RP Performance Racing

 

Racing News

2007 12 Hour

After 3 consecutive winning 12 hour races in a row in SM, RP’s good fortune took a turn for the worse…While leading with about 30 minutes to go in the race, our engine dropped a valve and we suffered catastrophic engine failure…Although these Miatas are brutally reliable machines, they are still machines and while failure is truly a rarity, they still do succumb to the strenuous racing demands we make of them race in and race out from time to time.  Even the the RP’s SM effort ended with mechanical trouble our RP Performance SSM team carried the teams colors onto victory with 1st place honors in class.

 

Cris Kellett 2007

2007 was a dream year for Chris Kellett in the MARRS series, 1 win in SSM, a class win in the 12 hours at Summit Point, qualified in the top 5 in all SSM races that he ran in and always finished in the top 3. 

 

Scott Brunk 2007

During a season of conservation and “taking it easy”  Scott was able to knock off several Marrs wins regionally, and two second place national finishes, including setting a new track record at Summit Point Raceway.

 

Ken Zalner 2007

In a season of some tough mechanical gremlins while racing in his sophomore season of national competition, Ken was able to repeat his national win at Summit Point Raceway  from 2006. He now has two wins for his two attempts at the Summit Point National and is definitely looking forward to trying to 3-peat in 2008.

 

2006 Accomplishments

RP Performance drivers, Ken Zalner and Scott Brunk were unstoppable as teammates in SM as they crushed the competition in the entire North East division of SCCA national racing.  From  poles, to track records, to wins and podium finishes, their effort was a full out onslaught in every way imaginable.  Ken won the national championship knocking off 3 wins along the way and also claiming Rookie of the Year honors, during SM’s first year of eligibility in SCCA National Competition.  Scott brought it home in 2nd place in the points for a very impressive RP Performance 1, 2 finish.  Scott also won two races and earned two new track records along the way.

 

3/05/2006

RP Performance is very proud and excited to announce that effective immediately, we are the Mid-Atlantic supplier for Race Engineering race engines! Bob Thornton and Race Engineering are the leaders in Spec Miata engine building. They have supplied the race winning and series winning champion engines no matter what the SM venue is. We know that with the addition of Race Engineering as our engine builder and supplier that our continued success is only inevitable! Here’s to an outstanding partnership in 2006 and beyond!