- Kevin Boehm continues season-long streak of TC podium finishes, placing second in both SRO Touring Car America races at Road America
- Boehm, Celso Neto and Ken Fukuda take second, third and fourth in TC Saturday in their HPD Honda Civic Type Rs
- Carter Fartuch scores TCA podium Sunday in the HPD Honda Civic Si FE1; new Skip Barber Racing School teammate Sally McNulty finishes fifth
Skip Barber Racing School’s Kevin Boehm, VGRT’s Celso Neto, and Skip Barber Racing School’s Ken Fukuda piloted their HPD Honda Civic Type R machines to the top five in the TC class Saturday in Round 9 of the TC America series at Road America. And with a second-place finish in both weekend races, Boehm continued his season-long TC class streak of podium finishes.
In the TCA class, Skip Barber Racing School’s Carter Fartuch and Sally McNulty finished in the top five Sunday in the HPD Honda Civic Si FE1. This weekend marked the first time McNulty has raced for Skip Barber Racing School, and her first race behind the wheel of the HPD Honda Civic Si FE1.
TC Honda Civic Type R
The ninth round of the SRO TC America powered by Skip Barber series started with the HPD Honda Civic Type R in three of the top five TC class positions, with Boehm on pole, Neto in fourth, and Fukuda in fifth. During the formation laps, however, Jeff Ricca pulled to the side of the track with mechanical problems, moving Neto and Fukuda up one position and causing the race to start under the caution flag. The green flag dropped after one additional lap behind the safety car, then was quickly interrupted again by a collision in the TCX field, leading to another yellow flag after less than a lap of racing.
The green flag dropped once again with 26 minutes remaining in the timed event. Shortly afterward, Boehm fell to second place, and Fukuda briefly fell to sixth. But each of the racers behind the wheel of the HPD Honda Civic Type R managed to finish in the top five, with Boehm holding second, Neto in third, and Fukuda working back up to fourth.
Boehm and Neto also performed well in the TC class during Sunday’s race, with Boehm again finishing second and Neto taking fourth. Boehm has finished on the TC class podium in every race this season.
TCA Honda Civic Si
The HPD Honda Civic Si faced a challenging race Saturday, with Fartuch starting fifth, McNulty in seventh, and Harrison ninth. Following the second yellow flag, Fartuch was dealt a drive-through penalty for a false start, causing him to finish near the back of the TCA class. McNulty defended her sixth-place position to the end of the race.
The Skip Barber Racing School team earned better results with their HPD Honda Civic Si FE1 race machines Sunday, despite Fartuch and McNulty starting fifth and eighth on the grid. Both worked their way up to the top five by the end of the race, with Fartuch finishing third and McNulty in fifth.
Saturday marked McNulty’s first race on the Skip Barber Racing School team, and she is the second driver in the series to sit behind the wheel of the all-new HPD Honda Civic Si FE1, which will be available for delivery to customers by the end of 2022.
Next
The Honda Civic Type R and Civic Si Touring Car teams will head to Sebring International Raceway in Florida for Rounds 11 & 12 of the TC America series presented by Skip Barber Racing School, September 23 – 25.
TC America presented by Skip Barber Racing School Road America Saturday Race Results
2nd TC – #9 Kevin Boehm, Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Type R
3rd TC – #8 Celso Neto, VGRT Racing Honda Civic Type R
4th TC – #42 Ken Fukuda, Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Type R
TCA America presented by Skip Barber Racing School Road America Saturday Race Results
6th TCA – #780 Sally McNulty, Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Si FE1
9th TCA – #16 Carter Fartuch, Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Si FE1
10th TCA – #2 Colin Harrison, Skip Barber Racing School 10th-gen Honda Civic Si
TC America presented by Skip Barber Racing School Road America Sunday Race Results
2nd TC – #9 Kevin Boehm, Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Type R
4th TC – #8 Celso Neto, VGRT Racing Honda Civic Type R
NC TC – #42 Ken Fukuda, Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Type R
TCA America presented by Skip Barber Racing School Road America Sunday Race Results
3rd TCA – #16 Carter Fartuch, Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Si FE1
5th TCA – #780 Sally McNulty, Skip Barber Racing School Honda Civic Si FE1
8th TCA – #2 Colin Harrison, Skip Barber Racing School 10th-gen Honda Civic Si
