- Founder and CEO, Kevin Buckler, Talks New Racers Series Wines on Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria
April 5, 2019
What a thrill to have our Founder and CEO of Adobe Road Winery and The Racers Group, Kevin Buckler, Appear on Fox Business’ Mornings with Maria Bartiromo today! What a great opportunity to debut Adobe Road’s new wine brand, The Racing Series, and to be part of a panel with Dagen McDowell and Jon Hilsenrath. Kevin discussed his racing career and his new passion: The Racing Series Wines, premium-quality wines in elegant packaging for motorsport enthusiasts everywhere. APEX is an ultra-premium blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Petite Sirah with a stunning metal Apex curbing on the bottle. Kevin and Garrett have definitely achieved perfection with APEX, the best expression of a high-end Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon, rounded out with supporting varietals for flavor and body. Aged in 100% French oak. REDLINE is a rich and complex blend of ...
- TRG-AMR Celebrates Home Pirelli World Challenge Race with Three Cars at Sonoma Raceway
September 22, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (September 22, 2016): TRG-AMR welcomed four drivers to the team’s home race at Sonoma raceway during this weekend’s Pirelli World Challenge. Jason Alexandridis, Derek DeBoer, George Kurtz and Greg Milzcik competed in two GTS class races with their Aston Martin V8 Vantage cars, while nearly two hundred partners, drivers’ friends and family, and VIP guests cheered them on from a spectacular hilltop viewing area. DeBoer and Alexandridis each drove one race in the No. 09 LaSalle/BRM Chronographes/Rebounderz Rohnert Park/Racing for Cancer/Pirata Della Strada/Simon Ward Aston Martin, while Kurtz, in the No. 04 Crowdstrike car, and Milzcik, in the No.77 Wolfwood Refuge/That Newfoundland Place entry, competed in both Saturday and Sunday’s rounds. All of the drivers put forth the maximum effort, as the cars’ performance was challenged by the ...
- TRG Porsche Takes Three Cars to Pirelli GT3 Cup Finale in Texas
September 22, 2016
AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 22, 2016): TRG Porsche is in Austin, Texas, for the final two races of the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA. The season finale is hosted at the same track where it began: at the beautiful Circuit of The Americas. Three TRG drivers — Patrice Gautier, Craig Lyons, and Steve Miller — will finish out the 2016 race series with their Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars. Gautier has had success at COTA before, taking 2nd place in Race 2 of the first Pirelli GT3 Cup weekend. His very technical approach to racing has resulted in steady, solid drives from this Bay-Area based engineer, who’ll compete with the No. 19 Clubsport. At his last Pirelli GT3 Cup race in Utah, Lyons showed some of his best lap times yet and went as ...
- TRG Lamborghini Celebrates On The Circuit of The Americas Podium
September 21, 2016
AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 19, 2016): Derek DeBoer and Jeroen Bleekemolen proved to be an extremely competitive duo at the Lamborghini Super Trofeo races in Austin, Texas. The No. 66 LaSalle Solutions/BRM Chronographes/Racing for Cancer Lamborghini raced to 2nd in the Pro-AM class on Thursday, and 4th on Friday. Both races were part of the Lone Star Le Mans weekend at the Circuit of the Americas, a convergence of multiple world-class sportscar racing series at one of the most celebrated tracks in the United States. On Friday’s race, DeBoer took the wheel to drive the Huracán for the first time since April, when he raced the powerful Italian car at Laguna Seca. At the start of this Austin race, as the cars rushed up to the blind corner at the top of ...
- TRG-AMR Delivers Strong Results At Lone Star Le Mans
September 21, 2016
AUSTIN, TEXAS (September 19, 2016): TRG-AMR defied the odds this weekend with a top 10 finish at the Lone Star Le Mans weekend, hosted by the legendary Circuit of The Americas. With an all-new driver lineup racing during extremely hot weather in Austin, Texas, the Aston Martin squad executed flawlessly. Australian driver David Calvert-Jones and Porsche specialist Ben Barker teamed together to produce a fantastic result. With only minimal practice time and never having driven the 007, they worked hard, adapted quickly and put in a solid driving performance to finish in 6th. The No. 007 Godstone Ranch Motorsport/Hands Only CPR/Johnson Controls/Whilo/LaSalle Solutions Aston Martin V12 Vantage is certainly a fan favorite, but the car has not been present at every WeatherTech SportsCar Championship event in the 2016 season. It’s a ...
