Spring Mountain Motor Resort & Country Club hosted Country Music Superstar Brad Paisley during his 2013 ACM Awards weekend in Las Vegas. Brad raced our ZR1 Corvette from the fleet of our Ron Fellows Performance Driving School. Also pictured with Brad is Teresa Shinn, national grand prize winner of the “Get Into Brad’s Wheelhouse” contest with CBS Radio Network, and Spring Mountain’s Chief Driving Instructor Rick Malone.

Eric Trump (far right) and friends raced ZR1 Corvettes at Spring Mountain Motor Resort & Country Club to raise more money for his great charity The Eric Trump Foundation www.erictrumpfoundation.com benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Eric and friends spent two days revving up their driving skills with one-on-one instruction by Corvette Racing Legend Ron Fellows at Spring Mountain’s 313-acre “Eden for Car Lovers” with four miles of adrenaline-charging track and all its resort-style country club amenities including luxury condos, $3 million clubhouse, pool, fitness center, and more. Spring Mountain’s Ron Fellows High Performance Driving School is The Official High Performance Driving School of Chevrolet.

Watzinger strikes again in Radical Cup, Kurtz for the first time in Atlanta.

Gerhard Watzinger has extended his winning streak to four from four in the SR8 class at Road Atlanta during Rounds 3 & 4 of the 2013 Radical Cup. His teammate George Kurtz won both races in the SR3 class to give their Lotus-esque black and gold CrowdStrike cars a clean sweep, while series debutants Ari Straus and Jim Booth both impressed and Tony Bullock took over the SR3 title lead.

An amazing atmosphere surrounded the second Radical Cup event. The series joined the North American Road Racing Association's other headline acts, the US GT Championship, SRT Viper Cup and Whelen TimeTrial Championship at the famous Georgia track for three days of nonstop action. Spectators, a number of car clubs as well as famous faces including Randy Pobst (WC / K-Pax Racing), Kuno Wittmer (ALMS / SRT Motorsports) and former NFL star Des White watched on as the Radical Cup put on another spectacular show.

Saturday

Ari Straus (#136) set the early SR8 pace in qualifying, laying down a 1:20.178. However Gerhard Watzinger (#32)- who only had only managed a handful of laps on Friday- was immediately on the pace and by lap eight had gone three tenths faster to take his third pole position for the season with a 1:19.824. It was an impressive performance too from Jim Booth (#5), claiming third on the SR8 grid in his first Radical Cup appearance.

SR3 was equally competitive with the order still changing as the session's final minutes counted down. On his eleventh lap John Falb (#77) looked set to take his third consecutive pole with a 1:23.956, but in an exciting climax Tony Bullock (#12) sole the bragging rights and the bonus point with a 1:23.662 two laps later. Amazingly George Kurtz (#4) then turned a time identical to Falb's time to line up third on the grid.

As the green flag flew, Bullock took command in SR3, while a tough opening lap saw Utah winner Falb fall back to tenth overall on the first lap. Meanwhile, Mark Allan (#36) charged, passing Falb and Todd Slusher (#62) to be fourth in class by lap two. Kurtz was also on the move, taking second place away from House during lap three.

Regrouping, Falb clawed his way back, dispatching Slusher, Allan and the SR8 of Adam Merzon (#7) before trying to hunt down House.

Bullock then came under increasing pressure from Kurtz for the SR3 lead. Finally relinquished on lap eight, he left Kurtz to turn his maiden race in the series into his maiden win for the season.

Impressively the pair's pace had catapulted them to fourth and fifth outright and a full lap clear of David House's third placed SR3.

While having to settle for the second step of the podium, Bullock also picked up the bonus point for having the fastest SR3 race lap of 1:24.899.

Watzinger continued his dominance of the SR8 field. As Booth quickly settled into a solid third, Straus stayed within striking distance of Watzinger initially, but as German's rhythm and carbon brakes warmed up, the gap between first and second slowly opened.

It appeared the result would remain status quo until the last lap when Straus came across a stranded back marker in turn five. Lifting to avoid a collision, Straus himself spun, handing Booth the second step of the podium.

