May 26, 2009
Walker, Kuitwaard Post First KONI Challenge ST Victories
LAKEVILLE, CT - Travis Walker passed Ian Baas for the lead with 10 minutes remaining and held on to win Saturday’s Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner race at Lime Rock Park, taking the checkered flag under caution.
Walker co-drove the No. 75 Skunk2/Canadianracers.com Honda Civic Si with John Kuitwaard. It was the first KONI Challenge victory for both drivers. Kuitwaard was making his first start with the team in only his second race in the series. Walker led the final nine of 133 circuits in the two hour, 30 minute event.
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May 15, 2009
Compass360 Shoots for Another Strong Finish at Laguna
Monterey, CA—Compass360 Racing’s Toronto-based crew has hauled the team’s three Honda Civic Si’s across the country to the beautiful Laguna Seca track nestled on the picturesque Monterey peninsula of Northern California. Hoping to continue their strong 2009, C360R has assembled another impressive driver line-up.
Californian Christian Miller, who lives an hour away in downtown San Jose, is looking to notch his third straight first-place finish in the 034 Motorsport / Skunk2 / C360R #74 Honda. With Miller’s regular co-driver, Randy Pobst, competing across the continent at Mosport this weekend, the team drafted 2008 KONI Street Tuner Champion Jamie Holtom for the task of helping Miller to stay at the front of the Driver’s Championship.
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May 04, 2009
COMPASS360 RACING MAKES HISTORY IN NEW JERSEY
Although fans of Grand-Am’s KONI Challenge are accustomed to seeing Compass360 Racing’s bright orange Honda Civic Si’s at the front of the field, they were treated to a rare sight as the team’s three cars swept the podium at New Jersey Motorsports Park’s Thunderbolt Raceway last Saturday.
C360R, which placed two different cars on the podium in each of the opening races of the 2009 KONI season, brought an exceptionally potent driver line-up to the New Jersey event.
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