Priaulx endures bad luck in US

ANDY PRIAULX and his car No. 56 teammates finished a disappointing ninth in the American Le Mans Series finale at the weekend.

However, there was better news for BMW as a podium finish for their other car at Petit Le Mans at the Road Atlanta track saw them clinch three titles.

'It's a shame for the team that we seemed to have had one of those races,' Priaulx said after the 10-hour race.

'We had a good chance for the lead then, as darkness fell, we had a rear suspension vibration that held us in the pits too long.'

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