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January 25, 2008
TOP SIX FINISH FOR YORK IN 2008 KONI CHALLENGE SERIES DEBUT
Teammates York and Miller advance through field for great result.
26 January 2008 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach Florida
Starting from deep in the 97 car field of the Grand Am KONI Challenge Series’ season-opening race, Kevin York of Compass360 Racing (C360R) knew he’d have lots of work to do in order to move to the front.
Without any hesitation, his first moves were made on the opening lap with York passing several competitors’ cars.
York advanced into the top fifteen of cars in the Street Tuner (ST) class when, near the mid-point of the three-hour race, a fortuitous caution period occurred on track.
The C360R team took the opportunity to provide service pit stops and driver changes to all three of their Acura TSXs.
York handed an unscathed car over to co-driver Christian Miller – who continued the charge forward during his stint. Miller drove smartly to fifth place until a long brake pedal on the #75 GoEnzo.com, 034 Motorsport, C360R TSX did not allow him the normally-present great braking of the car. As a consequence, a competitor slipped by, placing Miller in sixth position at the race’s end – which occurred under yellow flag conditions.
All of the Compass360 Racing’s team cars finished in the top ten. This was a remarkably strong showing at the season’s first race. Karl Thomson and Travis Walker finished third, York and Miller in sixth and Adam Burrows and Trevor Hopwood, 2007 ST champions, finished ninth.
York of YORK Motorsport is racing in the Grand Am’s KONI Challenge series in 2008. He has been a motorsport competitor and coach for nearly two decades. He has competed in – and won – in various forms of motorsport. Licensed by Grand Am, FIA, WKA, ACCUS and ICSCC, Kevin has a depth and breadth of experience not seen in all drivers. For more detail, see www.yorkmotorsport.com.
Compass360Racing (C360R) is the motorsports division of Compass360 Design + Advertising, a firm offering branding expertise to clients in diverse industries across North America. The team fielded BMW Z3 entries in 2004 and 2005, winning the VIR race in '05 and bringing the Manufacturer's Championship to BMW. In 2006 and 2007, teamed with Kensai, they switched to Acuras, rewarding that manufacturer with the Championship twice in succession. Compass360/Racing returns in 2008 to compete for the Driver's, Team and Manufacturer's Championships with Acura in Grand Am's KONI series. For details visit http://www.compass360.com/racing.
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Posted by YORK Group at January 25, 2008 11:59 PM