Renegade Motorsports Team Shines in Recent Northern California Competition
Monday, March 17, 2025
Last month, the Renegade Motorsports team traveled to Sonoma Raceway in Northern California for three days of racing with seventy-five semi-professional teams in the Lucky Dog Racing League.
The first day was dedicated to practice runs, where the three student drivers and their instructor logged multiple hours on a track they had never used before. During this time, the students executed the correct driving line, braking and acceleration points, navigating traffic, and more. The team also practiced their Pit Stop procedure, which included refueling the car, changing drivers, and safety checks on the vehicles. At the end of the first day, the team performed a maintenance schedule to prepare the car for the next day’s race.
On the second day, the team competed in a 7-hour Endurance Race in which each student driver completed two-hour stints around a challenging 2.5-mile road course. The crew performed pit stops efficiently, helping the team to finish in 38th place out of seventy-five teams and 16th in their class of thirty-five. More importantly, the team’s construction and preparation of the car allowed the drivers to complete every lap of the race with no mechanical issues. Additionally, the drivers executed their training flawlessly and had no issues navigating the challenging track or other drivers.
After routine maintenance and repairs, the team returned to compete in a second 7-hour Endurance Race on the third day of the competition. The team and pit crew ran into some mechanical issues during the race, and they finished in 46th place overall and 22nd in their class.
Drivers Josiah Recinos, Emanuel Trujillo, and Miguel Rodriguez, as well as crew members Aiden Lomeli, Peyton Butterfield, Alex Lara, and Jesus Frias, earned the respect of the other teams, Lucky Dog officials, and Sonoma track workers throughout the competition. The students’ hands-on experience and overcoming various challenges during the races will serve them well in their pursuit of careers in the automotive and motorsports industries.
The Renegade Motorsports team will be participating in future competitions, including events taking place in March and May 2025. The team would like to thank Dean Hernandez, Associate Dean Melby, Abbie Lewis, Justin Flint, and Rony Recinos for their support and for facilitating resources. You can follow the Renegade Motorsports team on Facebook and Race Monitor.
