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STEER DOMINATES AUSTRALIAN SPORTS CAR EVENT WITH WX10
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - At the debut of the WX10 in Australia, Aaron Steer has handily shown his raw talent as well as the performance of the new Hayabusa West WX10. The 1.3 litre West stamped total dominance in the 23 car Sports Racing field from the minute the car was on the track. Steer qualifed on pole 4 tenths in front of Richard Fricker (Radical 1500) with Nick Kelly (Radical 1500) and Mark Laucke (West 998) on positions 3 & 4 despite a very damp track. For race one the track conditions had deteriorated more than anticipated and Steer’s choice of an intermediate rather than a full wet tyre cost him the race, surrendering 3 positions in the first lap. The slippery conditions caught many drivers by surprise, with many cars coming off the track. A full 5 laps of the 8 lap race were under safety car. Despite the rain and total lack of grip Steer managed to hold position 4, behind the Radical’s of Richard Fricker, Peter Opie & Nick Kelly.
By race 2, Sunday morning the rain had stopped and the track was mostly dry. Steer’s West had a brilliant start, by the end of lap one had a 5 second lead on Opie, who had five seconds on Kelly. Steer led the race from start to finish maintaining a 2 – 3 seconds on Opie throughout the race. The final result saw Steer finish 2 seconds in front of Opie who had a 16 second lead on the third place getter, Kelly.
Race 3 again saw Steer’s West launch ahead of the pack opening up a lead of nearly 3 seconds over Opie who lead Adam Proctor (LincSpeed 1000) by 2 seconds by the first lap, with Laucke and Fricker battling for fourth place. A bad start saw Kelly drop to 6th place. Steer again lead the race from beginning to end and was never challenged, maintaining a 3 – 4 second lead over Opie As Kelly worked his way back through the field eventually passing Proctor on lap 5, we saw Fricker, Proctor & Laucke fight it out for the next 3 positions. Steer eventually finished 4 seconds in front of Opie who had opened up a massive 22.5 second lead on 3rd place getter Nick Kelly leading Fricker and Proctor by 4 and 6 seconds respectively.
Steer said “ This has been great weekend for us, I think the team has done a terrific job, the new car is fantastic and has incredible potential, especially given the little development we’ve done so far.” The outright meeting results were Aaron Steer (West Race Cars Australia) 1st, Peter Opie (Radical Australia) 2nd and Richard Fricker (Byron Aviation) 3rd by .5 point over Nick Kelly.
KLETJIAN DOMINATES VIR DOUBLE NATIONAL WITH WX10
Garrett Kletjian easily won both of his SCCA National DSR races at Virginia International Raceway this week - against a large field of DSR cars including very fast drivers from various makes and manufacturers. More details on the weekend coming soon
LEE ALEXANDER WINS AGAIN IN DSR @ THE WILLOW SPRINGS NATIONAL
February 28TH -- Another great race for Lee Alexander and his West WX10 this past weekend, as Lee won the National outright, and also set fastest lap in the race. This is Lee’s second National of the season and he is now 2 and 0!
The race weekend was a regional and national event, and started rain soaked with the track getting hammered by torrential rains Friday night. Saturday brought interment showers. Lee had the regional race won all the way up to the last lap of the race, when he spun and did a 360 on the track. Still came in 2nd overall. Sunday was a completely different race, with the weather actually being great. Warmed up to the 60s – perfect day for racing! Lee jumped into the lead from the start and held it flag to flag. He turned a fastest lap of 1:18.598, which was the fastest lap in the race. Henry Botkin finished second overall with his Stohr, and second in DSR class. Sunday's results are below. Congratulations to Lee – he’s off to a tremendous start of the season!
Pos PIC Class Driver Best Time Make
1 1 DSR Lee Alexander 1:18.598 West
2 2 DSR Henry Botkin 1:19.527 Stohr
3 1 CSR Steve Nicklin 1:19.575 Radical
4 1 CSR/SR3 Ethan Stone 1:20.304 Radical
5 2 CSR Jorge Barba 1:21710 Radical
6 2 CSR/SR3 Ryan Carpenter 1:21698 Radical
7 3 CSR/SR3 Dave Tweedie 1:22.080 Radical
8 4 CSR/SR3 Randy Carpenter 1:22.545 Radical
9 5 CSR/SR3 Mark Allan 1:23.334 Radical
10 1 FB Nicholas Belling 1:18.703 2010 Ralp.....
11 2 S2000 Joe Moran 1:24.142 Carbir
12 1 SR3 Bob Majorino 1:26.083 Radical
13 3 CSR Rene Lohr 1:26.416 Radical
14 6 CSR/SR3 Timothy Day 1:23.519 Radical
15 4 CSR Michael Alfred 1:26.713 Beasley B2
16 7 CSR/SR3 Joseph Schifini 1:27.175 Radical
17 2 S2000 Bob Lovenson 1:27.556 Swift DB2
18 3 S2000 Gary Holcomb 1:32.772 Swift DB2
The race weekend was a regional and national event, and started rain soaked with the track getting hammered by torrential rains Friday night. Saturday brought interment showers. Lee had the regional race won all the way up to the last lap of the race, when he spun and did a 360 on the track. Still came in 2nd overall. Sunday was a completely different race, with the weather actually being great. Warmed up to the 60s – perfect day for racing! Lee jumped into the lead from the start and held it flag to flag. He turned a fastest lap of 1:18.598, which was the fastest lap in the race. Henry Botkin finished second overall with his Stohr, and second in DSR class. Sunday's results are below. Congratulations to Lee – he’s off to a tremendous start of the season!