- TRG Competing in Austin IMSA Race Weekend with Aston Martin, Lamborghini Entries
September 17, 2016
Racing with both the powerful Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3, and the aggressive No. Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo LP620-2, TRG introduced a new lineup of drivers for their IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship weekend in Austin. David “CJ” Calvert-Jones and Ben Barker are racing in the Lone Star Le Mans in the No. 007 Godstone Ranch/On Time Electric/Whilo/LaSalle Solutions Aston Martin V12 Vantage. John McCutchen was originally scheduled to race, but gave up his seat for charity. As principal of Godstone Ranch Motorsports, he has helped to raise funds and donations for the American Heart Association’s “Hands Only CPR” program via the promotion of the TRG-AMR entry in this race. T Australian racer David Calvert-Jones is both a film producer and co-founder of the gifting app, Whilo, and currently races in the ...
- TRG-AMR Racing at Home in Pirelli World Challenge Sonoma Weekend
September 16, 2016
TRG-AMR is racing its Aston Martin V8 Vantages in the GTS class at Sonoma raceway this weekend, just 30 minutes from the team’s headquarters. The Pirelli World Challenge Sonoma Grand Prix promises a full weekend of sportscar racing, entertainment, wine and camaraderie in store for the team’s drivers and over 150 guests, who will enjoy the spectacular wine country scenery from their private LaSalle Solutions/Crowdstrike hillside hospitality venue. Drivers Jason Alexandridis, Derek DeBoer, George Kurtz and Greg Milzcik will compete at this penultimate race of the season. With only two more events remaining in the 2016 championship, and with some of the toughest competition ever seen in the series, the drivers are going to be aiming even higher for top results on the team’s home track as friends and partners LaSalle ...
- The Racer’s Group Signs New Sponsor: Silicon Valley Cloud Business Communications Provider, RingCentral
September 15, 2016
The Racer’s Group (TRG) welcomes their newest team partner, RingCentral, to their enviable motorsports family. This fellow Bay Area company is the largest and fastest-growing pure-play cloud enterprise communications and collaboration application provider, and is the latest addition to an ever-increasing group of technology leaders who are members of the team’s race weekend hospitality events. TRG is pleased to activate their relationship with this innovative company during a very important “home race” weekend: the Pirelli World Challenge at Sonoma Raceway, September 16-18; and during the Lone Star Le Mans racing event over the same weekend in Austin, Texas. RingCentral guests are part of an all-access, multi-day event with the TRG-Aston Martin Racing team at Sonoma. In addition to enjoying an immersive experience with the drivers in the paddock and with the ...
- Steve Miller On The Podium at Sonoma Porsche Pirelli GT3 Cup Race
September 11, 2016
TRG Porsche’s Steve Miller took his No. 07 James S. Farrell/COLO Logistics Cayman GT4 Clubsport to 2nd place at Sonoma Raceway over the weekend. A near photo-finish with a very skilled competitor, Kevin Woods, secured his place on the podium after a multi-lap battle to retain his runner-up position. The seasoned driver posted some of the fastest practice times in the Silver class in the Pirelli Porsche GT3 Cup Trophy USA sessions. After qualifying in 4th place, he and Woods were the cars to watch as Miller implemented finely-tuned racecraft to stay just .2 seconds in the lead through the last laps of the race. Woods did his best to overtake at the last second, but Miller kept his Porsche just out of reach, resulting in a thrilling finish. The following day’s ...
- TRG-Aston Martin Racing’s McCutchen Drives for the Hearts of Texas
September 9, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (September 9, 2016): John McCutchen, driver of the No. 007 Aston Martin Vantage, is racing for TRG-AMR for a charitable cause. His goal is to use the allure of professional motorsport to raise awareness of the American Heart Association’s “Hands Only CPR” campaign, a program that has been adopted by K-12 schools in over twenty states. In exchange for a donation to the charity, McCutchen will add the donor’s name to his No. 007 TRG-AMR Godstone Ranch/On Time Electric/Order of St John/Upstream Engineering racecar for the Lone Star Le Mans weekend, September 15-17. Donors receive access to TRG-AMR’s racing paddock for the weekend, allowing them up-close access to McCutchen and the team’s other drivers, the crew, driver meetings and access to this fantastic event. McCutchen will co-drive the Aston ...
