July 25, 2006

Top-10 Streak Continues at Road America

EMP Stewart Components racer Mike Beauchamp steered his Formula Continental around the famed Road America (Elkhart Lake, WI) Sunday scoring a seventh-place finish in a Sports Car Club of America event.

The Green Bay, WI driver turned in a time of 2:16.936 on the tricky 14-turn, four-mile RA layout. In the day’s main event, Beauchamp averted disaster in the opening laps and closed with a flourish to notch the solid finish.

“At the green flag I got pinched to the pit wall and had to back out of it,” said Beauchamp. “A couple cars got by. Then, as I pressured the car in front of me, he lost it in Turn 5 and tagged the outside wall.

“On the last lap, I was able to run one more car down. I got a good run out of the last turn and got by him as we approached the checkered flag. I finished 10th here last year so I'm pleased with the improved result. We also got the car sorted on the new tires and are now set for the pro race in September.”

Beauchamp will make his professional series debut on Sunday, September 23, when he returns to the venerable Elkhart Lake facility, a staple of American road racing since opening in 1955.