Pos PIC Class Driver Best Time Make
1 1 DSR Lee Alexander 1:18.598 West
2 2 DSR Henry Botkin 1:19.527 Stohr
3 1 CSR Steve Nicklin 1:19.575 Radical
4 1 CSR/SR3 Ethan Stone 1:20.304 Radical
5 2 CSR Jorge Barba 1:21710 Radical
6 2 CSR/SR3 Ryan Carpenter 1:21698 Radical
7 3 CSR/SR3 Dave Tweedie 1:22.080 Radical
8 4 CSR/SR3 Randy Carpenter 1:22.545 Radical
9 5 CSR/SR3 Mark Allan 1:23.334 Radical
10 1 FB Nicholas Belling 1:18.703 2010 Ralp.....
11 2 S2000 Joe Moran 1:24.142 Carbir
12 1 SR3 Bob Majorino 1:26.083 Radical
13 3 CSR Rene Lohr 1:26.416 Radical
14 6 CSR/SR3 Timothy Day 1:23.519 Radical
15 4 CSR Michael Alfred 1:26.713 Beasley B2
16 7 CSR/SR3 Joseph Schifini 1:27.175 Radical
17 2 S2000 Bob Lovenson 1:27.556 Swift DB2
18 3 S2000 Gary Holcomb 1:32.772 Swift DB2
WEST DELIVERS ITS FIRST HAYABUSA POWERED WX10!
ATLANTA, GA February 4TH -- West Race Cars has just completed and delivered its first Hayabusa Powered WX10 to Greg Steer in Australia. After months of design work for special parts and items needed to accept the new engine type, the car is ready to go on the track! West Australia will be campaigning the new WX10 in the world famous Australian Clipsal 500 event, where over 10 West cars will be competing in the feeder series. In addition to the new engine, this will be the first WX10 to have the new West Air Shift system installed. Reliability will be a key advantage to this system, as unlike the previous electronic shift systems we have used, the air shift is much more tolerant of heat in the engine bay.
The car will go through its first shake-down and performance runs in Australia as there was not enough time to get the car on the track here in the states before shipping. Because the rules in Australia forbid tunnel floors, this car was built as a flat-floor model, but a tunnel floor version here in the states will be the car to beat in SCCA CSR racing. Stay tuned for further updates on the car's performance!
GEORGE DEAN WILL RUN THE PROTOTYPE LITES L2 ENGINE PROGRAM
ATLANTA, GA February 4TH -- George Dean Racing Engines has agreed to run the engine program for the Prototype Lites L2 class for 2010 and will be the official sealer of the engines. GDRE rebuilt, sealed and dyno'ed all of the L2 engines in 2009, so this is a logical extension to
have George continue on with IMSA in 2010.
Enough can't be said about George's quality and performance in the engine building world. West is very excited to be able to continue to work with him this season, not only for IMSA, but for performance engine builds running in SCCA as well.
ATLANTA, GA January 27th -- West Race Cars announced today that Cobalt Friction Technologies has signed on to sponsor the Prototype Lites L2 class for 2010! A set of Cobalt Friction brake pads will be given away at each race. This is in addition to a Jongbloed $50 certificate being given away at each event and more than $10,000 in cash being given to L2 winners by Cooper Tires during the season. Details on how each sponsor will give out the prizes and monies will be announced shortly!
JONGBLOED SPONSORS PROTOTYPE LITES FOR 2010
West Race Cars is happy to announce that Jongbloed Racing Wheels has signed on to sponsor the Prototype Lites L2 class for next season! The L2 champion will receive a free set of Jongbloed lightweight performance wheels, and additionally, raffles will be held after each race for $50 Jongbloed certificates - good towards rim halves or wheels. This is on top of the already announced $10,000 championship prize fund being offered by Cooper Tires and IMSA!
Check back often as over the next few weeks you will be hearing about more prizes and offerings being made available for Prototype Lites L2! Formal details and rules about the L2 prize fund and contingency awards will be made available here in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more!
IMSA MEMO PL #10-03 L2 CLASS BALANCE FOR WX10 AND WR1000
With the goal of balancing the performance of the WX10 and WR1000 cars in the Prototype Lites L-2 Class, IMSA has proposed the following changes for all L-2 cars. WR1000 and WX10 cars will compete with the same rules as according to the 2009 L2 homologation spec, with the following changes:
COOPER TIRES PROTOTYPE LITES CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE FUND ANNOUNCED
The addition of Cooper Tires as the presenting sponsor of the Prototype Lites Championship has given IMSA the ability to create a Drivers Championship that will feature $30,000 in prize money distributions at the year end celebration. The prize fund will be shared between the three classes and will be awarded on a percentage of the number of participating cars with a minimum breakdown of:
L1=$15,000
L2=$10,000
L3=$5,000
In order to be eligible for the Driver’s Championship a driver must be a full season entrant.
