Team Radical West Attends Viper Days at Buttonwillow Raceway
| Track conditions were slick, and the weather was cold, misty, with intermittent showers, but that didn’t stop members of TEAM RADICAL WEST from driving their Radicals at Buttonwillow Raceway with the Viper Club of America at their latest Viper Days event.
Team members who participated in the event included John Morris, Ken Melgoza, Marc Futterman, Troy Allison, Dave Mills, Matt Merrill, and brand new Radical owner Tim Day, who was trying out his car for the first time on the exhilirating Buttonwillow track. |
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Radical West Racing crew, Marc Brewster and Todd Joyce, provided track support for the event, which was also attended by Laura Kunde, Event Coordinator. Friends, family and colleagues of the Radical Owners also were present.
The Radicals, expertly driven by team members, performed like champions on the race course and the following Viper Days drivers were given award plaques for the best times of the weekend:
John Morris & Ken Melgoza with their plaques |
1st Place - John Morris - 01:59.271
2nd Place - Ken Melgoza - 02:01.744
3rd Place - Troy Allison - 02:02.309 |
Other team members who followed closely behind the top finishers included Matt Merrill at 02:03.325, Marc Futterman at 02:08.565, and Tim Day in his inaugural Radical run with a final time of 02:14.327.
Tim Day with his new Radical SR3 |
John Morris & Troy Allison line up on the grid |
Bruce Christian’s first Radical Ride |
Marc Futterman & John Morris with SR4 |
The Viper Days event was the first time the newly delivered Radical SR4 was driven on the racetrack by John Morris, CEO of Radical West Racing. Radical West Racing had just picked up the car the day before the event, after it was air freighted in to Los Angeles International Airport from the factory in England. Team members and spectators were impressed by the speed and versatility of the newly designed SR4. |
On Saturday night the Viper Days organization hosted a sumptuous feast at the Sheraton Hotel in Bakersfield, where track awards and door prizes were given out to participants.
Viper Days is the “Official” driving school of the Viper Club of America and is the only nationally recognized driving school & Challenge Series for Dodge Vipers. Team Radical West enjoys the camaraderie and fun with this skilled group of Viper drivers, and gives high marks for the manner in which the club is run by proprietors Skip & Courtney Thomas. We would like to thank the Viper Days organization for providing consistently fun, professionally run and well organized events.
