Ryan Beat will return to his native Southern California to compete in off-road vehicles, however on pavement as a substitute of what he’s used to. On Saturday, Beat confirmed his entry for the Stadium Tremendous Vehicles‘ season opener on the Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seaside on 14–16 April.
Beat made his SST début in 2019 at Circuit of the Americas because the Continental Tire flagship truck’s inaugural driver, the place he scored a podium within the first race adopted by a sixth within the second. He didn’t race within the collection once more over the following three years as he targeted on creating his quick course off-road programme Ryan Beat Motorsports which has competed within the Lucas Oil Off Street Racing Sequence and Championship Off-Street. In 2022, R/BM driver Grey Leadbetter received the COR Professional SPEC title to turn into the primary feminine champion in collection historical past. Beat helped design the Professional SPEC vehicles for two-wheel-drive vehicles with sure components frozen from modification.
Throughout a bye week for COR in August 2022, Beat returned to SST for the Music Metropolis Grand Prix at Nashville. After ending fourth within the first race, he duelled with the leaders in Race #2 earlier than being caught in a wreck that triggered Cleetus McFarland to roll onto his aspect. A damaged axle knocked him out of the race and he as categorized eighth.
“It’s one of the wild issues i’ve ever performed,” Beat described SST in an Instagram remark. “The vehicles are loopy to drive.”
Moreover operating a crew, Beat races for R/BM within the Professional 2 class and completed ninth within the 2022 COR standings. He received the 2018 and 2019 LOORRS Professional Lite championships earlier than shifting as much as Professional 2. Fellow Professional 2 colleagues Jerett Brooks and Cory Winner additionally raced in SST in 2022, with Brooks successful at Lengthy Seaside the 12 months earlier than.
Whereas a full entry record has not been launched, different non-regular drivers who’ve declared they may race at Lengthy Seaside embody newcomers Trey Hernquist and Joshua Thomas. Defending champion Gavin Harlien, Ben Maier, and Shaun Richardson additionally intend to participate relying on sponsorship.
