Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
SCOOTER RACER BRIAN NOJI GVIES SUPERMOTO RIDERS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY
Brian Noji has a pretty good idea when the first motor scooter race was held.
“I don’t know where it started, but when they built the first scooter, that’s when someone started racing them,” said the 38-year-old Tacoma resident, who added with a laugh: “Anything with wheels, they race.”
Riding a converted 1987 Honda Elite 50 motor scooter, Noji has become a regular sight during SuperMoto events at PGP Motorsports Park, flying down the front straight at 55 mph and winning his class or giving riders on full-sized bikes a run for their money.
“PGP is by far the best place right now in the Pacific Northwest to race at,” said Noji, who has also found success in PGP’s B-Spec rental karts. “The track is wide, there is lots of runoff and the pavement is very grippy even in the wet. It’s the longest right now in the Northwest and it has elevation changes.”
Noji knows quite a bit about competing on two wheels, having raced scooters and then motorcycles for more than five years in his native Hawaii. He quit racing bikes in 1996 and — needing, said Noji, “to get out of the lifestyle in Hawaii that wasn’t getting me anywhere” — moved to Washington state in 2000.
He had a brother living in Vancouver, Wash., and considered getting into the aviation industry. Although that didn’t pan out, Noji now works at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma as a maintenance engineer, and he is engaged to marry Jennifer Dominguez.
While some may question the wisdom of his decision to move from a tropical paradise to the Pacific Northwest, especially on a cool, gray day shortly after the first snowflakes had fallen in Western Washington, Noji has few regrets.
“I lived on the eastern side of the big island and it’s rainy and cold there, too, so that’s something I got used to,” he said. “I don’t get homesick too much. The winters here are definitely colder, but Hawaii is green just like here.”
Ask him about scooter racing and Noji is just as eager to shift any preconceived notions you may have. He’s raced several times at Stars of PGP SuperMoto events, winning the scooter class on Aug. 29, 2010 and finishing third in two heat races while competing against SuperMoto bikes.
“A lot of people that don’t know, they see the scooter and say ‘Really? That scooter is going to race against a motorcycle?’ They laugh — at first,” said Noji. “After they see me take a lap, especially during qualifying, they come up and say ‘Whoa, that thing is pretty fast.’”
After moving the Western Washington, Noji took part in some autocross events but said he “always had the itch” to get back into racing scooters or small bikes. In the summer of 2010 he found the Pacific Northwest Scooter Racing Association, a Portland, Ore., based group, learned the rules and bought a scooter, and secured NOS Energy Drink as a sponsor.
Scooter racing can be traced back at least to the early 1960s when Vespas and Lambrettas competed against each other in “reliability trials.” Noji’s stock 1987 Honda Elite has been converted to a Japanese Spec Honda Dio — the first race-body style scooter. Additionally, he’s added of a 72cc Italian race kit, aftermarket exhaust and a larger carburetor.
Noji first learned of PGP when a friend invited him to race in a B-Spec rental kart event. Noji won that event and turned the second fastest lap of the day, coming in behind a seasoned kart racer. That first visit made an impression on him, and Noji was pleased to have the chance to race his scooter at PGP.
"I like racing at PGP because the facility is top notch and the staff is top notch,” he said. “This is a track that has to be experienced and not passed up.”
The Pacific NW Scooter Racing Association ran a seven-race Gold Cup series this past season in Oregon, at PGP and in Canada. Next year the group plans to scale back to save on traveling expenses, with a four-race series with stops at Pat’s Acres and McMinnville in Oregon, PGP and a track in Canada.
The scooter association piggy-backs it’s events with other bike or kart races, so Noji was often gridded with different sized bikes as well as scooters. Regardless of the field, Noji said keeping his scooter’s momentum up is key to going fast — especially on PGP’s long straights.
And going fast on his scooter around PGP’s state-of-the art track is something Noji has proved he knows how to do. With each fast lap he’s earned the respect of his racing peers — and maybe a few potential converts to motor scooter racing.
“Once at PGP I had an off, got back up on the scooter and was still ahead of the field,” Noji said with a laugh. “Even the big-bike guys, the guys who race SuperMoto, they were amazed.”
“I don’t know where it started, but when they built the first scooter, that’s when someone started racing them,” said the 38-year-old Tacoma resident, who added with a laugh: “Anything with wheels, they race.”
Riding a converted 1987 Honda Elite 50 motor scooter, Noji has become a regular sight during SuperMoto events at PGP Motorsports Park, flying down the front straight at 55 mph and winning his class or giving riders on full-sized bikes a run for their money.
“PGP is by far the best place right now in the Pacific Northwest to race at,” said Noji, who has also found success in PGP’s B-Spec rental karts. “The track is wide, there is lots of runoff and the pavement is very grippy even in the wet. It’s the longest right now in the Northwest and it has elevation changes.”
Noji knows quite a bit about competing on two wheels, having raced scooters and then motorcycles for more than five years in his native Hawaii. He quit racing bikes in 1996 and — needing, said Noji, “to get out of the lifestyle in Hawaii that wasn’t getting me anywhere” — moved to Washington state in 2000.
He had a brother living in Vancouver, Wash., and considered getting into the aviation industry. Although that didn’t pan out, Noji now works at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma as a maintenance engineer, and he is engaged to marry Jennifer Dominguez.
While some may question the wisdom of his decision to move from a tropical paradise to the Pacific Northwest, especially on a cool, gray day shortly after the first snowflakes had fallen in Western Washington, Noji has few regrets.
“I lived on the eastern side of the big island and it’s rainy and cold there, too, so that’s something I got used to,” he said. “I don’t get homesick too much. The winters here are definitely colder, but Hawaii is green just like here.”
Ask him about scooter racing and Noji is just as eager to shift any preconceived notions you may have. He’s raced several times at Stars of PGP SuperMoto events, winning the scooter class on Aug. 29, 2010 and finishing third in two heat races while competing against SuperMoto bikes.
“A lot of people that don’t know, they see the scooter and say ‘Really? That scooter is going to race against a motorcycle?’ They laugh — at first,” said Noji. “After they see me take a lap, especially during qualifying, they come up and say ‘Whoa, that thing is pretty fast.’”
After moving the Western Washington, Noji took part in some autocross events but said he “always had the itch” to get back into racing scooters or small bikes. In the summer of 2010 he found the Pacific Northwest Scooter Racing Association, a Portland, Ore., based group, learned the rules and bought a scooter, and secured NOS Energy Drink as a sponsor.
Scooter racing can be traced back at least to the early 1960s when Vespas and Lambrettas competed against each other in “reliability trials.” Noji’s stock 1987 Honda Elite has been converted to a Japanese Spec Honda Dio — the first race-body style scooter. Additionally, he’s added of a 72cc Italian race kit, aftermarket exhaust and a larger carburetor.
Noji first learned of PGP when a friend invited him to race in a B-Spec rental kart event. Noji won that event and turned the second fastest lap of the day, coming in behind a seasoned kart racer. That first visit made an impression on him, and Noji was pleased to have the chance to race his scooter at PGP.
"I like racing at PGP because the facility is top notch and the staff is top notch,” he said. “This is a track that has to be experienced and not passed up.”
The Pacific NW Scooter Racing Association ran a seven-race Gold Cup series this past season in Oregon, at PGP and in Canada. Next year the group plans to scale back to save on traveling expenses, with a four-race series with stops at Pat’s Acres and McMinnville in Oregon, PGP and a track in Canada.
The scooter association piggy-backs it’s events with other bike or kart races, so Noji was often gridded with different sized bikes as well as scooters. Regardless of the field, Noji said keeping his scooter’s momentum up is key to going fast — especially on PGP’s long straights.
