by mxseven » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:52 am
The #21 Spec Miata owned by Randy Walker and sponsored by local shop racecarsupply.com (SR Racing) drove to a class win at the 12 hours of Nelson Ledges this past Saturday! Three drivers, Randy Walker, Wes Allen, and Dr. Jon Ricker, along with a support crew of about 15 CKR guys (and one amazing cook, Judy Walker), qualified on Friday 2nd in class and 12th overall. We had a nearly flawless race, full of consistent fast laps from all three drivers, and we had gathered up 1st place in the Spec Miata class by the fourth hour. We protected that class lead for the remainder, and kept climing up the overall board until we reached fourth position towards the end. We logged over 1000 miles, went through 3 sets of Hoosier R6's, nearly 100 gallons of fuel, and the car remained steady and fast the whole way. The only small issue was a starter/clutch interlock swith that went bad about halfway through, and we had to push start the car out of the pits from then on. The pit crew put on a clinic how to do fast, consistent, error-free pit stops, and the drivers pushed the car hard enough to run fast laps, but took care of her the whole way.
This was the team's third consecutive year at the annual endurance race at Nelson, but the first time finishing.
A big congrats to the whole team for representing CKR in such an awesome, well-executed effort! Look for a writeup covering the entire weeknd on the CKR home page soon.
The #21 Spec Miata owned by Randy Walker and sponsored by local shop racecarsupply.com (SR Racing) drove to a class win at the 12 hours of Nelson Ledges this past Saturday! Three drivers, Randy Walker, Wes Allen, and Dr. Jon Ricker, along with a support crew of about 15 CKR guys (and one amazing cook, Judy Walker), qualified on Friday 2nd in class and 12th overall. We had a nearly flawless race, full of consistent fast laps from all three drivers, and we had gathered up 1st place in the Spec Miata class by the fourth hour. We protected that class lead for the remainder, and kept climing up the overall board until we reached fourth position towards the end. We logged over 1000 miles, went through 3 sets of Hoosier R6's, nearly 100 gallons of fuel, and the car remained steady and fast the whole way. The only small issue was a starter/clutch interlock swith that went bad about halfway through, and we had to push start the car out of the pits from then on. The pit crew put on a clinic how to do fast, consistent, error-free pit stops, and the drivers pushed the car hard enough to run fast laps, but took care of her the whole way.
This was the team's third consecutive year at the annual endurance race at Nelson, but the first time finishing.
A big congrats to the whole team for representing CKR in such an awesome, well-executed effort! Look for a writeup covering the entire weeknd on the CKR home page soon.
