Radical West Racing News - April 2005
Radical West Racing News
April, 2005
| Pantera Club Festivities at Willow Springs Raceway | |
Members of Team Radical West showed up in force to enjoy the fun and festivities during the Pantera Club Event at Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California on March 5-6, 2005. Team members who attended the event were John Morris, Ken Melgoza, Tim Day, Roy Sciortino, James Walker, Larry Schnur, Paul LaHaye and Jon Payne. |
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| Radical staff members were also on hand to provide Arrive and Drive services for our clients. Staff members in attendance included James Vaughn, Marc Brewster, Josh Henely, and Todd Joyce, along with two visitors flown in from England - Gavin and Vincent - who were brought over to help Roy Sciortino break in his brand new SR8! Event Coordinator Laura Kunde was also in attendance. Team members brought their family and friends to the “Fastest track in the West” and perfect spring-like weather prevailed through the weekend. John Morris, CEO of Radical West, took several prospective clients for rides in his Radical, giving adrenaline-rushes to all who dared to sit on the passenger side. As always, crowds were gathered around the Radicals and there was lots of interest in these exotic sports cars - especially the V8. Everyone agreed that this event was one to remember. We would like to thank the Pantera Club for allowing us to participate with their fun group. We’ll see you at your next event! | |
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Additional Photos from the Pantera Club |
 Radical Line Up |
 L-R Ken Melgoza, John Morris, Jon Payne and Tim Day |
 Cyrus Shargh goes for a ride with John Morris |
| Top Brand Name Racing Gear Available Now at Radical West Racing | |
Radical West Racing is proud to announce that we offer a great selection of top brand name racing gear. Available now in our Radical West showroom are brands such as MOMO, Sparco, Stand 21, Redline fluids, VP Fuel, Lonachre, Earls Plumbing, Motul, XtremeX3 and Nordskog Guages.Give us a call or better yet - visit us at our showroom in Anaheim Hills to see the latest in Racing Suits, Helmets, Gloves, Shift Knobs, Racing Shoes and MORE. Soon we will offer an online store on our RADICAL WEST website. In the meantime, we are happy to assist you by phone or email and ship your order directly to your location for your convenience. |
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| Coming Soon: Racing Gear on the Road! RADICAL WEST RACING will soon be offering selected items from our racing gear line for sale at track events throughout the region. Call us for additional information!Call us today TOLL FREE at 1-800-391-6891 or send us an email info@springmountainmotorsports.com for more information about all of our new merchandise. | |
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Team Radical West Member Matt Merrill Home Safely from Iraq |
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Radical West Racing is happy to welcome back one of our original team members - Matt Merrill. Matt is back home in San Diego after his recent deployment in Iraq, where he was stationed for about eight months.
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| Now that he’s back in the USA, Matt will be living in San Diego and will drive with Team Radical West at races and track events in his blue SR3. It’s great to be driving with Matt once again on the racetrack - welcome back to the team and thank you for your service to our country! | |
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| Driving Performance Lessons with Racing Instructor MATT TREGLIA | |
Team Radical West Racing members have improved their driving performance and increased their speed while working with Matt Treglia, a private racing instructor from Rosamond, California (near Willow Springs raceway.) Matt is available for personal consultation services and has worked with several of our team members with great success. Matt comes with highly impressive credentials and a career of wining races, and our Team members speak highly of his style of instruction and motivational skills. |
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Matt began his career in Kart racing, where he competed in 85 races and won 2 IKF regional championships with 41 wins, 14 top five finishes, and 19 top ten finishes. He has also won the USAC Formula Russell Championship Series races in 2000, and has been a Formula Renault V6 Test Driver for Team KRC-ASR Racing. Most recently Matt raced in Panam Forumla Renault V6 Championship for Team KRC-ASR Racing. Matt can provide expert instruction for any type of race car or kart. For additional information about Matt’s services, and for his prices for private racing instruction, please contact him directly at 661-317-4747, or send him an email: mattracing1@yahoo.com. |
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| Radical Brochures Now Available Online The SR3 Supersport was launched at the Autosport International Exhibition in 2002. Since then over 200 of these attractive two-seater sports prototypes have been sold around the world to endurance racers and trackday enthusiasts. This year, the SR8 was launched and is already breaking records in its short career. Radical West Racing has sold over 50 SR3 and SR8 vehicles since we opened our distributorship in Southern California last year.Named the “Fastest Track Car of The Year 2004″ by Evo Magazine, the SR3 races in the Radical Enduro championships in Europe, the fastest one-make sportscar series in the world.Promotional Brochures, including specifications, for the Radical SR3 and SR8, are now available online for your convenience. |
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| View and print a brochure and specifications for the SR3!View and print a brochure and specifications for the NEW SR8 V8! | |
For additional information and pricing for the Radical product line, please contact us TOLL FREE at 1-800-391-6891 or send us an email info@springmountainmotorsports.com. We look forward to serving you. |
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| Congratulations to John Dykstra - Oscar Winner and Radical Fan | |
