Intersport Racing …  where winning is a state of mind

Coming off a stellar 2005 season and entering 2006 with more testing and research done with the Lola B05/40-AER, Intersport Racing continued their winning ways as they attempted to defend the LMP2 team championship against a World Class field of competitors led by Penske Racing.

Debuting a new Lola race car in 2005, Intersport won five times in class with a variety of drivers such as Jon Field, Clint Field, Liz Halliday and Gregor Fisken. Clint Field, Intersport Racing team owner, had the best year of his youthful and productive career by being a part of all five victories en route to his first class drivers championship. In doing so, Clint become the youngest prototype champion in American Le Mans Series and IMSA history.

In 2007, Intersport Racing will return to  LMP1 competition in the American Le Mans Series. The team will run a Judd powered Creation CA06/H. The car is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive utilizing a carbon fiber and aluminum honeycomb monocoque chassis. The Judd GV5 is a 5 liter normally aspirated V10 and generates approximately 600+bhp at 9000 RPM.

Clint Field

At age 22 and already boasting career victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Petit Le Mans, Clint Field further bolstered his status as the American Le Mans Series’ brightest young star in 2005, winning five times in LMP2 en route to his first class drivers championship to become the youngest prototype champion in Series as well as IMSA history. . .Owner of Series career record for P2 victories (15) with 14 in last three seasons, Clint returns to Intersport Racing’s Lola B05/40-AER with Liz Halliday in pursuit of another championship in 2006 . .Will welcome father Jon to cockpit for selected races as Intersport figures to be one of the primary challengers to the Porsche RS Spyder from Penske Racing. Clint will campaign a LMP1 Intersport Racing Creation in 2007.

2006: At Sebring, Field drove to his 13th victory in 36 career starts as No.37 machine rallied from back-of-pack start to take P2 lead just two hours into Sebring. Field, with Liz Halliday and father Jon, took second place in fourth hour when one of the Audis retired. They relinquished second place to the Penske-powered Porsche in Hour 10, but reclaimed the second position when the Porsche stopped on the track and was retired. . . At Houston, Field and seatmate Liz Halliday practiced patience to the nth degree and the reward was their second podium in as many ’06 starts. Piloting the No.37 Intersport Racing entry consistently and smoothly early on, Field took over from Halliday with the two Penske Spyder cars in front of them. Field navigated traffic such that, when both Penske cars broke down in the race’s final stages, he maintained his overall race position (11th) and claimed another trip to victory circle. . . At Mid-Ohio, Field and Halliday overcame early misfortune to claim Intersport’s third podium in as many starts. Field took the car at the 1h mark, then turned the car back to Halliday at 2 hours for the final 45-minute stint. The car lost the paddle shift transmission during the race warm-up, necessitating a quick pit stop for installation of a manual variety which had to suffice for the remainder of the competition. . . At 24 Hours of Le Mans, Field, Intersport teammate Liz Halliday and Duncan Dayton encountered mechanical difficulty throughout the proceedings. Their Lola pitted repeatedly, but the trio was able to finish the race and take fourth place in LMP2 class. . .At Lime Rock, claimed third position in LMP2 class in spite of car being retired after 136 laps due to contact. . .At Salt Lake City, Clint Field drove the middle portion of the race, in between Liz Halliday opening and closing stints. He kept the Intersport Lola in third place in class throughout, then turned the car back to Halliday for the race’s final 50 minutes. The team moved up to second place in the LMP2 class when the No. 7 Porsche Penske Spyder was forced to endure a lengthy pit stop due to stones lodged in the car’s throttle system. . .At Portland, Field and co-driver Halliday parlayed the dependability of Intersport Lola with two separate incidents involving the LMP2 Porsches to post their third victory in six starts (Sebring, Houston). Win came about late when No. 6 Porsche’s engine collapsed with 15 minutes left. . .At Road America, Clint Field drove just one stint, leaving bulk of driving to Halliday with father Jon Field piloting the Intersport Lola in the latter stages. Team was third in LMP2 and eighth overall. . .At Mosport, Clint Field drove second stint for Intersport, only to have to bring car in when brakes began locking up and then having Lola’s front brake discs catch fire. Subsequent repairs took a half-hour, and team concentrated from that point onward to completing enough laps to account for mandatory 70 percent race completion for points. Duo took third place podium finish and trails Luhr/Maassen by 5 points (139-134) in class points battle. . .At Petit Le Mans, built seven-lap lead over Porsches in midafternoon before broken steering rack forced lengthy stop. Repair time resulted in fourth-place class finish with J. Field/Halliday. . .At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, ended title reign with third-place class finish.