And going fast on his scooter around PGP’s state-of-the art track is something Noji has proved he knows how to do. With each fast lap he’s earned the respect of his racing peers — and maybe a few potential converts to motor scooter racing.
“Once at PGP I had an off, got back up on the scooter and was still ahead of the field,” Noji said with a laugh. “Even the big-bike guys, the guys who race SuperMoto, they were amazed.”
Jonathon Gomez California Classic Preview
The winner of the 110 lap SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series race at the CANIDAE California Classic will not only win a one-of-a-kind trophy, the winner will also take home $5,000, the second largest winner’s payout in series history.
VERSUS NETWORK will broadcast the “CANIDAE California Classic” and will televise the special event on December 26 at 4:00pm EST and December 30 at 6pm EST. VERSUS reaches over 75 million homes.
Jonathon Gomez is in his fourth year of competitive racing having won local track titles at Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls and competed in various Late Model events the past couple of seasons before moving up to compete in regional touring series'.
"I am looking forward to finishing the year at Toyota Speedway," Gomez offered. "We had a great season and a win in this big event will be real special for the team. Each of the guys have put their heart and soul into this team and they deserve another shot a victory."
Gomez knows how to get around the ultra-fast 1/2-mile banked oval. He scored one win and two top five finishes this season at Toyota Speedway. "We have a great car for the event and we know we can win."
Gomez took the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour by stormed this season and claimed the 2010 championship on the strength of two wins, eight top five and nine top ten performances along with one quick time award.
Gomez also competed in NASCAR and finished sixth in the final NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West standings to cap his first full year in the West's oldest stock car series. Through twelve races this season he scored three top five and six top ten performances with his best result of second place at Iowa Speedway back in May. Gomez has averaged a 10.2 finishing position through eleven races and has completed 1,700 of 1,705 laps (99.6%) contested this season to lead all competitors. He has started 20 NASCAR K&N Pro Series races since 2008 scoring ten top ten finishes and is in his first full-time season in the NKNPS.
Jonathon Gomez is supported by Heritage Cattle Company, Century Boatland, J&C Custom Harvesting, United Oil, Modern Machinery, DJ Safety, and Gomez Farms. Jonathon Gomez is the 2010 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Champion. Gomez also won the series finale for the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series in September for his first career RMCS victory. For more information on Jonathon Gomez, please log onto his website at www.jonathongomez.com.
Marketing partnerships and sponsorship opportunities for the 2011 racing season are still available with Heritage Motor Sports and rising star Jonathon Gomez. For a custom proposal and additional information please contact John Gomez at 208/731-1288.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
MALSAM, NASCAR TRUCK SERIES WRAP UP 2010 SEASON AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
HOMESTEAD, Fla.. (Nov. 17, 2010) — After a couple of frustrating races, the stage is set for Tayler Malsam to finish the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on a high note.
The 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., will wrap up the season this Friday, once again driving the No. 25 Iron Horse Jeans Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports in the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. SPEED will broadcast the race at 5:30 p.m. (PT). Raceday coverage on SPEED begins with qualifying at 3 p.m. (PT) and includes the NCWTS Set-Up pre-race show at 5 p.m. (PT).
“Homestead is a fun place to race. I improved at the track quite a bit during my second race, and hopefully we will be better yet this time around,” said Malsam. “I really like the chassis that we’re taking this weekend, and I’m really happy that (teammate and former series champion) Mike (Skinner) and the International Truck/Monaco RVs team are letting us borrow this truck — it should be a lot of fun and very competitive on the track.”
In two previous starts at Homestead, in 2008 and last year with RMM, Malsam finished 21st and 15th respectively. Kevin Harvick became the 13th different race winner; just Todd Bodine has won at Homestead more than once, in 2005 and 2008. Homestead-Miami is a fast 1.5-mile oval with variable 18-20 degree banking in the turns — just the kind of track Malsam enjoys racing at the most. In the 14 truck series races held at Homestead since 1996, winners have come from as far back as the 18th-place starting position, meaning qualifying well is less important than at many venues.
With the No. 25 truck making just a handful of starts this season, Malsam has had to qualify on time for each race, including Friday’s, so his RMM team hasn’t been able to focus as much on race trim during practice sessions. For the final three races of 2010, Malsam has been reunited with crew chief Dan Stillman, who worked with Malsam earlier in the season at Kyle Busch Motorsports.
“We’re really excited about the truck that we have to race this weekend, and I think we will definitely have a shot at a top-10 or top-five finish,” said Stillman. “The purpose of these last three races was for both Tayler and I to work together and build a foundation for our 2011 program. I think we’ve accomplished that and I’m excited to see what we can achieve both this weekend and next year.”
Friday’s race at Homestead will be the debut of Iron Horse Jeans as a sponsor for Randy Moss Motorsports. Based in Poway, Calif., the company previously supported Malsam this season for races in both the Nationwide and Camping World Truck series.
Bodine clinched his second NASCAR truck series championship in the series’ previous race at Phoenix. Bodine, who also won the title in 2006, enters the season finale at Homestead-Miami with more points than No. 2 Aric Almirola can earn in a single race. Bodine also factors into the one title remaining to be decided, however, as his Germain Racing team battles Kyle Busch Motorsports for the owner’s championship.
At Phoenix, Malsam was involved for a second straight race in a fast-developing situation while exiting a corner. Just past the one-third mark of the race, Ricky Carmichael got loose under another truck and Malsam and another driver were collected in the resulting spin. A similar incident occurred in the Nov. 5 race at Texas when Miguel Paludo spun out in front of Malsam, who then hit the outside wall and the slowing truck of Ron Hornaday.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook. You can also visit www.randymossmotorsports.com or follow @RMMRacing on Twitter.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com.
The 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., will wrap up the season this Friday, once again driving the No. 25 Iron Horse Jeans Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports in the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. SPEED will broadcast the race at 5:30 p.m. (PT). Raceday coverage on SPEED begins with qualifying at 3 p.m. (PT) and includes the NCWTS Set-Up pre-race show at 5 p.m. (PT).
“Homestead is a fun place to race. I improved at the track quite a bit during my second race, and hopefully we will be better yet this time around,” said Malsam. “I really like the chassis that we’re taking this weekend, and I’m really happy that (teammate and former series champion) Mike (Skinner) and the International Truck/Monaco RVs team are letting us borrow this truck — it should be a lot of fun and very competitive on the track.”
In two previous starts at Homestead, in 2008 and last year with RMM, Malsam finished 21st and 15th respectively. Kevin Harvick became the 13th different race winner; just Todd Bodine has won at Homestead more than once, in 2005 and 2008. Homestead-Miami is a fast 1.5-mile oval with variable 18-20 degree banking in the turns — just the kind of track Malsam enjoys racing at the most. In the 14 truck series races held at Homestead since 1996, winners have come from as far back as the 18th-place starting position, meaning qualifying well is less important than at many venues.
With the No. 25 truck making just a handful of starts this season, Malsam has had to qualify on time for each race, including Friday’s, so his RMM team hasn’t been able to focus as much on race trim during practice sessions. For the final three races of 2010, Malsam has been reunited with crew chief Dan Stillman, who worked with Malsam earlier in the season at Kyle Busch Motorsports.
“We’re really excited about the truck that we have to race this weekend, and I think we will definitely have a shot at a top-10 or top-five finish,” said Stillman. “The purpose of these last three races was for both Tayler and I to work together and build a foundation for our 2011 program. I think we’ve accomplished that and I’m excited to see what we can achieve both this weekend and next year.”
Friday’s race at Homestead will be the debut of Iron Horse Jeans as a sponsor for Randy Moss Motorsports. Based in Poway, Calif., the company previously supported Malsam this season for races in both the Nationwide and Camping World Truck series.
