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.
COMPASS360 RACING LOOKS TO WIN AGAIN IN VIRGINIA
TEAM’S THREE-CAR SQUAD RETURNS TO A FAVOURITE TRACK LOOKING TO BUILD ON MOMENTUM IN WISCONSIN
DANVILLE, VA — The undulating ribbon of tarmac that rises and dives across the picturesque Virginia countryside, forming the challenging race track known as Virginia International Raceway, is a favourite of Compass360 Racing. Not simply because it is demanding on both car and driver, but because it’s a true “driver’s track”, a place that separates the men from the boys; where championships can be won and lost.
KATHERINE LEGGE JOINS COMPASS360 RACING FOR IMSA CTSCC AT ROAD AMERICA
DELTA WING PILOT JOINS JAMES VANCE IN TEAM’S STREET-TUNER-CLASS #74 EXPO SYSTEMS /
HONDA PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT CIVIC SI
ELKHART LAKE, WI — With much discussion regarding the current state of the balance of performance in the Street Tuner class bubbling through the paddock over the course of the 2014 season, the series’ leading front-wheel-drive team is bringing everything it can to win by adding more all-star firepower to its driving line-up for the upcoming round at Road America. Katherine Legge, who currently pilots the innovative DeltaWing in IMSA’s top Prototype class, will join team regular James Vance in the squad’s #74 ExpoSystems / Honda Performance Development Street-Tuner Civic Si.
MICHAEL DIMEO TAKES EIGHTH WIN OF PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE SEASON AT MID-OHIO
YOUNG ROOKIE PREVAILS IN RACE-LONG BATTLE TO TAKE 10TH PODIUM OF THE YEAR AND TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP; RON YARAB IMPRESSES IN FIRST EVENT WITH THE TEAM.
MANSFIELD, OH — From the drop of the green flag to the waving of the checkered the battle for the top spot in Touring Car at Mid-Ohio raged between Michael DiMeo and Adam Poland. Lap after lap, and sometimes corner to corner, the two young drivers swapped places for the lead, keeping the large Saturday crowd on their feet and enthralled. Both used lapped traffic to gain an advantage over their rival, with dramatic passes being taken by each, often with less than an inch or two between the cars as they went side-by-side through Madness and the Carousel.
IMSA: FIVE QUESIONS WITH RYAN EVERSELY
(IMSA) Ryan Eversley drives for Compass360 Racing in the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, joining Kyle Gimple in the No. 75 Touge Tuning/ Children’s Tumor Foundation/ Racing4Research.org Honda Civic Si.
The pair finished second in the 2013 Street Tuner (ST) point standings, with Eversley also second in the 2011 championship. He has 12 career podium finishes in the series, with and earned his third career Continental Tire Challenge victory at Watkins Glen International in June.
GIMPLE: MOSPORT RACE REPORT
Kyle Gimple followed up his IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge race-winning performance two weeks ago at Watkins Glen International with another strong outing in the No. 75 Honda Civic Si Children’s Tumor Foundation/HPD/Racing4Research.org for Compass360 Racing.
EVERSLEY: MOSPORT RACE REPORT
Hey gang, just landed in Detroit for a few days of work on the OEM side of the automotive industry. While I’m sitting in my hotel digesting questionable sushi, I figured I’d recap Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for you.
EVERSLEY: WATKINS GLEN DEBRIEF
Well.. We won Watkins Glen!! Man it feels so good to say that. This past weekend we had our 7th race of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge at the famed Watkins Glen road course in New York.
GIMPLE TAKES FIRST IMSA WIN AT WATKINS GLEN
WATKINS GLEN, NY — Kyle Gimple is having a summer to remember as the young driver backed up his career-best qualifying result on Friday with a debut IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge victory on Saturday in the Continental Tire 150 at the Glen in the No. 75 Honda Civic Si Children’s Tumor Foundation/HPD/Racing4Research.org for Compass360 Racing.
IMSA'S KANSAS TOUR TO BE A SPECIAL WEEKEND FOR CHILDREN'S TUMOR FOUNDATION’S ART CARS
COMPASS360 RACING TO HOST LOCAL CTF ARTIST AND NF HERO JEFF HANSON
KANSAS CITY, MO — After a successful outing at Lime Rock Park two weeks ago in which Compass360 Racing’s sharply-liveried Subaru WRX STi took its first podium of the season at the hands of Ryan Eversley and Kyle Gimple, the car will return to battle at Kansas Speedway this coming weekend, this time being driven by long-time C360R pilot Ray Mason and team newcomer Pierre Kleinubing.
