Kenton Koch Joins Random Vandals Racing for 2023 Season
Championship winner Kenton Koch will run one of RVR’s new BMW M4 GT4s in both SRO GT4 America and IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge
Thursday, January 5, 2023, Concord, NC.
Kenton Koch has today been announced to drive one of Random Vandals Racing’s new 2023 BMW M4 GT4’s in the ProAm class for a full-season two-car effort in SRO GT4 America. The second driver is TBA. Koch will also partner Random Vandals’ Team Principal and Bronze driver Paul Sparta in at least six rounds of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.
“Kenton and I have been competitors for the last two years in GT4 America, though in different classes. With RVR moving to a two-car effort, the addition of Kenton to the team is hugely beneficial overall. Our intention is to win championships, and the work toward that end has already started,” said RVR Team Principal Paul Sparta.
“I am really excited to jump onboard with Random Vandals, immediately taking the position of ‘Tallest Vandal’ for the team! BSPort felt like a family to me, and I was very sad when that came to an end. But I do feel like I’m going from one family to another. Everyone is super friendly and energized to win! It should be a good year. Also, I can’t wait to try out the new BMW M4 GT4 platform.”
RVR has already commenced its 2023 testing program which will continue through early 2023. Its first professional race of the season is set for the famous Sebring 12 Hour weekend on March 15 with IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. The SRO GT4 America opener is set for March 30 – April 2 at Sonoma Raceway. Al Carter and Paul Sparta will again partner in the GT4 America Am class for 2023.
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Continental Tire Partners with Random Vandals Racing
Continental Tire Partners with Random Vandals Racing in World Racing League Competition
Fort Mill, S.C. – December 15, 2022. Continental Tire is proud to announce a partnership with Random Vandals Racing, a BMW customer racing team based in Concord, North Carolina. The team will compete in 10 World Racing League (WRL) events across the nation beginning with NOLA Motorsports Park which kicks off the 2023 season on January 20-22.
Random Vandals Racing will enter two BMW M4 GT4s, one with primary sponsorship from Continental Tire. The vehicle will feature a livery of Continental’s iconic gold and black colors and will be driven by Mo Dadkhah, Michael Gilbert, and a third driver to be announced at later date. A second BMW M4 GT4 will have secondary sponsorship from Continental Tire.
WRL is an amateur series promoting and operating endurance races at road courses across the United States and is founded on the premise that racing should be simple, affordable, safe and fun. WRL is a professionally operated non-contact series where cars from all major road racing sanctions are eligible, including SCCA, NASA, the budget endurance series, and others.
Each WRL endurance event weekend sees racing take place on both Saturday and Sunday with almost every race at eight hours in length. The Daytona event, held June 9-10, will be a 14-hour race.
“Random Vandals is thrilled to partner with Continental to run in the WRL Series,” said Paul Sparta, Team Principal for Random Vandals. “WRL has been gaining momentum and its 8- hour races are a great showcase for the new Continental tires. The ExtremeContact Force is quick and has great wear, so we expect to bring home some great results. Testing begins immediately for us, and we look forward to working with Continental engineers to get the most out of the tires.”
As part of the collaboration, Random Vandals Racing will utilize two of Continental Tire’s latest performance tires, the ExtremeContact Force and the ExtremeContact Sport02 .
The ExtremeContact Force is a 200 UTQG endurance racing built tire which Random Vandals will run in dry conditions. With the ExtremeContact Sport02 showing incredible performance in the wet, the team has opted to use it during wet-weather conditions.
“We are excited to partner with Random Vandals on a full-season two-car effort in the World Racing League GTO class,” said Travis Roffler, Director of Marketing for Continental Tire. “Random Vandals has shown they are a winning team and this will be a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate the superior performance of our ExtremeContact Force and ExtremeContact Sport02 products.”
Random Vandals Racing, which also competes professionally in both IMSA and SRO, will begin the 2023 World Racing League season with a two-day test at NOLA Motorsports Park just prior to the season-opener.
