Top Step of the Podium @Homestead-Miami Speedway

The Showroom Stock Class of SCCA racing is remarkable. The cars are straight off the street with zero modifications from the factory settings, with the small exception of a rollcage, racing slicks, brake pads and exhaust. In some cases the drivers actually have license plates on the car and they drive them to and from the track. The class is comprised of cars that are all supposed to be similar in racing potential, a tapestry of manufactures and models that most would believe to be light years apart oddly enough converge at nearly identical laptimes on race tracks all over America. A small BMW Z4 roadster with a 2.5 liter engine competes with a Ford Mustang with a 3.6 liter engine. One is light and quick and the other is powerful and heavy but paired together they find themselves in tight races every weekend, cuddos to SCCA!

Homestead saw the BMW Z4, winner of 3 of the last 7 SCCA National Championship races competing with the Ford Mustang that has won the last two championships in succession. This race featured Toby Grahovec, from Classic BMW Motorsports in the BMW Z4 and Ed Zabinski, winner of the 2010 Runoffs in the Ford Mustang. Qualifying saw Grahovec take pole position with Zabinski in the second position. But as the green flag was dropped and the race began, Zabinski took Grahovec in traffic and assumed the lead. Zabinski in the more powerful Mustang held the advantage on Grahovec until Toby made his move on lap 5 and took the lead. Grahovec managed to maintain his advantage for the remainder of the race and crossed the finish line with his 3rd victory of the 2012 SCCA racing season! Congrats to Toby and the crew from Classic BMW for a great start to the year. More to come in the weeks ahead.