SARRC Race Recap : Waterfall / Area 81 Racing driver Richard Franklin won his 4th ever SCCA race at Savannah, GA's Roebling Road Raceway.  After qualifying 2nd, he overtook a fellow Stohr F1000 driver in turn 1 and cruised to victory under very hot conditions, with temps in the upper 90's.   Richard qualified 1st on Sunday and held the race lead for 15 laps before being overtaken in Turn 1 by Stohr F1000 driver Mike Quinn. They raced nose-to-tail for last lap and Richard drafted him alongside down the long front straight. At a thrilling 130+ mph, they finished side-by-side at the finish line, with # 81 taking 2nd place just 4 feet behind. The margin of victory was much less than a tenth of a second.

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The next race for the Wilmington, NC based Waterfall / Area 81 Racing F1000 Team will be the Hooters F1000 GP of Canada at Mosport, Canada on May 19 & 20th.

Waterfall / Area 81 Racing drivers Tim Pierce and Richard Franklin each earned a trip to the podium at the 2012 SCCA Oak Tree Double National Race at Virginia International Raceway. Both drivers were ready for an exciting weekend against a large 40 car field of formula and sports racer drivers, including a former F1000 National Champion.  Tim drove a heady race on Saturday Race 1 to finish 3rd under warm & sunny conditions.  On Sunday Race 2, Richard claimed his first SCCA National Podium as heavy rain fell for much of the day.

Tim Pierce - "We installed a new WRD limited slip differential on Thursday night, so both qualifying sessions on Friday were spent learning the new handling characteristics.  My qualifying times were not what I expected, mainly because I was still getting used to the car and competitors went off on seemingly every turn.  However, it paid dividends during on Saturday Race 1, because I could put the power down in places that I had not been able before.  On lap 1 I passed several cars, including my teammate Richard on the back straight while he was passing another competitor.  At one point we were 3 wide, but I had a good run and went through without incident.  The remainder of the race provided me with good experience dealing with traffic.

Read more: April 22nd-23rd, 2012 - Waterfall / Area 81 Racing Team Earns Podium Finishes at SCCA Oak Tree National

Area 81 Racing team based in Wilmington, N.C. (www.Area81Racing.com) has secured title sponsorship from Waterfall Security Solutions.   Waterfall Security Solutions (www.waterfallsecurity.com) will be supporting the F1000 road racing team in the F1000 Championship (www.F1000Champ.com) and SE Div. SCCA Regional and National events throughout 2012.

Waterfall® Security Solutions Ltd. is the leading provider of unidirectional security gateways and data diodes for Process Control Systems, SCADA systems, remote monitoring and segregated networks.  Unidirectional gateways enable secure and real-time data transfer from critical networks to external/business networks.  These systems can be found in critical national infrastructure, including power generation, transmission, petrochemical, water treatment, financial, and military.

Richard Franklin - Team Principal - "It is a pleasure to represent Waterfall Security Solutions and I welcome them to our race team.  Waterfall signed with our team to enhance their North American visibility and promote camaraderie with their customers through event hospitality at F1000 Series venues.  Area 81 Racing looks forward to providing both Waterfall employees and their customers with an exciting time at the racetrack throughout the 2012 season and hopefully beyond."

Tim Pierce - Team Principal - "I have the privilege of working with Waterfall customers on a daily basis and am humbled to learn they share my love for motorsports.  Many of them live and work in the same communities in which we will be competing.  A relationship with Area 81 Racing will afford Waterfall clients the opportunity to experience a unique brand of racing from an entirely unique prospective.  Waterfall Security Solutions has become the global leader in unidirectional technology by thinking outside the box and we are excited that they have joined our team."

Area 81 Racing is a Wilmington, NC based SCCA Pro Racing team.   Additional Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, visit the team's website at www.Area81Racing.com.

Area 81 Racing finished 1-2 and dominated the podium at the March Memories SARRC Regional at Virginia International Raceway.  Tim Pierce finished 1st with a dominating drive in his RFR1000 after an early spin.  Richard Franklin placed an impressive 2nd in his first event at VIR in the new Stohr F1000.  Both drivers finished with their personal best fastest laps at VIR.

Richard Franklin attended the Friday VIR test day to getting used to the new F1000 car at Area 81’s home track.  It was obvious that he is becoming more confident in the braking and handling characteristics as lap times improved after each session.  The Stohr ran flawless and the day was largely trouble free except for a Formula Continental spinning and blocking the exit of VIR’s famous Oak Tree Turn.  See YouTube video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_WkaoNB-Qk&feature=youtu.be 

Read more: 2012 March Memories @ VIR 1-2 Podium finish for Area 81 Racing!

In their SCCA National debut, Team Area 81 Racing lit up Georgia's Roebling Road Raceway as #18 driver Tim Pierce earned his first SCCA National podium with a 2nd place finish.  Richard Franklin driver of # 81 finished 4th.

Read more: 2012 Tom Nehl National SCCA Race Recap

Read about co-founder of Area 81Tim Pierce in The Southern Driver.