So there I was, hanging upside-down, looking at the grass through a shattered windshield. Held in only by my harness, and clearly out of communication with the crew, all I could think of was the points.
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LAKEVILLE, CT—After a four-month hiatus, Grand-Am’s KONI Challenge series returned to action with a busy Memorial Day weekend at the tight confines of legendary Lime Rock Park. Compass360 Racing brought its four-car team with high hopes of continuing its front-running effort led by Travis Walker and Karl Thomson, who sat atop the Driver’s Championship after the season-opening race in Daytona.
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Kevin York and Christian Miller finished in sixth place driving the No. 75 GoEnzo.com, 034 Motorsport, C360R.com ACURA TSX in the Grand Am KONI Challenge Series ST-class race at Lime Rock Park. The race result is the pair’s second such finish of the 2008 season.
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LAKEVILLE, CT � Canton, Connecticut’s Adam Burrows and Lee, New Hampshire’s Trevor Hopwood finished seventh with the No. 74 Fischer Skis/Compass360 Racing Acura TSX in the Gran-Am KONI Challenge Classic ST Class race at Lime Rock Park on Saturday. The race result is the pair’s second top-ten finish of the 2008 season.
The 2007 KONI Challenge Champions were hoping to make a podium appearance on their home ground at Lime Rock Park, but were instead forced to stage a massive comeback during the race, starting from dead last after an electrical problem in qualifying kept Hopwood from setting a time.
LAKEVILLE, CT (21 May, 2008) - The fastest drivers always keep their eyes up and looking way ahead, whether they are looking from corner to corner for a fast race lap, or further down the road for good opportunities in their racing career.
Adam Burrows of Canton, CT and Trevor Hopwood of Lee, NH, have long had their vision locked in on the GS Class of KONI Challenge competition, and this weekend, the 2007 Grand-Am KONI Challenge ST Class Champions will get the chance to test the waters in GS as Burrows and Hopwood have been signed to make their GS Class debut at Lime Rock Park in the No. 80 Shock Doctor Kinetic Motorsports BMW M3.
Our Team Principal Karl Thomson was honored to speak to the students of Malvern Collegiate in Toronto today. These young adults are remarkably knowledgeable about racing, cars, branding and marketing, and Thomson was impressed with their interest.
“These kids are the new fans of road racing on this continent,” he said. “They’re savvy, understand how marketing works, and are very brand-aware.” Indeed, much of the discussion was on automotive brands, including Honda, Acura and Porsche, and how they establish permanent bonds with their enthusiasts worldwide.
“We’re proud to be ambassadors of the Honda and Acura brands,” remarked Thomson. “When you see how strongly this next generation relates to motorsports, it’s really quite exciting. These new fans simply love street stock racing!”
Indeed, we’re hoping to see a bunch of Malvern students at Mosport for the Father’s Day race.
GOENZO.COM REVEALED:
Kevin York and Compass360 Racing ‘Unleash’ Unique Marketing Partner
“The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein had me riveted to its pages
until the book was finished ... Just read it.”—Peter Egan, Road & Track Magazine
So far in the 2008 Grand-Am Koni Series, Compass360’s Acura TSX #75 has been racing around the track with a mysterious marketing partner—a logo that simply reads ‘GoEnzo.com.’ We’re pleased to finally be able to reveal that the sponsor behind the logo is novelist (and racing fan) Garth Stein. GoEnzo.com is the website for his new novel, THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN.
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Although we started the season with three Acura TSXs at Daytona, our plan all along was to add our sole remaining RSX-S in select races for some of our drivers that weren’t able to commit to a full season of KONI Challenge competition.
But a few things changed between Daytona and Lime Rock. As I mentioned in last week’s blog, Honda has now included the new Civic Si to the list of vehicles they will offer contingency for. That, combined with the opportunity to add two more high-caliber full-season drivers to our team, meant that our RSX-S is sold and that my co-driver, Travis Walker and I are going to be driving a new Civic Si at Lime Rock.
Continue ReadingAbout: Compass360 Racing (C360R) is a championship-winning race team that fields front-running Honda Civic Si's in Grand-Am's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and SCCA Pro's World Challenge.