PROTOTYPE LITES L2 RE-VAMPED FOR 2010 WITH NEW RULES AND MORE!
WEST AND AARON STEER DOMINATE 2009 SUPERSPORTS FINALE IN AUSTRALIA
IMSA ANNOUNCES CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH WEST RACE CARS THROUGH 2012
WEST WELCOMES TWO NEW WX10 OWNERS
KLETJIAN AND HIS WX10 WIN BOTH SCCA NATIONALS AT POCONO
WEST WX10 DOMINATES ROAD ATLANTA NATIONAL FROM START TO FINISH
have George continue on with IMSA in 2010. Enough can't be said about George's quality and performance in the engine building world. West is very excited to be able to continue to work with him this season, not only for IMSA, but for performance engine builds running in SCCA as well.
AMERICAN SPIRIT/TEAM GENESIS OFFERING PARTIALLY FUNDED L2 RIDE!
ATLANTA, GA January 29TH -- American Spirit Team Genesis currently has a driver opportunity available in the IMSA Prototype Lites 2 Championship for 2010 at a partially sponsored, *much* reduced price over retail. With over 20 years of racing history, American Spirit/Team Genesis has the background to help make you successful, and through a partnership with West Race Cars, will combine resources to give you everything you need for a successful season!
There is one seat available at the partially sponsored rate, which pays for an all-inclusive 'Arrive-and-Drive' program consisting of:
* All race events and official test days on the 2010 schedule
* Use of ASTG's fully-prepared WEST WR1000 racecars
* Experienced and Driver dedicated Engineer, crew and professional driver coach
* All entry fees, tires, fuel and maintainence associated with operating a race-winning program
* Transportation of the car and crew to all events on the 2010 schedule
* Availability for an extensive testing program
* Ability to place your personal sponsors within the program
ASTG supplies the car, crew and all operational expenses! It is a deal you cannot beat! Visit their website by clicking here, and/or contact American Spirit for more information!
There is one seat available at the partially sponsored rate, which pays for an all-inclusive 'Arrive-and-Drive' program consisting of:
* All race events and official test days on the 2010 schedule
* Use of ASTG's fully-prepared WEST WR1000 racecars
* Experienced and Driver dedicated Engineer, crew and professional driver coach
* All entry fees, tires, fuel and maintainence associated with operating a race-winning program
* Transportation of the car and crew to all events on the 2010 schedule
* Availability for an extensive testing program
* Ability to place your personal sponsors within the program
ASTG supplies the car, crew and all operational expenses! It is a deal you cannot beat! Visit their website by clicking here, and/or contact American Spirit for more information!
COBALT FRICTION TO SUPPORT IMSA LITES L2 FOR 2010
ATLANTA, GA January 27th -- West Race Cars announced today that Cobalt Friction Technologies has signed on to sponsor the Prototype Lites L2 class for 2010! A set of Cobalt Friction brake pads will be given away at each race. This is in addition to a Jongbloed $50 certificate being given away at each event and more than $10,000 in cash being given to L2 winners by Cooper Tires during the season. Details on how each sponsor will give out the prizes and monies will be announced shortly! 2010 PROTOTYPE LITES L2 SHAPING UP TO BE AN INCREDIBLE SEASON!
BRASELTON, GA January 26th -- With a little more than 6 weeks before the first Prototype Lites race of the 2010 season, things are shaping up for the L2 class like never before! The current projected L2 count for the first event, the Sebring 12 Hour, is at nine cars and with additional entries expected! A combination 
of WR1000 and WX10 cars will take the grid at the famous Florida event. And for the first time, there will be cash prizes and contingency awards throughout the season - over $10,000 in cash from Cooper Tires and prizes from sponsors like Jongbloed Racing wheels and Cobalt Friction Technologies.
West Race Cars just returned from the IMSA's pre-season test event, running season customer Jim Garrett along with Eric Vassian - owner of West Race Cars. The new spec Cooper tire was tested on the West and proper setup data was confirmed. Also quite a bit of technical data was recorded and compared to the previous tire used, and the Cooper will be a faster than previous years - look for many new L2 track records this season!.
Also tested during the weekend was a new lightweight brake package from Ultra Lite that can be upgraded to either the WR1000 or the WX10 - saving over 24 pounds off of the standard brake package, and also a newly designed West paddle air shifter with no-lift upshift and auto-downblip. Testing went incredibly well for the shift system, which looks to be the most reliable shift system yet for the West cars, and should be available for purchase by the end of February.
With nearly 200,000 in attendance during the "12 Hour" week, the environment and feel of this race will be incredible. And this is just the start of a great season of racing across the best tracks in all of North America! For more information and details on the series, including how to participate, contact West Race Cars at 800-288-WEST!
of WR1000 and WX10 cars will take the grid at the famous Florida event. And for the first time, there will be cash prizes and contingency awards throughout the season - over $10,000 in cash from Cooper Tires and prizes from sponsors like Jongbloed Racing wheels and Cobalt Friction Technologies. West Race Cars just returned from the IMSA's pre-season test event, running season customer Jim Garrett along with Eric Vassian - owner of West Race Cars. The new spec Cooper tire was tested on the West and proper setup data was confirmed. Also quite a bit of technical data was recorded and compared to the previous tire used, and the Cooper will be a faster than previous years - look for many new L2 track records this season!.