Bodine clinched his second NASCAR truck series championship in the series’ previous race at Phoenix. Bodine, who also won the title in 2006, enters the season finale at Homestead-Miami with more points than No. 2 Aric Almirola can earn in a single race. Bodine also factors into the one title remaining to be decided, however, as his Germain Racing team battles Kyle Busch Motorsports for the owner’s championship.
At Phoenix, Malsam was involved for a second straight race in a fast-developing situation while exiting a corner. Just past the one-third mark of the race, Ricky Carmichael got loose under another truck and Malsam and another driver were collected in the resulting spin. A similar incident occurred in the Nov. 5 race at Texas when Miguel Paludo spun out in front of Malsam, who then hit the outside wall and the slowing truck of Ron Hornaday.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook. You can also visit www.randymossmotorsports.com or follow @RMMRacing on Twitter.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
COLLECTED EARLY, MALSAM FINISHES 18TH IN NASCAR TRUCK RACE AT PHOENIX
AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 12, 2010) — Collected in a wreck just past the one-third point, Tayler Malsam battled back to finish 18th in Friday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Todd Bodine clinched his second truck series championship by finishing 12th and NASCAR Cup regular Clint Bowyer won his second straight start in the series. Bodine, who previously won the title in 2006, joins just Ron Hornaday, Jr. (1996, 1998, 2007, 2009) and Jack Sprague (1997, 1999, 2001) with multiple championships in the truck series. Bodine enters the season finale next weekend at Homestead-Miami with more points than current No. 2 Aric Almirola can earn in a single race.
The last time Bowyer raced a truck was Nov. 3, 2006 at Texas, but he showed little rust while leading 97 of 150 laps. Bowyer beat Kyle Busch off pit road after the fourth of five cautions and held on for the victory in just his eighth series start. Busch finished second, Johnny Sauter was third, Matt Crafton fourth and Almirola rounded out the top five.
After fighting a too-tight truck for the first third of the race, Malsam didn’t get a chance to see how his No. 25 Exide Batteries Toyota would handle after making adjustments in the pits during the second caution period on lap 52. After restarting 17th, Malsam was collected in a multi-truck accident started when Ricky Carmichael spun out after getting loose under another truck.
Although he made several stops for repairs, Malsam managed to stay on the lead lap but his truck wasn’t as competitive. At one point the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., had to have used tires put on the truck, which made his handling problems worse, while waiting for NASCAR to authorize the team an additional set to replace the ones damaged in the wreck.
The Pacific Northwest native went a lap down late in the race but was able to get the lucky dog free pass on the final caution, and finish on the lead lap. He started the race from the 23rd position.
Malsam is slated to drive the No. 25 for Randy Moss Motorsports again in the truck series season finale at Homestead-Miami and he is expected to make a full-season run in the Camping World Truck Series for RMM next year.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
You can also visit www.randymossmotorsports.com or follow @RMMRacing on Twitter.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com.
Todd Bodine clinched his second truck series championship by finishing 12th and NASCAR Cup regular Clint Bowyer won his second straight start in the series. Bodine, who previously won the title in 2006, joins just Ron Hornaday, Jr. (1996, 1998, 2007, 2009) and Jack Sprague (1997, 1999, 2001) with multiple championships in the truck series. Bodine enters the season finale next weekend at Homestead-Miami with more points than current No. 2 Aric Almirola can earn in a single race.
The last time Bowyer raced a truck was Nov. 3, 2006 at Texas, but he showed little rust while leading 97 of 150 laps. Bowyer beat Kyle Busch off pit road after the fourth of five cautions and held on for the victory in just his eighth series start. Busch finished second, Johnny Sauter was third, Matt Crafton fourth and Almirola rounded out the top five.
After fighting a too-tight truck for the first third of the race, Malsam didn’t get a chance to see how his No. 25 Exide Batteries Toyota would handle after making adjustments in the pits during the second caution period on lap 52. After restarting 17th, Malsam was collected in a multi-truck accident started when Ricky Carmichael spun out after getting loose under another truck.
Although he made several stops for repairs, Malsam managed to stay on the lead lap but his truck wasn’t as competitive. At one point the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., had to have used tires put on the truck, which made his handling problems worse, while waiting for NASCAR to authorize the team an additional set to replace the ones damaged in the wreck.
The Pacific Northwest native went a lap down late in the race but was able to get the lucky dog free pass on the final caution, and finish on the lead lap. He started the race from the 23rd position.
Malsam is slated to drive the No. 25 for Randy Moss Motorsports again in the truck series season finale at Homestead-Miami and he is expected to make a full-season run in the Camping World Truck Series for RMM next year.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
You can also visit www.randymossmotorsports.com or follow @RMMRacing on Twitter.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com.
Friday, November 12, 2010
MALSAM LOOKING FOR STRONG RUN IN NASCAR TRUCK RACE AT PHOENIX
AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 10, 2010) — With just two races left in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, Tayler Malsam is looking to put together a couple of strong runs to end the year on a high note.
The first opportunity for the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., to make good on that goal will be this Friday with the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. The race will be broadcast on SPEED beginning with the NCWTS Set-Up Show at 4:30 p.m. (PT). Earlier Friday, SPEED will televise qualifying for the race at 1:30 p.m. (PT).
“Phoenix is a unique racetrack, lots of fun to drive,” said the Pacific Northwest native. “The ends of the track are different, so setting up the truck we may have to compromise on one part of the other. I ran well there last year but got wrecked at the end. Still, it’s a cool little place.”
A one-mile oval that’s mostly flat, Phoenix International Raceway features a unique kink in the backstretch that creates the different corner entrance and exit lines that Malsam referred to. Kevin Harvick has the most wins at PIR, four including last year’s event, and Malsam’s RMM teammate Mike Skinner won the first two trucks series races held there in 1995 and ‘96.
Malsam will once again be behind the wheel of the No. 25 Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports, the team he raced for during the 2009 NASCAR truck series season. He started this season racing in the series with Kyle Busch Motorsports and spent some time competing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series before returning to RMM with plans to drive in four of the final six series races.
He finished 13th at Las Vegas on Sept. 25 in his return to RMM and was 21st at Texas last weekend. After Phoenix Malsam is slated to drive the No. 25 again in the season finale at Homestead-Miami and he will return with RMM for a full-season run in the Camping World Truck Series next year.
At the Texas race Malsam was reunited with Dan Stillman, his crew chief from early in the year while both were at KBM. Stillman, who has worked in NASCAR’s top-three divisions for 14 years and has been a crew chief for six, guided Malsam to two 13th-place finishes at KBM. Also joining the No. 25 crew at Texas was Clint Cram as truck chief.
Early in the race at Texas the No. 25 truck looked fast with Malsam picking up 10 spots on the first lap. His night came undone by the time the race was a third done, however, after a tire came apart and then Malsam’s truck was damaged by contact on two different occasions.
In some ways the race at Texas mirrored Malsam’s run at Phoenix last year, as he started very strong and moved toward the front after starting 19th. With a truck that got stronger on longer runs, a series of late-race cautions hurt his chances for a top-10 finish and he finished 17th after being collected by another driver on a green-white-checkered finish.
Because the No. 25 has only run a partial schedule this season, Malsam will have to qualify on time to make the starting field. Beyond getting into the show, a strong qualifying effort by Malsam is important because 11 of the 19 truck series race winners at Phoenix have come from the first two starting rows.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com
The first opportunity for the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., to make good on that goal will be this Friday with the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. The race will be broadcast on SPEED beginning with the NCWTS Set-Up Show at 4:30 p.m. (PT). Earlier Friday, SPEED will televise qualifying for the race at 1:30 p.m. (PT).
