Brainerd Report

After a long absence, it was a pleasure to be racing again in the SCCA Trans-Am series, specifically at   Brainerd International Raceway, with owner Jed Copham and his freshly rebuilt BCR C7 Corvette.

Jed had thoroughly tested the new machine before the weekend, and had identified a number of issues, which we resolved promptly. We worked mostly on set-up as well as some transmission issues Saturday. We got it all sorted, and Jed qualified 4^th with a fastest ever lap for him in a TA car!

The race was very entertaining, as Jed lost some positions at the start. He made back a spot and settled into a comfortable pace keeping up to the cars ahead of him. The pack remained relatively close, and a mid-race yellow helped bunch the field up. After the restart, there was great racing everywhere in the field, including Jed, working hard to close on Amy Ruman for 4^th place. They were trading lap times back and forth, but close to the end, Jed came around the turn ahead of Amy, claiming 4^th place and his best ever finish in a Trans-Am race.

We hope Jed will do a few more races with his new car, and that we can support him in the future!