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27
October - Portland, Oregon
Having
never turned a wheel in the RTG Ltd. BMW M3 racing car,
Kevin York was eager with anticipation to do just that in
this past Saturday's 26th Annual Eight Hours of the Cascades
sportscar endurance race at Portland International Raceway
in Portland, Oregon.
Morning
practice was on a cold and damp track - not ideal conditions
to get acquainted with a race car on slick racing tires!
Kevin
and primary team drivers, Mike Helton and Steve Pfeifer,
deemed the car ready to go after each took time behind the
wheel.
Just
prior to the race, RTG Ltd.'s Seattle-based crew performed
last-minute reviews of all the critical systems on the bright
yellow BMW and also declared the car fit for the eight-hour
competition.
The
race included thirty-nine racing teams categorized in four
distinct classes.
The
RTG Ltd. BMW raced in the "P1" class for large-displacement
engines with high horsepower. This class also included some
vehicles that had even higher specific output than the RTG
Ltd. car so a class, and especially an overall, win would
not be an easy task.
The
race started with the traditional LeMans start with each
driver standing away from the car, across the track. When
the starting blast was heard, all thirty-nine drivers sprinted
across the track to then belt themselves in to the cars
and race out on to the course to begin the eight-hour odyssey.
Kevin
started the race for RTG Ltd. with Steve Pfeifer getting
in the car next, followed by team principal, Mike Helton.
When
darkness descended, Mike brought the car in for refueling
and a tire change and asked Kevin to get back in for the
final drive to the finish.
Spectators
were dazzled by a constant stream of race cars blasting
by in the dark of night at speeds over one-hundred sixty
miles per hour with bright lights blazing.
In
finishing the race for RTG Ltd., Kevin brought the BMW M3
past the checkered flag in fifth position in the P1 class
and sixth position in the overall standings - of the thirty-nine
entrants. Not too bad for a "first-date" with
the team and car!!
With
trophy in hand, Kevin and RTG, Ltd. now look forward to
competing in the season ending Grand American Road Racing
Association's "Grand-Am Finale" at Daytona International
Speedway's road course, November 8 - 10.
This
event will be Kevin's first time at the famed Speedway and
he is anticipating a steep learning curve.
"As
I progress through each new racing challenge, I learn more
about myself and my driving," Kevin remarked Saturday.
"Being at a track as demanding as Daytona will be an
excellent way to continue that process. I look forward to
doing it with RTG Ltd. and the fine BMW M3 that they have."
YORK
Motorsport wishes to thank its supporters for the Eight
Hours of the Cascades:
· leftlane digital - www.leftlanedigital.com
· Pallis Properties - www.pallis.net
· L. Holmes
Interested
parties that would like to engage in marketing partnerships
with Kevin and his YORK Motorsports, are encouraged to contact
him as follows:
E-mail : kf_york@mobile.att.net
Telephone : +1 206 310 9881
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