June 13, 2007
Risi Competizione Ferrari 430 GT no. 97 (Ferrari ‘Rosso' Red):
Jaime Melo (BRA), Johnny Mowlem (GBR), Mika Salo (FIN) Risi Competizione-Krohn Ferrari 430 GT no. 99 (Krohn Green):
Colin Braun (USA), Nic Jönsson (SWE), Tracy W. Krohn (USA) In today's first four hours of official practice/qualifying for this weekend's 75th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the two Ferraris and six drivers within the Risi Competizione team completed their mandatory night laps and were able to use the available track time to work on headlight settings and the set up of the car for the race. Melo set the fastest time in car 97 (4m05.358) to place him 3rd in class and Jönsson in car 99 (4m09.065) gave him the 6th fastest GT2 time of the day.
June 09, 2007
The Sahlen's Six Hours at the Glen race at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York produced the best finish of the season to date for Krohn Racing team owner/driver Tracy Krohn and teammate Nic Jönsson with their fifth-place finish in the No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley. Colin Braun and Max Papis took their No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley to a 12th-place finish in the six hour race.
June 06, 2007
As the defending Six Hours at the Glen winner for the past two years, Krohn Racing is looking for a three-peat this Saturday, June 9th at the Sahlen's Six Hours at the Glen in Watkins Glen, New York. The two-car team of Krohn Racing consists of 2004 Glen winners and Krohn Racing team owner/driver Tracy Krohn, along with teammate Nic Jönsson in the No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley. The No. 75 Krohn Pontiac Riley will pair two-time Six Hours at the Glen winner Max Papis and 18-year-old hotshoe Colin Braun, competing in the event for the first time. Braun had to sit out last year's race due to tobacco sponsorship age restrictions, despite efforts from the team to waive the rule.
June 03, 2007
Le Mans, France - Sunday, June 3 2007
In the only official test session to be held at the Le Mans circuit in France before the 24 Hour race in 13 days time, the Risi Competizione team today ran through a full and thorough test program and pronounced itself very satisfied with the way in which the day had gone.
June 01, 2007
RELIABILITY WILL BE KEY TO GT2 VICTORY AT LE MANS Risi Competizione Ferrari 430 GT no. 97: Jaime Melo (BRA)
(Ferrari ‘Rosso' Red) Johnny Mowlem (GBR)
Mika Salo (FIN) Risi Competizione Ferrari 430 GT no. 99: Colin Braun (USA)
(Krohn Green) Nic Jönsson (SWE)
Tracy W Krohn (USA) American Le Mans Series GT2 Champions, Risi Competizione, together with its fellow Houston-based racing partner Krohn Racing, will be looking for nothing less than class victory in the 75th running of the most famous sportscar race in the world, the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 16th/17th June. A win would not only add significantly to the team's 2007 success record, but it would also be the perfect 60th Anniversary gift from the sportscar world to Ferrari SpA.
May 20, 2007
The U.S. Sports Car Invitational race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California was a nail-biter to the finish. Seven cautions for thirty laps, nearly one-third of the race, including the final lap, was the name of the game in this round five of 14 races.
May 16, 2007
The two-car team of Krohn Racing heads west to northern California this week for the fifth round of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series with the U.S. Sports Car Invitational delivered by Luggage Express in Monterey, California.
April 29, 2007
The VIR 400k at VIRginia International Raceway proved to be another exciting Grand-Am Rolex Series race at the historic 3.27-mile, 17-turn rolling green circuit. Krohn Racing's Colin Braun and "Mad" Max Papis, who both led the 400 kilomter/77 lap/two and a half hour race, finished second at the end. Krohn Racing owner/driver Tracy Krohn and Nic Jönsson, who ran as high as fifth, finished tenth overall in a good run for the duo.
April 28, 2007
ALTON, Va. (April 28, 2007) - With a best lap at 1:45.003 (112.111 mph), 18-year-old phenom Colin Braun earned his third career Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve and will start from the inside of the front row for Sunday's VIR 400 at Virginia International Raceway (SPEED, Live, 1:00 p.m. ET).
April 25, 2007
The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series moves to Round 4 of 14 races this week as race competitors head to VIRginia International Raceway. The two-car Daytona Prototype Krohn Racing team is anxiously anticipating the first solo DP race of the season. A total of 20 Daytona Prototypes are expected to challenge one another for another exciting no-holds-barred 400 kilometer/77-lap/2-1/2 hour sprint race around the beautiful 3.27-mile, 17-turn circuit that sits at the Virginia/North Carolina border. Driving the Krohn Racing stable of cars will be team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn and Nic Jönsson in the No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley and "Mad" Max Papis and Colin Braun in the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley.
