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.
COMPASS RACING LAUNCHES CTSC GS PROGRAM WITH FORD MUSTANG GT350R-C
PAUL HOLTON TO PARTNER WITH PIERRE KLEINUBING IN NEW CHILDREN’S TUMOR FOUNDATION “ART CAR"
TORONTO, CANADA — Compass Racing today released details of its much-anticipated return to the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge GS-class. The squad will be the first customer team to compete with Ford’s new Mustang GT350R-C, and will field a full-season entry for drivers Paul Holton and Pierre Kleinubing.
COMPASS RACING RETURNS WITH TWO AUDI S3 EFFORT IN CTSC ST-CLASS
MULTIPLE-CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING TEAM RETURNS TO ST FOR 13TH SEASON
TORONTO, CANADA — Long-time Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge team Compass Racing today announced the return of its popular Audi S3’s to Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge competition for the 2016 season. This marks the team’s 13th consecutive year in the IMSA-sanctioned series.
HOLTON AND GIMPLE DELIVER AUDI S3 FIRST PRO WIN
BRASELTON, GA – Ever since Kyle Gimple and his co-driver Paul Holton debuted Compass Racing's No. 75 AERO Advanced Paint Technology/Children’s Tumor Foundation Audi S3 at Sebring International Raceway in Round Two of the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, the group has continued to improve the car throughout the season.
COMPASS RACING LAUNCHES AUDI TT-RS GTS PROGRAM
Multiple-championship-winning Team Expands Audi Effort to World Challenge Paddock
\MANSFIELD, OH — Long-time Pirelli World Challenge team Compass Racing today announced further expansion of its Audi racing program to include an Audi TT-RS in the series’ highly-competitive GTS class.
NEW AERO™ ADVANCED PAINT TECHNOLOGY LIQUID STEEL
Compass Racing's technical partner AERO™ Advanced Paint Technology is obsessed with creating the most advanced materials in the world, through exceptional science. In Monterey, CA, AERO™ painted cars captured three of six podium spots for Prototype and GTLM classes in the Tudor United Sports Car Championship series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with liveries that were lighter and more durable.
COMPASS RACING LAUNCHES AUDI R8 LMS IMSA TUDOR GTD PROGRAM
MULTIPLE-CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING CTSC TEAM EXPANDS AUDI EFFORT
MONTEREY, CA — Long-time Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge team Compass Racing today announced an expansion of its Audi racing program to include an Audi R8 LMS in IMSA’s TUDOR United SportsCar Championship GT Daytona class.
The new No. 76 car will be helmed by long-time Compass driver Ray Mason and his regular team-mate Pierre Kleinubing, with support from partners AERO Advanced Paint Technology, Spyder apparel and Audi Sport customer racing. As they have for the past five years, the team and drivers will fly the colors of their charity of choice, the Children’s Tumor Foundation.
COMPASS RACING LAUNCHES THREE-CAR WORLD CHALLENGE HONDA PROGRAM IN TEXAS
EMILEE TOMINOVICH, PAUL HOLTON AND PAUL WHITING TO HELM TCA-CLASS CIVIC SI’S FEATURING “ART CAR” LIVERIES
AUSTIN, TX — The Pirelli World Challenge season opens this weekend at one of the continent's premier tracks, the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The series includes seven different classes, featuring an astonishing variety of cars including everything from wildly winged Lamborghinis to grocery-getting MINI Coopers.
Compass Racing first entered PWC for the 2011 season and quickly proved to be championship contenders, amassing an impressive string of results, including four Manufacturers’ Championships (for Honda), three Drivers’ Championships, three Team Championships, and having been voted “Crew of the Year” for the past three seasons. Team drivers have won Rookie of the Year two years in a row.
CTSCC: COMPASS RACING LAUNCHES 2015 IMSA CAMPAIGN WITH FOUR-CAR EFFORT AT DAYTONA
TEAM BEGINS TWELFTH CONSECUTIVE IMSA/GRAND-AM SEASON WITH STRONG MULTI-CLASS PROGRAM
DAYTONA, FL — The rigs have arrived, disgorged their cargo, and the crews are hard at work with final preparations for the first round of this season’s Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, marking the start of what promises to be another highly-competitive championship.
CHILDREN’S TUMOR FOUNDATION’S ART CAR PROGRAM EXPANDS FOR 2015
LONG-TIME SUPPORTER C360R TO FEATURE MULTIPLE “ART CAR” LIVERIES IN PWC AND CTSC
NEW YORK, NY — Building on a highly successful 2014 that saw its partner teams win championships, races and podiums in multiple series, the Children’s Tumor Foundation’s Racing4Research™ effort announced one of its 2015 programs today. Long-time supporter Compass Racing will help the Foundation to expand its inspiring “Art Car” program, using its Pirelli World Challenge Honda Civic Si’s and IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge Subaru WRX STi.
CTSCC: MCGUIRE AND RONDET JOIN COMPASS RACING AUDI PROGRAM WITH AERO
DUO TO SHARE #74 ST-CLASS AUDI S3 AS TEAM INKS SPONSORSHIP WITH AERO ADVANCED PAINT TECHNOLOGY
COLUMBUS, OH — Jim McGuire and Nico Rondet have been signed to drive the one of Compass Racing's brand new Audi S3’s for the 2015 IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge season, with AERO Advanced Paint Technology™ becoming a technical partner of the team.

