He is a Formula 500 race car driver and mechanic competing with the Sports Car Club of America.  The above photo shows the awards for the team’s 1^st place finishes at VIR in 2012 and 2015.  Jay is proud to say he drove during both of those wins which was made possible by the excellent crew work. The VRM team, made up of Jay – IRTC’s Director of Training, lead instructor, and engineer, his dad, John – a retired nuclear power operator, and two-stroke extraordinaire, Rob – a nuclear power project manager, built the VRM Sidewinder and  perform all mechanical work. They race at road courses such as Summit Point, Virginia International Raceway, Watkins Glen, and Sebring

 Jay raced a few weeks ago in the SARRC 1 and 2 at Virginia International Raceway.  Jay summarized the race by stating, “the wheel to wheel racing was excellent with two other Formula 500’s drivers who had recently placed in the top 10 at the National Runoffs at Daytona.  The VRM team put in some hard work in prepping the car between qualifying rounds and races with superb handling during the races.”

The team is currently getting ready for an off-season overhaul to prepare for the 2016 season.  They have high hopes for the upcoming year.