- TRG Adds Another Podium to Racing History at VIR ― This Time, with Lamborghini
August 29, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (August 29, 2016): TRG Lamborghini is taking home two more trophies after a successful double-header race weekend at VIRginia International Raceway. The Joel Janco and Jonatan Jorge driver duo took 3rd place on Saturday’s Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America race, and 4th in Sunday’s race. Twenty-one Huracán drivers in multiple classes made for an dynamic and volatile field of competitors over a hot, stormy race weekend. The team’s No. 66 Death to Lionfish/LaSalle Solutions/Adobe Road Winery Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo car was piloted by two strong drivers who were able to navigate through a mix of racing incidents. Multiple classes on track, simultaneously, created an exciting element to what is already the fastest single-make series on earth ― these cars can reach speeds of 170 MPH at VIR. ...
- TRG Lamborghini to Race in Virginia with Joel Janco, Jonatan Jorge
August 26, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (August 26, 2016): This weekend, the No. 66 Death to Lionfish/LaSalle Solutions/Adobe Road Winery Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo will have two races at the gorgeous VIRginia International Raceway. Drivers Joel Janco and Jonatan Jorge are partnering to compete in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America with TRG for the first time. Both men have years of experience in multiple racing series and platforms, and the team is excited to support them in the fastest one-make series on earth. TRG Lamborghini drivers Joel Janco, Jonatan Jorge Janco drove the No. 66 in TRG’s most recent Super Trofeo race at Road America, where he was partnered with fellow Prototype Lites competitor, Gerry Kraut. It was the first time for the Janco/Kraut duo to race this car, and they achieved ...
- TRG-AMR Extends SprintX GTS Championship Lead in Utah
August 16, 2016
Petaluma, CA (August 16, 2016): The Utah Motorsport Campus has once again proven itself to be a TRG favorite, this time with the Pirelli World Challenge series. The team’s four Aston Martin V8 Vantage drivers saw tremendous success in the SprintX GTS races, with a 1-2 finish on Sunday, a 1st and 3rd place finish on Saturday, and a few hundred more points earned to lead the team championship standings.The No. 07 car, raced by Max Riddle and Kris Wilson, was extremely active with four races over this sportscar weekend in the hot desert plains. Riddle competed in two GTS rounds and two SprintX races, the new competition format with a driver change midway through the race. This fledgling concept has been extremely successful for both the No. 07 drivers, ...
- TRG Returns to Utah to Race with Both Porsche and Aston Martin
August 11, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (August 11, 2016): TRG is on its way to the Utah Motorsports Campus this weekend to race in two series, simultaneously: the Pirelli World Challenge and the Porsche Pirelli GT3 Cup. TRG-Aston Martin Racing is defending its points lead in PWC’s SprintX, and will compete in both the GTS Sprint and SprintX races. The two TRG Porsche drivers, Craig Lyons and Steve Miller, will race their Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars in the single-make Pirelli GT3 Cup series. TRG’s Aston Martin V8 Vantage drivers – Jason Alexandridis, Derek DeBoer, Max Riddle and Kris Wilson – have been racking up trophies this season and ready to add more PWC hardware to their collection. DeBoer in particular is excited to defend his win at Road America, which was his first PWC victory. ...
- TRG Lamborghini’s Weekend of Italian Racing and Californian Wines at Road America
August 9, 2016
ELKHART LAKE, WI (August 9, 2016): TRG, along with drivers Gerry Kraut and Joel Janco, had a strong double-header race weekend at the scenic Road America track in Wisconsin. The two drivers of the No. 66 Dougherty Funding/ DeathtoLionfish.org/LaSalle Solutions/Adobe Road Winery Lamborghini Huracán finished in 4th in Saturday’s race and 6th in Sunday’s race. Kraut and Janco each drove in both 50 minute sprints with a driver change halfway through. The drivers, who currently compete in IMSA’s Prototype Lite race series, did well to handle the switch from very light, high-downforce cars to the heavier Lamborghini sportscar. Their adaptability from one platform to the other was a key component to success as they competed against multiple classes in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo races, eventually finishing just one position shy of ...
- TRG Lamborghini Prepares for Double-Header Race Weekend at Road America
August 5, 2016
ELKHART LAKE, WI (August 5, 2016): This weekend, the stunning Voodoo Blue No 66 TRG Lamborghini Huracán is in Wisconsin for the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo North America series. From August 5th–7th, TRG drivers drivers Joel Janco and Gerry Kraut will compete at the gorgeous Road America circuit for two sprint races, and are looking for strong finishes and hopefully a victory. The Super Trofeo series, which is part of an entire weekend of IMSA sportscar racing, is a thrilling Lamborghini-only competition held all across the globe. Though not new to the team, Joel Janco has raced in many different series over the years, including within SCCA, USF2000, Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge, and IMSA Prototype Lites. In 2014, he captured third place in the Lites Masters Championship. In the same year, ...