“Phoenix is a unique racetrack, lots of fun to drive,” said the Pacific Northwest native. “The ends of the track are different, so setting up the truck we may have to compromise on one part of the other. I ran well there last year but got wrecked at the end. Still, it’s a cool little place.”
A one-mile oval that’s mostly flat, Phoenix International Raceway features a unique kink in the backstretch that creates the different corner entrance and exit lines that Malsam referred to. Kevin Harvick has the most wins at PIR, four including last year’s event, and Malsam’s RMM teammate Mike Skinner won the first two trucks series races held there in 1995 and ‘96.
Malsam will once again be behind the wheel of the No. 25 Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports, the team he raced for during the 2009 NASCAR truck series season. He started this season racing in the series with Kyle Busch Motorsports and spent some time competing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series before returning to RMM with plans to drive in four of the final six series races.
He finished 13th at Las Vegas on Sept. 25 in his return to RMM and was 21st at Texas last weekend. After Phoenix Malsam is slated to drive the No. 25 again in the season finale at Homestead-Miami and he will return with RMM for a full-season run in the Camping World Truck Series next year.
At the Texas race Malsam was reunited with Dan Stillman, his crew chief from early in the year while both were at KBM. Stillman, who has worked in NASCAR’s top-three divisions for 14 years and has been a crew chief for six, guided Malsam to two 13th-place finishes at KBM. Also joining the No. 25 crew at Texas was Clint Cram as truck chief.
Early in the race at Texas the No. 25 truck looked fast with Malsam picking up 10 spots on the first lap. His night came undone by the time the race was a third done, however, after a tire came apart and then Malsam’s truck was damaged by contact on two different occasions.
In some ways the race at Texas mirrored Malsam’s run at Phoenix last year, as he started very strong and moved toward the front after starting 19th. With a truck that got stronger on longer runs, a series of late-race cautions hurt his chances for a top-10 finish and he finished 17th after being collected by another driver on a green-white-checkered finish.
Because the No. 25 has only run a partial schedule this season, Malsam will have to qualify on time to make the starting field. Beyond getting into the show, a strong qualifying effort by Malsam is important because 11 of the 19 truck series race winners at Phoenix have come from the first two starting rows.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com
Jonathon Gomez Set for NASCAR K&N Pro Series Finale
Gomez knows how to get around the one-mile paved oval of PIR. He finished third earlier this spring and knows he left a little something on the table. "I think I played it a bit conservative back in April," Gomez said. "We have raced a lot of laps since then and I have learned a lot, not only about the cars, but what it takes late in the event. We have a great car for the race and I am really looking forward to returning to Phoenix."
While Gomez was a championship contender earlier in the year, his finishes have not shown how strong the team has been. "We have had our share of bad luck late in a few races," Gomez offered. "We have been competitive everywhere this year and running up front late in the race. Take away a few of the results and we would be right in the thick of it."
Gomez is looking for his first career victory in the West's oldest series. "I love racing the big tracks," Gomez continued. "I especially like Phoenix. It is fast and a whole lot of fun to drive. Racing on Saturday night under the lights is going to be awesome and I know it is going to be a fight right to the finish."
With the series' championship wrapped up by Eric Holmes, Gomez is solely focused on finishing the season on a high note and that would be a win and a top five finish in the final point standings. "This has been a great year for our team and we could not have done it without everything my dad (John Gomez) has put into this," Gomez said. "Craig Raudman (crew chief) and all the guys have worked so hard all season and it would be awesome to finish the year with a win."
Gomez sits in the sixth position in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West standings, 14-points out of fifth place and 44-points behind fourth place. After eleven races this season he has scored three top five and six top ten performances with his best result of second place at Iowa Speedway back in May.
Jonathon Gomez is in his fourth year of competitive racing having won local track titles at Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls and competed in various Late Model events the past couple of seasons. He has started 19 NASCAR K&N Pro Series races since 2008 scoring ten top ten finishes and is in his first full-time season in the NKNPS. Gomez has averaged a 10.2 finishing position through eleven races and has completed 1,575 of 1,580 laps (99.6%) contested so far this season to lead all competitors.
Gomez also competed in the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour and claimed the 2010 championship on the strength of two wins, eight top five and nine top ten performances along with one quick time award. Gomez will be back in SRL action on November 27 at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale (CA) for the Lucas Oil California Classic that will be broadcast live to a nationwide audience.
Jonathon Gomez is supported by Heritage Cattle Company, Century Boatland, J&C Custom Harvesting, United Oil, Modern Machinery, DJ Safety, and Gomez Farms. Jonathon Gomez is the 2010 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Champion. Gomez also won the series finale for the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series in September for his first career RMCS victory. For more information on Jonathon Gomez, please log onto his website at www.jonathongomez.com.
Thompson Set for West Finale at Phoenix
"I love racing at Phoenix," Thompson said. "It is a special racetrack that everyone from the West wants to win on. The racing action in our series is always really good at Phoenix and we have a great car ready for the event."
Thompson has started 98 races in NKNPS and has scored one win, one pole award, 20 top five and 56 top ten performances. Thompson's best Phoenix finish is a pair of fourth place finishes (04, 08). "Racing as part of the Sprint Cup weekend is great for the series," Thompson stated. "We have a really good car for the race and with the race being 125-laps it will come down to pit strategy and how well you save your tires."
Thompson is making his fifth series start this season after being a regular competitor for the better part of the past decade. He concentrated his efforts this season building Thompson Motorsports' racecar rental and chassis business while also competing in the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series where he scored one win and five top five performances.
"It will be great to go racing again," Thompson said. "We had a great car at Phoenix back in the spring and got caught up in someone's mess. We want to end the season on a high note and it would be great to finally win a race at Phoenix."
While Phoenix is the largest oval the series competes on during the season, qualifying will be key in order to pad your chances at a solid finish. "You don't want to start in the back at Phoenix," Thompson said. "Things can happen quickly so it is really critical to start up front and stay up front to avoid incidents."
Thompson Motorsports is a premier motorsports organization based in Jerome, Idaho providing complete race car preparation and fabrication supporting the local grassroots racer and experienced professional driver. TMS fields cars in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR K&N Pro Series, CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series, Intermountain Pro Truck Series, and entries at local area short tracks. TMS has corporate partnerships with Rich Thompson Trucking Inc. (RTTI), Ron's Rear Ends, United Oil, VaCom Technologies, Windmill Inn and Suites, and Speedbear. For all the latest news and information about Brett Thompson and Thompson Motorsports, log onto www.brettthompsonracing.com.
RAIN OR SHINE, PGP’S B-SPEC RENTAL KARTS ARE FAST FUN
KENT, Wash. — (Nov. 12, 2010) As a kid you knew playing in the rain, splashing through puddles and kicking water on your friends, was great fun. And contrary to what your mother may have said, did you know a lot can be learned while playing in the rain?
At PGP Motorsports Park all racing is rain or shine, so don’t let wet weather keep you at home when you could be having a ton of fun and learning something at the same time while racing B-Spec rental karts.
“It was a lot of fun. I’m the type that likes a challenge and the rain definitely added a level of difficulty,” said Ryan Donoghue of Seattle. “But it also leveled the playing field, putting me on par with others in our group who had never been in a kart before. That made it more competitive and more fun for everyone.”
Ryan, 27, celebrated his birthday at PGP with a group of family and friends (see photo at left), including girlfriend Rahda Higgins of Roy, Wash., and parents Dr. Coll Donoghue DDS and Shelia Donohue of Stanwood, Wash. Ryan, Rahda, and his parents have rented B-Spec karts at PGP several times in the past and have experienced some light rain, but the birthday trip was their first time on a completely wet track.
