Watch the team take on four races inside a single day at Buttonwillow Raceway with NASA Honda Challenge, SCCA Autocross and a Western Endurance Racing Championship (WERC) night enduro. Put on your seatbelts and enjoy the ride, it is heavy hitting.
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DNN Motorsports Wins Three Races In One Day!
Double Nickel Nine Motorsports took on four races in a single day at Buttonwillow Raceway Park on October 11, 2020, and came away winning three out of four events. The Register was kind enough to do a writeup on the teams success and you can check out that story HERE.
The team dedicated their enduro victory to crew member and sponsor Darrel Price (J & B Farms) who is battling heart failure and cancer. The team signed the first place trophy and delivered it to Darrel in the hospital on Monday after the race.
DNN Motorsports: Four Races-One Weekend
The team is bringing out the whole circus for a NASA/SCCA combo weekend at Buttonwillow. Rob Krider and Keith Kramer will both compete in two Honda Challenge races in the #38 and #33 Acura Integras. they will share the team’s third car for a 3-hour enduro Saturday night for the WERC series, and Rob will run the FiST in the SCCA autocross held on the Kart track. How many trophies can the team bring home in one weekend? We will find out October 10-11, 2020.
Rob Krider on the Uber To The Pits Podcast
The Uber To The Pits Podcast usually has big name professional racing driver guests like Tommy Kendall, Lyn St. James, and Willy T. Ribbs. But, for some unknown reason they decided to lower their standards and interview DNN Motorsports racing driver Rob Krider. On the show Rob talked about how he started in racing, his Honda Challenge National Championships, the team’s documentary film Double Down, Tactical Ops Brewing’s delicious Double Nickel Nine IPA, and his novel Cadet Blues. And, of course, their was plenty of time to tell a few funny stories about the insane antics of the team’s volunteer pit crew. You can enjoy the show on Spotify, iTunes, or where ever you listen to podcasts or check out the YouTube video below.
DNN Motorsports Driver on the Technik Podcast
Technik Podcast host, Peter Hopelain, had DNN Motorsports driver, Rob Krider, on the show to discuss the current racing landscape and share stories about his rise from local autocrosses to a road racing national championship. Check out the show for a good listen.
Documentary Film “Double Down” Available Free on YouTube
After years of battling with YouTube over run time and music rights the team’s epic full length documentary film Double Down is finally available to view for free. Filmed during the tenth running of the 25 Hours of Thunderhill in 2012, Double Down takes you through everything the team endured to chase glory in one of the most grueling road races on the planet. Turn it up and enjoy!
TURNology was kind enough to compare to Double Down to the Hollywood blockbuster film Ford v. Ferrari about the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the epic racing documentary covering the Baja 1000, From Dust To Glory. Check out the review from TURNology here. Enjoy the entire movie below.
DNN Motorsports featured in “Best of 2016” issue of SpeedNews magazine.
Annually the December issue of SpeedNews magazine always features the best of their coverage during the year. The 2016 issue features all five Honda Challenge build stories from Double Nickel Nine Motorsports as well as numerous Toolshed Engineer columns written by Rob Krider. Check out the online magazine by clicking HERE.
DNN Motorsports Honda Challenge Car Gets Tuned Up
Aj Gracy at Performance In-Frame Tuning dialed in the “go fast” settings on our new Honda B18A1 engine built by Rich Olivier at TEM Machine Shop. The power is outstanding! Check out the full write up at The Register by clicking here.
Double Nickel Nine Takes Second Place at Willow Springs
Team earns a pair of second places finishes during Rounds 9 and 10 at Willow Springs International Raceway. They enjoyed their new trophies (NASA beer glasses) by drinking some Double Nickel Nine IPA from Tactical Ops Brewing. So good!
Click here to check out the write-up in The Register newspaper about the team’s second place finish.
DNN Battles to the Front and Leads During Honda Challenge Round 8
An epic weekend for the DNN team, qualifying on the inside of row 2, and then battling through carnage to take the lead during lap one of Round 8 of the NASA SoCal Honda Challenge series at Buttonwillow Raceway. Tactical Ops Brewing was kind enough to bring a keg of beer to the track for all of the Honda Challenge teams. Tasty stuff!
Check out the post race write-up at The Napa Valley Register.
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