January 22, 2009

Quick Report: Daytona 2009 Qualifying

The team had a great day, taking top spot in both practice sessions, with two different cars. Randy Pobst turned a 2:09.1 in the first session, his first time in the #74 Honda Civic Si he shares with Christian Miller. In the second practice, Matt Pritiko put in a 2:09.4 in the #76 Civic he and Travis Walker will drive in tomorrow’s race.

In qualifying, the guys gave it their all, drafting and freight-training as best they could, finishing up in a remarkable 4th, 5th and 6th positions. Even more interesting, the cars qualified in numerical order: 74, 75 and 76!

Andrew Acquilante’s Subaru Legacy is on pole, but we’re thrilled with such a strong showing from all three of our Hondas…

January 17, 2009

Randy’s Take: Daytona

(As posted on Randy’s website) With the Daytona speedweeks right around the corner, Randy The Rocket will join Compass360 Racing in one of their Honda Civic Si’s.

Led by Team Principal Karl Thomson and Team Manager Ray Lee and based in Toronto, Canada, Compass360 (C360R) has been making a name for itself in recent years, winning races and finishing fourth in team points and second in driver points with Adam Burrows in the 2008 KONI Street Tuner class.

January 14, 2009

C360R Drivers at Canadian Motorsports Expo

Three of our team drivers will be in attendance at this weekend’s Canadian Motorsports Expo in Toronto. Team Principal Karl Thomson will be joined by Matt Pritiko and Travis Walker at the autograph session at 7:00pm Saturday night.

Thomson is also one of the expo’s guest speakers: he’s going to be talking about motorsports marketing, how sponsors can use the sport to connect with fans, engage their customers, and how a weekend at the track can be a great business-building opportunity.

Thomson’s talk will take place at the International Centre, at 6:00pm Friday January 16th.

More details are available at http://www.canadianmotorsportsexpo.com.

January 14, 2009

Thomson: 2009 Will Be Great!

Things are changing fast in the world of racing. This has never been a sport for those that can’t keep up, but even those fast on their feet have been surprised by how much has transpired so quickly!

Car counts are down. Sponsors, if they’ve still got a budget for motorsports, are demanding better, more concrete numbers. People and companies are worried about the economy and are holding back on making solid commitments. And yet, if I look at the American condition in January, 2009, I think of a line famously sung by rock icons Rush: “If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.” Let’s call a spade a spade: there is a lot of uncertainty in the racing world right now!

January 11, 2009

C360R Signs Pobst, Roach and Schwartzott

Toronto, Canada—Compass360 Racing (C360R) today announced their driver line-up for Grand-Am’s KONI Sports Car Challenge in Daytona. The race, which kicks off the 11-race 2009 KONI series, marks the end of a three-month off-season for the team.

“As always, we aim to win,” says Team Principal Karl Thomson. “Within our team, we’ve got the history and the future of sports car racing in North America!” The team has signed Touring Car veterans Randy Pobst, Bo Roach and Peter Schwartzott to join their young stars Christian Miller, Matt Pritiko and long-time team driver Travis Walker.