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September 10, 2011
KEVIN & EVAN YORK TO CONTEST 36th ANNUAL 8 HOURS OF THE CASCADES
Yorks to race in longest running sports car endurance race west of the Mississippi River
Kevin York will return - this time with his son, Evan York - to Portland International Raceway with West Coast Touring Cars' (WCTC) for the 2011 edition of the Eight Hours of the Cascades.
"Our participation in this event - and successful completion of it - will be an exciting way to continue the relationship with our friends at the West Coast Touring Cars team." Kevin remarked. "I look forward not only to driving with Rob and (friend and client) Tom Olsson - I get to live out a long-held desire to partner with my son, Evan York. We know the team - and sponsor, Car Tender - are working hard to continue their development of their BMW PRO3 car. We're counting on it being both fast and reliable. Our goal will be a P2 class win this year to go along with the P3 class win I enjoyed in 2004. Interestingly, Evan (as an eleven year-old) was with me for that race too - he maintained a lap chart for the team and talked to me on the radio at times, acting as a cheerleader and coach!"
Aerial map view of Portland International Raceway.
Kevin York of YORK Motorsport has raced professionally most recently in the Grand Am Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge and has been a motorsport competitor and coach for over two decades. As a driver, he has competed, and won, in various forms of motorsport. As a coach, he has worked with podium finishers, rookie-of-the-year winners, recreational high-performance drivers and many more seeking to have a repeatable, high level of driving performance. Licensed by or affiliated with many worldwide motorsport sanctioning bodies, Kevin is familiar with many aspects of the motorsport and performance-driving industry. For more detail, see www.yorkmotorsport.com
Evan York of YORK Motorsport is a young, professional athlete destined for the highest levels of motorsport. Graduated from high school in the Spring of 2011 as a member of the National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, National Latin Honor Society and with excellent class ranking, Evan now attends the University of North Carolina – Charlotte and majors in Mechanical Engineering at the school’s William States Lee College of Engineering. Since first driving a racing go kart at the age of seven, Evan has endeavored to race something as often as possible. As he continues his exciting journey, you can follow along at www.evan-york.com
West Coast Touring Cars (WCTC) is an informal grouping of sports car racers set on having fun and being champions all at the same time. Rob Dunn, as team principal, races regularly in ICSCC and SCCA competition. For information, see www.westcoasttouringcars.com
Portland International Raceway is a twelve turn, 1.967 mile road course, located five miles north of Portland, Oregon. Sanctioning bodies using the facility have included Champ Car, IMSA, NASCAR, SCCA, PCA, ALMS, and ICSCC
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Posted by YORK Group at September 10, 2011 12:00 AM