ArmsUp Motorsports Sees June Sprints Victory Slip Away on Final Lap
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – ArmsUp Motorsports and Revere Greist put in a dominant performance during this weekend's SCCA June Sprints only to see victory slip away on the final lap. Greist had the Formula Continental victory in hand until a lapped car caused the ArmsUp Motorsports driver to spin less than half a lap from the finish. Recovering quickly from the spin Greist was able to bring the car home on the podium leading another strong Road America showing for the Elkhart Lake based squad.
Jim Victor scored a sixth place finish in his ArmsUp prepared RFR chassis. (Photo Courtesy - ArmsUpMotorsport.com)
ArmsUp Motorsports' Revere Greist Dominates in the Rain at Blackhawk Farms
SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. – Constantly changing weather conditions greeted the ArmsUp Motorsports team as they rolled into Blackhawk Farms for Blackhawk Valley SCCA National. Revere Greist beat the weather and the rest of the Formula Continental field as he drove to a dominant 50 second win in race one of the weekend. A weekend sweep was in reach but an early checkered caused by a red forced Greist to accept a second place in race two. Jim Victor had a solid weekend in his 2011 race debut scoring a fourth place finish in race one.
Revere Greist put in a dominant performance in race one at Blackhawk Farms. (Photo Courtesy - ArmsUpMotorsport.com)
ArmsUp Motorsports Opens 2011 SCCA Club Season with Dominant Performance at VIR
DANVILLE, Va. – ArmsUp Motorsports opened its 2011 SCCA Club Racing Season in fine fashion. The Elkhart Lake based team swept the SCCA Oak Tree Double National Formula Continental podium on both Saturday and Sunday. Revere Greist, mirroring his 2010 performance, went unbeaten scoring two wins and two poles at the historic 3.2 mile circuit. Rick Balsley and Kirk Kindsfater ran second and third respectively in both races keeping each other honest the whole weekend. Jeff Pietz ran fourth in race one giving ArmsUp its first one, two, three, four SCCA National result in the team’s history.
– Revere Greist (center), flanked by his ArmsUp Motorsports teammates Rick Balsley (left) and Kirk Kindsfater (right) on the VIR Podium. (Photo Courtesy - ArmsUpMotorsport.com)
ArmsUp Motorsports and Trent Hindman make USF2000 Debut at the Cooper Tires Winter Fest
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. – ArmsUp Motorsports and Trent Hindman made their “Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda” debut at the Cooper Tires Winterfest. The two event five race winter series saw Hindman score three podium finishes en route to fifth in the Series Championship.
Trent Hindman scored three podium finishes in the Cooper Tires Winterfest. (Photo Courtesy - USF2000)
Revere Greist and ArmsUp Motorsports Suffer Heart Break at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – ArmsUp Motorsports driver Revere Greist suffered a difficult defeat last week at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs in Formula Continental (FC). In the biggest race of the season Greist led the most laps of the race after vaulting to the lead from his third place starting position on the first lap. With three laps to go a slow puncture on the left front cost the Madison, Wisconsin driver his chance at Runoffs Gold. Ultimately Greist finished a Runoffs best second position but he and the team were left to reflect on what could have been. Pat Mc Ginnis followed his teammate home in the eighth position with Rick Balsley coming home 11th in what was another strong showing for the Elkhart Lake based team.
Revere Greist led the most laps but came up just short at the Runoffs. (Photo Courtesy ArmsUpMotorsport.com)
ArmsUp Motorsports has solid weekend in Three Divisions at Road America
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – ArmsUp Motorsports had a solid weekend at Road America this past weekend. The Elkhart Lake based squad competed in three different categories with Jose Paredes running in Formula Atlantic (FA), John Dickmann and Jeff Pietz in Formula Continental (FC) and Rick Balsley running the F2000 Championship Series. Paredes would claim two FA wins in the SCCA Double Regional with Dickmann adding a podium finish in Saturday’s FC race. Balsley, whose pace has been improving steadily, made his second career F2000 Championship Series start and claimed an 11th and 15th in the stout pro field.
Jeff Pietz claimed two top-ten’s at Road America. (Photo Courtesy ArmsUpMotorsport.com)
ArmsUp Motorsports Scores Four Wins in Two Weeks
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. – ArmsUp Motorsports drivers scored victories in consecutive weekends at two different race tracks. Rick Balsley and Jose Paredes scored SCCA Regional victories at the Susie Bonneau Memorial Double Regional. Balsley’s win was his first career SCCA Formula Continental victory. One week later Pat Mc Ginnis added two wins to the column at the Gateway International Raceway SCCA Regional / National event.
Rick Balsley took his first Formula Continental Victory at the Susie Bonneau Memorial Double Regional (Photo Courtesy ArmsUpMotorsport.com)
ArmsUp Motorsports Scores Two Victories at the Kohler International Challenge
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – ArmsUp Motorsports campaigned two cars at this year’s Kohler International Challenge Vintage Festival held at the historic Road America. New ArmsUp Motorsports driver Peter Stolz drove his 1973 Porsche 911 RSR to victory in the GTO category. Walter Vollrath, who was making his first race start since 2008, drove his 1978 Lola T497 to the win in the CSR class.
Walter Vollrath’s Lola T497 CSR racecar on display at the Concourse d’ Elegance (Photo Courtesy ArmsUpMotorsport.com)
Kirk Kindsfater Scores Double Podium at High Plains Raceway
BYERS, Colorado – ArmsUp Motorsports driver Kirk Kindsfater made his second start of the 2010 season during the SCCA RMR National at the High Plains Raceway. Racing in his home state of Colorado, Kindsfater scored and third in race one on the High Plains short course. Sunday’s race two was run on the two and a half mile full course with Kindsfater taking the pole and a second place finish to close out the event with a double podium.
Kirk Kindsfater scored a double podium finish at the SCCA RMR National. (Photo Courtesy Jacques-O-Lot Photography)
ArmsUp Motorsports suffers Heartbreak at June Sprints
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – ArmsUp Motorsports driver Revere Greist suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the SCCA June Sprints held last weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Greist had the car to beat all weekend taking the pole position in the twenty-five car Formula Continental field. After leading the race well past the halfway point; Greist was knocked out of contention after cutting a tire down from debris left on the track by an accident. With Greist out Kirk Kindsfater carried the torch for the seven car strong ArmsUp team scoring a sixth place result in Formula Continental.
Revere Greist lead early only to have his shot at victory robbed by a piece of debris.
(Photo Courtesy Jacques-O-Lot Photography)