(Cypress Park, CA, May 22, 2018) Brody Roa has quickly put last Saturday’s bizarre crash at the Thunderbowl Raceway behind him and is preparing for the historic 70th anniversary “Salute to Indy” at Perris Auto Speedway this Saturday night, May 26th.
Things started off well for Roa in his first time in the beautiful Mike Phulps sprint car at last Saturday’s “Peter Murphy Classic” at the Thunderbowl. He came from the 7th starting spot to finish fourth in his heat race. That put him on the outside of the fifth row for the 30-lap main event.
When the green flag started the race at the Tulare County oval, Roa began a march forward and at one point had raced all the way up to fifth. He stayed in the top 10 until disaster struck on the 24th lap. Reportedly, somewhere in town, a lady hit a power pole. That knocked the power out and turned out many of the lights around the popular dirt oval. In the ensuing darkness, a car ahead of Roa suddenly checked up forcing Roa and the car behind him to take evasive action, but it was to late. The trailing car had nowhere to go and hit Roa. It bent the steering arm and dented a header pipe on the #56. The damage was too much to fix in time for the restart and Roa was saddled with a frustrating 14th place finish.
This Saturday, May 26th, Roa will continue in his quest to win the USAC/CRA championship at the “70th Anniversary Salute to Indy” at Perris Auto Speedway. Heading into the event, he is only nine-points out of first in the championship standings. In the four USAC/CRA races run thus far in 2018, Roa has finished first, second, third and fourth. The last time the series visited Perris on April 21st, he was fast qualifier, finished second in his heat and second in the 30-lap main.
Fans wishing to watch Brody in the “70th Anniversary Salute to Indy” can find the Perris Auto Speedway at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris (92571). The track website is http://perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134. Spectator gates will open at 5:00 P.M. and the first race will start promptly at 7:00.
Last Sunday, Brody was one of Dave Stall’s guests on the “Racer Radio Show” and talked of his season thus far and the lights out at Tulare incident. In case you missed the show, you can hear it now at the following link http://perrisautospeedway.com/radio18/RACERRADIO052018.mp3
The team has a brand-new website. Fans can visit the site and purchase 2018 shirts and caps at the following link http://www.brodyroa.com/?post_type=product. The cost is $20.00 plus shipping. You can see the new shirt design in the photo. The shirts will also be available in the pits at Perris.
Roa is still looking for rides in the USAC National and West Coast Series’ when his USAC/CRA schedule (which is at the end of this release) permits. Car owners from those series interested in hiring Roa can call him at 714-932-7994.
For fans who would like to watch Roa’s 2018 racing exploits, they can do so via LoudPedal Productions pay per view site: https://loudpedal.tv/
The BR Performance team would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2018 season possible: HD Industries, Burris Racing, “Biker” Bruce Fisher, Molecule, K-1 Race Gear, Norma Leonard, Lee Leonard, NGK Spark Plugs, Baldwin Filters, Driven Racing Oil, Coffman Racing Graphics, HotPaint4u.com. If you or your company would like to join BR Performance’s championship contending team, please call 714-932-7994.
Fans wishing to stay completely up to date with Brody Roa and the BR Performance squad can do so on the team’s website http://www.brodyroa.com/ and Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/br91r/
For Further Information Contact Brody Roa – mailto:brodyroa91@gmail.com
Release produced by Scott Daloisio (909) 226-7768 or mailto:sdaloisiosports@aol.com