April 21, 2007
The Grand Prix of Houston proved to be a challenging hometown race for the No. 61 Krohn-Risi Ferrari team. Houston native Tracy W. Krohn started the Ferrari 430GT from the 21st position, eighth in class and teammate Nic Jönsson brought it home 23rd overall, tenth in class after a couple small racing incidents, including nearly an hour pit stop for a radiator change.
April 18, 2007
The Lone Star Grand Prix of Houston race has an exciting hometown team. Tracy W. Krohn (Krohn Racing) and Risi Competizione, both based in Houston, Texas, are running a Ferrari 430GT in this weekend's Lone Star Grand Prix of Houston race. The race, which will be held at the JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park in downtown Houston on Saturday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m. CT, is one of four American Le Mans Series (ALMS) races for the Krohn Risi Competizione Ferrari team in 2007.
March 24, 2007
The third round of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway proved to be challenging for the Krohn Racing team today. The No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of Max Papis and Colin Braun, who started from the second row in the fourth position, finished eighth overall. The No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of owner/driver Tracy Krohn and Nic Jönsson finished 18th in class.
March 23, 2007
Qualifying for the Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami race took place today at the 2.3-mile, 11-turn Homestead-Miami Speedway. The No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of qualifying driver Colin Braun and teammate, local Miami resident "Mad" Max Papis, will start from the second row, the fourth position. Krohn team owner/driver Tracy Krohn qualified the No. 76 entry in the 17th position.
March 22, 2007
Lola Cars International Ltd and Krohn Racing are pleased to announce a new partnership that will produce Lola Daytona Prototypes to race in the 2008 Grand-Am series.
March 21, 2007
Krohn Racing, who currently sits third in the Rolex Grand-Am Series Daytona Prototype points, is anxious to hit the track at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami on Saturday, March 24, 2007.
March 18, 2007
Despite the fact that the No. 61 Krohn-Risi Ferrari team of Tracy Krohn, Nic Jönsson and Colin Braun had a setback less than four hours into the 55th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring race, they managed to pull out a Top Ten finish in their first-ever American Le Mans Series race in the Ferrari 430GT.
March 17, 2007
The No. 61 Krohn-Risi Ferrari 430 GT team started the 55th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring race from the fifth starting position in the GT2 class, 20th overall. Doing single stints initially, Nic Jönsson started the race before turning over the car to Colin Braun after an hour, at approximately 11:05 a.m. Braun then gave the wheel to Tracy Krohn at 12:08 p.m. Nearly an hour into his stint, Krohn got sideways in Turn 13 and was hit by the No. 44 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, causing damage to the Ferrari.
March 16, 2007
Notes about the Krohn-Risi Ferrari team drivers for the 12 Hours of Sebring:Notes about TRACY W. KROHN, Krohn Racing owner and driver of the No. 61 Krohn/Risi Ferrari 430GT:
Both Tracy Krohn and his wife, Susan Krohn, are racing this weekend at Sebring International Raceway. Tracy is entered in the No. 61 Krohn-Risi Ferrari 430GT, along with teammates Nic Jönsson and Colin Braun, in the GT2 class for the 55th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring. Susan is entered in the No.21 Panoz GT, scheduled to race today, Friday, April 16th. The only female in the race, Susan qualified 15th in her class, of a total of 21 expected cars in the race.
March 16, 2007
The Krohn-Risi Ferrari team of Tracy W. Krohn, Nic Jönsson and Colin Braun has been busy getting settled into their new No. 61 Ferrari 430GT. The trio is at Sebring International Raceway, preparing to compete in the inaugural American Le Mans Series race of the 2007 season, the 55th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring. In today's qualifying session, 18-year-old Colin Braun qualified the car in the sixth position in the GT2 class, 21st overall in the 34-car field.
March 13, 2007
Krohn Racing and Risi Competizione, both based in Houston, Texas, announced recently they joined forces to run a Ferrari 430GT in the 55th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring race in Sebring, Florida on Saturday, March 17, 2007. They will field the green No. 61 Risi-Krohn Ferrari 430GT in the GT2 class. Risi Competizione, who owns the exotic race car, will prepare the machine for Krohn Racing team owner/driver Tracy W. Krohn, along with his co-drivers Nic Jönsson and Colin Braun. Krohn and Jönsson regularly pair in a Daytona Prototype Pontiac Riley in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Braun is usually paired with "Mad" Max Papis in a second Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley in the same series.
