North Loop Motorsport

02/10/2023

IT'S RACE WEEK!! WRL teams are poised to take on 16 hours of endurance racing this weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta - and you can follow all of the action LIVE with flag-to-flag coverage at youtube.com/racewrl - don't miss it!

If you're in the area, spectators are welcomed!! $25 for a 3 day pass/$15 single day pass - Kids Under 12 are FREE! See the registration building for tickets & wristbands.

11/22/2022

Join the race team in "Extreme Calm," an immersive 7 minute mini-documentary at Road America earlier this year using a 3D Camera. Jump in the passenger seat while passing cars. Stand alongside the team on the podium. Hand us a wrench in the paddock as we prep the car for the next day. You can practically smell the race fuel and taste the beer.

Thank you to Michael Gabriele and Daily Planet Productions for their incredible work on this project!

Experience racing in immersive 360° and learn what it's like to be a part of a race team. This inside look goes beyond driving, and explores the sport throug...

11/06/2022

Less than a month ago, we got the dumb idea to add Sebring International Raceway to the already FULL 2022 schedule. What rational reason could we have to tow 60 hours round trip to central Florida to race at the most notoriously brutal track in America?

The chance to win a National Championship. After our success at Ozarks, we were essentially in a 3-way tie with Chattanooga Tourenwagen and Harrison Motorsports. We HAD to suck it up and bust our buts to get the car and team ready in just two weeks to go and fight for the big one. And if there is one thing (other than beer and tacos) that drives North Loop, it is rising to a challenge.

And that is how our little team from Minnesota spent Halloween weekend in central Florida to race at the "Birthplace of Endurance Racing" for the first time. The track is punishing on both car and driver. Neither CJ nor Davis had driven the track before but adapted quickly. Cole likewise drove great. Matt, Wayne, and Cam made sure the car was prepped to compete and had damn fine pitstops. Bruce helped all weekend with anything needed, from strategy discussions to food runs to running radios and more. It is a privilege to go racing with this group.

The 21 car drove great but both Saturday and Sunday it had an intermittent engine issue that we did our best to drive around. We threw every part we could think of at it but couldn't get it fixed. Thankfully it was mild enough that we could keep the wheels turning and finish both days. The whole team pulled together once again to put the 21 car on the podium both days. We will be back at full strength for the season finale at COTA.

A major highlight of the weekend was the spectator events in which we were able to participate. On Friday we had a Trunk or Treat event that was outrageously well attended. Special thanks to all of WRL Racers Group for helping us eat the excessive amount of fajitas we bought. Feeds 10? More like 50.

The fan presence was felt all weekend, from our Paddock Walk Saturday before the race to folks visibly cheering you on along the fence. Thank you to everyone for coming out to enjoy the weekend!

Our main two competitors had a tough weekend and scored no points. Chattanooga was involved in a significant wreck early. Their car is stupid fast and they are great guys. We were bummed to see them out early and glad the driver involved is ok. Harrison motorsports likewise had a crash early Saturday. But those folks didn't give up and had a competitive spare car in the race Sunday. They are a stand-up group of people and we look forward to racing them hard and fair again.

In spite of this stout competition, we "won the weekend." Our second place on Saturday and First on Sunday have given us a healthy GP2 national championship lead headed into the final races of the year at . We will be in it to win it.

10/14/2022

Day two at Ozarks brought another podium (2nd place) and with it the MidWest Championship title! It was an incredible weekend at Ozarks International Raceway. The staff there was fantastic and took great care of us. There were very few on-track incidents and tons of green flag running. If you weren't there, you missed out!

Now we turn our attention to Sebring for the next race in our pursuit of the National title.

10/09/2022

The NLM team was fortunate to bring home another win at Ozarks. The number 21 car Tanya held up great to the test of this fantastic facility. We look forward to another run tomorrow!

10/08/2022

It's a beautiful day at Ozarks International Raceway. We had a healthy lead of 25 seconds only to catch a full course yellow at exactly the wrong spot, putting us a lap down to Chattanooga Tourenwagen. Lots of racing to go at this awesome track in the #21 North Loop Car.

09/23/2022

Nearly 6 weeks ago we got back from High Plains Raceway and I (Davis) failed to share a single social media update. As CJ often says, I am the worst millennial ever.

The team brought the #21 car (Tanya) back to Minnesota with a couple trophies and only minor bodywork repairs and maintenance to do prior to the now fast-approaching race at Ozarks. If our math is right, those two wins secured the WRL Mid-West GP2 Championship. We are so grateful for our good fortune and the fantastic racing we have enjoyed all year. Getting on the podium with such competition is no small feat!

Friday qualifying went well. It was crazy hot on track (99 fahrenheit) and the cooling system on the car was barely keeping up. We tested a number of thermostat settings and fuel mixtures in order to get the car running cool enough to last the weekend.

The Saturday race was a bit lonely. CJ started very well, only to have our two main competitor cars in class break early in the first stint. Over the next 6 hours we built an enormous lead. We parked the car with over a 70-lap lead and hour to go in the race in order to save it for a tougher battle the next day.

Good thing we did. The Sunday 8-hour race was a constant battle with #22 TCS MX-5 (the former Chillout GP2 champion from years past). It was well driven and very fast by some great guys - a true pleasure to race with them.

After the first stint CJ had built a 30 second lead, which we extended slightly with yet another fast pit stop by Matt, Cam and Wayne. Davis went in and caught the car to put it a lap down. Then mayhem broke loose as a big wreck happened right in front of Davis. He avoided issues but in doing so the 22 car got back past. The pace car came out directly in between us, effectively giving the #22 car an entire lap back. Good luck for them.

Davis came in for fuel and stayed in the car, coming back out as the rain started coming down hard. And while he had the pace to build a gap again, he picked up a 1-lap penalty for "unsafe re-entry" after recovering from a minor spin in the wet. By the end of his double stint we were back in the lead by 30 seconds. Cole took over and successfully held on to that lead, leaving CJ very little margin to try to bring home the lead. Even though he was nursing a grumpy shifter, CJ laid down great laps and brought home the win.

Great car prep by our North Loop crew, fast stops and great driving made for a super-fun weekend. Thank you , and for helping us be fast and reliable!

As we left Colorado we had a small GP2 National Championship lead, which Harrison Motorsport promptly took back the next race. It will be an exhilarating battle to the finish and we welcome you all to follow along! Next up is Ozarks International Raceway in a couple weeks... Let the fun continue!

05/05/2022

Watch the #21 car and 79 of our closest friends do battle at Road America this weekend. Flag-to-flag coverage by Drivers Eye Live available at the link below!

ITS RACE WEEK!! 80 WRL teams are poised to take on 16 hours of endurance racing at historic Road America - and you can follow all the action LIVE with flag-to-flag coverage from DriversEye Live at youtube.com/racewrl - don't miss it!

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03/07/2021

Davis in to start for today's 7h race @ Barber Motorsports Park with WRL.