2007 25 Hours of Thunderhill News Wrap Up

Nitto Tire took a second stint at endurance racing at the 2007 25 Hours of Thunderhill at Thunderhill Raceway on December 1, 2007. Nitto sponsored the Diffsonline team, who campaigned a BMW 328i equipped with Nitto's D.O.T.-approved NT01 road race radial. The NT01s performed flawlessly, and at the end of the 25-hour race, the team had completed 615 laps, five more than the second-place finishers. The team competed in the EO class, which is the fastest class that requires D.O.T. tires.

The fifth annual running of the United States Air Force 25 Hours of Thunderhill^TM came to a close on Sunday, December 2, 2007 after over a day's worth of severe endurance racing. The event saw 72 teams enter with 67 of them taking the green flag at the Thunderhill Raceway Park complex in Willows, CA. The field for this year was extremely diverse and included racecars ranging from Daytona Prototypes to Mazda Miatas. Of particular interest were two Norma M20F racers entered by Team Green Alternative/Alliance Financial that were powered by eco friendly E-85 fuel for the race.

Greetings to Our Racing Friends!

The #14 Team Racing 4A Reason Cobra is decked out in full race trim for the 25 Hours Race, and she's sleeping soundly in the pits tonight at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA. It's been a long road to Thunderhill, and our 25 Hours racing effort would not be possible without the help of so many of our Cobra family and friends. On behalf of the entire team, thanks to everyone for your support and good wishes on our racing endeavors.

With 4 Americans and one Canadian, what could be more fun than a 25 hour race? Nothing, if you ask them; as a group or individually. Berg Racing will make it's first trip to Thunderhill Raceway across country with a group of racers that have known each other (for the most part!) for years in a different racing life...

TC Motorsports/EGO racing prepare to take on the 2007 25-Hours of Thunderhill. Campaigning a BMW Pro-3 (325is) in the E1 class, the team heads into the '07 event with strong confidence. Scoring a 3rd place in 2004 and 2nd in 2005, TC Motorsports will fight hard to reach that top tier this weekend.

Driver is reunited with MPME team to try and better their 2005 25hr 3rd place finish
 
 USTCC veteran Dale Sievwright has joined the MPME Scion/Modified Magazine 25 Hours of Thunderhill team to take another shot at improving upon his 3rd place finish from 2005. An experienced chassis engineer and test driver during the week, Sievwright looks forward to getting the most from the 300hp FWD turbocharged Scion tC he'll steer this weekend at Thunderhill Raceway near Sacramento, California.

After taking the EO class victory at the 2005 edition of NASA's 25 Hours of Thunderhill, the Sampson Racing Communications team returns in search of win number two with their 1986 Mazda RX-7. Powered by Mazda's venerable rotary engine, the RX-7 will hit the track this year with a host of performance upgrades, including brilliant PIAA lamps, a Tein Super Racing suspension system, an AiM MyChron MXL data acquisition system with LCD display, a Jerico 4-speed gearbox and new body and paint work. The team also enjoys technical and sponsorship support from Mazdaspeed, Star Shield Armor, Mobicanics, Motul and Sparco.

WERC E1 points leader GTI Racing will contest the Thunderhill 25 hr in the #07 E36 BMW. Sponsorship for the event will be from Green Flash Brewing Co. of San Diego,and Hoosier Tire and Rubber Co. Series drivers John Norris and Mark Mitchell will be joined by WCTC front runnner James Clay, and 04 Grand Am GS, and 05 Grand American Rolex series GT class champion Craig Stanton. Norris, Mitchell, and Stanton were all former IMSA rising star award recipients as teammates driving for Nissan Motorsorts, and have over two dozen 24 hr endurance races to their credit.

Evil Genius Racing Team owner John L. Pagel proudly announces the running of E-2 class cars, a Miata and RX-7, in the National Autosport Association (NASA) 25-hours of Thunderhill at Thunderhill Raceway, a 3-mile 15-turn track near Willows, California on December 1-2. John has been involved in every 12-hour and 25-hour enduro with NASA. He has a great reputation as a driver, as well as a fabricator of race cars and cages. Many of his competitors rely on his expertise to build their own cars.

Strong SPEED connection will help drive awareness for the Scion brand, sports car racing, key sponsors, and the event itself.

Marshall Pruett Motorsports Engineering (MPME), Modified Magazine, and Scion have partnered to build and run the first professional road racing entry for the youth-oriented Toyota brand.

"Scion's are a familiar sight at import drag racing events, drifting event, car shows, time attacks, and have some of the most active car clubs in America. Starting with the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill and World Challenge in 2008, professional road racing is the next place you'll find a Scion competing," noted team owner Marshall Pruett.

Valley Motorwerks of Rancho Cordova, one the finest independent BMW/Mini service shops in Northern California, is putting the finishing touches on their latest BMW race car. The BMW E30 325is will return to the longest endurance road race in the world. National Auto Sport Association's 5th Annual 25 Hours of Thunderhill will be December 1-2 in Willows California. So far, 75 cars entered from all over the country with drivers from all over the world. A good mix of small independent teams and full fledged factory teams will compete on the three mile road course found just an hour north of Sacramento.