“We had a varied group based on skill levels, some had never driven a kart before,” Ryan said. “We watched the weather, saw a 50-50 shot for rain and decided to make the best of it.”
Although Ryan said the group was initially caught off guard by the wet conditions, they quickly adapted, found their rhythm and started having fun. The pace was slowed down, which gave first-time karters a chance to learn without losing sight of their more experienced friends, who in the meantime were learning more about kart control.
“I would say it’s much more challenging but also more rewarding, racing in wet conditions,” said Ryan. “It’s not as fast but it takes more skill to be precise, to get the kart to do what you want it to do when you’re racing. Racing in the rain is the best way to build up your skills. It requires so much more of you as a driver. ”
A substantial amount of time and money was spent during the construction of PGP to mitigate all water issues. More than two miles of drain pipe sits under the specifically formulated asphalt that includes additional polymers and hardeners that increase traction in the wet, meaning customers of all skill levels can expect great racing rain or shine year round. PGP also has a warming hut and rain suits for your use, and offers classes that will help you drive faster and better in wet conditions.
Ryan, who graduated with a degree in business management from Western Washington University, heard about PGP from his father, Coll. They had done some karting at indoor tracks, but were excited by the prospect of racing outdoors on PGP’s state-of-the-art, purpose built track. The Donoghue’s liked what they found at PGP, which was named a Best Destination in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington Contest.
“Friends mention going karting at other places, but I always tell them ‘You’ve got to try this place,’” Ryan said of PGP. “It’s a whole better ballgame. Better track, faster karts, racing outside, the folks running the show, racing in the rain — it’s all great. A lot of the indoor places are so constricted but at PGP you have room to try different racing lines, to pass inside or outside. It’s just a lot more fun.”
Forget what your mother said and don’t bother to check the weather reports the next time you feel the need to speed along inches off the ground. Just head out to PGP Motorsports Park for fast fun t, rain or shine. You’re going to learn something, too.
On the Web: Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park: PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact: Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
At PGP Motorsports Park all racing is rain or shine, so don’t let wet weather keep you at home when you could be having a ton of fun and learning something at the same time while racing B-Spec rental karts.
“It was a lot of fun. I’m the type that likes a challenge and the rain definitely added a level of difficulty,” said Ryan Donoghue of Seattle. “But it also leveled the playing field, putting me on par with others in our group who had never been in a kart before. That made it more competitive and more fun for everyone.”
Ryan, 27, celebrated his birthday at PGP with a group of family and friends (see photo at left), including girlfriend Rahda Higgins of Roy, Wash., and parents Dr. Coll Donoghue DDS and Shelia Donohue of Stanwood, Wash. Ryan, Rahda, and his parents have rented B-Spec karts at PGP several times in the past and have experienced some light rain, but the birthday trip was their first time on a completely wet track.
“We had a varied group based on skill levels, some had never driven a kart before,” Ryan said. “We watched the weather, saw a 50-50 shot for rain and decided to make the best of it.”
Although Ryan said the group was initially caught off guard by the wet conditions, they quickly adapted, found their rhythm and started having fun. The pace was slowed down, which gave first-time karters a chance to learn without losing sight of their more experienced friends, who in the meantime were learning more about kart control.
“I would say it’s much more challenging but also more rewarding, racing in wet conditions,” said Ryan. “It’s not as fast but it takes more skill to be precise, to get the kart to do what you want it to do when you’re racing. Racing in the rain is the best way to build up your skills. It requires so much more of you as a driver. ”
A substantial amount of time and money was spent during the construction of PGP to mitigate all water issues. More than two miles of drain pipe sits under the specifically formulated asphalt that includes additional polymers and hardeners that increase traction in the wet, meaning customers of all skill levels can expect great racing rain or shine year round. PGP also has a warming hut and rain suits for your use, and offers classes that will help you drive faster and better in wet conditions.
Ryan, who graduated with a degree in business management from Western Washington University, heard about PGP from his father, Coll. They had done some karting at indoor tracks, but were excited by the prospect of racing outdoors on PGP’s state-of-the-art, purpose built track. The Donoghue’s liked what they found at PGP, which was named a Best Destination in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington Contest.
“Friends mention going karting at other places, but I always tell them ‘You’ve got to try this place,’” Ryan said of PGP. “It’s a whole better ballgame. Better track, faster karts, racing outside, the folks running the show, racing in the rain — it’s all great. A lot of the indoor places are so constricted but at PGP you have room to try different racing lines, to pass inside or outside. It’s just a lot more fun.”
Forget what your mother said and don’t bother to check the weather reports the next time you feel the need to speed along inches off the ground. Just head out to PGP Motorsports Park for fast fun t, rain or shine. You’re going to learn something, too.
On the Web: Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park: PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact: Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
Saturday, November 6, 2010
MALSAM FINISHES 21ST IN NASCAR TRUCK RACE AT TEXAS
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 5, 2010) — A promising beginning came undone for Pacific Northwest native Tayler Malsam a third of the way through Friday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Malsam surged ahead 10 spots from his 20th-place starting position in the first lap of the WinStar World Casino 350k before a series of incidents put him three laps down and finishing in 21st position while driving the No. 25 CoinStar/H-E-B Grocery Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports.
“It’s a shame because the truck was hauling even though it was too tight all weekend,” said Malsam after the race. “We worked on the truck when we could, but after everything that happened, it was messed up pretty bad.”
Kyle Busch, Malsam’s former owner and teammate in the truck series, got around point leader Todd Bodine shortly after the final restart with 21 laps to go en route to his 23rd career series win. Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton finished second and third respectively after briefly pressuring Busch before falling back as the laps wound down.
Fourth place went to Bodine, who increased his point lead over No. 2 Aric Almirola and can clinch a second series championship with a strong run at the second to last race of the season next weekend in Phoenix. Cup regular Elliott Sadler, who announced Friday he will race full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series next season for Kevin Harvick Inc., rounded out the top five in a KHI entry.
For Malsam, “everything that happened” started with an unexpected pit stop from seventh place for a right rear tire that started to come apart after just 33 laps of racing. The situation improved for the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., was able to get back the lap he lost from that stop when the second of four cautions came out 10 laps later.
But taking the wave around to get back on the lead lap put Malsam at the rear of the field, meaning he would have less time to react to incidents in front of him on the fast 1.5-mile Texas speedway. Shortly after the restart the truck of Miguel Paludo spun ahead of Malsam exiting turn 2, and although defending series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. saw the Paludo spin and was checking up to avoid it, Malsam didn’t see it in time. Malsam tried to go high around Hornaday, but there was no room and instead he hit the outside wall and collected the veteran driver’s truck.
After the contact, while the trucks were slowing on the backstretch, Hornaday showed his displeasure by turning Malsam’s truck around under caution.
“It was pretty fast, I didn’t have a lot of time to react,” said Malsam. “I think if he looks at the tape he’ll see it was just a racing thing, that there was nothing intentional. The damage to our truck was from the wall, not Hornaday, but I could make it work.”
Although he made numerous pit stops under yellow to repair the damage, Malsam was able to stay on the lead lap and even begin to move forward again after the restart. As the race progressed through a cycle of green-flag pit stops, he made it as high as sixth place before losing a lap and several positions while pitting.
Before the cycle of pit stops was complete, which would have put him back on the lead lap, Malsam got loose and brushed the truck of Mario Gosselin, which dislodged the No. 25’s bumper cover and caused NASCAR officials to send Malsam back into the pits under the black flag for repairs with less than 30 laps to go.
“I got loose under him, that was more my fault than anything else,” Malsam said of the incident. “The truck was terribly tight at that point, but I was making it work and I think we could’ve gotten close to a top-10 finish if it wasn’t for that.”
