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2010: January

Jan 30, 2010 / reports

COMPASS360 RACING WINS DAYTONA SEASON OPENER

Compass360 Racing started the 2010 season of GRAND-AM’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge with much the same form they wrapped up the Driver, Team and Manufacturer’s Championships last year.

“We signed a group of drivers that we believe form the very best line-up in the paddock,” explained Team Principal Karl Thomson. “We want to aggressively defend our titles, and these guys have proved they are more than up to the task.”

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Jan 29, 2010 / reports

Zach Lutz: Daytona Race Report

Take a read of how the Daytona race unfolded from Zach’s perspective (he co-drives the #75 Civic with Ryan Eversley.

“I have to confess, writing about the Fresh From Florida 200 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race just won’t do it justice! It was what I would consider the highlight of my racing career without a doubt in my mind. Driving in a televised professional race at Daytona International Speedway is something that I never thought I would have the opportunity to do so trying to put into words the way that the weekend went may me a little difficult.

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Jan 29, 2010 / video

Liefooghe on the Banking at Datyona

Check out some of this great in-car footage from Daytona from the first stint in our #76 Honda Civic Si, with Greg Liefooghe driving. Shot using two Contour cameras.

Jan 28, 2010 / video

Eversley Daytona Video Blog Part One

Ryan Eversley, co-driver with Zach Lutz of our #75 car, starts the year off with his first in what we’re told will be a series of vlogs throughout the season…

Jan 12, 2010 / reports

C360R Roar Before the 24 Daytona Test Report

Compass360 Racing had, one must say, a remarkably successful showing at this past weekend’s Daytona Test Days. We took three of the four Honda Civic Si’s we’ll be fielding for the 2010 season in Grand Am’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge to the event, and managed to post top times in nearly every session.

We’ve signed an entirely new roster of drivers for this year, and the Test Days were a great opportunity for our pilots and crew to work together and get to know each other. This is important because the next time we’ll be together will be under the pressure of a very fast race weekend as the lead-up race to the Rolex series’ 24-hours of Daytona at the end of January.

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Jan 12, 2010 / video

Karl Thomson’s Radio Interview on Voice America

C360R Team Principal Karl Thomson was one of the featured guests on “The Right Turn with J.J. O’Malley” on VoiceAmerica. We talked about what our team’s plans are for 2010 in the Continental Tire Sports Car Championship as we defend our triple-crown Street Tuner championships with our Honda Civic Si’s, as well as our progress on the Grand Sport-class Mitsubishi Evolution X we’re building.

Take a listen by clicking here.

Jan 5, 2010 / news

JC CONCRETE PARTNERS WITH COMPASS360 RACING

(Lawrenceville, GA)—Compass360 Racing (C360R) today released details of the team’s marketing partnership with J.C. Concrete for the 2010 season. The program includes multi-tiered promotion within the paddock and to fans.

“I’m so pleased to welcome J.C. Concrete to the Compass360 family,” noted Team Principal Karl Thomson. “We believe—and I know they agree—that the Grand-Am paddock is a great place to develop new contacts, friendships and cultivate new business.”

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Jan 3, 2010 / news

C360R CONFIRMS LIEFOOGHE AND COMBS FOR 2010

Compass360 Racing (C360R) today released details on their third season-long driver pairing in GRAND-AM’s Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. Both are newcomers to the Continental paddock but are seasoned racers who expect to make their mark in professional road racing.

C360R won all three GRAND-AM Street Tuner championships (Team, Driver and Manufacturer) in 2009, and the signing of a third full-season duo represent the commitment the team has in its championship defense.

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