Puyallup, Wash., June 5, 2005 - Scotty B. White (Puyallup, Wash.) was holding his confidence in check when he arrived at his local track, Seattle's Pacific Raceways, last weekend. The 2004 Rocky Mountaind Division SCCA T1 class champion had a new Dodve Viper SRT10 under him that has been experiencing teething pains in the opening rounds of NayKid Racing's season in T1 class of theSports Car Club of America (SCCA). when the dust had settled, White and teammate Cindi Lux (Aloha, Ore.) walked away with a win apiece in the two-event weekend in the NayKid Racing KUMHO Tire / Forgeline Wheels / Moton Schocks Dodge Viper SRT10s. Capping the weekend was teammate Ryan Snodgrass (Kirkland, Wash.) who impressed by posting some of the fastest laps of his young career.
Snodgrass out-qualified his more experienced teammates in the first race of the weekend, sitting second on the grid with White third and Lux fourth. While Snodgrass was hit by another competitor damaging his NayKid entry, White went on to win the first T1 race of the weekend on Saturday. The technical Pacific Raceways road course played to the strengths of the stock Viper and the expert driving experience of Lux and White. They went on the attack and took one-two in the running order at the checkered flag with White's No. 3 stretching across the start-finish line first.
In race two, Lux, the 2004 NorPac Divisional T1 Champion, turned up the heat even more. She posted the fast lap in qualifying to set the No. 78 KUMHO Viper on the pole while Snodgrass again had a strong qualifying run in his Suburban Chevrolet / Corsa / Kodiak Wheels / KUMHO ride replicating his first race with a second quick time. White was right behind in third. The trio stayed that way through the event, with Snodgrass alling off the podium to fourth, due to a pit stop. Lux and White ran to the finish taking the checkered flag one-two for a second time in as many races.
Celebrating the success of the weekend was welcome. Even more welcom, and encouraging, is that this was done with the stock suspension that SCCA rules had required the Vipers to run. However, as of this week, the SCCA technical committee has ruled that, in light of the modifications granted to other cars in the class, Dodge's V10-powered car would be given an equal upgrade to its suspension.
The opportunit for success at the class's biggest events - including the upcoming Rose Cup at Portland, June Sprints at Road America, and Runoffs at Mid-Ohio at the end of the season - has grown substantially with the SCCA's decision. NayKid Racing will have the new suspension, as well as other approved or required modifications, made entering the Rose Cup events on June 8-10th.
Quotes:
Scotty B. White: "Boy, it was nice to run at the home track with all the friends and family there! It must have really had an effect on Ryan because he was multiple seconds faster this year. We had a good run. We've been working hard for this and that effort is really starting to pay off. I can't wait to get the T1 suspension package SCCA finally allowed us for Rose Cup. Now the hard work really starts. Trying to get these smokin' SRT10 hot rods up front for Rose Cup and Sprints!"
Cindi Lux: "Pacific Raceways is such a classic race track of the '60's. It's super fast and the risk factors are huge for car and driver. My teammate Ryan must be drinking triple shot espresso's before qualifying because he is getting super quick! Only .01 [seconds] off my pole time for the second race! Our new Viper SRT10's sure do get the attention from all the fans and spectators which is pretty cool. One of the unbeatable things about these Vipers is how low maintenance they are. Truly a 'gas and go' race car. They're impressive."
