American Road Race of Champions

Phoenix Race Works set out on a long journey to the ARRC race at Road Atlanta with high hopes. Unfortunately, the weekend would be an extreme disappointment as we struggled with a tire that we later found had "issues", and the driver, Matt Conrad, found the Road Atlanta circuit to be one you don't learn in a single race weekend. To make the whole weekend a resounding disappointment, a Sports Racer, who didn't know that the Phoenix F1K.07 was fully beside him going into the fast T1, knocked the Phoenix off of the track and high-centered on a berm on the outside of the turn while the field continued by for several laps. A black flag flew for another major incident that happened on the long back stretch (same guy who knocked me off the track was involved) and the field was forced to pit for an extended period of time. Unfortunately, the shifter lever was dislodged from its mount during the impact with the SR car and the day was done for the Phoenix F1k.07. Disappointment would be an understatement. Here's the car coming through T1 on a practice lap: