand Rapids and Trois-Rivieres) and five track records. In 1999, formed his own team with an Acura Integra R and won his second-consecutive (and third career) Speedvision Touring Car Drivers’ Championship on the strength of a record four-straight wins to start the season (Mosport, Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio and Road Atlanta), eight top-fives and 10 top-10s in 10 races. Also earned two poles (Lime Rock, Trois-Rivieres) and scored 265 points, three more than second place . In 2000, ran the final nine Speedvision GT races in a Champion Racing Audi S4 Competition, finishing runner-up in the Championship. Recorded six top-10s, five top-fives and three podiums highlighted by Audi’s first-ever World Challenge win at Las Vegas in the second-closest finish in series’ history. In 2001, Collected $132,200 and racked-up 283 points en route to his first-ever Speedvision GT Championship, becoming the first-ever four-time World Challenge Champion. Driving for Champion Audi in an S4 Competition, recorded four wins, an astounding nine top-fives and 10 top-10s. Held off Peter Cunningham at the season-finale doubleheader at Road Atlanta to secure the title by 12 points. Also eaned Audi its first-ever Manufacturers’ Championship by a single point over Acura, 61 to 60. In 2002, captured fifth World Challenge title driving Audi S4 Competition for Champion Racing. Captured wins at Sebring, Mid-Ohio and Road America, along with eight top fives and ten top-10 finishes during a ten-race season. In 2003, captured three SPEED GT podiums, five top-10 finishes and one pole (Lime Rock) in an Audi RS 6. Started from the front row three times. It was the first time Galati had not won a World Challenge race in seven years. Helped Audi win its second SPEED GT Manufacturers’ Championship. Competed in one SPEED Touring Car race in an Audi A4 and finished ninth at Road Atlanta. In 2004, returned to the winner’s circle last season after seven-year winning streak was broken in 2003. In 10 events, recorded three wins, five top-five and seven top-10 finishes in an Audi RS 6. Finished second in points in the SPEED GT point standings, six behind Tommy Archer. Helped Audi capture the Manufacturers’ title for the third time in the last four years.
Personal Information:
Born in Italy, but moved to the United States in 1980. Drives an Audi S4 on the street. Likes playing soccer and Italian music. Racing heroes are Fangio, Nuvolari, Lauda and Enzo Ferrari.