- TRG-AMR’s Alexandridis Threads the Needle at PWC Mid-Ohio
August 1, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (August 1, 2016): TRG-AMR’s Jason Alexandridis returned from Round 13 of the Pirelli World Challenge at Mid-Ohio with new achievements and experiences from a very intense GTS race weekend. Both he and the crew displayed their most skilled performances, both on and off of the track. Alexandridis took the No. 09 BRM Chronographes/Rebounderz Rohnert Park/Racing for Cancer/Pirata Della Strada/Simon Ward Aston Martin V8 Vantage to a Top 10 race position, one of the highlights of his rookie year with TRG-AMR. Though this was meant to be a double-header weekend, heavy downpours caused Friday’s race to be rescheduled to a later date. That meant that Alexandridis and the crew had only one chance to shine in Saturday’s sprint race. With minimal track time with the Aston Martin, car and driver ...
- TRG Looks Back at History of Success at Mid-Ohio Ahead of This Weekend’s Pirelli World Challenge Races
July 27, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (July 27, 2016): The TRG-AMR crew are on their way to Lexington for the eighth race weekend of the Pirelli World Challenge, to be held from July 28-31. The No. 09 BRM Chronographes/Rebounderz Rohnert Park/Racing for Cancer/Pirata Della Strada/Simon Ward Aston Martin V8 Vantage will be driven by Jason Alexandridis for both Friday’s and Saturday’s GTS races. Alexandridis, whose hometown of Novato is only a few minutes from the TRG headquarters, is looking forward to competing in this double-header weekend. In addition to racing the No. 09 Aston Martin with teammate Derek DeBoer in select PWC races, he’s also a successful businessman and franchisee for Rebounderz Rohnert Park, an indoor trampoline park just north of San Francisco. Alexandridis will also be the first to celebrate the end of his ...
- TRG-AMR’s Winning Streak Continues at Road America, Both On and Off the Track
June 28, 2016
Derek DeBoer Takes First Pirelli World Challenge Victory PETALUMA, CA (June 28, 2016): The acclaimed sportscar team from Northern California continues its compelling story in the catalogues of race history. This weekend, at the Pirelli World Challenge race at Road America, all three drivers showed amazing pace, put all three cars in the Top 10 and achieved an impressive victory. TRG drivers Derek DeBoer, Max Riddle and George Kurtz drove hard all weekend, and the competition and hospitality team itself answered the challenge with an exemplary setup both on and off the track. The skilled Aston Martin V8 Vantage drivers put on a fantastic show for new fans and team guests and then shared racing stories, wine and camaraderie over excellent evening events. DeBoer started a new chapter in his personal racing ...
- TRG-AMR Ready for More PWC Wins at Road America, Introduces Crowdstrike Car
June 23, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (June 22, 2016):This weekend, TRG-AMR is racing with three Aston Martin V8 Vantage cars at the beautiful Road America track. Derek DeBoer, Max Riddle, and George Kurtz are competing in GTS Class Rounds 11 & 12 of the Pirelli World Challenge in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. TRG has nearly 30 years of success at this road course, which is also one of the fastest permanent tracks in the USA. Kurtz is joining the Aston Martin team in a boldly designed car themed after the company he co-founded, Crowdstrike. The Irvine, CA-based cybersecurity firm is technologically sophisticated, and given its recent involvement in stopping hackers from further infiltrating US political targets, is an ideal match for the quick, No. 04 Crowdstrike Aston Martin Vantage. DeBoer is taking over the No.09 BRM Chronographes/Rebounderz ...
- Racecar Driver Derek DeBoer Helps Family of 11-Year-Old Boy with Inoperable Cancer
June 20, 2016
DeBoer to race with names of “Mason’s Hope” donors on the TRG-Aston Martin Racecar in Wisconsin PETALUMA, CA. (June 20, 2016): TRG-Aston Martin Racing driver Derek DeBoer is collaborating on a very special cause for a child with cancer. Mason Gordon, 11, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor on June 20, 2012, and has had dozens of surgeries since then. In addition to this active little boy developing memory and eyesight issues as a direct result of his tumor, his family struggles with balancing work and routine emergency care. A fund, Mason’s Hope, has been set up on his behalf, and already the health and motorsports community has gotten involved. Near Mason’s hometown of Kirkland, Washington, Get Zen Hot Yoga has organized a community effort to bring funding and awareness ...
