Burkhard immediately began hunting down the second-place MARRS-ITA of Bryan Pritt. Burkhard steadily closed the distance on Pritt. Burkhard, despite his fading brakes, ran his fastest laps in the second-half of the race but was unable to completely close the gap on second. Burkard managed to erase all but 1 second of the gap and, had the race been longer, would have been in a position to challenge Pritt.

Burkhard started Sunday’s race fifth in class. For much of the race he was involved in a ferocious four-way battle for second through fifth. Just past race mid-point, Burkhard advanced to fourth place, but lost considerable time when it took him several laps to move past an ITS Datsun. Overcoming this deficit, Burkhard managed to chase down the third-place Brian Price and moved into third place, and a podium position, on the last lap.

“We are happy to be a part of Casa de Amigos racing, ” said François Duret, owner of Allsports Grand Prix. The team has been regulars at Duret’s facility for the past four years and has run hundreds of laps on the professionally designed track. The layout makes good use of the building’s floor pan and is reminiscent of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit.

“We are honored to have Allsports support us for a third year,” said Roger Troxell, team principle. According to Troxell, “We find that the skills that make you fast on the Allsports track are the same skills that make you fast on big tracks like Summit Point and Virginia International Raceway.”

Team driver and two-time MARRS ITC Champion John Burkhard agreed with Troxell. “Racing is more than hitting an apex. To win races, you need to learn strategy, patience, and how to use traffic to your advantage.” Burkhard, the 2005 recipient of the Paul H. Norair Trophy presented to the Region’s most improved driver, added, “I know that the time spent at Allsports helped me win the ITC Championship.”