Chicago \u2014 Mick Blue and his Bad Dragon BMW triumphed as the 2023 NASA SOCAL SPEC E30 Champion this past weekend as the season came to a thrilling close at the ‘Track or Treat’ event held at the Chuckwalla Valley Raceway.<\/p>\n
Blue’s triumphant journey to the championship saw him compete in a series of nine races throughout the year, ultimately culminating in his clinching of the title with an impressive 108-point lead over the second-place contender, Jerick Javier, and a commanding 114-point lead over third-place finisher Ryan Walton.<\/p>\n
He expressed his gratitude to sponsor Bad Dragon for its unwavering support throughout the season, saying, “This was a long, tough season, and everything was made possible thanks to my sponsor BAD DRAGON!!! They are absolutely amazing.”<\/p>\n
Spec E30, a fiercely competitive racing class featuring 1987-91 BMW 325i cars, is celebrated as the third-largest spec-series class in the nation. The class places a premium on driver skill rather than extensive car modifications, resulting in close and highly competitive races where as many as ten cars often qualify within a mere two seconds of the pole position.<\/p>\n
The final showdown at Chuckwalla Raceway was a nail-biter, with the championship still up for grabs among six drivers who theoretically had a shot at victory. Blue entered the weekend with a 98-point advantage over Jerick, the closest rival in the standings.<\/p>\n
The weekend began on a perfect note as Blue secured a commanding pole position during qualifying, clocking in with an impressive lap time of 2 minutes and 3.431 seconds. This pole position set the stage for a victorious main race on Saturday, with Blue crossing the finish line in first place.<\/p>\n
Sunday brought its own set of challenges as Blue started from pole position in race 2. Despite losing a few positions during the race, he managed to secure a respectable fifth-place finish. However, the key objective for the last two races was to navigate them without any unnecessary risks, avoiding contact or penalties.<\/p>\n
The strategy paid off as Blue secured a remarkable second-place finish in the third and final race of the season, capping off a sensational year with the title of the 2023 NASA SOCAL SPEC E30 CHAMPION.<\/p>\n
In 2023, Blue’s racing endeavors yielded an impressive list of achievements:<\/p>\n
NASA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TT6 2nd
\nNASA SOCAL SPEC E30 CHAMPION
\nNASA SOCAL TT6 2nd
\nNASA SOCAL ST6 CHAMPION<\/p>\n
Chicago \u2014 Mick Blue and his Bad Dragon BMW triumphed as the 2023 NASA SOCAL SPEC E30 Champion this past weekend as the season came to a thrilling close at the ‘Track or Treat’ event held at the Chuckwalla Valley Raceway. Blue’s triumphant journey to the championship saw him compete in a series of nine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bsg-pr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37827,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37825\/revisions\/37827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}