Although he was able to make up one position before the end of the race, being three laps down with so few laps remaining meant there wasn’t enough time to do more.
Malsam will make his next truck series start in the No. 25 for RMM at Phoenix International Raceway next weekend. He is also slated to drive in the season finale on Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
To learn more about Coinstar and the H-E-B Grocery chain, please visit www.coinstar.com and www.heb.com, respectively.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com
Malsam surged ahead 10 spots from his 20th-place starting position in the first lap of the WinStar World Casino 350k before a series of incidents put him three laps down and finishing in 21st position while driving the No. 25 CoinStar/H-E-B Grocery Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports.
“It’s a shame because the truck was hauling even though it was too tight all weekend,” said Malsam after the race. “We worked on the truck when we could, but after everything that happened, it was messed up pretty bad.”
Kyle Busch, Malsam’s former owner and teammate in the truck series, got around point leader Todd Bodine shortly after the final restart with 21 laps to go en route to his 23rd career series win. Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton finished second and third respectively after briefly pressuring Busch before falling back as the laps wound down.
Fourth place went to Bodine, who increased his point lead over No. 2 Aric Almirola and can clinch a second series championship with a strong run at the second to last race of the season next weekend in Phoenix. Cup regular Elliott Sadler, who announced Friday he will race full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series next season for Kevin Harvick Inc., rounded out the top five in a KHI entry.
For Malsam, “everything that happened” started with an unexpected pit stop from seventh place for a right rear tire that started to come apart after just 33 laps of racing. The situation improved for the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., was able to get back the lap he lost from that stop when the second of four cautions came out 10 laps later.
But taking the wave around to get back on the lead lap put Malsam at the rear of the field, meaning he would have less time to react to incidents in front of him on the fast 1.5-mile Texas speedway. Shortly after the restart the truck of Miguel Paludo spun ahead of Malsam exiting turn 2, and although defending series champion Ron Hornaday Jr. saw the Paludo spin and was checking up to avoid it, Malsam didn’t see it in time. Malsam tried to go high around Hornaday, but there was no room and instead he hit the outside wall and collected the veteran driver’s truck.
After the contact, while the trucks were slowing on the backstretch, Hornaday showed his displeasure by turning Malsam’s truck around under caution.
“It was pretty fast, I didn’t have a lot of time to react,” said Malsam. “I think if he looks at the tape he’ll see it was just a racing thing, that there was nothing intentional. The damage to our truck was from the wall, not Hornaday, but I could make it work.”
Although he made numerous pit stops under yellow to repair the damage, Malsam was able to stay on the lead lap and even begin to move forward again after the restart. As the race progressed through a cycle of green-flag pit stops, he made it as high as sixth place before losing a lap and several positions while pitting.
Before the cycle of pit stops was complete, which would have put him back on the lead lap, Malsam got loose and brushed the truck of Mario Gosselin, which dislodged the No. 25’s bumper cover and caused NASCAR officials to send Malsam back into the pits under the black flag for repairs with less than 30 laps to go.
“I got loose under him, that was more my fault than anything else,” Malsam said of the incident. “The truck was terribly tight at that point, but I was making it work and I think we could’ve gotten close to a top-10 finish if it wasn’t for that.”
Although he was able to make up one position before the end of the race, being three laps down with so few laps remaining meant there wasn’t enough time to do more.
Malsam will make his next truck series start in the No. 25 for RMM at Phoenix International Raceway next weekend. He is also slated to drive in the season finale on Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
To learn more about Coinstar and the H-E-B Grocery chain, please visit www.coinstar.com and www.heb.com, respectively.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com
Friday, November 5, 2010
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO (November 5, 2010) Jonathon Gomez of Twin Falls, Idaho may technically be a rookie in the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour but he performed like a veteran all season and claimed his first touring series championsip with a third place finish in the series finale this past weekend. Gomez had to finish 14th or better in the Real Fast TV 200 presented by K&N Filters at the Bullring in Las Vegas, NV to secure the title, but laying back has not been his style all season.
Gomez qualified for the 200-lap event with the second quick time demonstrating his desire to not only win but leave nothing on the table. Gomez would start in the 6th position after the invert and the plan for the race was get to the front and try to lead as many laps as possible. But that too was the plan for championship rivals Jim Pettit II and Derek Thorn.
Gomez ran the entire race in the five and kept the leaders in sight and was able to make several late race passes for position and take the third spot with a handful of laps left in the race. While Pettit won the race, Gomez continued his streak of eight top five finishes with a third place performance and a trip into the SRL record books.
"I planned to treat this race like any other," Gomez offered. "But once the green flag dropped I got real nervous and just wanted to avoid any wrecks. We had a great run and it was a lot of fun racing all night. I will admit late in the race I was a bit on edge. I have to credit my spotter Dave Reed for keeping me calm and focused; especially during the late stages of the race as every noise got me nervous."
Gomez also credits his crew for the championship. "We never had a single mechanical failure or issue all season and that was the difference," Gomez continued. "We were competitive all season at every track and to come out on top over guys like Jim Pettit and M.K. Kanke demonstrate the caliber of this Bob Strandwold team."
While Gomez will have a little time to savor this accomplishment, he climbs back behind the wheel of his NASCAR K&N Pro Series car next weekend in Phoenix. "It is just an amazing feeling to win a championship at this level of racing," Gomez said.
“I’m just so thankful for the opportunity that my team and to Bob Strandwold who put us in a position to win a championship in a major series like the SRL. Ron (Copeland) and Craig (Raudman) did an excellent job preparing the car all year, with no mechanical failures all season which is what it took to win this championship against all these great teams in the SRL.”
In eleven career SRL starts, Gomez has scored two wins, nine top five and ten top ten performances along with one quick time award. Gomez will be back in SRL action on November 27 at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale (CA) for the Lucas Oil California Classic that will be broadcast live to a nationwide audience.
Gomez also sits in the sixth position in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West standings, 14-points out of fifth place and 44-points behind fourth place. After eleven races this season he has scored three top five and six top ten performances with his best result of second place at Iowa Speedway back in May. The final event for the NKNPS is Saturday, November 13 at the one-mile oval of Phoenix International Raceway as part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend.
Jonathon Gomez is in his fourth year of competitive racing having won local track titles at Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls and competed in various Late Model events the past couple of seasons. He has started 19 NASCAR K&N Pro Series races since 2008 scoring ten top ten finishes and is in his first full-time season in the NKNPS. Gomez has averaged a 10.6 finishing position through ten races and has completed 1,425 of 1,430 laps (99.6%) contested so far this season to lead all competitors.
Jonathon Gomez is supported by Heritage Cattle Company, Century Boatland, J&C Custom Harvesting, United Oil, Modern Machinery, DJ Safety, and Gomez Farms. Gomez is currently sixth in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series standings heading into the final event at Phoenix in mid November. Gomez also won the series finale for the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series in September for his first career RMCS victory. For more information on Jonathon Gomez, please log onto his website at www.jonathongomez.com. You can also follow all of the best in West coast racing action by visiting www.racingwest.com.
Marketing partnerships and sponsorship opportunities for the 2011 racing season are still available with Heritage Motor Sports and rising star Jonathon Gomez. For a custom proposal and additional information please contact John Gomez at 208/731-1288.
Thank you for your interest and continued support of Jonathon Gomez, driver of the Heritage Motor Sports/Century Boatland Chevrolet in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series-West, SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour, and the CarbonX Rocky Mountain Challenge Series.
