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| January 26, 2010 |
| USF2000: Liberty Motorsports Tests Mansur at Sebring |
 | Terrick Mansur showed good speed in his first time behind the wheel since 2007
(Photo: Liberty Motorsports) |
SEBRING, FLA. (January 25, 2010) - Liberty Motorsports was at the historic Sebring road course recently to participate in some further pre-season testing. Driving one of the team's Zetec powered Van
Diemens was Terrick Mansur, who finished third in the 2007 F2000 Championship series. It was a reunion of sorts, as Liberty Motorsports Team Manager Chuck Lessick was Mansur's Crew Chief during the
2007 season.
After the 2007 season, Mansur took a break from racing to pursue his education, and he is now looking at making a comeback. Mansur was quick to knock the rust off in the morning session turning some quick laps in the Liberty Motorsports Van Diemen.
"We put him out on some used rubber just so he could get used to the car," said Lessick. "He hasn't been in a car since the 2007 season."
Sharing the track with just four other cars all day offered the Liberty Motorsports crew the opportunity to get feedback from Mansur and make set up changes.
"We were just one of only two F2000 cars out there today," added Team Owner Brian Belardi. "It was nice to have all that track time and all that room to run. We gathered a lot of valuable data."
Liberty Motorsports welcomed the afternoon session by being the first team to test the new Cooper Pro Series radial tire. Mansur also showed his stuff by turning laps approximately two seconds a lap faster than the quick times on last years spec tire.
"This was a great opportunity to get some time with the Cooper Tire engineers and get some experience with the new tires," said Lessick.
Next up for the team will be another test at Andersen RacePark in Palmetto, Fa.
Liberty Motorsports is located in Rockford, Ill. For more information please visit http://www.libertymotorsports.net |
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