Area Coast Sports activities Corridor of Fame Inductee Randy Pobst Honed Driving Abilities as Teenager in Brevard

Worldwide automotive authority as a observe check driver, author and video host for Motor Pattern journal

Randy Pobst has received practically 100 skilled street races and 10 skilled championships

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Brevard County native Randy Franklin Pobst, often known as “RFP” or “The Rocket,” has received practically 100 skilled street races and 10 skilled championships, and is a journalist for Motor Pattern journal.

He was a 30 12 months resident of Brevard County, graduating from Melbourne Excessive College in 1975.

Energetic within the SCCA World Problem GT collection and the Grand American collection’ GT class, Pobst was the 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2010 SCCA World Problem GT champion, the 1996 North American Touring Automotive Championship title winner, and 2005, 2006 and 2007 SCCA World Problem TC vice-champion. He’s additionally a two-time class winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, in 2001 and 2006.

He’s at present a Mazda, Volvo, Audi and Porsche factory-supported driver, however honed his speediness with automobiles in Melbourne, the place he grew up amidst a sea of toy automobiles.

“I’ve all the time been a automotive man,” mentioned Pobst, who nonetheless remembers “feeling like one million bucks” after getting his license as quickly as he turned 15.

An commercial for the Indian River Sports activities Automotive Membership steered him in direction of autocross races and enjoyable runs at places such because the parking zone at Byrd Plaza in Cocoa.

“I used to be born for the entire concept of driving as quick as you possibly can,” he mentioned.

Pobst’s racing profession started in a parking zone in Satellite tv for pc Seashore in 1977, competing in an autocross which he received. He proved to be a pure, successful autocross state and nationwide championships, in addition to the professional collection.

In school age, he skilled the closest to an everyday job he ever had, because the organizer for the Dodge Nationwide Collegiate Championship occasions, held in school campuses across the nation.

Saving each penny for 2 years, he used the cash to maneuver as much as street racing with a brand new 1985 VW Golf in each VW Cup and Firestone Firehawk Compact Division collection, ending second by only a bumper on the legendary 12-Hour course at Sebring.  It was his very first wheel-to-wheel race.

With a Toyota sponsorship and his former spouse and fellow race automotive driver Linda as co-driver, Pobst went all-out professional. The wedding didn’t final, however there aren’t any laborious emotions.

“I’m very grateful for her help as a result of I couldn’t have been a professional racer with out her,” he mentioned.

In 1988, Pobst was employed as a driver for T.C. Kline’s staff, racing Hondas CRXs and Civics and successful loads of races. With a BMW, Randy took the North American Touring Automotive Championship.

Ten years later, Pobst switched to the Alex Job Racing Staff and their Porsches.

“I received the primary race I did for them,” he mentioned.

The Holy Grail for race automotive drivers, a manufacturing unit driver contract, arrived for Pobst with Porsche. After a 12 months with that model, he was contracted by Audi and later by Mazda and Volvo as their driver.

Whereas not racing, he’s writing, since Randy serves as tester, journalist and video host for “Motor Pattern” journal. Greater than 65,000 observe him on Instagram and his YouTube channel at present has 25,000 followers and rising.

Pobst’s testing profession has supplied him with the extremely enviable alternative to sit down behind the wheel of the most recent and strongest Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Corvettes, Camaros, Audis, BMWs and Porsches at tracks world wide, together with testing in Italy the Audi R18 prototype that received Le Mans and racing a Porsche at 204 miles per hour on the Shuttle Touchdown Strip at Vandenberg Air Drive Base in California.

Now 63, Randy has no intention of slowing down.

“I nonetheless race all I can,” he mentioned. “Racing could be very a lot a part of my life.”

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