06-29-2008: Andy Chittum won the Molecule Keep It Clean Move of the Race award with
his excellent start that brought him up from sixth position to the
third spot by Turn 2 at the start. Holding off series champions Dave Brown and Tom Lepper for nearly the entire race, BTM Motorwerks hard work on the car's chassis is paying off!
04-13-2008: USTCC Race - MMM Comes to grips with new Nitto Tires! While some teams had trouble adapting to the new Nitto NT-01s MMM's off season work showed a 2 second improvement per lap relative to most teams. A 1st lap charge to 2nd place, losing some ground in traffic and a hard charge late in the race saw Chittum finish 4th in this hot race at Infineon Raceway. See In Car Video here, and catch USTCC's Final Drive TV with coverage of the event.
10-15-2007: USTCC Podium in Buttonwillow!!! Chittum's first USTCC podium came at the to be televised race at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow, CA. A tremendous thank you to LeMans Karting for support without which the trip would not have been possible, and the entire crew at BTM Motorwerks that put extra effort in modifications that allowed the car to be run with 30lbs less fuel on board. Stay tuned for links to race video and TV Coverage announcements. Please visit USTCC.com for more details!
09-19-2007: Andy's trip to NASA Nationals at Mid-Ohio featured on the F1Weekly.com podcast #214. Click Here to catch the #1 F1 Podcast as well as the recount of the NASA Nationals event.
09-16-2007: Andy Chittum becomes NASA National runner-up in Performance Touring D at the Mid-Ohio sports car course. After struggling with setup early on, Chittum went on to take pole for the 2nd Qualifying race and 2nd overall in the Championship race. Excellent results for the team's first National Champ contention. See the complete writeup here.
07-01-2007: With his 5th 1st place finish in NASA Norcal's Performance Touring C category at Sears Point Infineon Raceway, Chittum is qualified to race at NASA Nationals at Mid-Ohio, September 13-16th. MMM will travel to the legendary venue with a goal of a podium against the best NASA PT drivers in the country.
05-06-07: Chittum takes 7th at round 3 of the USTCC championship, and wins the GTech Pro 'Move of the Race' award. Although running as high as 2nd in the race, overheating tires and impressive traffic saw Chittum fall back to a 7th place finish after an impressive start. BTM Motorwerks torque and power along with mad traffic-thwarting skills honed at LeMans Karting in Fremont led Chittum to one of his most impressive USTCC races yet.
05-06-2007: Chittum wins back to back NASA Performance Touring C races at Sears Point Infineon raceway. Passing the PTB cars and battling with the PTA cars Chittum makes progress in getting the LeMans Karting BTM BMW 318ti into nationally competitive form.
03-11-2007: Amidst sporadic rain, minor mechanical failures, and difficult setup issues MMM comes away with the lead in the NASA Performance Touring C category for the 2007 season.
