Capitol KIA’s Service Team Enjoys Australian V8 Supercars

As a service team member at Capitol KIA in Austin, Texas, we get to see KIA’s latest technological advancements in its dependable carline every day.  But rarely do we get the chance to be so close to such raw power and innovative design as we were Sunday at the Australian V8 Supercars Championship race.  With the prediction of great weather for Sunday’s event, we decided to get out of the shop for a few hours and enjoy the sights and sounds of some high powered racing.

Pictured are Glenn Small, Nick Moreno, Harrison Strivons, Wesley Williamson, and Zach Brown and his son Dylon, who enjoy the sounds and sights of high powered racing

This past Sunday May 19th, round five of the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) was held at the Circuit of Americas (COTA), Austin’s premier F-1 track.  The 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship series is an FIA-sanctioned motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It is the fifteenth running of the V8 Supercar Championship Series and the seventeenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. The series' calendar recently expanded, traveling to the United States for the first time for a race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Like a bull rider in a Texas rodeo, driver Mark Wilkins grabbed the reins of his No. 38 turbocharged Optima and rode it to a well-deserved and hard-fought second-place finish. The relentless Texas heat wreaked havoc on drivers and tires alike, making for an exciting day of race action.  After a late caution flag bunched up the field of 51 cars with less than 10 minutes to go, Wilkins managed to hold off Jack Baldwin’s hard-charging Porsche Cayman S to secure the second step on the winner’s podium.

The service team can be found enjoying taking care of their Capitol KIA customers at 13573 N. Highway 183 in Austin, Texas in NW Austin at 183 and Anderson Mill, right underneath the water tower.  To see all of the great award winning vehciles like the Optima, Cadenza, Forte, Sorento, and Soul visit http://www.capitolkia.net. To schedule an appointment call 512.583.1900.