The C6 Corvette Team
Mark Christiansen
Driver
“We are very excited about the 2012 racing program! This year will bring even more changes to the car, primarily the conversion to the wider body, as well as brake, wheel, tire and numerous safety upgrades! This year has me personally energized more than ever as we move the team even further towards our goals. Looking back on the last couple of years with Gary's leadership, passion, and energy, I can't help but think of how far we've come in knowledge, skill and capability. We're here to win - we race and practice as hard as we can. Everyone works for too hard for us not to give one hundred percent at all times.”
E-Mail: mark@christiansenracing.com
Gary Kilbride
Crew Chief
With the team from the beginning, Gary brings years of experience as a racer, racing team manager, project manager and event coordinator. Well known in the Ontario car community, Gary is responsible for the overall management and strategy of the pit crew and is a key contributor to the strategy of the team.
“At the end of every day that we're on the track and at the close of every season, we look back and reflect on what took place and what we learned. Every year we pushed limits, set team record lap times, expanded our portfolio of tracks and make mistakes. We reflect on our mistakes and push ourselves to continuously improve - every single time we step out there we are setting very high expectations for ourselves.
The race track is a volatile and extreme environment with very little room for error, which is why we set such high standards for ourselves. We're always thinking of all the things that we need to be doing better. We learn from our mistakes and when we return to the track we step out with even greater passion than before. We focus on the positive and continuous improvement.”
Article: The 2011 C6 Corvette - A Discussion With Gary
Article: The 2010 C6 Corvette - GT From The Ground Up
E-Mail: gary@christiansenracing.com
Sam D'Elia
Pit Crew
Sam began assisting the team on several 2010 practice dates and decided to join Christiansen Racing full time in 2011 as a suspension and data specialist. In his third year with the team, his responsibilities include overall pit crew duties in practice and competition, crew to driver communication, coordination of driver activities, team approach, safety regulation and rules compliance and competitive analysis. Sam's specialty is supension set up and maintenance as well as data logging and data analysis.
Article: A Steep Learning Curve
E-Mail: sam@christiansenracing.com
Team Manager
Team Manager
We're looking to grow the team in 2012 with the addition of a Team Manager to assist with overall management, sponsorship, etc., and to help lift some of the administrative duties off the other team members. If interested, please contact us.
About Sponsorship
We rely on sponsorship to operate. Being competitive in motorsports typically requires a significant financial investment, much of which is usually obtained through various forms of sponsorship. All forms of sponsoship are welcomed and we graciously thank and appreciate all of our sponsors to date. Become A Sponsor
For fans and anyone with a scanner, you can tune into the Christiansen Racing Team at events and listen to the pit crew and driver communication.