About Continental Tire the Americas
Based in Fort Mill, S.C., Continental Tire the Americas, LLC manufactures and distributes a complete premium line of passenger, light truck and commercial tires for original equipment and replacement markets. Our ultra-high, performance tires include award-winning technologies that focus on safety, help save money, and reduce CO2 emissions. Continental’s premium products are available at leading independent tire dealers, car dealers, and mass retail companies across North America. Continental Tire is a proud supporter of Major League Soccer (MLS), College Basketball, West Coast Customs, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, Petty’s Garage, ROUSH Performance, Stadium Super Trucks, Universal Technical Institute, BMW Performance Driving Centers, and the AMG Driving Academy.
About Random Vandals Racing
Random Vandals Racing is a BMW customer racing team based in Concord, NC and Bridgewater, NJ. RVR competes professionally in both IMSA and SRO in multiple categories along with World Racing League and other Am/Pro series.
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Random Vandals Racing signs Irish teen Alyx Coby
American sportscar team Random Vandals Racing signs Irish teen Alyx Coby
Wednesday, December 14, 2021, Bridgewater, NJ.
Irish racing driver Alyx Coby has today been announced as the newest member of US sportscar team Random Vandals Racing (RVR). Based out of New Jersey, Random Vandals Racing competes in several GT championships across America, most recently running IndyCar star Conor Daly at the Intercontinental GT Challenge Indianapolis 8 Hour.
Born in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, karting star Alyx (17) is currently competing in the Senior X30 karting class in Ireland, the UK and Europe and has recently returned from the IAME World Finals in Adria, Italy.
Alyx follows her family’s racing tradition. Her father Gary and uncle Aaron both competed in motorsport. Since she first started racing at the age of eight in 2013, Alyx has made a name for herself as a star of the future. She has impressed continually in Ireland and abroad, including qualifying three times for the IAME International Finals, one of the most-renowned karting races in the world, against 140 of the top international drivers.
RVR Team Principal Paul Sparta is a long-time backer of young talent having supported Conor Daly from the age of 17, a relationship that continues to this day, and has been a significant ally of Formula Female since its launch in 2018.
As the newest member of the Random Vandals Racing team, Alyx will make her sportscar debut this coming February 18 - 22 at famed Road Atlanta with the American Endurance Racing series in a BMW M2 CS Racingwith co-drivers Jessica Tracy and Drew Wikstrom. The event will be two 8-Hour races on Saturday and Sunday with practice and qualifying Friday.
Paul Sparta, Random Vandals Racing Team Principal and Driver said: “I am delighted to welcome Alyx to the team. We have been keeping an eye on Alyx in recent years and have supported her karting this year. Talented young drivers like Alyx need early exposure to a variety of motorsports as well as lots of race seat time and a professional environment to make the most of their opportunities. We feel that now is the right time to offer our support to help her build on what she has achieved so far. RVR is a big supporter of Nicci Daly’s Formula Female program, and we hope to do more in the future.”
Alyx Coby said:“I am incredibly proud to be invited to join Random Vandals Racing. I’d like to thank Paul Sparta for his support so far this year and for providing me with the opportunity to step up to cars and race in the US. I’d also like to thank my management team Nicci Daly of Formula Female and Naomi Panter and Christopher Foster of Navigate Partners for their support. Random Vandals Racing is an amazing environment to be in, with all the support I need to reach my full potential, I am excited about what we can achieve together and can’t wait to represent Random Vandals Racing in 2022.”
Nicci Daly, Founder of Formula Female said: “I’ve known Paul for a long time now, he is a great guy and we have really bonded through our mutual passion for Motorsport. When I started working in the states, I reconnected with Paul and Random Vandals when he brought me into the team for a race weekend. Since then, he has always expressed interest in supporting Formula Female and I am so grateful for Paul and Random Vandals offering this opportunity for Alyx. When I started Formula Female, I always wanted to be able to increase the visibility and provide opportunities for young girls and women in motorsport, so this is a big step in achieving this.”
For more information about Alyx Coby, visit: https://www.alyxcoby.com/
For more information about Random Vandals Racing, visit: https://randomvandalsracing.com
For more information about American Endurance Racing, visit http://americanenduranceracing.com/
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RVR signs Jessica Tracy for partial SRO TC America season
Experienced club endurance driver Jessica Tracy will run RVR’s BMW M2 CS Racing in first year of pro racing in TCX category
Wednesday, December 8, 2021, Bridgewater, NJ.
