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.
DURABOND / C360R WIN CCTCC SEASON OPENER AT MOSPORT
(Bowmanville, ON)—Durabond/Compass360 Racing started the Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship season off in fine form, winning both races in the first event of the season at Mosport International Raceway.
C360R MITSUBISHI EVO IMPRESSES AT MOSPORT
Compass360’s Mitsubishi Evolution X made its Mosport debut at a 6th Gear lapping day on Wednesday, and impressed with its speed and reliability.
LUTZ AND EVERSLEY WIN VIR
Virginia International Raceway is one of those “driver’s tracks” as they say… A statement I will have to agree with.
LUTZ AND EVERSLEY REACH THE PODIUM, THILENIUS AND ASCHENBACH FOURTH
(Leeds, AL)—Compass360 Racing teammates Zach Lutz and Ryan Eversley bounced back from disappointment at Miami in March with a strong result at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Park on the outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama.
ZACH LUTZ MIAMI RACE REPORT
Take a read of Zach’s blog, detailing his weekend at Homestead-Miami in our #75 Honda, as well as his Mustang Challenge race on Saturday.
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.
C360R ROAR BEFORE THE 24 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.
C360R SIGNS ASCHENBACH AND THILENIUS FOR 2010
Compass360 Racing today released details on their second season-long driver pairing in Grand-Am’s Continental Sports Car Challenge. Long-time Grand-Am competitor David Thilenius will share the team’s #74 Honda Civic Si with Lawson Aschenbach.
COMPASS RACING SIGNS EVERSLEY AND LUTZ
(Toronto, Canada)—Grand-Am’s 2009 Street-Tuner Championship-winning team Compass Racing (C360R) today announced the first of their season-long driver pairings by signing Ryan Eversley and Zach Lutz to drive one of the team’s Honda Civic Si’s.
“C360R is extremely pleased to welcome two great drivers to our team in 2010,” enthused Team Principal Karl Thomson. “I’ve wanted to have Ryan on our team for some time, and know he’ll be a great co-driver for Zach, who really stood out as one of the great talents in Mustang Challenge last year. We’re going to once again bring our A-game to defend our championships, and these guys are a key part of that effort.”
STRONG SEASON RESULTS IN 10th PLACE FOR MILLER
It’s almost scary how Christian Miller started the 2008 Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Street Tuner (ST) season. The Californian, driving for Karl Thomson’s Compass360 Racing team finished the first four races on the schedule in the same position - sixth.
COMPASS RACING WINS GRAND-AM ST CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Last weekend at Virginia International Raceway, Compass Racing won all three Grand-Am Street Tuner Championships: Team, Driver (Christian Miller) and Manufacturer (Honda).
MILLER LOOKS TO WRAP UP SEASON WITH ST TITLE
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 26, 2009) - Christian Miller wasn’t sure how much he was going to run this season in the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge.
C360R RETAINS KONI CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH 7TH PLACE AT BARBER
After putting in strong team performances in the first half of the 2009 Grand-Am KONI season, including an historic podium sweep in New Jersey, Compass360 Racing showed up last week at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama ready for another top Street Tuner-class finish.
COMPASS360 EXTENDS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AT TROIS-RIVIERES
Compass360 Racing (C360R) extended its lead in the Grand-Am KONI Street Tuner championship with solid top-ten results at this weekend’s frantic race at the legendary street course in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. The event is a highlight on the KONI Challenge schedule and is a favourite of most teams, with the local fans being some of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable anywhere.
CIEKIEWICZ STRONG AT TORONTO INDY
TORONTO, CANADA—Compass360 Racing’s Dave Ciekiewicz took to the streets of Toronto last weekend for the Honda Toronto Indy at the helm of the team’s #36 Acura TSX.
THOMSON TAKES ON MUSTANG CHALLENGE
So when I strapped into the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge’s white #00 “Media Car” at Mosport, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Here was a car that tips the scales at nearly 1,000 lbs heavier than one of our Hondas. It sits on different tires (BFGoodrich R1’s rather than KONI-spec Hoosiers), and is driven by the rear wheels.
MILLER AND C360R EXTEND CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AT MID-OHIO
Mansfield, OH—Christian Miller and co-driver Randy Pobst fought a long, hard battle at the historic Mid-Ohio track this weekend against cars that had a clear performance advantage, taking a solid second-place finish that extended Miller’s lead in the KONI Driver’s Championship.
THOMSON TO MAKE MUSTANG DEBUT AT MOSPORT
Toronto, ON—The Ford Racing Mustang Challenge Media car, which has seen a wide range of drivers jump in to experience the competitive nature of the Mustang Challenge through the 2009 season, will add a new name to its roof this weekend as Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge entrant and racer Karl Thomson will race this weekend as the series heads north to Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario.

