News: Aston Lola for Cytosport

Photo: John Dagys

   After many rumors of a possible candidate for Cytosport's next car, the California based squad has confirmed that they have placed an order for one of Aston Martin Racing's highly successful V12 powered Aston Martin DBR1-2's.

  The team considered a possible move to the ALMS' GT category with Porsche after enjoying a winning partnership with the German manufacturer in the RS Spyder. Team owner Greg Pickett felt strongly about staying put in the LMP category, however and is very pleased with the new partnership with Aston Martin.  

“Aston Martin offers us a great opportunity to continue to grow from a racing and performance perspective but they also provide us with a great platform to showcase our Muscle Milk brand in both the United States and Europe," Picket said.  "We look forward to working with Aston Martin North America in order to maximize marketing opportunities throughout the year as well as giving them the on-track results they deserve."

Klaus Graf returns with Greg Pickett (Photo: John Dagys)

 Klaus Graf will return as the team's primary driver and the 63 year old Pickett is optimistic about returning to the cockpit this season after his season ending crash at Mid-Ohio last year. Pickett hasn't ruled out bringing on Aston Martin factory drivers, Tomas Enge or Darren Turner for the endurance races. Porsche driver, Romain Dumas, is a possibility for the 3rd driver spot as well, after helping the team take an overall victory at Mosport last season.

 The team is also pleased to announce that they will be expanding into the Patron GT3 Cup with Porsche as a  driver development program for young, up and coming drivers.