Also tested during the weekend was a new lightweight brake package from Ultra Lite that can be upgraded to either the WR1000 or the WX10 - saving over 24 pounds off of the standard brake package, and also a newly designed West paddle air shifter with no-lift upshift and auto-downblip. Testing went incredibly well for the shift system, which looks to be the most reliable shift system yet for the West cars, and should be available for purchase by the end of February.
With nearly 200,000 in attendance during the "12 Hour" week, the environment and feel of this race will be incredible. And this is just the start of a great season of racing across the best tracks in all of North America! For more information and details on the series, including how to participate, contact West Race Cars at 800-288-WEST!
LEE ALEXANDER WINS HIS FIRST DSR NATIONAL AND SETS NEW TRACK RECORD
FONTANA, Ca. January 24th -- Lee Alexander, the latest West WX10 owner, has won his first SCCA National DSR race at Auto Club Speedway this past 
weekend, and also set a new DSR lap record! This brings the number of SCCA National wins for the West WX10 to 5.
The weeknd started out looking treacherous as a monsoon seemed to be pouring down on the track. It was a great opportunity for Lee to get some seat time in the rain, and the car/driver performed well! By the next morning the weather was looking much nicer and Lee was able to really start driving the car. There were 2 regional races and national race being held over the weekend, so lots of track time. The car and George Dean engine ran flawlessly the entire weekend and Lee was able to focus on his performance - winning all three events easily. Being new to the car, Lee still feels that there is a lot of time left on the table, as every session that he went out he was able to find at least a second or more, bringing his times down throughout the weekend.
It was a great event for Lee, the WX10 and Lee's service team, owned by Jeff Shafer. Shafer did an outstanding job setting up the car and allowing it to perform flawlessly over the weekend. And Jeff - who is an amazing driver himself, helped Lee to perform at his best. Congrats once again to Lee, Jeff and the WX10. Look for many more wins this year!
weekend, and also set a new DSR lap record! This brings the number of SCCA National wins for the West WX10 to 5. The weeknd started out looking treacherous as a monsoon seemed to be pouring down on the track. It was a great opportunity for Lee to get some seat time in the rain, and the car/driver performed well! By the next morning the weather was looking much nicer and Lee was able to really start driving the car. There were 2 regional races and national race being held over the weekend, so lots of track time. The car and George Dean engine ran flawlessly the entire weekend and Lee was able to focus on his performance - winning all three events easily. Being new to the car, Lee still feels that there is a lot of time left on the table, as every session that he went out he was able to find at least a second or more, bringing his times down throughout the weekend.
It was a great event for Lee, the WX10 and Lee's service team, owned by Jeff Shafer. Shafer did an outstanding job setting up the car and allowing it to perform flawlessly over the weekend. And Jeff - who is an amazing driver himself, helped Lee to perform at his best. Congrats once again to Lee, Jeff and the WX10. Look for many more wins this year!
JONGBLOED SPONSORS PROTOTYPE LITES FOR 2010
West Race Cars is happy to announce that Jongbloed Racing Wheels has signed on to sponsor the Prototype Lites L2 class for next season! The L2 champion will receive a free set of Jongbloed lightweight performance wheels, and additionally, raffles will be held after each race for $50 Jongbloed certificates - good towards rim halves or wheels. This is on top of the already announced $10,000 championship prize fund being offered by Cooper Tires and IMSA!Check back often as over the next few weeks you will be hearing about more prizes and offerings being made available for Prototype Lites L2! Formal details and rules about the L2 prize fund and contingency awards will be made available here in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more!
IMSA MEMO PL #10-03 L2 CLASS BALANCE FOR WX10 AND WR1000
With the goal of balancing the performance of the WX10 and WR1000 cars in the Prototype Lites L-2 Class, IMSA has proposed the following changes for all L-2 cars. WR1000 and WX10 cars will compete with the same rules as according to the 2009 L2 homologation spec, with the following changes:
- WR1000 will have a minimum weight of 1050
- WR1000 will be permitted to compete with either the ZX10R (06/07) or the GSXR (05/06) engines both of which must be sealed by Elan Motorsports Technologies
- WX10 cars which weigh above 1050 lbs. must run an air restrictor plate (part# TBD)
- WX10 cars which weigh less than 1050 lbs. (1000 lbs. minimum) must run air restrictor plate (part# TBD)
- The restrictor plate part numbers will be determined at the Winter Test
- All weights are dry, no fuel, with driver
- Homologated options available for the WR1000 and WX10 can be found at
www.westracecars.com/west/homologatedl2options.html - If required adjustments will be made to the WX10 restrictor plates throughout the season to further equalize the competition.
COOPER TIRES PROTOTYPE LITES CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE FUND ANNOUNCED
The addition of Cooper Tires as the presenting sponsor of the Prototype Lites Championship has given IMSA the ability to create a Drivers Championship that will feature $30,000 in prize money distributions at the year end celebration. The prize fund will be shared between the three classes and will be awarded on a percentage of the number of participating cars with a minimum breakdown of:
L1=$15,000
L2=$10,000
L3=$5,000
In order to be eligible for the Driver’s Championship a driver must be a full season entrant.
