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Team Radical West Attends Racer Factory Event at Spring Mountain Motorsports Park
What an enjoyable weekend for members and friends of Team Radical West! On March 27-28, 2004 the team traveled to Spring Mountain Motorsports Park in Pahrump, Nevada, to participate in Racer Factory’s latest event. Team members who were in attendance were John Morris, Ken Melgoza, Marc Futterman, Tim Day and Glenn Dulaine. Radical staff members Marc Brewster and Todd Joyce were also on hand to work with the team, along with Radical wives and girlfriends Jerra Morris, Kristy Melgoza, Lorrie Futterman, and Naia Blanco. Also enjoying the festivities were extended family members and friends of the team.
Our friends from the local Ferrari Club of Las Vegas invited their members to participate with our drivers in ride-alongs on the Spring Mountain track in their Radical race cars. We would like to thank Bob Lebenson and Jeff Wenger (Jeff is webmaster of the Ferrari Club website) for setting up the ride-alongs and for their gracious hospitality. For additional Ferrari Club News and photos of this event, click here.
Racer Factory is a group of automotive enthusiasts and industry veterans that come together twice a year to provide the enthusiast market a chance to exercise their vehicles in a safe and productive environment. Rich Barker, proprietor of Racer Factory, is a well-organized leader and sponsored a fantastic event.
Team Radical West had a great time driving with the Racer Factory Organization, and hopes to participate in many of their events in the future.
Radicals in Top Positions at Willow Springs Club Race
Once again, Team Radical West took the lead last weekend on a beautiful spring day in Lancaster, California at Willow Springs Raceway. Members of Team Radical West who participated in the West Coast Racing - Pantera Club event included John Morris, Ken Melgoza, and Marc Futterman. Radical West Staff, Marc Brewster, Todd Joyce and Event Coordinator Laura Kunde were also on hand to provide track support and photography services.
The colorful Radicals performed flawlessly and impressed the crowd of exclusive car owners at Willow Springs. During the event, members of the team gave test drives and rides in the Radicals on the “fastest track in the West.” After their test drives, a few individuals were immediately sold, and we are pleased to welcome two NEW Radical owners who purchased their SR3’s at the event — Roy Sciortino and James DiIorio. The team is looking forward to participating in future track events with our two newest members.
“This was the best event of the year so far in terms of sales of and interest in the Radicals,” reported CEO John Morris. “Owners of exclusive automobiles, such as the Pantera, Lamborghini, Ferrari and others are finding that the cost factor of a Radical, in addition to the thrill and adrenaline rush on the track, is hard to beat. In addition to our two newest SR3 owners, we had several more interested parties this weekend who want to add a Radical to their fleet of racing vehicles. We are looking forward to seeing more Radicals than ever at track events in 2004.”
The Pantera Club event featured a race between the participants and the members of Team Radical West with their impressive cars and driving skills swept the podium in the top three positions. It was a highly competitive race, but the Radicals took the lead in the end.
The knowledgeable and experienced crew at Radical West Racing provides comprehensive Arrive & Drive Services for events and races throughout the Southwest region.
Radical West Racing News - March 2004
Radical West Racing News
March, 2004
Radical West Racing is off to a Rolling Start in March
with the Purchase of Spring Mountain Motorsports Club |
| Radical West Racing is pleased to announce that we have officially entered into a Purchase Agreement with Spring Mountain Motorsports Park in Pahrump, Nevada. At the close of escrow in June 2004 Radical West Racing will be the proud new owners of a challenging and well-designed 2.2 mile race track in an historic desert town, 45 minutes outside of Las Vegas. Pahrump is a Paiute Indian word, meaning ‘water on the rock.’ The race track is situated on 193 acres of land on an aquifer, a resource that nurtures an expanding population. |
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| Along with the purchase of the race track, we will also be taking over operations of one of the most well-respected and renowned Driving Schools in the country, Bragg-Smith Advanced Driving School, now hosted at Spring Mountain Motorsports Club track. Rupert Bragg-Smith, a successful businessman, entrepreneur, and current Owner of the race track and the Advanced Driving School, purchased his own land and then designed and built a road course that is completely booked for the entire season. In addition to being used used by his Corvette Driving School, Rupert also rents the track out to event companies, and for testing by automotive manufacturers and racing teams. John Morris, CEO of Radical West Racing, is thrilled about this latest acquisition. He reports, “We have always enjoyed driving our Radicals on the well-designed and efficiently run Spring Mountain race track, and have followed with interest Rupert Bragg Smith’s outstanding reputation within the racing industry. We are looking forward to working with Rupert and Ann on this purchase and on an ongoing consulting basis in the future. After the close of escrow we have many exciting development plans that will be unveiled in the very near future.” Radical West Racing will be continuing operations on the existing Corvette Driving School, and starting a Radical School at Spring Mountain Motorsports Park. In addition we will be announcing some plans for property development through U.S. Racing Club (see below.) Check back with us often….we’ll keep you updated through this newsletter. |
