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Terry Borcheller
Terry Borcheller
Birthdate:
March 22, 1966
Birthplace:
Hialeah, FL US
Residence:
Vero Beach, FL US
Marital Status:
Married
Children:
4
Team (Class):
BELL MOTORSPORTS
Aston Martin DBR9(GT1)
Website:
http://www.terryborcheller.com
PR Contact:
Doug Smith
bellmotorsports@bellsouth.net

Terry Borcheller is one of North America’s premier road racers, having competed in at least one American Le Mans Series event in each of its nine previous seasons. ... Won the 2001 GTS championship with two victories for Konrad Motorsport in Saleen S7R. ... Will move back to GT1 for 2008 as part of Bell Motorsports effort in Aston Martin DBR9 to battle factory Corvettes. … Drove in 2007 for Team Trans Sport in Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.

2008: At Sebring, returned to GT1 competition in Bell Motorsports' Aston Martin DBR9. Drove to third-place class finish with Chapman Ducote/Antonio Garcia after missing mid-race practice time with bent frame rail. ... At St. Petersburg, battled Corvettes early in stint before DBR9 was retired following crash with stationary Primetime Viper. Was transported to local hospital for X-rays but released shortly thereafter. Car too damaged to compete at Long Beach. ... At Lime Rock, returned to action but crash involving No. 1 Audi R10 TDI prototype knocked Aston Martin out of race and the next weekend at Mid-Ohio. ... At Road America, made successful return with runner-up GT1 finish with Ducote. Ran consistent pace and moved to second place when lead Corvette crashed near three-hour mark. … At Mosport, scored third-place GT1 finish behind two Corvettes for second-straight completed race in Aston Martin. Started car and qualified. … At Detroit, drove first and third stints for another third-place class finish. Lost time due to engine misfiring late in race.

2007: Made 11 starts with 10 top-10 finishes with Pappas for rookie Team Trans Sport operation. ... At Sebring, added Marc Basseng to lineup as car lost radio communications in race’s latter half before succumbing to suspension woes for 15th-place finish. ... At St. Petersburg, Borcheller/Pappas finished seventh in GT2, two laps out of top-five. Was Borcheller’s 60th career start. ... At Long Beach, started from back of grid and advanced to eighth-place class finish. ... At Houston, was sixth in class and 18th overall. ... At Utah, slipped to ninth in class following electrical issues with Pappas at wheel. ... At Lime Rock, recorded first top-five of season with Porsche running third late in the race before losing two spots. First top-five since Sebring 2006 for Borcheller. ... At Mid-Ohio, routegoing sixth-place class finish in competitive GT2 field. ... At Road America, just missed season’s second top-five by one lap with seventh-place showing. ... At Detroit, Trans Sport Porsche struggled in traffic at first-year event for sixth-place finish. ... At Petit, scored season’s best result, a fourth-place finish in route-going effort. ... At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, finished season with encouraging fifth-place class finish with Pappas. Duo finished ninth in class championship.

2006: Made one start with Konrad Motorsport. ... At Sebring, finished fifth in GT1 with Tom Weickardt/Jean-Phillippe Belloc in Saleen S7R.

2005: Raced ACEMCO Saleen S7R with Johnny Mowlem in pursuit of factory Corvettes. Posted five podium finishes and two class poles in 10 starts for thirdplace championship finish. ... Oil leak ended in 11th hour at Sebring ended podium hopes for duo and Ralf Kelleners. ... Fourth at Road Atlanta in spring before running off three straight podium finishes at Mid-Ohio, Lime Rock and Infineon behind Corvettes ... Began third at Portland but retired after early-race crash and suffered more misfortune at Road America (lost left-front wheel). ... Sat on pole position at Mosport and finished third; same position at Petit Le Mans. ... Weathered power-steering failure at Laguna Seca for fifth-place class finish.

2004: Drove ACEMCO Saleen with Mowlem with seven podiums in nine starts and third-place in championship. ... Added David Brabham as third driver for Sebring; finished third in class, the first of four straight - also Mid-Ohio and Lime Rock. ... Retired at Infineon (mechanical). ... Before three straight third-place finishes (Portland, Mosport and Road America). ... Fourth at Petit Le Mans before third-place finish at Laguna Seca.

2003: Teamed with Shane Lewis in ACEMCO Ferrari 360 Modena. Posted seven top-10 GT finishes in nine starts. ... Fourth-place at Trois-Rivieres highlighted Borcheller’s campaign, which included fifth at Atlanta. ... Best overall finish was 15th at Trois Rivieres and 17th at Mosport.

2002: Drove for Konrad Motorsport in a Saleen S7R for GTS title defense. ... Teamed with Franz Konrad/Toni Seiler for second place finish at Sebring and also finished second (w/Konrad) at Infineon. ... Fastest qualifier twice, including snapping Ron Fellows’ streak of six consecutive poles, the upset happening at Fellows’ home track of Mosport.

2001: Championship season saw two victories in eight starts. ... Won at Sebring in GTS with Konrad/Oliver Gavin for Saleen’s first Series win. ... Won again with Konrad at Mosport. ... Won class championship in the final race of the year when Ron Fellows’ car was excluded from the event. ... Was on pole position four times with seven fastest race laps.

2000: Five total starts. Competed in both GT and GTS, driving Porsche and BMW in GT and Saleen in GTS. ... Saleen start at Laguna Seca was competitive debut of current S7R model.

1999: Ran full season in inaugural year of Series. ... Had seven Top-10 finishes in GTS, paced by third place at Mosport with Ron Johnson. Drove Saleen SR.

DRIVER NOTES

At Le Mans: Five career starts at Le Mans and has never failed to finish. ... Best result was third in GTS with Konrad/Gavin in Saleen S7R. ... Seventh in 2002 for Konrad and eighth for Risi Competizione in Ferrari 360 in 2003. ... Returned to 24 Hours in 2006 with ACEMCO Saleen and finished sixth in highly competitive GT1 class. ...In 2008, returned to GT1 competition in Aston Martin DBR9 for Team Modena with Christian Fittipaldi/Jos Menten. Trio finished eighth in class.

Began his racing career in karts in 1979. Four years later he was a national champion. ... Started racing professionally in 1991 with 11 victories in two years. ... Won first two championships in 1998 – Speed World Challenge GT and Speedvision Cup GS title, becoming the 20th driver in U.S. history to do so. Recorded 11 race wins in four different series. ... Also has overall victory at Daytona 24 Hours (2003) and three Grand-Am titles to his credit. Has recorded 41 of 57 career wins since 2000. ... Is active in Motorsports Ministries and frequently speaks to local youth church gatherings. ... Would like to have seen life and ministry of Jesus to see the miracles performed . ... Says he would like to be remembered as a Godly man and an amazing driver. ... Lists Tom Kristensen as the Series driver he admires most. ... Wife Tracy gave birth to couple’s fourth child, Teagan, on December 27, 2007.

DRIVER STATS
YearStartsWinsTop 3Top 5Top 10FQsFLs
20086066600
2007110031000
20061001100
2005100581002
20049078900
20037001600
2002100461012
20018288874
20005011300
19998013700
Career75232457088