PROTOTYPE LITES L2 RE-VAMPED FOR 2010 WITH NEW RULES AND MORE!
After months of discussions, negotiations and planning, the 2010 IMSA Lites season/schedule is finalized (see below) and there are some big changes for the L2 class and the IMSA Lites series as a whole. Read on for the details!
WEST THE EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURER FOR L2 THROUGH 2012: West will continue to be the exclusive manufacturer for the
L2 class next season (as well as through 2012). The partnership has been cemented between IMSA as well as Elan and all parties are now on the same page and working towards making the series bigger and better for all.
MAJOR RULE CHANGES FOR THE L2 CLASS: Two major rule changes for the L2 class will be the allowance of the Suzuki GSXR 1000 engine (sealed) as well as a reduction in minimum weight for the West cars. These two rules will not only bring the front-running L2 cars closer up the overall grid for better overall competition in the series, but more importantly will make the West a truly cross-platform car between IMSA Lites and SCCA club racing! Owners of the West WR1000 will still be able to run their cars in 2010 without modification, but will have the option to use the GSXR sealed engine and/or upgrade their cars to WX10 specifications, either partially or completely. Official rules will be posted soon.
NEW WEBSITE: For 2010 IMSA will be strongly focusing on the Prototype Lites series, with better marketing and exposure for its participants. A brand new website will be coming online shortly with a new overhauled design, quick and timely updates of all information (standings, news releases, photos, etc), easy navigation, driver's pages, forums, and a new multimedia section.
“BEST OF” POINTS SCORING: For 2010, only your top 13 points races will count towards the championship. This allows participants to miss an event, or drop several races that they did poorly in and still have equal footing for the season championship.
CASH PRIZES AND CONTINGENCY AWARDS: Championship contenders will be racing for more than just trophies in 2010. Cash prizes will be awarded for class champions as well as contingency prizes being awarded at each event. Details coming soon.
All of this adds up to a championship that will be more exciting than ever for next season! For more information on the Prototype Lites series or West Race Cars, contact West at (800) 288-WEST.
WEST THE EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURER FOR L2 THROUGH 2012: West will continue to be the exclusive manufacturer for the
L2 class next season (as well as through 2012). The partnership has been cemented between IMSA as well as Elan and all parties are now on the same page and working towards making the series bigger and better for all.MAJOR RULE CHANGES FOR THE L2 CLASS: Two major rule changes for the L2 class will be the allowance of the Suzuki GSXR 1000 engine (sealed) as well as a reduction in minimum weight for the West cars. These two rules will not only bring the front-running L2 cars closer up the overall grid for better overall competition in the series, but more importantly will make the West a truly cross-platform car between IMSA Lites and SCCA club racing! Owners of the West WR1000 will still be able to run their cars in 2010 without modification, but will have the option to use the GSXR sealed engine and/or upgrade their cars to WX10 specifications, either partially or completely. Official rules will be posted soon.
NEW WEBSITE: For 2010 IMSA will be strongly focusing on the Prototype Lites series, with better marketing and exposure for its participants. A brand new website will be coming online shortly with a new overhauled design, quick and timely updates of all information (standings, news releases, photos, etc), easy navigation, driver's pages, forums, and a new multimedia section.
“BEST OF” POINTS SCORING: For 2010, only your top 13 points races will count towards the championship. This allows participants to miss an event, or drop several races that they did poorly in and still have equal footing for the season championship.
CASH PRIZES AND CONTINGENCY AWARDS: Championship contenders will be racing for more than just trophies in 2010. Cash prizes will be awarded for class champions as well as contingency prizes being awarded at each event. Details coming soon.
All of this adds up to a championship that will be more exciting than ever for next season! For more information on the Prototype Lites series or West Race Cars, contact West at (800) 288-WEST.
WEST AND AARON STEER DOMINATE 2009 SUPERSPORTS FINALE IN AUSTRALIA
West Race Cars and driver Aaron Steer have finished off the Australian 2009 race season in the best way possible with pole in qualifying an
d three race wins at the final round of the 2009 NSW Supersports Championship held at Oran Park. A total of five West WR1000 1liter cars were among the mammoth field of 32 entries, including many Radical cars with much more powerful motors, but in qualifying it was Steer in the West that took pole with a time of 1:08.0996 seconds on the Oran Park Grand Prix layout.
Second and third fastest were the 1500cc Radical SR3 models of Peter Opie and Geoff Brunsdon followed by Mark Laucke in his Laucke-Flour-Mill sponsored WEST 4th fastest . Graeme Cook was 9th fastest in his WEST, with fellow WEST competitors Greg Steer and, Ulrich Sherry 22nd and 24th respectively.
Race 1 saw Aaron Steer get a blistering start together with Mark Laucke who launched his machine from the second row of the grid for a WEST one/two across the line at the end of the race with the Radical of Peter Opie claiming third position. Graham Cook (WEST) made up two positions to finish 7th while Greg Steer worked his way from 22nd spot to finish a good 12th.
