COMPASS RACING
Where it all began. Every company has a history and ours is rooted in professional motorsport. Here you’ll find a collection of press releases, race reports and news stories from Compass Racing’s nearly two decades as a professional sportscar race team, competing in IMSA (née Grand-Am) and SRO (formerly Pirelli World Challenge). Visit the Racing History page for a comprehensive list of our team’s podiums and awards, including 9 driver and team championships and 75 race wins.
TWO TOP-TEN FINISHES FOR C360R AT LIME ROCK
LAKEVILLE, CT—After a four-month hiatus, Grand-Am’s KONI Challenge series returned to action with a busy Memorial Day weekend at the tight confines of legendary Lime Rock Park. Compass360 Racing brought its four-car team with high hopes of continuing its front-running effort led by Travis Walker and Karl Thomson, who sat atop the Driver’s Championship after the season-opening race in Daytona.
KEVIN YORK AND COMPASS RACING UNLEASH UNIQUE MARKETING PARTNER
So far in the 2008 Grand-Am Koni Series, Compass360’s Acura TSX #75 has been racing around the track with a mysterious marketing partner—a logo that simply reads ‘GoEnzo.com.’ We’re pleased to finally be able to reveal that the sponsor behind the logo is novelist (and racing fan) Garth Stein. GoEnzo.com is the website for his new novel, THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN.
WILDEN AND WILLARD JOIN COMPASS360 RACING
TORONTO, CANADA—After a very successful test at Lime Rock Park earlier this week, Compass360 Racing today announced that Kenny Wilden and Jeremy Willard have been signed to drive the team’s #73 Acura TSX for the 2008 season. The car will feature sponsorship from Pure, a new player in the shampoo, hair care and body wash market.
WALKER AND THOMSON LEAD COMPASS360 TO RECORD FINISH
DAYTONA BEACH, FL — The Compass360 Racing team made Acura proud at Grand-Am’s Fresh From Florida 200, the opening round of the 2008 KONI Challenge schedule at Daytona’s famed high-banked track. When the checked flag fell, all three of the team’s Acura TSXs were in the top ten, with Compass360 leading the Team Championship, and two of its pilots tied for first in the Driver’s Championship.
YORK AND MILLER A STRONG SIXTH AT DAYTONA
DAYTONA BEACH, FL — Starting from deep in the 97-car field of the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series’ season-opening race, Kevin York of Compass360Racing (C360R) knew he’d have lots of work to do in order to move to the front.
C360R DRIVERS SAY DAYTONA TEST PRODUCTIVE
DAYTONA, FL—After a short off-season the Compass360 Racing team returned to Daytona with plans for another great KONI Challenge season and the hopes of more race wins in their three Acura TSXs.