SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (September 6, 2013)- As the second to last round of the 2013 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car season, Magnus Racing heads in to this weekend’s Continental Tire Sports Car Festival with one goal: to overuse the word “penultimate.”
“It’s the penultimate round of the final Rolex season in its current form,” stated John Potter. “It’s very important that our PR people use the word penultimate as often as possible, because it makes them sound really smart.”
While Magnus Racing’s PR staff could be proactively engaging local media, working on new ways to integrate fans, or simply stop talking about its vague sense of PR self-importance, the group has instead decided to rest on its ability to overuse one of the most useless words in the dictionary.
“I don’t know why we have to use the word ‘penultimate’ every time we get to the end of the season,” stated co-driver Andy Lally. “No one ever uses that word in everyday life. I’ve never been penultimate in line for my herpes medications, penultimate to get on a roller coaster, or looking forward to a penultimate date with a soon-to-be-ex girlfriend. I wish we’d stop trying to sound smart.”
Being the penultimate round of the championship, and a mere one point behind the championship leading No. 63 Ferrari, Magnus Racing knows this weekend’s round will play a critical role in the team’s quest for its first Rolex GT championship. With the nature of the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca circuit favoring the Porsche far more than the series’ final round at Lime Rock Park, the entire team knows just how critical Sunday’s race will be.
“On one hand we know a win is critical, but on the other hand our consistency has been the key all season,” continued Potter. “It’s a three-car race between the 63, the 57, and us. We know we have to beat them to have a chance. Luckily we have the best minds and crew to do it, we’ll just have to see where this penultimate weekend goes.”
Practice for The Continental Tire Sports Car Festival, the penultimate round of the Rolex Series championship, begins tomorrow, September 7, with the race occurring on Sunday, September 8. Live coverage can be found on on Fox Sports 1 at 5PM ET.