~John Gomez
Race Day In Texas; Malsam Qualifies 20th
Friday, November 5, 2010
After having more than a month off in the NASCAR circuit, it's finally time for Tayler Malsam to go back racing. Driving the No. 25 Coinstar/HEB Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports, Malsam will start 20th in the WinStar World Casino 350k. It will be Malsam's second race with RMM this season, he finished 13th in September at Las Vegas.
Tonight's race coverage begins at 8:30 PM eastern time, and the green flag will drop just after 9:00 PM. Coverage will be broadcasted live on the SPEED channel.
Make sure to check here for updates throughout the race!
Posted by Andrew Hanan at 9:15 AM
After having more than a month off in the NASCAR circuit, it's finally time for Tayler Malsam to go back racing. Driving the No. 25 Coinstar/HEB Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports, Malsam will start 20th in the WinStar World Casino 350k. It will be Malsam's second race with RMM this season, he finished 13th in September at Las Vegas.
Tonight's race coverage begins at 8:30 PM eastern time, and the green flag will drop just after 9:00 PM. Coverage will be broadcasted live on the SPEED channel.
Make sure to check here for updates throughout the race!
Posted by Andrew Hanan at 9:15 AM
BLUE SKIES, FAST RACING HIGHLIGHT OCT. 17 KART ACTION AT PGP
KENT, Wash. — (Nov. 5, 2010) Beautiful weather and intense on-track battles highlighted the action at PGP Motorsports Park on Sunday, Oct. 17, as the premier multi-purpose racing venue in the Pacific Northwest helped regional drivers prepare for the 14th annual Superkarts!USA SuperNationals in Las Vegas.
More than 40 racers, many of them making their first visit to PGP, took to the purpose-built track, including the debut of four-stroke karts driven by Kevin and Nik Larson.
To help racers prepare for Las Vegas, the event was run in a clockwise direction — just like SuperNationals — and barriers were adjusted to give a more “street course” feel to PGP’s state-of-the-art track to help drivers work on their sightlines.
Craig Sender edged Bruce McKean for the win in the Stock Moto Heavy class, which was combined with the Stock Moto Lights. Sender and McKean were the class of the field, while Brian Nixon, who was third in Heavy, had to fight off Light drivers Chuck Eaton and Jerrett Intrepid. Eaton finished first in the Light class with Intrepid runner-up after closing the gap in the final laps, and Ben Duclos third.
The battle for supremacy in the Rotax Junior category included Parker McKean, Joseph Schwager, Molly Helmuth (left to right, respectively in above photo taken by Mike Helmuth) and Tessa Daniells. The point position switched several times during the day, but McKean emerged victorious over Schwager in the final with Helmuth third.
Johnny Blair survived a four-driver battle to finish first overall the Rotax/TaG Senior group. Blair passed Kyle Byers late in the final event to earn the overall win and be the leading TaG pilot. Byers was the top Rotax driver in the group while Brittney Cusack (Rotax) and Paige Wallin (TaG) were also in the mix in the finale.
Seven female racers took part in the action on Oct. 17, with Jessica Dana (Rotax Senior), Erica Bawcutt (TaG Junior) and Madison Musch (Stock Moto Light) joining Helmuth, Daniells, Cusack and Wallin.
Although this event was originally billed as the opening round of the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter series, because the competition was different from what customers have previously come to expect PGP owners Paul and Juli Zalud have decided to call that event a warm-up. Round 1 of the Kart Fall & Winter Series will be Sunday, Nov. 7 instead.
This event was streamed live on the web by eventbuilder.com and can be viewed “on demand” by following the link on PGP’s website.
On the Web
Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park
PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact
Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
More than 40 racers, many of them making their first visit to PGP, took to the purpose-built track, including the debut of four-stroke karts driven by Kevin and Nik Larson.
To help racers prepare for Las Vegas, the event was run in a clockwise direction — just like SuperNationals — and barriers were adjusted to give a more “street course” feel to PGP’s state-of-the-art track to help drivers work on their sightlines.
Craig Sender edged Bruce McKean for the win in the Stock Moto Heavy class, which was combined with the Stock Moto Lights. Sender and McKean were the class of the field, while Brian Nixon, who was third in Heavy, had to fight off Light drivers Chuck Eaton and Jerrett Intrepid. Eaton finished first in the Light class with Intrepid runner-up after closing the gap in the final laps, and Ben Duclos third.
The battle for supremacy in the Rotax Junior category included Parker McKean, Joseph Schwager, Molly Helmuth (left to right, respectively in above photo taken by Mike Helmuth) and Tessa Daniells. The point position switched several times during the day, but McKean emerged victorious over Schwager in the final with Helmuth third.
Johnny Blair survived a four-driver battle to finish first overall the Rotax/TaG Senior group. Blair passed Kyle Byers late in the final event to earn the overall win and be the leading TaG pilot. Byers was the top Rotax driver in the group while Brittney Cusack (Rotax) and Paige Wallin (TaG) were also in the mix in the finale.
Seven female racers took part in the action on Oct. 17, with Jessica Dana (Rotax Senior), Erica Bawcutt (TaG Junior) and Madison Musch (Stock Moto Light) joining Helmuth, Daniells, Cusack and Wallin.
Although this event was originally billed as the opening round of the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter series, because the competition was different from what customers have previously come to expect PGP owners Paul and Juli Zalud have decided to call that event a warm-up. Round 1 of the Kart Fall & Winter Series will be Sunday, Nov. 7 instead.
This event was streamed live on the web by eventbuilder.com and can be viewed “on demand” by following the link on PGP’s website.
On the Web
Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park
PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact
Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
HOW TO KEEP YOUR SKILLS UP DURING THE WINTER
Now that our race season & track days are coming to a close, what to do? Spend all winter inside honing your skills.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
MALSAM FINALLY GETTING TO RACE AT TEXAS IN NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 3, 2010) — Pacific Northwest native Tayler Malsam will get to race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Texas Motor Speedway after all.
Malsam will drive the No. 25 Coinstar/H-E-B Grocery Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports in Friday’s WinStar World Casino 350K. The race will be televised on SPEED beginning with the NCWTS Setup Show at 5 p.m. (PT).
“Any mile-and-a-half track, those are my favorites,” said Malsam. “I didn’t get to race at Texas earlier in the season, so I’m looking forward to bringing a fast truck there to see what we can do. It didn’t take long at Las Vegas for (crew chief) Doug Wolcott and I to get back on the same page, and we did pretty well at Texas last year.”
This past June the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., was preparing to take part in the first of two visits of the series to the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway tri-oval when the decision was made to move him up to the NASCAR Nationwide Series. After making 11 Nationwide starts, Malsam returned to the Camping World Truck Series on Sept. 25 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 13th for RMM in the No. 25.
Malsam raced in the NASCAR truck series for RMM last season, and in his second stint with the team he has been reunited with crew chief Wolcott, who guided him to 10 top-10 finishes in 2009. After Texas, Malsam is slated to drive the No. 25 for RMM in the final two races of the season, on Nov. 12 at Phoenix and Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami.
To support new sponsors Coinstar and H-E-B Grocery, earlier this week Malsam travelled to Texas to meet fans and sign autographs at various sites.
“I'm very thankful for Coinstar and H-E-B for coming on board as sponsors,” said Malsam. “Texas is one of my favorite tracks, so hopefully we can put everything together and put on a good show for them."
Malsam recorded his second career NASCAR top-10 at Texas last year, finishing ninth in the Spring race won by current series point leader Todd Bodine. Like Malsam, Bodine enjoys racing at fast, high-banked tracks with multiple grooves and the New York native has won 11 of 53 starts on 1.5-mile ovals.