Radical West Racing congratulates John Dykstra, who recently won his second Academy Award® for visual effects on the movie Spiderman 2!Two-time Academy Award®-winning visual effects designer John Dykstra began his career under the tutelage of noted visual effects visionary Douglas Trumbull, working on such films as “The Andromeda Strain” and the Trumbull-written feature “Silent Running.” While John is best known for his Academy Award® winning visual effects work on “Star Wars,” he was also the visual effects supervisor on such feature films “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin.” |
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John teamed with Imageworks in March 1998 to supervise visual effects and direct second unit photography for “Stuart Little” and he was again nominated for an Academy Award®. John went on to design the visual effects for the Academy Award nominated international hit “Spider-Man,” and last year he completed production on the highly anticipated sequel, “Spider-Man 2″ which garnered him a second Academy Award.Currently a Visual Effects Designer at Sony Pictures Imageworks, John recently attended a Radical Racing School at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch and was instantly “hooked.” These days you will find John at track events throughout the southern California area with the rest of the team through U.S. Racing Club’s Arrive & Drive program. Congratulations John! For more about John Dykstra, click here. |
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| Radical West Racing Series Event Held at Willow Springs Raceway | |
| In January we announced that the motorsports event companies Speed Ventures and Touring Car Club will both be working with Radical West Racing to offer the team our own run groups and mini-series at events in 2005. Both Speed Ventures and Touring Car Club offer timing and races at each event, complete with trophies. Our latest event was held on the weekend of March 26-27, 2005 at Willow Springs Raceway, sponsored by Touring Car Club. |
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Attending the event were the following Radical West Team Members….John Morris, Tim Day, Matt Merrill, Roy Sciortino, Larry Schnur, and Jon Payne. In addition, U.S. Racing Club offered its Arrive & Drive program to John Dykstra, Dave Petrie, Dave Roberts, Victor Resendiz and Todd Joyce. In addition, the following Radical West staff members were in attendance for Arrive & Drive services, including track support: James Vaughn, Jr., Marc Brewster, Josh Henley and Simon Shepard, along with Todd Joyce, Dave Roberts and Dave Petrie, who came over from Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch to drive Radicals on the fast Willow Springs track. The Radicals performed well and the teammates participated in both the timed sessions and in the race groups. At the end of the day the final Radical race was held, with results as follows: Larry Schnur won the checkered flag, with Tim Day close behind in second position, and Todd Joyce in third. Everyone had a fantastic time and we’re all looking forward to our next event, which is scheduled for April 8-10, 2005 at California Speedway. |
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RADICAL WEST RACING will be keeping you posted with race and time results on our website as the series heats up this season. Good luck to all the participants - we’ll see you on the track! |
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Additional Photos from Touring Car Club |
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 Larry Schnur - 1st Place Trophy |
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| Radical West Racing’s April 2005 Inventory | |
| Radical West Racing maintains a selection of new and demo Radicals on the floor of our showroom in Anaheim Hills. In addition, we have NEW Radicals on order from the factory. If you place your order now, you can still select your options while the car is being built. Our showroom now proudly displays the NEW SR8 with Powertec V8 Engine! Our current inventory includes the following RED Previously Owned Radicals: (subject to change without notice) |
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Radical SR3 - 1400 cc Engine |
Radical SR3 - 1500 cc Engine |
Radical SR3 - 1300cc Engine (only 2 hours of track time on car) Red - Asking Price: $66,500 |
| Don’t miss your chance to buy a Radical! For additional information about pricing and options on any of our Radical Extreme Sports Cars, please call us at 1-800-391-6891. |
| Radical West Racing Welcomes New Members to the Team |
| Radical West Racing is pleased to announce the addition of our three newest members of the team - Brian Johnson, Cyrus Shargh and Max Maxedon. Brian, Cyrus and Max will be participating in track events and races along with the rest of their teammates this season. We look forward to spending time on the track with our latest Radical owners. Welcome to the Radical West Racing team! |
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Brian Johnson is taking delivery very soon on a new Blue SR8 from the factory. Pictured above with John Morris during his test drive. |
Cyrus Shargh is purchasing Roy Sciortino’s pre-owned Yellow SR3 with 1500cc engine! Cyrus is pictured here in his new car with John Morris. |
Max Maxedon ordered a new Blue SR3 complete with a 1400cc Engine - Max’s car is currently en route from England. |
| For additional information about ALL of our Radical Owners, visit our website. |
| Radical West Racing - April 2005 Event Schedule |
| We would like to invite you to visit Team Radical West at any of the events listed below. We like to have fun at the track and most of the team members are happy to provide rides in the Radicals (event regulations permitting)….especially to prospective members of our team. The following are this month’s scheduled events: |
| April 8-10, 2005 - Touring Car Club Event California Speedway April 23-24, 2005 - Scuderia Rampage Event Spring Mountain Motorsports RanchApril 28-29, 2005 - Pantera Club Event Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch |
For additional information about Radical West’s Event Schedule for 2005, please feel free to consult our Event Calendars, or call us TOLL FREE at 800-391-6891.
Thank you for reading the April Issue of Radical West Racing News.
All of us at Radical West sincerely appreciate your business and support,
and look forward to seeing you out on the racetrack!
