Sara Price |
From Del Mar to San Bernadino, Four Days, Four Races, Four Podiums and 2 Wins for Driver Sara Price
Lake Elsinore, Calif. (July 2nd, 2015) – On June 26th and June 27th the Terracross Championship Series came to a start at the Del Mar Fairgrounds for rounds 1 and 2 of a 6 race series in 2015. Price, driving the IMG Motorsports, Optimas Powersports, ITP Wheels and Tires backed 1000cc Side X Side, Sweeps the Pro Women’s Class both days of finals and heats, leaving her with the win and current Terracross points leader. Price, driving flawlessly, says “I was so excited to get the opportunity to race on such a tight track, with all cars being stock and identical it made for some fun racing! It was slick with big jumps, so the key was to stay smooth and keep your traction!”
Rounds 1 & 2 of Terracross will air on CBS Sports Network (Round 1: Sunday, July 19th 6pm EST; Round 2: Sunday July 26th 6pm EST). Next Rounds 3 & 4 will be held at HayDays in North Branch, MN on September 12th and 13th; followed by Charlotte Motor Speedway for Rounds 5 & 6 on September 25th and 26th.
Back-to-Back Series and Rounds were held on June 28th and 29th; after Terracross Price then headed straight to Glen Helen Raceway for Rounds 4 & 5 of the Lucas Oil Regional Series. Price driving her Toyota of Escondido, IMG Motorsports, ITP Wheels and Tires Backed 900cc Side X Side was ready to race to the top spot once again! On Saturday Round 4, Price qualified 3rd; leaving her to start on the second row for the main. She drove a very solid race, but while battling for 2nd place, on the last lap, was hindered by her car over-heating and going into limp-mode, but Price aided her car the best she could to the checkered still finishing 3rd on the Podium.
Sunday’s Round 5, Price had her car fixed and felt great when she hit the track qualifying 2nd leaving her to start the main on the Poll. Price battling for the top spot was back and forth from 1st to 3rd all the way to the last corner doing all she could to get the No. 1 spot, but ended 2nd.
“It was an awesome race all the way to the checkered, said Price, pushing as hard as I could, focusing on keeping my momentum. This is the kind of racing I absolutely love when you’re dicing to the very last foot to the finish.”
Price now sits 3rd in the 900cc Class in Lucas Oil Regionals.
Sara’s next race is scheduled to be on July 4th at Willow Springs Raceway, her first time ever to race street course in Toyota/Scion of Escondido in the Crawford Race edition FR-S.
Sara’s Current Sponsors: IMG Motorsports, Toyota of Escondido Action Sports, ITP Wheels and Tires, Optimas Motors, PRP Seats
-For More info on Sara Price: www.SaraPriceMX.com, www.Facebook.com/SaraPriceMX, www.Instagram.com/SaraPriceMX, www.Twitter.com/SaraPriceMXcom
-For More info on IMG Motorsports: A Leading Welding and Fabrication business: www.IMGMS.com
-For More info on Optimas Premium Powersports & Off-Road Starter & Motor Gear Company: www.optimasmotors.com
-For More info on Toyota of Escondido the largest truck provider for Action Sports: www.ToyotaEscondido.com
-For More info on ITP Wheels and Tires: www.ITPtires.com
-For More info on PRP Seats: www.PRPSeats.com
-For More info on Terracross: http://www.terracrossracing.com
-For More info on Lucas Oil Regional Series: www.LucasOilRegional.com
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