Flyin' Miata : Open Track Challenge

Rick is legendary among the Miata community for his speed and smoothness - and for honking at anyone who gets in his way on the track. He is also a member of the Sears Point "On The Roof" club after practicing his aerial dismount of the track. His landing was rated as having a high technical rating, on the roof and nose of the car in the center of the track. Rick is a showman, there's no arguing with that. He was also the driver for Flyin' Miata in 2002, and his endurance racing experience is one of the reasons the Track Dog was so reliable.

Career Highlights
1981 SCCA San Diego Region Rookie of the Year
1981 ITA Class Lap record at Carlsbad Raceway
1987 and 1996 second place finish in San Francisco SCCA 4 Hour Enduro
1988 Super Production Champion, San Francisco Region; Second Place
Pacific Coast Road Racing Championship
1989 SCCA San Francisco Super Production Championship, Second;
Third Place, Pacific Coast Road Racing Championship;
NASPORT (Pro Series) winner at Sears Point in a borrowed car - photo on
the cover of SportsCar Magazine's Rising Stars issue. Competed in Sears
Point Trans Am race with an IMSA GTU car (against a field of V8's), picking
up 17 positions during the race
1990 Broke ITD lap record twice in last hour of SCCA 4 Hour Enduro
1992 Drove a 924 Turbo Porsche (ex-Holbert Le Mans car) for an
independent Porsche team in IMSA GTU. Was in 4th position at Portland
with only minutes to go (highest independent) when a rear trailing arm
broke spectacularly on the front straight at approx. 150 mph. (Managed
save the car).
1996 Highest placing non-factory backed finisher (6th position) at Laguna
Seca IMSA GTU race in a 1982 Mazda RX-7.
2002 Second place in OTC, Unlimited 4 class

Gary Sheehan

A very quick driver, Gary pushed his WRX to fifth overall in the 2002 OTC as well as a very close second in the US Touring Car championship. He will be joining FM for the first few races of the '03 OTC before he runs off to get married. For full details of his own racing efforts, have a look at Team SMR. His sense of humour and speed make him a good match to the team.

Career highlights
1994 Horizon Motorsports Driver Search Winner
1997 Bridgestone Racing Academy Formula 2000 Championship Runner-Up
12 race wins and 18 podium finishes in 1997 and 1998 Brigestone Racing Academy Formula 2000 Championships
2000 U.S. Touring Car Championship Series Champion (co-driver)
2001 U.S. Touring Car Championship Series Runner-up with 6 podium finishes.
2002 U.S. Touring Car Championship Series Runner-up with podium finishes in every race.

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