Jessica Tracy has today been announced, as the newest driver of Random Vandals Racing’s new BMW M2 CS. Jessica, an experienced and fiercely competitive club endurance racer, will be racing with RVR in several events in 2022. Including making her pro racing debut in SRO TC America in the TCX category at Virginia International Raceway on June 17, 2022.
Jessica, a 39-year-old native of New York, started racing a little later than most. It wasn’t until 2015, after having her two children that she competed in her first race. She, along with her husband Justin, run a variety of cars in both club and endurance events. Together, they have also created their own successful endurance race team, Team AF, managing and driving a variety of race winning cars.
“I have raced with and against Jessica for a few years now in endurance racing. She is quick, aggressive, and full of a contagious joy when racing. As friends, I have been hoping for quite a while that we would get to partner, and now I can’t wait to see what she does in the Random Vandals’ M2,” said RVR Team Principal Paul Sparta. “I know she’s going to be quick and a great fit within the team.”
Prior to the start of the TC America season, Jessica will make her debut with Random Vandals this February 18-20 at famed Road Atlanta with the American Endurance Racing (AER) series in a BMW M2 CS racing with co-drivers Drew Wikstrom, and young Irish karting talent Alyx Coby. The event is comprised of two eight-hour races, one each on Saturday and Sunday with practice and qualifying Friday.
“If you had told me ten years ago, when I was in the thick of toddler tantrums and parenting exhaustion that I was going to drive in a pro motorsports race, I would have passed out from laughter. However, the day I turned my first lap, I just knew in my heart, that I had a difficult new goal to chase. I am honored and extremely grateful that Paul and the Random Vandals believe in my driving ability and are giving me the opportunity to achieve this dream with SRO. I couldn’t be more excited.”
For more information about Random Vandals Racing, visit: https://randomvandalsracing.com
For more information about SRO TC America, visit https://www.tcamerica.us/
For more information about American Endurance Racing, visit http://americanenduranceracing.com/
For more information about SRO TC America, visit http://www.jessicatracyracing.com
Random Vandals Racing to Contest Indianapolis 8 Hour Race
Veteran IndyCar driver Conor Daly to join current Bronze drivers Al Carter
and Paul Sparta in the #98 RVR BMW M4 GT4 in GT4 Class
Bridgewater, NJ – September 28, 2021 – Random Vandals Racing (“RVR”) makes its debut appearance in the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli at the Indianapolis 8 Hour Powered by AWS this October. The team will also finish its inaugural season the same weekend in the Pirelli GT4 America series.
Indianapolis native and IndyCar/Sportscar veteran Conor Daly will join Al Carter and Paul Sparta as a Gold/Bronze/Bronze lineup in the GT4 class driving RVR’s BMW M4 GT4. Vbrick Systems will continue as the primary car sponsor.
“Now that the IndyCar season is over, it will be great to get back in a sportscar in couple of weeks at the IMS road course, which I love. The Indianapolis 8 Hour was a really great event last year, so I am happy to be back in the Random Vandals’ BMW for a really cool hometown event that seems to have a lot of momentum,” said Conor Daly.
“We are thrilled to have Conor back in the car with us,” said Paul Sparta, Team Principal and co-Driver of the #98. “Al Carter, Conor, and I have had success in the past in club endurance races, so it’s a great combination to bring back at this level to run what is becoming a very prestigious event. Similarly, any chance you get to take a green flag at IMS is just an honor. I am thrilled for my first run here.”
About Random Vandals Racing
Random Vandals were born over quantities of spirits, espresso, and other liquid substances. After driving together, team Co-Principals Ron Lipson and Paul Sparta decided, “Hey, let’s form our own race team.... what could possibly go wrong?” We discovered we had a talent for turning money into noise, worn out parts, and happily, some race wins. We like to compete, win, and have a good time. We have been fortunate to have team of dedicated professionals to help us d all three. We have big plans for the future.