In race 2 it was again Aaron Steer and Mark Laucke that claimed a one/two result for WEST, this time the first Radical home being that of Glyn Edis in third. Graeme Cook (WEST) claimed 5th, with Greg Steer (WEST) 15th, and Ulrich Sherry (WEST) finishing in 26th. The Trophy Race over 8 laps again saw Aaron Steer and Mark Laucke dominate for yet another one/two finish and it looked like it may have been a total WEST podium before Richard Fricker (Radical) got the better of Graeme Cook (WEST) in an ‘interesting’ yellow flag incident. Greg Steer (WEST) took 15th spot.
"It was a great weekend. We also got the Supersports lap record in race 2 at 1:09.2060, pole and three wins. You can’t do better than that for WEST", an elated Aaron Steer said after the meeting. ‘I know the Radicals and the other manufacturers will be trying to beat us at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide next year and I can’t wait". For further information about West Race Cars Australia email Greg Steer (greg.steer@westracecars.com.au).
d three race wins at the final round of the 2009 NSW Supersports Championship held at Oran Park. A total of five West WR1000 1liter cars were among the mammoth field of 32 entries, including many Radical cars with much more powerful motors, but in qualifying it was Steer in the West that took pole with a time of 1:08.0996 seconds on the Oran Park Grand Prix layout. Second and third fastest were the 1500cc Radical SR3 models of Peter Opie and Geoff Brunsdon followed by Mark Laucke in his Laucke-Flour-Mill sponsored WEST 4th fastest . Graeme Cook was 9th fastest in his WEST, with fellow WEST competitors Greg Steer and, Ulrich Sherry 22nd and 24th respectively.
Race 1 saw Aaron Steer get a blistering start together with Mark Laucke who launched his machine from the second row of the grid for a WEST one/two across the line at the end of the race with the Radical of Peter Opie claiming third position. Graham Cook (WEST) made up two positions to finish 7th while Greg Steer worked his way from 22nd spot to finish a good 12th.
In race 2 it was again Aaron Steer and Mark Laucke that claimed a one/two result for WEST, this time the first Radical home being that of Glyn Edis in third. Graeme Cook (WEST) claimed 5th, with Greg Steer (WEST) 15th, and Ulrich Sherry (WEST) finishing in 26th. The Trophy Race over 8 laps again saw Aaron Steer and Mark Laucke dominate for yet another one/two finish and it looked like it may have been a total WEST podium before Richard Fricker (Radical) got the better of Graeme Cook (WEST) in an ‘interesting’ yellow flag incident. Greg Steer (WEST) took 15th spot.
"It was a great weekend. We also got the Supersports lap record in race 2 at 1:09.2060, pole and three wins. You can’t do better than that for WEST", an elated Aaron Steer said after the meeting. ‘I know the Radicals and the other manufacturers will be trying to beat us at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide next year and I can’t wait". For further information about West Race Cars Australia email Greg Steer (greg.steer@westracecars.com.au).
IMSA ANNOUNCES CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH WEST RACE CARS THROUGH 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lindsay Fox lfox@checkeredflagdesign.com
BRASELTON, Ga. September 14 – The International Motorsports Association (IMSA), Elan Motorsports Technologies (EMT) and West Race Cars (West) have officially agreed to a three-year
partnership in the IMSA Lites presented by Frisby Performance Tire series, with West continuing as the exclusive manufacturer for the Lites Two (L2) class through 2012.
IMSA and West have reached an agreement to extend West’s participation in the IMSA Lites series, putting special emphasis on the growth and expansion of the L2 class. The West WR1000 has been the exclusive car in the L2 class since 2006, with the new WX10 being introduced for the 2010 season.
“We are very happy to continue and expand our relationship with West Race Cars” said Scot Elkins, IMSA Vice President of Operations. “Moving forward, this relationship between West, IMSA and EMT will be much stronger and should lead to increased car count and a more competitive L2 class for 2010 and beyond.”
Eric Vassian, owner of West Race Cars, agreed. “What makes this exciting is not only the agreement to move forward with IMSA and EMT, but additionally all of the forthcoming announcements that will be made public in the upcoming weeks regarding IMSA Lites for next season. I think that IMSA is really stepping up its level of support for IMSA Lites.”
The IMSA Lites presented by Frisby Performance Tire series was developed to give drivers, engineers and crews the experience needed to expand their careers and one day compete in the American Le Mans series - the premier prototype and GT endurance racing series in North America. Global race car constructors Elan Motorsports Technologies and West Race Cars offer state of the art racecars to drivers from around the world. Drivers in the IMSA Lites series have the opportunity to compete at historic racing venues such as Sebring International Raceway, Road America and Road Atlanta.
The IMSA Lites series features multi-class racing and presents a unique dimension of competition as drivers must be aware of classes with distinctly different speeds. This makes the IMSA Lites series the perfect training ground for drivers dreaming of one day competing in the American Le Mans Series. For more information regarding the IMSA Lites series, please contact the Series Manager, Mike Simons at 706-658-2121 or msimons@imsaracing.net.
