April 13, 2010, WILLIAMS LAKE, BC - Ryley Seibert hit the ground running on Sunday turning his first laps behind the wheel of a race car since 2009. The Williams Lake teenager tested both his street stock and an ARCA West Coast Sportsman race car at Motoplex Speedway in Vernon, BC (formerly Sun Valley Speedway).
The charismatic racer showed no signs of rust setting the day’s fastest laps in his street stock. The laps he turned in the ARCA race car were Seibert’s first ever in the faster race machine, and the speed wasn’t the only difference between the ARCA car and Seibert’s street stock.
“The ARCA car was weird to drive at first because in those cars there is alot less visibility then in a street stock,” said Seibert. “I got used to the high speeds and low visibility, and after about 15 laps I felt confident."
The track’s timing system confirmed Seibert’s comfort level. His speeds were among the fastest of anybody as he turned laps just tenths of a second slower than the fastest car.
“My dad was at the track, and he was my spotter talking to me on the radio and helping me with my racing line. It really keeps me calm when he is on the radio. I always race better when I can hear his voice in my helmet.”
Seibert finished fourth in the season point standings at Sun Valley Speedway in 2009, and he hopes to improve on that performance when he challenges for the championship this year.
His plans in the Thomas family ARCA car include Motoplex Speedway on May 1st, and Williams Lake Speedway on May 29th. Beyond those two dates Seibert’s ARCA plans are undecided.
The off-season has been busy for Seibert. He is the student council president at Columneetza Secondary School where he is an honour student. He has also traveled extensively throughout the winter attending a motorsports education program RACE 101. He earned a scholarship to attend the program aimed at helping aspiring racers learn the skills necessary to succeed in motorsports.
While the immediate future includes time in his family-owned street stock and the ARCA car Seibert eventually plans to make a living in the racing industry in one of NASCAR’s premier series in the United States.
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Contact:
Adam Ross
Public Relations for Ryley Seibert
519-212-8632
Adamrossenterprises@gmail.com
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