Unexpected Challenges Arise for Honda TCRs in WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120

• William Tally, Tim Lewis show podium promise with the #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Honda
• #93 MMG Honda crew of Karl Wittmer, LP Montour’s race meets premature end

The WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 brought challenges for the Honda-powered teams in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge field, with contact on track and subsequent mechanical issues resulting in a difficult ending to the two-hour race. The KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Honda Civic Type R TCR and #93 MMG Honda concluded the day in fourteenth and fifteenth, respectively.

LP Montour qualified fourth the day prior in the #93 Honda, but was further promoted up to third for the start of the two-hour race. Similarly, William Tally qualified ninth in the TCR field in the #5 car, but took the green flag from eighth position.

Montour had a strong start, immediately gaining a position in the opening minutes. He was eventually promoted into the lead 25 minutes into the race, as the frontrunning competitor was handed a drive-through penalty for a pass under yellow. However, Montour was later given the same penalty, dropping him down the running order. Teammate Karl Wittmer took over just after the halfway mark, returning on track in sixth.

However, issues arose again as Wittmer was involved in some contact with another car, resulting in damage to the front left of the vehicle, ultimately bringing his race to an early end.

Meanwhile, William Tally had been making steady progress through the field, moving up to sixth before completing a driver change with co-driver Tim Lewis, who gained another position in the shuffle in pit lane.

Lewis continued to rise up the ranks, and was challenging in the top four in search for the final podium position when he suffered from a broken turbo clamp, forcing him to make an unplanned visit to pit lane for repairs with only 25 minutes to go. The team were able to address the problem and he returned on track to complete the race, taking the checkered flag in fourteenth.

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 120 Honda Race Results

• Finished 14th – #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Honda Civic Type R TCR William Tally, Tim Lewis
• Finished 15th (Not Running – contact) – #93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR Karl Wittmer, LP Montour

Next
Honda will return for the fourth round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season, the four-hour O’Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio, on Sunday, June 8th at 12:00 PM ET.

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