The Celtic Speed Leyton House Porsche 962 run by British race team, Akron Sport has just won the Group C category of the Classic Daytona 24 hours.
The 1987 former Kremer racing Porsche took a dominant victory, winning all 4 races and also scoring Pole Position and Fastest Lap.
The driver line up was lead by Irish racer Tommy Dreelan and supported by Aaron Scott. It marks a successful season for Tommy and the team as they also managed to secure second place overall in the European Group C championship, following a win in Jarama.
Quotes:
Tommy Dreelan - driver “We’ve had a great weekend here in Daytona, the car ran like a dream throughout the weekend and we enjoyed a huge welcome by the American fans. The HSR staff are amazing and it was real pleasure to run the 962 at Daytona again”.
Kieran Houldsworth - Akron Sport technical director “The 962 is an awesome car with a huge pedigree, Endurance races are always a big challenge but I’m proud of the job our team has done here at the circuit and back at the workshop. We hope to be back again next year!”
This marks the teams second win in the Classic 24 hour at Daytona.