2012: April
Apr 30, 2012 / reports
NEW 2012 HONDA CIVIC SI GETS FIRST GRAND-AM TOP-FIVE AT HOMESTEAD
Homestead / Miami, FL -- Ray Mason and Ryan Eversley followed up their strong seventh-place finish at Barber Motorsports Park with a solid fifth-place finish in their #75 Columbus Truck / Honda Performance Develpment car at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend, giving the new 2012 Honda Civic Si its first top-five result in professional competition. The result moves them to third place in the hotly-contested Street Tuner points race. It marked the second race in a row that saw Eversley drop out of a podium position thanks to a late-race yellow flag. "We're still at a deficit under braking compared to the other ST cars," noted Ryan. "When we get a yellow flag with five minutes to go, we lose the gap we've built and struggle to be the last of the late brakers into turn one."
Continue ReadingApr 25, 2012 / news
COMPASS360 RACING FIELDS EIGHT CARS ON OPPOSITE COASTS FOR HONDA
Multiple-championship-winning team hopes for podiums in Florida and Utah.
(Homestead, Florida and Salt Lake City, Utah) -- The rigs have arrived and parked; the cars are ready to be unloaded and are ready for battle. And there's the hope of podiums in two very different locations for Toronto, Canada-based Compass360 Racing.
For the first time ever, C360R will field eight Honda Civic Si's on a single weekend. Four cars will compete in the ultra-competitive Grand-Am Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge event at Miami-Homestead Speedway. Four additional cars will vie for the top prize in the Pirelli World Challenge triple-header at Miller Motorsports Park just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Continue ReadingApr 11, 2012 / reports
TWO C360R HONDAS IN TOP TEN IN ALABAMA
2012 Civic Si's Notch Best Results so far at Challenging Alabama Circuit
Birmingham, AL -- Compass360 Racing's four Honda squad delivered the new 2012 Civic Si's best results thus far during the second round of Grand-Am's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge at the picturesque Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The race, which was marred by lengthy cautions during its initial hour, did showcase some intense racing throughout the latter half of the race as the 70-car field fought in the close quarters of this challenging, twisty track.
Continue ReadingApr 7, 2012 / video
TRUECAR RELEASES THE RACING VERSION OF WOMEN EMPOWERED
Enjoy what promises to be the first in a series of videos throughout the year from TrueCar promoting their "Women Empowered" racing program, which features C360R driver Shea Holbrook, alongside a number of other top female drivers competing in a variety of racing series. IndyCar pilot Katherine Legge is featured... we make no secret that we're doing our best to have Shea finish out the year as top competitor... #yougogirl
Apr 3, 2012 / video
NOVICH HIGHLIGHTS FANCY FOOTWORK IN BARBER video
Andrew Novich, driver of our Grand-Am #74 Honda Civic Si recently posted this video of his fine footwork during one lap of Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, prior to the race, in which he and co-driver Adam Burrows notched a 10th place result. Andrew promises he'll be doing one of these every race weekend this year, so stay tuned!