- TRG-Aston Martin Racing, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz Partner for PWC
June 20, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (June 20, 2016): TRG-Aston Martin Racing is pleased to announce a new partnership with the cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, and its co-founder and CEO, George Kurtz. The executive will drive the No. 04 TRG Aston Martin V8 Vantage at three Pirelli World Challenge races this season. TRG-AMR is revealing its partnership, the new driver addition, and the custom CrowdStrike-themed Aston Martin in advance of the car’s first outing at Road America this June. Kurtz is a serial entrepreneur and started CrowdStrike, his second company, back in 2011. Though he is busy travelling the globe for his role with his Irvine, California-based firm, Kurtz is no stranger to racing. He brings competition experience from the Radical Cup to the TRG-AMR squad, where he’ll join current team drivers Derek DeBoer, Jason Alexandridis, ...
- Racecar Driver Derek DeBoer Helps Family of 11-Year-Old Boy with Inoperable Cancer
June 20, 2016
DeBoer to race with names of “Mason’s Hope” donors on the TRG-Aston Martin Racecar in Wisconsin PETALUMA, CA. (June 20, 2016): TRG-Aston Martin Racing driver Derek DeBoer is collaborating on a very special cause for a child with cancer. Mason Gordon, 11, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor on June 20, 2012, and has had dozens of surgeries since then. In addition to this active little boy developing memory and eyesight issues as a direct result of his tumor, his family struggles with balancing work and routine emergency care. A fund, Mason’s Hope, has been set up on his behalf, and already the health and motorsports community has gotten involved. Near Mason’s hometown of Kirkland, Washington, Get Zen Hot Yoga has organized a community effort to bring funding and awareness ...
- TRG-Aston Martin Racing, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz Partner for Pirelli World Challenge
June 20, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (June 20, 2016): TRG-Aston Martin Racing is pleased to announce a new partnership with the cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, and its co-founder and CEO, George Kurtz. The executive will drive the No. 04 TRG Aston Martin V8 Vantage at three Pirelli World Challenge races this season. TRG-AMR is revealing its partnership, the new driver addition, and the custom CrowdStrike-themed Aston Martin in advance of the car’s first outing at Road America this June. Kurtz is a serial entrepreneur and started CrowdStrike, his second company, back in 2011. Though he is busy travelling the globe for his role with his Irvine, California-based firm, Kurtz is no stranger to racing. He brings competition experience from the Radical Cup to the TRG-AMR squad, where he’ll join current team drivers Derek DeBoer, Jason Alexandridis, ...
- Now Hiring: VP of Marketing & Sponsorship
June 14, 2016
Summary: TRG-AMR seeks an innovative, results-oriented, self-motivated and aggressive leader to fill the position of Vice President of Marketing and Sponsorship. As a member of the executive business team, this person will play a key role in executing both the team’s marketing strategy and overall business development efforts for the organization. Major Focus: This position is focused on the generation of revenue in the areas of Corporate Partnerships, Sponsorships, and Hospitality. Essential Job Functions: Develop and oversee the organization’s overall brand strategy including purpose, core attributes, voice, image, and target audience(s). Identity and effectively communicate this strategy to internal and external stakeholders Improve brand awareness with a focus on building a lasting emotional connection with fans, sponsors, media, customers and racecar drivers Oversee TRG’s brand marketing campaigns and budget with external parties and all internal media ...
- TRG Porsche Completes Double-Header Race Weekend at Laguna Seca
June 7, 2016
PETALUMA, CA (June 6, 2016): TRG’s three Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport drivers raced at Laguna Seca for the second time this year. Once again, the team walked away with a podium, and this time it was due to a great finish by new Clubsport driver Greg Milzcik. Returning TRG Porsche drivers Craig Lyons and Patrice Gautier also saw their share of success over the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy USA event. Milzcik took his No. 77 Wolfwood Refuge/That Newfoundland Place Porsche to a 3rd-place finish on Saturday’s race, the first in a double-header weekend at this historic raceway. This weekend’s sessions were the first time he had raced with the GT4 Clubsport, where he showed his race skill by consistently shaving seconds off of his lap times. In Friday’s Practice 2, Craig Lyons ...