One of those wins was in this season’s June race at Texas, the one Malsam missed. In that race Bodine added to his resume as the winningest truck series driver at TMS by driving away from four-time and reigning series champion Ron Hornaday and Timothy Peters on a green-white-checkered restart. Johnny Sauter, who edged Malsam as the 2008 truck series rookie of the year, finished second with rookie Austin Dillon, winner of the Las Vegas race, in third.
Malsam made seven trucks series starts with Kyle Busch Motorsports this season before moving up in to drive in the Nationwide Series for Braun Racing.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
To learn more about Coinstar and the H-E-B Grocery chain, please visit www.coinstar.com and www.heb.com, respectively.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com
Malsam will drive the No. 25 Coinstar/H-E-B Grocery Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports in Friday’s WinStar World Casino 350K. The race will be televised on SPEED beginning with the NCWTS Setup Show at 5 p.m. (PT).
“Any mile-and-a-half track, those are my favorites,” said Malsam. “I didn’t get to race at Texas earlier in the season, so I’m looking forward to bringing a fast truck there to see what we can do. It didn’t take long at Las Vegas for (crew chief) Doug Wolcott and I to get back on the same page, and we did pretty well at Texas last year.”
This past June the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., was preparing to take part in the first of two visits of the series to the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway tri-oval when the decision was made to move him up to the NASCAR Nationwide Series. After making 11 Nationwide starts, Malsam returned to the Camping World Truck Series on Sept. 25 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 13th for RMM in the No. 25.
Malsam raced in the NASCAR truck series for RMM last season, and in his second stint with the team he has been reunited with crew chief Wolcott, who guided him to 10 top-10 finishes in 2009. After Texas, Malsam is slated to drive the No. 25 for RMM in the final two races of the season, on Nov. 12 at Phoenix and Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami.
To support new sponsors Coinstar and H-E-B Grocery, earlier this week Malsam travelled to Texas to meet fans and sign autographs at various sites.
“I'm very thankful for Coinstar and H-E-B for coming on board as sponsors,” said Malsam. “Texas is one of my favorite tracks, so hopefully we can put everything together and put on a good show for them."
Malsam recorded his second career NASCAR top-10 at Texas last year, finishing ninth in the Spring race won by current series point leader Todd Bodine. Like Malsam, Bodine enjoys racing at fast, high-banked tracks with multiple grooves and the New York native has won 11 of 53 starts on 1.5-mile ovals.
One of those wins was in this season’s June race at Texas, the one Malsam missed. In that race Bodine added to his resume as the winningest truck series driver at TMS by driving away from four-time and reigning series champion Ron Hornaday and Timothy Peters on a green-white-checkered restart. Johnny Sauter, who edged Malsam as the 2008 truck series rookie of the year, finished second with rookie Austin Dillon, winner of the Las Vegas race, in third.
Malsam made seven trucks series starts with Kyle Busch Motorsports this season before moving up in to drive in the Nationwide Series for Braun Racing.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
To learn more about Coinstar and the H-E-B Grocery chain, please visit www.coinstar.com and www.heb.com, respectively.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com
STARS OF PGP KART FALL & WINTER SERIES BEGINS THIS SUNDAY
KENT, Wash. — (Nov. 3, 2010) The preliminaries are over, which means it’s once again time for some serious kart racing at PGP Motorsports Park as this Sunday, Nov. 7, is Round 1 of the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter Series.
Because the kart competition on Oct. 17 was different from what our customers have previously come to expect — racers were given the chance to practice for the 14th annual Superkarts!USA SuperNationals — The Stars of PGP organizers have left that event to be scored as a standalone race.
Beginning with this Sunday’s event, the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter Series will be a five-round competition, with additional rounds on Dec. 5, 2010; Jan. 2, 2011; Feb. 6, 2011; and the finale on March 6, 2011.
Both regulars and newcomers — non-member fees for out-of-state and first-time drivers will be waived on Sunday — will find PGP’s tried and true format in full operation.
The streamlined class structure ensures drivers get lots of time on PGP’s state-of-the-art asphalt track — with practice, qualifying, a heat race and final — and the ever-growing community of competitors means racers will enjoy great competition as well as fun and camaraderie off the track.
Feel the need for speed but don’t have the money for your own kart? Stars of PGP Kart Series events also include B-Spec (formerly Rental Kart) Class for arrive-and-drive races. With 36 karts available and PGP’s staff to help with setup, the B Spec class is the most inexpensive way to experience high-performance racing at a purpose-built motorsports venue.
Drivers looking to get some practice in before Round 1 should visit PGP from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday.
PGP is also open to adding 4-stroke or any other well-participated classes to Stars of PGP Kart Series events. Groups interested in experiencing the thrill of racing at PGP please contact Paul Zalud at (206) 390-9858, or paul@pacificgp.com
There will be a live broadcast with commentary of Sunday’s event provided by eventbuilder.com and accessible through a link on the PGP website at www.PacificGP.com. Online coverage of this event may also see the debut of the chat option, allowing viewers to connect live with the broadcast and ask questions to the broadcast staff. The event will also be available for “on demand” viewing after Sunday by following the same link.
PGP also features power in the pits, free parking in a secure lot for overnight trailers, practice time available every day when other events are not booked and running well water. Near term upgrades include the installation of a permanent restroom and shower facility.
All racing at PGP is rain or shine. A substantial amount of time and money was spent during the construction of PGP to mitigate all water issues. More than two miles of drain pipe sits under the specifically formulated asphalt that includes additional polymers and hardeners that increase the traction in the wet. This means you can expect great racing rain or shine year round.
On the Web
Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park
PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact
Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
Because the kart competition on Oct. 17 was different from what our customers have previously come to expect — racers were given the chance to practice for the 14th annual Superkarts!USA SuperNationals — The Stars of PGP organizers have left that event to be scored as a standalone race.
Beginning with this Sunday’s event, the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter Series will be a five-round competition, with additional rounds on Dec. 5, 2010; Jan. 2, 2011; Feb. 6, 2011; and the finale on March 6, 2011.
Both regulars and newcomers — non-member fees for out-of-state and first-time drivers will be waived on Sunday — will find PGP’s tried and true format in full operation.
The streamlined class structure ensures drivers get lots of time on PGP’s state-of-the-art asphalt track — with practice, qualifying, a heat race and final — and the ever-growing community of competitors means racers will enjoy great competition as well as fun and camaraderie off the track.
Feel the need for speed but don’t have the money for your own kart? Stars of PGP Kart Series events also include B-Spec (formerly Rental Kart) Class for arrive-and-drive races. With 36 karts available and PGP’s staff to help with setup, the B Spec class is the most inexpensive way to experience high-performance racing at a purpose-built motorsports venue.
Drivers looking to get some practice in before Round 1 should visit PGP from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday.
PGP is also open to adding 4-stroke or any other well-participated classes to Stars of PGP Kart Series events. Groups interested in experiencing the thrill of racing at PGP please contact Paul Zalud at (206) 390-9858, or paul@pacificgp.com
There will be a live broadcast with commentary of Sunday’s event provided by eventbuilder.com and accessible through a link on the PGP website at www.PacificGP.com. Online coverage of this event may also see the debut of the chat option, allowing viewers to connect live with the broadcast and ask questions to the broadcast staff. The event will also be available for “on demand” viewing after Sunday by following the same link.
PGP also features power in the pits, free parking in a secure lot for overnight trailers, practice time available every day when other events are not booked and running well water. Near term upgrades include the installation of a permanent restroom and shower facility.
All racing at PGP is rain or shine. A substantial amount of time and money was spent during the construction of PGP to mitigate all water issues. More than two miles of drain pipe sits under the specifically formulated asphalt that includes additional polymers and hardeners that increase the traction in the wet. This means you can expect great racing rain or shine year round.
On the Web
Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park
PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact
Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
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