U.S. Racing Club - a Private Placement Offering
for Country Club Style Race Track Operations |
You don’t have to play golf to join this country club! U.S. Racing Club was founded to enable motor sports clubs, sports car owners and race car enthusiasts exclusive race track time at various locations throughout the country, via company-owned race track complexes and land/track leases from existing race tracks. |
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| U.S. Racing Club will be booking a significant amount of track time at Spring Mountain Motorsports Park in the Driving Schools and for track rental on behalf of their exclusive members. In addition, the company intends to buy and/or build 3-5 motorsport complexes in the Southwest U.S. over the next three years and explore other leasehold opportunities. Membership categories for U.S. Race Club include “Corporate Members,” who are given preferential status for track times as well as other elite benefits. “Executive Members,” for local members who plan to use the track and facilities often, and “General Members,” for others. John Morris, CEO of Radical West Racing, is on the Advisory Council of U.S. Racing Club and is a major shareholder. Kent Broussard, President and CEO of U.S. Racing Club, is an entrepreneur who has worked on Wall Street as a stock broker, Manager and Regional Manager in New York City for more than seven years and most recently as Sr. Vice President of a mid-sized Investor Relations firm with offices in New York and California. Kent also has considerable experience in raising capital for both Initial Private Offerings and Private Placements. He currently devotes all of his time to raising capital for the company.
The company is currently seeking initial capital through a Private Placement Offering. Interested parties are encouraged to contact Kent Broussard directly:
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Kent Broussard, President
U.S. Racing Club
Office (714) 779-5700
Cell (949) 436-0471
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| 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 - 01:59.2712nd Place - Ken Melgoza - 02:01.7443rd Place - Troy Allison - 02:02.309
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| 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. |
More Viper Days Photos
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. |
Radical West Racing Partner - American Racing Club
| Radical West Racing is pleased to participate in events sponsored by some of the finest track event organizations in the industry. This month we are featuring American Racing Club, a clear alternative to how club racing has been run for the past fifty years. |
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Troy Allison & Dave Mills in their Radicals at an ARC Event |
The American Racing Club (ARC) has announced its 2004 California racing championship. A challenging drivers series of thirteen races at four of California’s best tracks. Some of the top drivers will be pitted against each other under a unique format and clean racing rules. Rather than having a group of homogeneous cars run together classing will instead be closely matched drivers of various types of cars in the same class, all running roughly the same lap times. |
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Don’t think for a second that this is going to be a ’soft’ racing experience. It’s going to be hugely competitive, laced with excitement and action, providing every bit of thrill any other series provides, and then some. Drivers will be able to spend their time and dollar budget on tires or fuel instead of repairing car-contact damage. Add to that a dollar credit awarded to the racer based on where they finished, offsetting some of the costs of racing. Now those are a few reasons to race ARC.
Troy Allison and Dave Mills are the co-founders of ARC. In addition, they are are Radical SR3 owners and members of Team Radical West Racing. Troy and Dave’s philosophy is to put racing back into club racing, by creating a safe but low overhead environment with practice, qualification, and two races in one day for each driver.
Team Radical West members plan to participate in most or all of ARC’s events this year, and we are always impressed with the well-organized and driver oriented atmosphere found at Troy and Dave’s events.
Be sure to visit ARC’s website for their 2004 Event Schedule. We’ll see you at the racetrack! |
Radical West Racing Welcomes Glenn Scott to the Team
Radical West Racing is pleased to announce the addition our newest member of the team - Glenn Scott. Glenn will be participating in track events and races along with the rest of his teammates this season. We look forward to spending time on the track with our latest Radical owner. Welcome, Glenn!
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Glenn Scott is a highly successful businessman and entrepreneur who owns a Plumbing Contracting business in Santa Barbara, California. Despite his busy schedule, Glenn somehow manages to find time for fun and excitement in his life. Glenn plays golf, travels to countries around the world, and of course, owns and races extreme sports cars. Glenn drives a Turbo Porsche and has placed a deposit on a Porsche Carrera GT. Next month he will travel to Germany as an invited guest of Porsche to tour their factory. In addition, their professional driver will take him for a test drive in the Carrera around the track.
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Upcoming Events in March 2004
Below is a list of our March events at Radical West Racing. Don’t hesitate to call us or send us an email for more information about signing up and participating in any of these
upcoming events. See you at the track!
Thank you for reading the March Issue of Radical West Racing News. We appreciate your support, and hope to see you soon at the race track!
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