Local artist Jeff Hanson — who was commissioned to create the piece of original art that adorns the GS-class #76 Subaru, as well as the team’s ST-class #75 Honda Civic Si helmed by Gimple and Eversley — will be celebrated at the event, along with an entourage of family, friends and other local-area NF Heroes.
DIMEO WINS EXCITING FIRST ROUND OF PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE TOURING CAR SERIES
ROOKIE OPENS CHAMPIONSHIP RUN IN CONVINCING FASHION; TEAMMATE THOMSON ENDS UP SIXTH
BIRMINGHAM, AL — Michael DiMeo started his Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car season in style, taking pole position in Friday qualifying, and running a smart race for the season opener on Saturday, bringing his #71 Compass360 Racing Formcrete / ENJ Excavating / HPD Honda Civic Si home in first place after a spirited battle throughout the event.
CHILDREN’S TUMOR FOUNDATION EXTENDS SUCCESSFUL ART CAR PROGRAM
RACING4RESEARCH BUILDS ON DAYTONA AND SEBRING MOMENTUM WITH FULL-SEASON WORLD CHALLENGE EFFORT
NEW YORK CITY, NY — The Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF) Racing4Research (R4R) program will extend its highly successful "Art Car" effort with a full-season in the Pirelli World Challenge. Building on momentum begun at Daytona and Sebring earlier this year, the charity has partnered with Compass360 Racing, which fields cars in both GTS and TC classes.
JAMES VANCE SIGNS TO FINISH OUT SEASON WITH C360R
TORONTO, CANADA — James Vance will join forces with Compass360 Racing to continue his rookie season in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge in 2014.
STUMBLING OUT OF THE GATE
Daytona and Sebring are behind us and the anticipation and pre-season excitement has long faded. Next, we are gearing up for the rest of what will be a busy summer season. Some teams are hoping to use their strong early finishes to build momentum, knowing they have emerged as championship contenders. Others, like us at Compass360 Racing, hope we can drag ourselves out of a deep and dark hole that we dug for ourselves after the first two opening rounds.
COMPASS360 FIELDS FIVE CARS IN 2014 DAYTONA ASSAULT
Team brings four Street Tuner Hondas and one Grand Sport Subaru to historic IMSA event.
(Daytona Beach, FL) -- The rigs have arrived and disgorged their cargo, the crew and drivers are ready, and the paddock is abuzz with anticipation of a new race season about to begin. And this year, the excitement is increased as this will be the first weekend of racing under the new, combined sanctioning body formed by the merging of Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series. Now named IMSA, a name that reflects decades of sportscar history in North America, it oversees a diverse collection of racing series, including the new TUDOR United Sportscar Championship (TUSC), the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC), and a number of development series, including the Ferrari Challenge, all of which are on the cards at Daytona.
MILLER AND SEGUIN SIGNED TO DRIVE HONDA WITH C360R
World Challenge regulars team up for Street Tuner Championship run.
(Toronto, Canada) -- Compass360 Racing (C360R) today released details of the drivers of their second full-season Honda Civic Si in IMSA's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Street Tuner (ST) class. Patrick Seguin, from Ottawa, Canada, and Californian Jon Miller will share the #74 Nutrimind-Racing.com / ViSalus Project 10 / Titan Honda Civic Si for the full 12-round CTSCC championship.
C360R ANNOUNCES TECHNICAL PARTNERS FOR SUBARU PROGRAM
Touge Tuning joins strong group of firms supporting GS-class WRX STi's in 2014
Hot on the heels of a very successful CHIN Motorsports-run test at Sebring International Raceway this past weekend, Compass360 Racing (C360R) released details of the technical partners that has helped the team continue its development of their GS-class Subaru WRX STi's over the past few months.
MASON AND WINCHESTER STEP UP TO GRAND SPORT SUBARU
Long-time C360R drivers to lead team's new Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge WRX STi program.
(Toronto, Canada) -- After a number of seasons piloting Compass360 Racing Honda Civic Si's in both IMSA's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and SCCA Pro's Pirelli World Challenge, long-time team drivers Ryan Winchester (left, above) and Ray Mason will team up to lead development of the squad's new Subaru program in CTSCC.
GIMPLE AND EVERSLEY RETURN TO C360R FOR 2014
Duo vows to settle "unfinished business" after tight second-place 2013 championship finish
(Toronto, Canada) -- After a season-long see-saw battle at the head of the field, Kyle Gimple and Ryan Eversley fought valiantly throughout the 2013 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge finale at Lime Rock Park. In the early stages it looked like they'd take the Street Tuner title, but in end had to settle for second place.