Taking his third victory of the season, Watzinger chalked up another perfect points haul by laying claim to the race's fastest lap of 1:22.173.

While the sunny skies of Saturday were replaced with cooler overcast conditions, Sunday's on-track action remained as hot as ever.

After a number of drivers trading throughout qualifying Bullock found himself barely on top of the SR3 chart, just a few one-hundreds up on Kurtz after the pair recorded their best on lap ten. However, Falb surprised them both a lap later with a 1:23.892 to claim the bonus point and his third SR3 pole of the year.

Watzinger also reeled off another impressive lap, a 1:19.906, to take his fourth SR8 pole from Straus while Merzon secured third with a lap three tenths quicker than Booth's best.

As they lined up in the form-up area, the gloomy weather lingered. To the cheers of mechanics, Mark Allan joined the field as the cars rolled out of pitlane. In a truly valiant effort and display of total commitment, the Radical West mechanics had miraculously swapped out Allan's engine in less than 90 minutes after noticing a serious oil leak during qualifying.

A request from the drivers saw the field try a split start for Sunday's race, with the SR8s and SR3s staged separately behind NARRA's official Pace Car for Road Atlanta, a brand new 2013 SRT Viper GTS from Ringgold SRT.

Two perfect formation starts saw Watzinger and Bullock again take command of their respective classes.

Behind Bullock and Falb, House found himself briefly ahead of Kurtz, followed by Jay Torres (SR3, #123) and Allan, who had leaped past George Scott (#176) and Todd Slusher after starting rear of grid.

By lap seven rain began to fall on the south end of the circuit, unraveling Falb's race when he spun in turn seven, dropping him to fifth in class.

As the conditions deteriorated, Kurtz pounced past Bullock for the lead. It proved to be the defining move of the race as within a lap the full course caution was brought out when House and then Torres had minor mishaps.

With rain now falling on the entire circuit and cars still on slicks the safety car remained deployed until the checkered flag greeted the field.

Pumping his fist Watzinger recorded his fourth SR8 victory, from Ari Straus and Jim Booth.

Giving the CrowdStrike team a clean sweep, Watzinger's teammate George Kurtz replicated the feat in SR3, while Bullock's second place moved him into the lead of the SR3 championship points. Falb completed the podium and Allan appropriately repaid the mechanics with an impressive fourth placed finish.

Both Saturday and Sunday's podium finishers received custom made trophies by B.R.M timepieces, with class winners awarded sets of Dunlop tires. Radical West also presented Sunday's winners with custom TW Steel watches.

Watzinger's victory puts him firmly at the top of the SR8 championship points table, and his four perfect results make him a strong contender for the class champion's award of a Radical Masters Euroseries race as well as the overall champion's award of a test with a top European Le Mans Prototype team.

But as they say, 'anything can and will happen in motorsport' and with only the best ten results counting and eight races still remaining, all of the drivers have their eyes firmly on the outstanding prizes.

Rounds 5 & 6 of the 2013 Radical Cup take place June 28-30 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California.

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Spectacular race ends inaugural Radical Cup USA weekend.

The Radical Cup, America's newest sportscar series, concluded its inaugural event in spectacular fashion on Sunday at Miller Motorsports Park, Utah. Furious four-wide action turned into nose-to-tail racing lap after lap during Round 2 of the championship. Gerhard Watzinger and John Falb made series history, becoming the first ever back-to-back race winners, while Jay Torres gained his first podium.

With a race and another days running under their belts, it was no surprise to see new names near the top of timesheet for Sunday's qualifying session. Mark Allan (#36) bounced up the charts to be 4th fastest in SR3, and making the biggest impression, Jay Torres (#123) qualified 3rd in class after missing all of Saturday.

Nevertheless, it was status quo for the front row as Gerhard Watzinger (SR8, #32) and John Falb (SR3, #77) took their second consecutive class pole positions.

And while the battle for qualifying was over, another race quickly developed in the garages- to get Ron Fletcher's SR3 (#17) rebuilt in time for the race. Fletcher's car had suffered considerable damage after a tire de-beaded in the morning's practice session sending him careering off track.