2005: Teamed with several different drivers in title run. Recorded consecutive class poles at Infineon, Portland, Road America and Mosport, along with class fast laps at Infineon, Portland and Mosport. . .Teamed with Gareth Ridpath/Liz Halliday in No. 30 Lola B2K/40 at Sebring, working only 62 laps before electrical malfunctions knocked car out of race. . .Drove with father Jon as Intersport entered only P2 Lola B05/40-AER that the Fields piloted to class win and fourth-place overall finish behind two Audis and Dyson Lola at Grand Prix of Atlanta. . .Led in class on home track at Mid-Ohio when broken gearbox knocked the Intersport Lola out of action at 85-lap mark – credited with second-place podium finish in P2 class. . .Car did not compete at Lime Rock due to shipping problems after Le Mans run. . .At Infineon, Field took second class win of the season in partnership with Halliday in Lola B05/40-AER and two weeks later won at Portland from the pole position as he/Halliday ended race in fourth overall position behind three P1 cars. . .Came from 18 seconds down for third class victory of season and points lead. . .Qualified on pole at Road America but never drove in race after devastating fuel fire on lap 13 with Halliday at wheel. . .Rebounded with another class win with Halliday at fast and demanding Mosport. . .Continued late season win surge at Petit Le Mans when he teamed with Halliday and father (Jon) and coasted to fourth class victory in last five starts, edging him closer to class drivers championship. . .Despite starting at the back and extended time in pits at Laguna Seca finale, C. Field/J. Field/Halliday combination completed enough laps to give Clint his coveted first-ever drivers title.

Jon Field 

Veteran American Le Mans Series front-runner in LMP2 class who has notched 11 career victories, second all-time in P2 ranks to son Clint with whom he teamed to generate a class title last season despite a limited number of starts. . .Has been racing in American Le Mans Series since its inception and ranks in the top 10 in a majority of categories includes starts, LMP2 victories, top three, top five and top 10 finishes. Jon will join son Clint to campaign a LMP1 Intersport Racing Creation in 2007.

2006: At Sebring, teamed with son Clint and Liz Halliday for perhaps most impressive class win ever for Intersport. Began at back of field due to tire puncture during qualifying. Fields and Halliday drove steadily through the pack, taking P2 advantage just two hours into competition, then moved into overall second place when No.1 Audi was forced to the paddock at the 4-hour mark. Maintained that advantage until Hour 10 when passed by the Penske Porsche, but reclaimed the runner-up spot when Porsche stopped on the track with 22 laps remaining. . . At Houston, did not compete. . .At Mid Ohio, did not compete in the race but did qualify the car fourth in LMP2. . .At Lime Rock, Salt Lake City and Portland, did not compete. . .At Road America, Jon Field qualified Intersport Lola, then found himself behind wheel for final stint of race. Senior Field battled hard, but was not able to overtake either Penske Porsche. . .At Petit Le Mans, finished fourth in class with C. Field/Halliday after broken steering rack forced lengthy stop in mid-afternoon. Following repairs, engaged in thrilling half-hour duel with Penske's Timo Bernhard for class lead. . .At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, started 25th on grid but eventually finished third in class and 12th overall.

2005: Started fifth overall and on the LMP2 pole at Sebring and expected strong performance in new Lola before mechanical woes tarnished run; teamed with Duncan Dayton/Gregor Fisken but forced to retire after 166 laps after leading early. . .At Grand Prix of Atlanta, qualified on P2 pole and teamed with son Clint to notch class victory and fourth overall finish. . .On home track at Mid-Ohio, again posted fastest qualifying time and were leading race before gearbox failure on lap 85 ended day. . .Did not compete at Infineon or Portland and participated in practice and qualifying at Road America, but did not compete when Lola suffered fuel fire early in the race that forced exit. . .Did not compete at Mosport. . . With LMP2 championship on line at Petit Le Mans, elder Field had fastest lap and best P2 qualifying time as he teamed with son Clint/Halliday for P2 win and fifth place overall finish in 9-plus-hour race. . . After a spin in qualifying and extensive time in pits at Laguna Seca finale, persistent Intersport Racing team and driver combination of Fields/Halliday managed hard-earned fifth place class finish to clinch the P2 drivers title for Clint as father Jon celebrated.