Contact: Lindsay Fox lfox@checkeredflagdesign.com
BRASELTON, Ga. September 14 – The International Motorsports Association (IMSA), Elan Motorsports Technologies (EMT) and West Race Cars (West) have officially agreed to a three-year
partnership in the IMSA Lites presented by Frisby Performance Tire series, with West continuing as the exclusive manufacturer for the Lites Two (L2) class through 2012. IMSA and West have reached an agreement to extend West’s participation in the IMSA Lites series, putting special emphasis on the growth and expansion of the L2 class. The West WR1000 has been the exclusive car in the L2 class since 2006, with the new WX10 being introduced for the 2010 season.
“We are very happy to continue and expand our relationship with West Race Cars” said Scot Elkins, IMSA Vice President of Operations. “Moving forward, this relationship between West, IMSA and EMT will be much stronger and should lead to increased car count and a more competitive L2 class for 2010 and beyond.”
Eric Vassian, owner of West Race Cars, agreed. “What makes this exciting is not only the agreement to move forward with IMSA and EMT, but additionally all of the forthcoming announcements that will be made public in the upcoming weeks regarding IMSA Lites for next season. I think that IMSA is really stepping up its level of support for IMSA Lites.”
The IMSA Lites presented by Frisby Performance Tire series was developed to give drivers, engineers and crews the experience needed to expand their careers and one day compete in the American Le Mans series - the premier prototype and GT endurance racing series in North America. Global race car constructors Elan Motorsports Technologies and West Race Cars offer state of the art racecars to drivers from around the world. Drivers in the IMSA Lites series have the opportunity to compete at historic racing venues such as Sebring International Raceway, Road America and Road Atlanta.
The IMSA Lites series features multi-class racing and presents a unique dimension of competition as drivers must be aware of classes with distinctly different speeds. This makes the IMSA Lites series the perfect training ground for drivers dreaming of one day competing in the American Le Mans Series. For more information regarding the IMSA Lites series, please contact the Series Manager, Mike Simons at 706-658-2121 or msimons@imsaracing.net.
WEST WELCOMES TWO NEW WX10 OWNERS
ATLANTA, GA (Sept 5, 2009) West is putting the finishing touches on two new cars being constructed and delivered to customers within the next few weeks. Craig Bradley from Indiana and Lee Alexander from Nevada will both have their cars by end of the month.
Craig has a long history of club racing, having run SRF, S2 and most recently a Diasio. Looking for a new challenge, Craig started researching sportsracers, and flew out to one of the IMSA Lites events this year where the WX10 was being run (by Garrett Kletjian - then a new owner of his own WX10). After studying the performance of the car beforehand, and then seeing the WX10 run in person, Craig’s mind was made up! His first official race is currently scheduled at VIR in October.
Lee Alexander has been running a Radical SR3 at the Spring Mountain track in Nevada for several years now. Similar to Craig, Lee was looking for a new challenge and also important to him was the fact that his new car would be able to run in the IMSA Lites series as well as being highly competitive in SCCA club racing, giving him multiple venues to run his car. Lee has pre-purchased the West factory Runoffs car that will be running next week at Road America.
Inquiries and interest has been very strong for West’s new sportsracer, which has been extremely positive considering the tough year most manufacturers have with the economy. The 2010 season is not far away so so if you’re thinking about a new car for next year, now is the time to give us a call!
Craig has a long history of club racing, having run SRF, S2 and most recently a Diasio. Looking for a new challenge, Craig started researching sportsracers, and flew out to one of the IMSA Lites events this year where the WX10 was being run (by Garrett Kletjian - then a new owner of his own WX10). After studying the performance of the car beforehand, and then seeing the WX10 run in person, Craig’s mind was made up! His first official race is currently scheduled at VIR in October. Lee Alexander has been running a Radical SR3 at the Spring Mountain track in Nevada for several years now. Similar to Craig, Lee was looking for a new challenge and also important to him was the fact that his new car would be able to run in the IMSA Lites series as well as being highly competitive in SCCA club racing, giving him multiple venues to run his car. Lee has pre-purchased the West factory Runoffs car that will be running next week at Road America.
Inquiries and interest has been very strong for West’s new sportsracer, which has been extremely positive considering the tough year most manufacturers have with the economy. The 2010 season is not far away so so if you’re thinking about a new car for next year, now is the time to give us a call!
KLETJIAN AND HIS WX10 WIN BOTH SCCA NATIONALS AT POCONO
[Sept 15th, Blakeslee, PA] 
Garrett Kletjian won back to back SCCA Nationals at Pocono this weeeknd in his new WX10. It was a great event for the new sportsracer driver and the new West race car. Not only were the wins great, but very important as well, since Garrett needed to complete both races to be able to attend the SCCA National Runoffs. Congratulations Garrett!
Garrett Kletjian won back to back SCCA Nationals at Pocono this weeeknd in his new WX10. It was a great event for the new sportsracer driver and the new West race car. Not only were the wins great, but very important as well, since Garrett needed to complete both races to be able to attend the SCCA National Runoffs. Congratulations Garrett!WEST WX10 DOMINATES ROAD ATLANTA NATIONAL FROM START TO FINISH
[May 31st, Atlanta, GA] What a great race for West Race Cars and the WX10 this weekend at Road Atlanta! (see photos). The WX10 has proven itself over the past two SCCA events to be as fast as anything in th
e DSR class - or any other class for that matter, beating most all cars on the time sheet and finally getting the DSR National win this weekend. The amount of testing over the past 6 months has been significant and the amount of time spent on the bodywork design, under-aero design, shaker rig testing, and hours of tuning on track have paid off. With over a full year of development and construction, the WX10 is ready to race and win!
