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Participating in one of the largest vintage auto racing events of the year, ArmsUp Motorsports closed out July with a strong weekend at THE HAWK and the Milwaukee Region SCCA Luau Cat National at Road America. The Wisconsin based team ran three cars and five drivers in seven races during the four day weekend. Of the seven races, the AUM team won five with drivers Rick Balsley, Peter Stolz and Walter Vollrath.

The Hawk
Running in the Classic Monoposto class, Rick Balsley won his qualifying race and finished first in class and second overall in his feature race in the Brabham BT29. In the Vintage Sports Racing VE Modified class, racing his Lotus 23, he finished first in his qualifying race, but did not run the feature race due to weather conditions.

In his Porsche 911 RSR, Peter Stolz won his qualifying races and finished second overall in the rain for his feature race in the Big Bore Production class. Competing against Corvettes and Mustangs, Stolz was contending for the win in the final laps of the event. For Walter Vollrath, it was his first weekend racing his Chevron 23 in Formula Continental, participating in the Historic B Sport Racer class. Vollrath finished ninth in his class after weather conditions ended his race early.

Luau Cat National
A double weekend for the ArmsUp Motorsports, the Wisconsin based team ran three drivers during the Cat National event. Jim Victor and John Dickland both ran in Formula Continental and Dan Bruggeman competed in the Formula Atlantic class. Jim Victor finished second in his first qualifying race, and went on to finish second in the following feature race. In race two, Jim claimed the Formula Continental win. John Dickland qualified sixth for Race 1, ultimately finishing fifth. For Race 2, he qualified sixth and gained two positions to finish fourth.

In for Formula Atlantic class, Dan Bruggeman qualified fourth and finished on the third step on the podium for Race 1. After qualifying in fifth for Race 2, Dan earned his second podium of the weekend, again finishing third.

"It was our best finishing weekend yet," said ArmsUp owner Gregg Borland. "It was a nice step in the right direction for us. The guys drove really well." Not only commending the drivers, Gregg applauded his team of crew members who also have worked all season on the USF2000 efforts. "These guys are very versatile, and they do a lot. They make a fantastic crew, especially when going five weeks without a stop. They're driving pretty hard and they're doing a great job."

About ArmsUp Motorsports
Based in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin ArmsUp Motorsports is a full service prep shop for Formula Continentals, Formula Atlantics, and Vintage racing cars. The team just celebrated their first Vintage race win of the season at Road America Road Course. For more information please visit the official ArmsUp website at www.ArmsUpMotorsports.com.

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