Pictured above is John Morris crossing the finish line in First place driving his newly delivered SR3 Turbo.

On November 22-23, 2003, members of Team Radical West traveled to Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, California to participate in the Northern California Racing Club’s annual event….THUNDERFEST.

Team members who participated in the event included John Morris, Justin LaJoie, Fabian Okonski, and Ken Melgoza. Radical West Mechanics John Stover and David Thompson (recently flown in from England) and Service Manager, Marc Brewster, provided track and race support for the event.

American Racing Club’s inaugural Exhibition Race was held on Sunday, and was, by all accounts, a huge success. The race was the highlight of NCRC’s open track weekend. The participants all had the opportunity to match-up with some great drivers in a wide variety of cars.

Radical West Racing is proud to announce that the awesome SR3’s finished in 3 of the top 4 positions as follows:
1st - John Morris - Best Lap Time 1:52.9
3rd - Fabian Okonski - Best Lap Time 1:54.0
4th - Justin LaJoie - Best Lap Time 1:56.2

Pictured above from L-R, Dave Mills, Troy Allison (Co-Founders of NCRC), Fabian Okonski, John Morris, and Luc Noel.

The race was exciting between the top contenders. John Morris was driving his newly delivered SR3 TURBO machine. Luc Noel qualified on Saturday in the pole position in his powerful Trans Am Mustang with 800 Horsepower. Morris quickly passed Noel on the first corner, and maintained his lead position for a good part of the race. Then, Morris got caught in traffic with a few other racers, and Noel passed him on the next-to-last lap. Morris knew he had to make his move quickly, and passed Noel once again inside a double apex corner with 5 cars, just before the white flag signifying the final lap was dropped. After Morris, Noel finished, followed closely by fellow Team Radical West members Okonski and LaJoie.

Congratulations to the organizers of this exciting event, Dave Mills and Troy Allison, co-founders of the Northern California Racing Club, a subsidiary of the American Racing Club. Troy and Dave are also new Radical Owners, with their SR3’s being delivered next week.

Troy and Dave plan to hold four ARC races in 2004 at a variety of venues in Northern and Central California. Radical West plans to be an active participant in their well-organized and enjoyable events. ARC races will be exciting, financially friendly, run by a customer oriented team that will provide venues with innovative formats; formats not frequently seen in club racing.