TEAM K-PAX // SWITCHING TO SWEDISH POWER

We just received word from CTD correspondent Russell O’Connell, that current Speed World Challenge champion Randy Pobst and teammate Andy Pilgrim, will be ditching their K-PAX/3R Porche’s and switching to a pair of turbocharged 2.5-liter, AWD Volvo S60s' for the 2009 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship. Having already established themselves as champion drivers, both Pobst and Pilgrim could not resist the challenge of a new car.

Their new S60 Volvo's are being built by 3R Racing and when questioned about the new Volvo project, 3R owner Bob Raub had this to say: “We here at 3R are very excited at the opportunity we have been given to engineer and build all-new cars and bring a new manufacturer back to the series,” Raub said, “We know that this is not an easy task or one that will not be without its share of problems and failings, but through those problems and failings we will work hard to have success for Jim, Volvo, Randy and Andy.”

For more information on team K-PAX’s transition to a Volvo platform, click here. For the complete photo gallery from the 3R Volvo build, click here // 01.13.2009