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 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.
LAMB KICKS OFF SEASON WITH TWO PODIUMS AT ST. PETE
Atlanta, GA - The World Challenge Touring Car Championship got off to a wild start during Rounds 1 & 2 at the Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg in Florida on March 24-25, 2012. Compass360 Racing driver Todd Lamb scored second place finishes in both races, putting the team's Honda Civic second in the driver, team, and manufacturer point standings.
C360R HAS STRONG START TO WORLD CHALLENGE SEASON IN FLORIDA
Four-car program nets two podiums and six top-tens in season-opening double-header
(St. Petersburg, FL) -- Compass360 Racing made a strong start to its Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car Championship title defence at the series' season-opening weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida this past weekend.
SHEA HOLBROOK GRABS SOLID POINTS AT ST. PETERSBURG
St. Petersburg, FL -- Beautiful weather and huge crowds were abundant for the season opener of the SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge drivers as they commenced their 2012 season as part of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
HONDA PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT TOURING CAR PROGRAM
SANTA CLARITA, CA -- Honda Performance Development’s production-based racing program continues to grow with the 2012 racing season already underway, with customer Honda teams racing in Touring Car series in both the United States and Canada.
TODD LAMB JOINS COMPASS360 RACING’S WORLD CHALLENGE SQUAD
Former MX-5 Cup and Spec Miata Champion Tapped for Team's Championship Defence
(Atlanta, GA) -- Todd Lamb, Playboy MX-5 Cup Champion in 2009, has been signed by Compass360 Racing (C360R) to aid in the team's Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car championship defence.
BURROWS AND HOPWOOD MAKE QUICK ADJUSTMENT BACK AT C360R
Daytona Beach, FL -- The BMW Performance 200 kicked off the start of the 2012 GRAND AM season, and it also marked the start of a new program for Adam Burrows and Trevor Hopwood. The duo, who have been racing together in Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge as full time co-drivers since 2007, were embarking on their first trip to Daytona as competitors, rather than co-drivers.
RYAN WINCHESTER SIGNS FOR PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE SEASON
Winsports Marketing driver to race Honda Civic Si with support from Ligon Industries
(Mason City, IA) -- Ryan Winchester, 26, of Mason City, IA has signed to drive for 2011 championship winning Compass360 Racing (C360R) for the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge season. Winchester will pilot one of the team's Honda Civic SI cars in the Touring Car class for the 2012 season. Together with partner Ligon Industries, Ryan has his sights set squarely on the 2012 Driver and Manufacturer Championship. The 2012 season will be his first in the Pirelli World Challenge series.
SHEA HOLBROOK AND COMPASS360 RACING READY FOR WORLD CHALLENGE
TrueCar driver will race a 2012 Honda Civic Si in Touring Car championship
(St. Petersburg, FL) -- Compass360 Racing (C360R) released details of the first of their four-car Pirelli World Challenge program today with the announcement that Florida's Shea Holbrook will join the team in defending its 2011 Touring Car championship. Holbrook will return to the series, which she's competed in for the past two seasons, with her familiar #67 number plate on a brand new 2012 C360R Honda Civic Si.
NOSE TO TAIL AT THE FINISH FOR DAYTONA
Compass360 Racing's new 2012 Honda Civic Si's fared reasonably well at the season-opening Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race at Daytona International Speedway, with the top-finishing Honda the #75 of Ray Mason and Ryan Eversley leading the team's charge and crossing the line in 12th spot, narrowly ahead of team-mates John Kuitwaard and David Thilenius' #76 in 13th, Andrew Novich and Adam Burrows' #74 in 14th and Bo Roach and Trevor Hopwood's #77 in 17th.
COMPASS360 RACING BRINGS IMPRESSIVE DRIVER LINE-UP TO DAYTONA
Three former champions and one runner-up anchor talented group determined to win.
(Daytona Beach, FL) -- Compass360 Racing (C360R) is no stranger to winning on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway, having been on the Street Tuner podium four straight years from 2007 to 2010. To extend that impressive result the team has assembled a driver roster for this weekend's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race that's arguably the strongest it's ever had, counting three former series champions and one runner-up in the squad.
NEW SEASON, NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR BURROWS AND HOPWOOD
Daytona Beach, FL -- When the 2012 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge championship kicks off with the BMW Performance 200 on Friday at Daytona International Speedway (SPEED, February 4, 12:00 PM ET), Adam Burrows and Trevor Hopwood will be experiencing a little something new, and a little something familiar.
HOPWOOD AND ROACH RETURN TO COMPASS360 RACING
2007 Street Tuner Champion to share driving duties with long-time Grand-Am competitor
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada) -- Compass360 Racing (C360R) released details of its fourth and final driver pairing for the first race of the 2012 season, announcing Bo Roach and Trevor Hopwood as pilots of the the #77 Joe Marina Honda / Luna-C Racing / Honda Performance Development Civic Si.
COMPASS360 RACING GIVES 2012 HONDA CIVIC SI ITS DAYTONA DEBUT
Multiple-championship team continues to develop new Honda Performance Development Street Tuner platform
(Daytona Beach, FL) -- The high-banks of the famed World Center of Racing, Daytona International Speedway, played host to the first Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge event of 2012 this past weekend, welcoming an impressive collection of competitors at the "Roar Before the 24" test days.

