DRIVER PROFILES FOR FLEX-BOX CAR #86

Matthew Marsh
Born September 24, 1968 in Welwyn, England
Residence: Hong Kong
Family: wife Jessie
Website: matthewmarsh.net

race highlights

1998 Caterham championships – four poles, 11 wins

2000 24h-Rennen Nürburgring – class podium; 24 Hours of Spa; Coys Festival –
class win, third overall in 1968 Brabham BT31 Formula One car

2002 Bathurst 24 Hour class winner, fifth overall; Asia Formula 2000

2003 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – one pole, two podiums; Merdeka Millennium
Endurance race leader; Asian Touring Car Series – one podium

2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion – four wins, six podiums; Zhuhai
1000km Endurance Race – second; Trofeo Vodafone Maserati race winner;
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – one win, four podiums; Asia GT Challenge – two
wins in two races; Le Mans Endurance Series

2006 24h-Rennen Nürburgring SP6 – second; Le Mans Classic; Porsche Carrera
Cup Japan – second; Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – five podiums

2007 24 Heures du Mans GT2; 24h-Rennen Nürburgring SP7

2008 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT; 24h-Rennen Nürburgring SP8 winner; World
Touring Car Championship Independent Trophy – three podiums, only Hong Kong driver to score an FIA championship point; Porsche Carrera Cup Asia – 10 top-six finishes

other highlights

only driver who has competed in the Porsche Supercup and Carrera Cup series in Asia, Great Britain and Japan

ESPN Star TV guest commentator and Formula One World Championship presenter; automotive and motorsport writer

Dominik Farnbacher
Born: September 26, 1984 in Ansbach, Germany.
Residence: Ansbach, Germany
Family: single
Website: dominik-farnbacher.de

race highlights

1992 – 1999 karting and motocross racing

2000 – 2001 Formula ADAC

2002 – 2003 Porsche Carrera Cup

2004 Porsche Supercup – seventh; Porsche Carrera Cup – eighth

2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT winner; Porsche Carrera Cup – fourth, two podiums

2006 24 Heures du Mans GT2 – second; Rolex 24 At Daytona GT – fifth; American
Le Mans Series GT2 – Petit Le Mans; Le Mans Series GT2 – one top-five,
two top-10 finishes

2007 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT – led 113 laps; Rolex Series GT – two podiums;
American Le Mans Series GT2 – fifth, two podiums including Petit Le Mans

2008 American Le Mans Series GT2 – second, one record pole, four wins, seven
podiums, one record fast lap; 24 Hours of Spa GT2; Rolex Series GT – three
top-10 finishes

other highlights

earnings go to building a family dealership in Germany

enjoys handball, soccer, volleyball, mountain biking and electro-music


Eric Lux
Born: March 22, 1988 in Buffalo, N.Y.
Residence: Jacksonville, Florida.
Website: ericlux.com

race highlights

2001 – 2004 karting – numerous podium finishes

2005 Historic Sportscar Racing – eight wins; first 16-year-old to finish a Rolex
24 At Daytona and to compete in a Grand-Am Cup race

2006 Rolex Sports Car Series GT – one podium, five top-five, 13 top-10 finishes;
Grand-Am Cup GS – one win, two podiums

2007 Rolex Sports Car Series DP – Sunchaser 1000 fourth, first DP race; Rolex
Sports Car Series GT – one podium, four top-five, seven top-10 finishes

2008 Rolex Sports Car Series GT – one pole, one win, two podiums, five top-five
finishes

other highlights

both parents raced, father still competes in historic sports cars

gave up professional snowboarding and coaching for racing

enjoys boarding, surfing, rock-climbing and mountain-biking

studying marketing and communications at Jacksonville University


Kevin Roush
Born: September 12, 1963 in Ontario, Calif.
Residence: Upland, California.
Education: bachelor of science degree in environmental sciences
Family: wife Tammy

race highlights

2001 Porsche Owner's club V3/R5 – one win, two podiums

2002 – 2003 Porsche Owner's Club V3/R5 champion – 16 wins

2004 Porsche Owner's Club V3/R5 – third

2005 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT; IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge – second, three poles,
two wins in five races; Porsche Owner's Club V3/R5 champion – eight wins in
10 races, driver of year

2006 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge – third, three wins, five podiums

2007 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT – 10th; IMSA GT3 Cup – five wins, seven podiums;
Rolex Sports Car Series GT – two top-10 finishes

2008 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT – drove to third in second hour; Rolex Sports Car
Series GT – one top-five, four top-10 finishes


other highlights

owns GAS Motorsport, a Porsche performance preparation and race shop

top-level mechanic and driving coach – has designed, built, serviced and campaigned winning Porsche 911 race cars

accomplished skier, alternative sports participant, skateboarder and motocross rider

[With thanks to Sylvia Proudfoot of Farnbacher Loles Racing. RLT.]