March 11, 2005
Team ADT
Champion Raing Drivers JJ Lehto and Emanuele Pirro Live on
"Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain"
Source: Audi Sport North America/Champion Racing
POMPANO BEACH, Fl. - JJ Lehto and Emanuele Pirro, Team
ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 American Le Mans Series drivers,
are scheduled to appear on SPEED Channel's popular
motorsports talk show "Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain" live
from Sebring International Raceway, Sunday, March 13.
JJ Lehto, reigning American Le Mans Series Driver Champion,
spent a number of years contesting the Formula One Series
before coming to the United States to compete in sports car
racing. Since 1999, Lehto has been competing in the American
Le Mans Series driving for BMW, Cadillac, and most recently
Audi. Lehto last won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1999 driving
a BMW V12 LMR. This year with teammates Marco Werner and Tom
Kristensen, Lehto hopes to achieve his second Sebring
victory and to give Team ADT Champion Racing their first
Sebring victory.
Emanuele Pirro returns to the American Le Mans Series after
a two-year hiatus. Pirro, ALMS Driver Champion in 2001, was
the winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2000 and has three
consecutive Le Mans victories: 2000, 2001 and 2002. Pirro
has teamed up with Champion Racing the last two years for
both the 12 Hours of Sebring (two, 2nd place finishes) and
Le Mans (two, 3rd place finishes) and spent last year
competing for Audi in DTM, the German Touring Car Masters
series. This year marks his first season driving for Team
ADT Champion Racing in the American Le Mans Series. Joining
Pirro in the #2 Audi R8 are Le Mans winning drivers Frank
Biela and Allan McNish.
"Wind Tunnel" airs Sunday, 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm (Eastern) on
SPEED channel and viewers will have the opportunity to call
1-866-W-TUNNEL and ask questions. Questions can also be sent
via e-mail to windtunnel@speedtv.com.