Monrovia, California (Thursday, November 2, 2017) – USRT development driver Steven Aghakhani had not one, but two big events in October. The La Cañada High School student was on track at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA early in the month for the NASA Western States Championships where the young driver finished third. Then, in his final two races of the NASA SoCal season this past weekend, Aghakhani’s back-to-back second-place finishes secured the NASA SoCal Super Unlimited class championship for the 14-year-old. Most impressively, these major accomplishments came in his rookie season. The Southern California native became the youngest podium finisher in the history of the NASA Western States Championships, as well as the youngest champion in the NASA SoCal Region. Aghakhani spoke about both events and his first head-to-head racing

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Alton, Virginia (Sunday, August 27, 2017) – US RaceTronics’ No. 50 Lamborghini of Beverly Hills powered home to a third-place overall finish in Race 2 at Virginia International Raceway. The Pro-Am duo of Edoardo Piscopo and Taylor Proto also took second-place in class for the second straight day. AM driver Brian Thienes wound up the weekend with his second consecutive third-place podium finish. Rookie driver Taylor Proto started the race in ninth-place, but worked his way forward to sixth before handing the car over to Edoardo Piscopo. “Today was a much better result,” Proto said. “We started P9 and were able to transform that into a third-place overall and second in class. Just like yesterday, it was all about maintaining our lead in the championship. We’re going to go on

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Alton, Virginia (Wednesday, August 23, 2017) – After a challenging weekend at Road America, US RaceTronics’ drivers and crew look forward to a successful weekend at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). The overriding goal for the weekend is to keep the cars safe and score points for the championship. The Pro-Am duo of Edoardo Piscopo and Taylor Proto will be back in the No. 50 Lamborghini of Beverly Hills and focused on finishing on the highest step of the podium. After a successful test last month, Taylor Proto is excited coming into the weekend. “VIR is an exciting upcoming round for me,” Proto said. “I got the opportunity to test at the track and that has given both me and the team really valuable knowledge. The track is fun and has

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