Mickel and Hodgson go Head to Head at Rockingham
SCSA Champions Battle for Title Lead This Sunday
This weekend Rockingham hosts rounds 3 & 4 of the 2005 SCSA Racing Championship and Torquespeed team mates John Mickel (#66 dsi nexdox) and Stevie Hodgson (#24 Team Xerox) are neck-and-neck at the top of the drivers table following the opening rounds on May 1st.
Reigning SCSA Champion Stevie Hodgson set the pace in the first, action packed race of 2005, taking the win just ahead of 2001 champion John Mickel. Mickel’s main rival in 2001, Dutchman Michael Vergers (#28 NEC Team West-Tec), took the final podium position.
In race two, the roles were reversed when John Mickel took the advantage following the mid race pitstops and lifted the winners trophy for the first time since October 2001. Stevie Hodgson battled hard with his team mate but Mickel wasn’t going to be denied the win. Vergers added a second 3rd place to his tally.
In the Rookie Championship for new drivers to SCSA Hunter Abbott (#26 Team Ryanair) was the pace setter but he got caught up in an accident on the opening lap of the first race. With a patched up car he scored some useful points but it was 19-year-old Adam Jackson (#4 Spearmint Rhino) who leads the Rookie title chase after finishing 6th and 9th in both races.
As well as the two Stock Car races on Sunday 5th June there will be two further oval races with the SCSA Pickup Trucks. Off track entertainment includes a live concert by Tony Christie, with support by Steve Edwards and Carolynne Good. There will stunt displays by Terry Grant, a demonstration by the California Superbike School and a Drift Car demonstration ahead of the GT Battle event taking place at Rockingham on 25th June. There will be a funfair, the Playmobile Activity Centre and other family entertainment, so for a great day out Rockingham is the place to be.
Provisional Timetable – 5th June 2005
09:00 Gates Open09:00 Rockingham Radio live on Air 1602MW09:30 - 10:00 BMW Passenger rides10:00 - 10:12 California Superbikes demonstration10:20 - 10:30 GT Battle/Redline Demo 10:35 - 10:45 Terry Grant track display10:45 - 11:00 Pickup Truck Build Up11:00 - 11:30 Pickup Truck Race 111:30 - 11:40 Pickup Truck presentation11:40 - 12:00 SCSA build up12:00 - 13:00 SCSA Race 113:00 - 13:10 SCSA Presentation13:10 - 13:20 GT Battle/Redline Demo 13:20 - 13:32 California Superbikes demonstration13:32 - 12:42 TVR Parade13:10 - 13:40 Autograph Session in pit lane13:15 - 13:45 SCSA Q & A in Welcome Centre13:50 - 14:00 Pickup Truck build up14:00 - 14:30 Pickup Truck Race 214:30 - 14:40 Pickup Truck presentation14:40 - 14:50 Terry Grant Track display14:50 - 15:00 SCSA build up15:00 -16:00 SCSA Race 216:00- 16:10 SCSA Presentation16:10 -17:00 SCSA Passenger rides
Rockingham and SCSA Racing
The Stock Car Speed Association (SCSA) Racing Series (formerly known as Days of Thunder) features 170mph American V8 car racing on high speed banked ovals at Rockingham and EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany. SCSA also features the highly entertaining Pickup Truck Racing Championship and is a proving ground for drivers wishing to graduate to the American Stock Car series.
Rockingham’s 52,000 seater venue offers 100% visibility from 95% of its seats, which means fans can witness all the action at Europe's fastest circuit.
Thunder Sundays at the Rock will take place in 2005 at Rockingham on the first Sunday of every month from May through to October – 1st May; 5th June; 3rd July; 7th August; 4th September; 2nd October.
SCSA Racing will also visit the 2-mile banked oval circuit at EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany on August 28th.
