Posted Jun 13, 2008
CORONA,
CA- June 10, 2008. The SoCal Region of the National Auto Sport
Association is pleased to report the successful conclusion of the 6
Hours of Buttonwillow Presented by AEM. The Mothers Car Care Products
Mazda CX-9 pace car led 40 teams determined to put as many laps behind
them in the first ever 6 hour endurance race out of the pits just after
high noon.
The Landmark Motorsports ESR entry led the field for the
first half of the race with stiff competition from the ATG Racing ESR
team in a very close chase. Class battles raged throughout the entire
race with only one full course caution to pick up a disabled car. The
toll of endurance racing forced Prototype Development (ES), Racing for
a Reason (E0), Quattro Motorsports (E1), Git It Racing (E2), and
AdDynamix (E2) to the pits and out of the race when each of these teams
were putting down laps that could have put them on the podium. The ATG
Racing ESR took the overall lead from the Landmark ESR at one point in
the battle, but needed to make a stop for a splash of fuel just 6
minutes prior to end of the race. Once in the pits, the ATG team was
unable to get the car restarted after the fuel went in the tank and the
Landmark Motorsports ESR was able to put in a few more laps to regain
the lead and take the checker for the overall and ESR class victory.
However, the ATG Racing team had put enough laps down to capture the
second place position while still in pit lane when the race ended. The
E0 win was captured the 2007 25 Hour winning Nitto Tire BMW of Brett
Strom. The second podium spot for E0 was earned by the Effin Racing BMW
separated by a scant 16 seconds from Bullet Performance in the third
spot in class. The ES class winner was Pacific Power Motorsports and
they were also fast enough to finish 5th overall in their Porsche. Team
Pro Truck nabbed the second podium spot in ES proving the power and
reliability of their stock Chevy ZZ4 crate engine. The B and B Mazda
RX7 ran well for the entire race and dominated the E1 field. 2-3 Enduro
Team USA put in a great showing and earned the second in class for E1.
Some of the closest racing throughout the field happens in E2 and the
DivaSpeed team fought hard to take their Acura Integra to the top spot
in the class. The Miata teams of RDR Miata and RJ Racing earned the 2nd
and 3rd spots to round out the class.
The
E3 class saw the RDR Protégé the sole class entry, so they captured the
class win by running consistently and steady the entire race with no
penalties or failures.
After the podium ceremony the teams
enjoyed a fantastic BBQ and got to enjoy the sounds of the Mike Reilly
Band. This memorable event could not have been possible without the
generous support of SRC Communications, Mazda, Mothers Car Care
products, and especially our presenting sponsor AEM. The next round of
the Western Regional Endurance Series happens on August 9th at Willow
Springs Raceway where teams will challenge each other in a 3 hour night
race at the Fastest Road in the West. To view detailed results please
visit
http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=839700