The weekend went like clockwork from beginning to end. We started out on the Friday test day just getting the car warmed up, checked out and sorted.
Some adjustments were made to the car with the new Avon tires supplied by Bob Schaefer and Frisby Tire. But everything checked out great and we only ran two of the sessions. Saturday morning we qualified and the West WX10 dominated the DSR class and just about everything else in the field by taking 2nd overall and 1st in DSR, with a 1:20.5. That was almost 2 seconds faster than P2. Additionally, the overall pole was missed by only a half second, being claimed by a Swift Atlantic. Although there was probably another second on the table (I know all racers say that), we came in early and skipped the afternoon session.
STARTING LINEUP WITH QUALIFYING TIMES
1 Keith Grant FA Swift .014a 1:20.137
2 Eric Vassian DSR West WX10 1:20.583
3 Jim Downing CSR Peach DAY 1:20.717
4 Gary Gibson CSR Elan DP02 1:21.482
5 Garry Crook DSR Stohr WF1 1;22.30
6 Tommy Thompson CSR Elan DP02 1:22.60
7 Charles Dempsey DSR Stohr WF1 1:22.68
8 Glenn Cooper FB VD F1000 1:22.78
9 Paul Schneider FE SCCA Car 1:26.00
10 Jonathan Bennett FE SCCA Car 1:26.125
Sunday morning the race got off to a clean start and Vassian was able to literally pull away from the field, including Keith Grant's Swift Atlantic by a full car length at the end of the front straight. He stayed out front easily for the first 6 laps with only Keith behind him, then unexpectedly started feeling really dizzy. The Atlantic got around Vassian for one lap but the WX10 was able to easily overtake the Swift again on the back straight, and led overall for 4 more laps. The checkered flag came a few laps later, without contention from any other car, including Elan DP02s, Stohr WF1s, and other powerful CSR cars.
The weekend went without a hitch, yet none of it could have been accomplished without Jake Randels and Dan Jang - West's two primary engineers. The guys are top-notch, meticulous, and just know everything about our cars! Secondly, George Dean Racing Engines did a fantastic job with the Suzuki GSXR powerplant, it ran perfect all weekend. And a huge thank you goes out to Bob Schaefer and Frisby Tire, who worked with West to get special sets of tires in for this event.
Click the link to view the Race "lap" report or Race "times" report
e DSR class - or any other class for that matter, beating most all cars on the time sheet and finally getting the DSR National win this weekend. The amount of testing over the past 6 months has been significant and the amount of time spent on the bodywork design, under-aero design, shaker rig testing, and hours of tuning on track have paid off. With over a full year of development and construction, the WX10 is ready to race and win! The weekend went like clockwork from beginning to end. We started out on the Friday test day just getting the car warmed up, checked out and sorted.
Some adjustments were made to the car with the new Avon tires supplied by Bob Schaefer and Frisby Tire. But everything checked out great and we only ran two of the sessions. Saturday morning we qualified and the West WX10 dominated the DSR class and just about everything else in the field by taking 2nd overall and 1st in DSR, with a 1:20.5. That was almost 2 seconds faster than P2. Additionally, the overall pole was missed by only a half second, being claimed by a Swift Atlantic. Although there was probably another second on the table (I know all racers say that), we came in early and skipped the afternoon session. STARTING LINEUP WITH QUALIFYING TIMES
1 Keith Grant FA Swift .014a 1:20.137
2 Eric Vassian DSR West WX10 1:20.583
3 Jim Downing CSR Peach DAY 1:20.717
4 Gary Gibson CSR Elan DP02 1:21.482
5 Garry Crook DSR Stohr WF1 1;22.30
6 Tommy Thompson CSR Elan DP02 1:22.60
7 Charles Dempsey DSR Stohr WF1 1:22.68
8 Glenn Cooper FB VD F1000 1:22.78
9 Paul Schneider FE SCCA Car 1:26.00
10 Jonathan Bennett FE SCCA Car 1:26.125
Sunday morning the race got off to a clean start and Vassian was able to literally pull away from the field, including Keith Grant's Swift Atlantic by a full car length at the end of the front straight. He stayed out front easily for the first 6 laps with only Keith behind him, then unexpectedly started feeling really dizzy. The Atlantic got around Vassian for one lap but the WX10 was able to easily overtake the Swift again on the back straight, and led overall for 4 more laps. The checkered flag came a few laps later, without contention from any other car, including Elan DP02s, Stohr WF1s, and other powerful CSR cars. The weekend went without a hitch, yet none of it could have been accomplished without Jake Randels and Dan Jang - West's two primary engineers. The guys are top-notch, meticulous, and just know everything about our cars! Secondly, George Dean Racing Engines did a fantastic job with the Suzuki GSXR powerplant, it ran perfect all weekend. And a huge thank you goes out to Bob Schaefer and Frisby Tire, who worked with West to get special sets of tires in for this event.
Click the link to view the Race "lap" report or Race "times" report