2002 Porsche 911 GT2 - Peter Lier and Ian Stewart
UPDATE (5/2/09): With a 5:00.879 cumulative lap time, the absolutely mean-looking Porsche GT2 of Peter Lier and Ian Stewart scored the One Lap win at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois. Second place was taken by the record-breaking Nissan GT-R of Steven Rankins and Will Taylor, who came in five seconds slower at 5:05.563.
PRE-RACE BIO: Peter Lier scored a class victory at his first ever One Lap in 2007 and had "the most fun I have ever had with my clothes on" while doing it. In 2008, with co-driver Ian Stewart, he finished fourth overall in a Porsche 911 GT3. He returns this year with Stewart, an upgraded 2002 Porsche 911 GT2, and sights set at the top.
The pair has the right set of tools; both compete in SCCA Solo and Club events at the national level, and, even in stock form, the GT2 is no slouch. But Lier and Stewart want better. They've added a GMG exhaust and a Super Lock LSD from OS Giken, along with Moton Motorsports shocks, RS uprights, solid bushings, monoballs, and a rear sway bar. GIAC tuned the engine management system, while a Porsche GT3 loaned a set of seats. The Porsche rides on CCW wheels shod with Michelin PS2 tires and brakes augmented with Cobalt brake pads.