March 03, 2007
The Mexico City 400k at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez in Mexico City was both a fantastic and a heart-wrenching race for the Krohn Racing team. The No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of Colin Braun and Max Papis, which led the majority of the race, finished on the podium in second place after a late race pass. The No. 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of Tracy Krohn and Nic Jönsson finished eighth overall, their best finish since the 2006 Rolex 24 At Daytona race.
March 02, 2007
Krohn Racing's young hotshoe Colin Braun captured the pole position today for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Mexico City 400k at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez in Mexico City. Braun, who will pair with Max Papis for the 400 kilometer/100-lap/2-1/2 hour sprint race in the No. 75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley, turned a record-breaking time of 1:21.221 at a speed of 110.809 mph. Braun captured his first pole position last year at the Barber Motorsports Park in July, more than two months before his 18th birthday.
March 02, 2007
Tracy W. Krohn, owner of Krohn Racing, announced today that he has entered into a relationship with Giuseppe Risi to field a Risi Competizione-prepared Ferrari 430GT in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and four American Le Mans Series races for 2007. Tracy's co-drivers in the No. 61 Risi/Krohn Ferrari 430 GT in the races will be his Grand-Am Road Racing series' teammate Nic Jönsson and Krohn Racing young hotshoe driver Colin Braun.
February 28, 2007
The race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez will be the first sprint race of the season for the Rolex Sports Car Series in Grand-Am Road Racing. A total of 40 entries, including 18 Daytona Prototypes are expected to challenge one another for the 400 kilometer/100-lap/2-1/2 hour sprint race. Krohn Racing looks to celebrate another podium finish, as they did last year when Colin Braun and Jörg Bergmeister finished second.
January 28, 2007
Krohn Racing Concentrated on Points Chase
Following Setback in Rolex 24 At Daytona Although Krohn Racing experienced some electrical problems in the 45th running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona race January 27-28, they prefer to accentuate the positive and be happy that both cars finished the grueling race and that they acquired points for the Rolex Sports Car Series season-long championship.
January 28, 2007
KROHN RACING
ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA 2007
Notes and Quotes at the 18-Hour:
The Krohn Racing No. 76 Pontiac Riley team of owner/driver Tracy Krohn, Nic Jonsson and Boris Said continued to experience electrical problems during the night. It required another lengthy pit stop in the garage and the team lost more valuable laps.
January 28, 2007
KROHN RACING
ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA 2007
Notes and Quotes at the 12-Hour:
The 45th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona was under red flag conditions at the halfway mark at 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 28th at Daytona International Speedway. The race was stopped at approximately 12:56 a.m. to make repairs to Turn One barrier due to a racing incident. To add more drama, rain had just begun to fall on the circuit, as forecasters predicted.
January 28, 2007
ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA 2007
Krohn Racing Notes and Quotes at the 6-Hour: The No 76 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley of owner/driver Tracy Krohn, Nic Jönsson and Boris Said started from the 26th position of 70 cars and is currently eighth overall. The first six hours of the twice-around-the-clock enduro has gone flawlessly so far for them.
January 26, 2007
January 25, 2007
ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA KROHN RACING POST QUALIFYING QUOTES The #75 Krohn Racing Pontiac Riley, driven by Max Papis, qualified 12th in Thursday afternoon's qualifying session at Daytona International Speedway with a time of 1:44.558 at a speed of 122.573 mph.
January 25, 2007
Krohn Racing has been busy preparing as the 45th Annual Rolex 24 At Daytona race approaches this week.
January 11, 2007
IMPRESSIONS FROM THE DAYTONA TEST, JANUARY 4-6, 2007…
TRACY KROHN:
“First of all, I was pleased that we made as much progress as we did. We did six full stints in the 75 car. I’m not sure how many they had in the 76 car. The set-up is much better than when we came here. The car was fairly consistent, really quick.
January 04, 2007
RacingOne Chronicles correspondent J.J. O'Malley talks with the members of No. 76 Krohn Racing drivers Colin Braun, Max Papis and JJ Lehto on Wed., January 3rd as they get ready to test for the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona. WATCH INTERVIEW
January 04, 2007
The two-car Krohn Racing Daytona Prototype team will utilize the opportunity to test this week in the annual Daytona Test Days on January 4-6, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway.
January 02, 2007
The Krohn Racing team announced its two-car driver line-up today for effort in the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
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