Highlighting the genuine camaraderie and goodwill between the drivers, parts were donated and a number of mechanics, and even series principal Simon Shepard, stepped in to help. To the delight of the entire field, Fletcher lined up to take the start.

As the green flag flew Randy Carpenter (SR8, #85) made it three wide while passing Falb and Bullock for second overall, while his son Ryan (SR3, #05) attempted the same with Torres and Allan for 5th place.

For a moment Ron Eckhardt (SR3, #93) then made wide it four wide, before wisely conceding;

"I was driving up between two cars, and my real estate ran away. I got pinballed a little."

Everyone then made it cleanly through turns one, two and three before a love-tap in turn four from Falb unsettled Randy Carpenter into a spin.

The biggest mover and shaker however was Ron Fletcher who amazingly managed to calve his way from last place to seventh outright in four corners. Then in the hairpin, he went one better, pulling off a brilliant late move to pass Ryan Carpenter.

Ryan didn't give up though, and the pair went nose to tail down the front straight, before Ryan made an equally impressive move back around the outside of Fletcher into turn one.

Seizing the moment Ryan then dived down the inside of turn five for the second lap in a row to take Eckhardt, while just in front Torres had his hands full fending off Allan for fourth in class.

Perhaps trying to hang onto Ryan, Fletcher put an end to his valiant charge through the field by coming unstuck in the Attitudes chicane.

Still on the move Ryan then made his way past Allan in the final corner. However, a lap later all of Ryan's hard work came undone when he spun into the hairpin allowing Allan, Eckhardt and Bruce Jones (SR3, #17) through.

After gaining the position Jones then tempted Eckhardt in the Attitudes chicane, who thought better of it;

"I just got sprayed with stones [from Jones' car]- my car looks like it's got chicken pocks."

Jones eventually made his way past Eckhardt in the hairpin, while at the front of the field Watzinger was pushing hard to keep the leading SR3s of Falb and Bullock at bay;

"It was interesting. John [Falb] and Tony [Bullock] were awfully close to me, so I pushed for two or three laps."

And even though the gap opened up slightly Watzinger was still feeling the pressure;

"When you're in front, it's easy to lose focus. I was actually glad to see two [back marker] cars at the end because I had something to chase, and I got back in my groove."

On the final lap Ryan Carpenter had more trouble at the hairpin and, in a last ditch effort to pass Eckhardt for 6th in class, looped his SR3 for the second time. After the race his frustration was clear;

"I unraveled, and I couldn't stop unraveling. [But] it's hard to save tires when you're chasing somebody."

There were no such dramas for Watzinger though, who greeted the checker to take his second class win of the year. He was closely followed by SR3 winner Falb, who also made it two for two, and Bullock, who had to settle for second in class yet again.

Along with being presented with special machined trophies created by Bernard Richards Manufacture timepieces, each of the class winners will receive a set of Dunlop Tires.

Jay Torres completed the SR3 podium, taking 3rd in his first race of the season. Home fourth in the SR3 class, Allan was elated;

"This was one of the most fun races I've ever had. We were battling like crazy. These guys are my friends and we try as hard as we can, but it's not in anger. It's in fun."

Finishing fifth Jones added, "It's difficult to pass when all the skills, and all the cars are so equal. You have to push the car in front of you to make a little mistake."

Eckhardt, Todd Slusher, Ryan Carpenter, John Thompson and Fletcher rounded out the top ten in SR3.

Watzinger was again joined by Randy Carpenter (2nd) and Adam Merzon (3rd) for the SR8 podium.

The new national Radical Cup series, open to all SR3 and SR8 Radical sportscars, now heads to Road Atlanta for Rounds 3 & 4 of the championship, April 12-14.

The event will also feature NARRA's US GT Championship, the opening rounds of the 2013 SRT Viper Cup, the East Coast's premier time-attack series, the Whelen US TimeTrial Championship, and the US Performance Driver Education program which allows all high performance car owners to take to the track during a real race weekend.

Entries for all series are still open. Car clubs and spectators are welcome at the event.

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Spring Mountain Motor Resort Expands Road Course By Two Miles, Now Offers 6.1 Miles Of Track

Read the RoadRacingWorld.com article on Spring Mountain's 2-mile track extension.