Daijiro Yoshihara Instagram – Driving pair @karlwittmer and @daiyoshihara walked away from the Mid-Ohio 240 with a P1 in qualifying and a P5 finish to take home another valuable points haul for the IMPC Championship 👏
There’s nothing like starting a race from pole position. Behind the wheel of the Pit Paddock FL5 Civic Type R TCR, @karlwittmer put together a magical lap (1:27.103), which shattered the previous lap record by 1.7 seconds. It marked the second race in a row where a Montreal Motorsport Group (@mtlmtrsprtgrp) car took top honors in qualifying.
“Most of the paddock looks at us as IMSA rookies but these guys have been around since 1972,” Wittmer said. “They’ve been a long time running in Canada and worldwide. It’s nice to finally be here and prove that our experience has meaning.”
A flurry of pit stops began once we crested the hour mark. Wittmer came in at 2:53 from P1 for fresh rubber and fuel. He assumed race action in P8 behind Ortiz in the sister MMG car. The pair would make their way up the TCR field together as the tires got up to temperature, climbing up to P5 at 2:46 and even further to P3 ten minutes later.
Yoshihara took over driving duty during the next stop at 2:23, rejoining the field in P6 before the green flag dropped again.
Everyone turned the wick up during the last twenty minutes and Wittmer showed us some of that special qualifying pace as he climbed up the order, eventually snatching P5 on the last lap.
The Essex 120 at Watkins Glen—the last race before the IMPC midpoint—is just around the corner. We’ll see you in just a couple of weeks for more race action.
Visit our Linkin.bio to hear both drivers and the MMG team’s thoughts as they reflect on the Mid-Ohio 240 🔗
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